351 results about "Male female" patented technology

A power adapter, in a presently preferred embodiment, includes a power converter and multiple data ports, and is configured for ease of coupling the power converter into pre-existing premises power connectors. Thus, premises power can be supplied from the power converter and a first data port, via data cabling, to a network terminating device for an external network. Multi-protocol adapters, such as an HPNA (Home Phoneline Network Alliance protocol compliant) / Ethernet adapter, may also be included to provide extension of a protocol (such as Ethernet) over pre-existing premises wiring. A back-up battery is optionally provided, as well as appropriate switches and indicators. Specialized male-female connectors may also be used.

A power adapter, in a presently preferred embodiment, includes a power converter and multiple data ports, and is configured for ease of coupling the power converter into pre-existing premises power connectors. Thus, premises power can be supplied from the power converter and a first data port, via data cabling, to a network terminating device for an external network. Multi-protocol adapters, such as an HPNA (Home Phoneline Network Alliance protocol compliant) / Ethernet adapter, may also be included to provide extension of a protocol (such as Ethernet) over pre-existing premises wiring. A back-up battery is optionally provided, as well as appropriate switches and indicators. Specialized male-female connectors may also be used.

A bed covering fastening system is disclosed that provides for removable attachment of items such as storage pockets to a bed covering. The system includes a two part-fastener, one part of which is integral with a bed covering and the other part of which is integral with an item to be attached to the bed covering. The fastener part integral with the bed covering is positioned so that that attached items will hang down along the side or end of a bed. There may be a number of fastener parts positioned in a spaced apart configuration around the bed covering so that an item may be attached to various locations on the bed covering and a number of items may be so attached. A reinforcing band may also be included on the bed covering to prevent tearing of the bed covering upon removal of the item. The invention also contemplates that the item may be attached to a top covering, which may be in turn be partly attached to a bottom covering. Also disclosed is a bed covering fastener system for attaching an item to plural bed coverings, where the system includes an item to be attached to a bed covering, a female fastener part, a male-female combination fastener part, and a male fastener part. Either the male or female fastener part is integral with the item. The fastener parts are adapted by adequate interconnection spacing for receiving between each pair thereof, one of the bed coverings for mutual snap-together engagement, whereby the item is attachable on a side of a bed in a selected position on one of the bed coverings.

A spine implant system having two or more adjacent segments that have a male-female annular interlocking relationship for increased mechanical stability and resistance to relative translation and rotation. One or more segments is provided with at least one perforation channel or void to promote osteo-induction within the segment. Optionally, two adjacent segments have at least one common or aligned perforation channel or void. Two or more spaced apart portions of a segment surface are optionally chamfered to provide easier fabrication and / or positioning of the segment. Two spaced apart exposed surface planes of an interlocked segment pair optionally are axially oriented at a small positive angle relative to each other, to approximate natural spine curvature. Segments in some embodiments have a curvilinear delta cross sectional shape and / or have crosshatched grooves in exposed surfaces. Many of the embodiments are useful in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).

A paint roller comprises a liquid-impermeable tubular core member 6 with an engaging element 9 having a male structure of a separable fastener and a height of 0.3 to 4.0 mm on a surface thereof, and a cover member 8 with a female structure and a loop on the inner surface capable of male-female engaging with the engaging element on the surface of the core member. The density of the engaging element on the surface of the core member is 30 to 150 / cm2. Thus, in such paint roller, when the cover member becomes dirty, damaged, or worn, the cover member can be exchanged to a new cover member. Such that, a roller body is repeatedly usable, and the paint roller can provide a good painted surface. Moreover, there is also provided an effect roller in which a painting pattern can be changed optionally.

A method of laser machining of a fiber-reinforced composite material of the present invention is characterized in that the fiber-reinforced composite material or composite ply material (ply material consisting of plates of metal or inorganic material and fiber-reinforced material) is cut using an ultra short pulse solid-state laser having a pulse-width ranging from 10 pico to 100 nano second and a pulse energy of 1mJ-500J, repeatedly irradiated to the material with the number of frequency ranging from 10Hz to 100kHz. According to the present invention, it is possible to work, e.g., cut, pierce, groove, or carve a fiber-reinforced composite material including CFRP, by removing materials by means of a laser with a high precision and good quality. It is also possible to form a fitting joint of proper shape so that a male-female joint may be available in a butt welding that has been hardly feasible. It is further possible to produce structural members such as a light weight panel or an H-column because the male-female joint can be used for a plate of any desired dimension (width, length and thickness).

A charging system for the wireless inductive charging of an energy source in a weapon in a weapon system. The charging system includes a first portion of the weapon system, wherein the first portion has a first inductive coil therein, and a female receiver sized for receiving, in a male-female mating engagement, the first portion of the weapon system. The receiver has a second inductive coil positioned to inductively couple with the first inductive coil when the first portion of the weapon system is in the male-female mating engagement with the receiver. The first inductive coil is adapted for electrical connection to a weapon system platform electrical power supply and has a direct current resistance of less than or equal to substantially 0.2 Ohms so as to be adapted to provide charging power having a peak power of at least substantially 10 watts.

A tandem axle assembly capable of accommodating variations in driveline length is provided. The tandem axle assembly includes forward and rear axle assemblies each having a wheel differential with the forward axle assembly further including an inter-axle differential for dividing power between the two wheel differentials. A male-female slip connection is formed between two members at one or more of the following intersections: the connection between a power input shaft driving the inter-axle differential and a power transmission shaft for transferring power from a vehicle driveshaft to the power input shaft; the connection between an output shaft driven by the inter-axle differential and an output yoke of an intermediate drive shaft assembly extending between the forward and rear axle assemblies; and the connection between an input yoke of the intermediate drive shaft assembly and a pinion shaft in the rear axle assembly drivingly coupled to the rear wheel differential.

An electronic cigarette comprising a vaporizer having a first portion, which is provided with a resistor and a connector electrically connected to the resistor and a support comprising insulating material; and a second portion, which is provided with an additional electrical connector and a base element comprising an insulating material on which the further electrical connector is mounted; the support and the base element are different one with respect to the other; the connectors are connected together by means of a male-female coupling so as to keep together the first and the second portion and establishing a continuous connection.

A light attachment that can be readily mounted on a variety of tools and tool support fixtures and other support structures includes a light portion supported on a mounting portion by a flexible gooseneck cable. The mounting portion includes a housing that defines a male-female attachment element configured to slidingly mate with a complementary attachment element formed on the body of the power tool. In a preferred embodiment, the attachment element has a dovetail shape for sliding engagement within a complementary shaped notch in the body of the tool. The housing contains a power source for the light portion. The light portion incorporates an on-off switch that is actuated by rotating a component that is threadedly engaged within the housing. The housing supports a printed circuit board to which the power supply wires are attached. The circuit board also carries a spring contact switch element that completes an electrical circuit to energize the light portion when the spring contact is pressed against the circuit board. Power is supplied through the circuit board and switch to an LED light element. The LED is disposed within the housing so that the rotatable component can push the base of the LED into the spring switch to close the electrical circuit.

A method of making a lasted skate boot comprising: (a) providing a male-female mold having male and female sections for defining a mold cavity therebetween, the male section having sides, a rear portion and a bottom portion for defining a three dimensional shape corresponding to the external three dimensional shape of the foot, the female section defining a recess for receiving the male section, the male section comprising a plurality of inner channels for admitting liquid plastic material in the mold cavity; (b) providing a pre-cut sheet made of cloth material laminated to a support made of non-woven fabric; (c) placing the sheet on the male section of the mold such that the non-woven fabric contacts the sides and rear portion of the male section of the mold; (d) closing the male and female sections of the mold; (e) injecting liquid plastic material in the inner channels such that the liquid plastic material spreads on the sheet, pushes the sheet against the recess of the female section of the mold, fills the mold cavity and fuses with the non-woven fabric to form, after cooling, an outer shell comprising a heel portion for surrounding the heel, an ankle portion for surrounding the ankle, and medial and lateral side portions for enclosing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively; (f) opening the male and female sections of the mold; and (g) removing the outer shell from the mold.

A foam pad comprising a surface to which a trim cover can be secured, the surface comprising a channel having a width of up to about 15 mm. Disposed in the channel is one of a male portion or a female portion of a releasably engageable male-female trim cover attachment system. A trim cover having the other of the male or female portion attached thereto may be readily attached to the foam pad. A process and a mold for producing the foam pad are also described. The foam pad is particularly useful as a component of a vehicular seat system (e.g., seat bottom, seat back and the like).

A bulkhead for a transport vehicle, such as a flatbed trailer, includes a corrugated front panel, side panels attached to the sides of the front panel and a top panel attached to the upper edge of the front panel. The side and top panels are formed from two interlocking extrusions that are substantially identical whether used to form the top panel or the side panels. The extrusions include a first extrusion with a substantially forward facing wall that is angled and curved relative to the front panel. A second extrusion is connected to the first through a male-female interlocking connection along the mutual length of the extrusions. The second extrusion includes a side facing wall and a forward facing wall portion that merges with the forward facing wall of the first extrusion to form non-perpendicular side corners of the bulkhead. The side and top panels combine to form open upper corners that support a light assembly and corner bezel. A decorative panel is mounted to and covering the corrugated front panel.

A bulkhead for a transport vehicle, such as a flatbed trailer, includes a corrugated front panel, side panels attached to the sides of the front panel and a top panel attached to the upper edge of the front panel. The side and top panels are formed from two interlocking extrusions that are substantially identical whether used to form the top panel or the side panels. The extrusions include a first extrusion with a substantially forward facing wall that is angled and curved relative to the front panel. A second extrusion is connected to the first through a male-female interlocking connection along the mutual length of the extrusions. The second extrusion includes a side facing wall and a forward facing wall portion that merges with the forward facing wall of the first extrusion to form non-perpendicular side corners of the bulkhead. The side and top panels combine to form open upper corners that support a light assembly and corner bezel. A decorative panel is mounted to and covering the corrugated front panel.

A magnetic construction module that is suitable for creating a variety of different construction profiles and lengths and that permits the construction of modules where at least some of the members are adapted to be flexible. A rod is attachable to a holder adapted for retaining a magnet. The magnet is retained in a pocket of the holder. The holder can be attached in rods of various lengths, curves, rigidities to conform to the shape desired by the user. An outer surface of the magnet is adapted to provide a magnetic connection to a magnetizeable element such as a metal sphere with which the rod and holder can be operatively associated for a particular construction profile. Moreover, the holder may also be securely, selectively connected to the rod via a male-female connection in order to provide greater construction flexibility.

The invention discloses a gingko planting method and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine planting. The method comprises the steps of 1) land selection and preparation including land selection, fertilizer application, land leveling, ploughing and bedding; 2) seedling cultivation including seed collection, breeding nursery garden construction and seedling planting: 3) transplantation and planting including seeding hole digging, fertilizer application, transplantation at a male-female ratio of 95:5, soil covering and watering; 4) field management including intertillage, topdressing, pruning and pollination; 5) insect and disease prevention. According to the gingko planting method, during the leveling process, acid modifier composed of vinegar residue and decomposed straw fertilizer is applied, so that gingko can be planted and grow in saline-alkali soil, and further compared with the situation that saline-alkali soil is unsuitable for growth of gingko in the prior art, the gingko planting method widens the gingko planting area. The gingko planting method also has the advantages of being high in emergence rate, high in seedling disease resistance and the like.

The invention relates to a composite road backing plate, comprising core material (1), faceplates (2) solidified by fiber cloth layer and resin and set at two sides of the core material (1) and non-skidding coating (3) set at the upper surface of faceplate (2). It is characterized in that the structure of connecting edges of backing plate can adopt male-female connecting edge, iron chain or canvas and so on. The invention can be used in building and repairing of urgent road in civil and national engineering. It is provided with light weight, high intensity, big rigidity, corrosion resistance, anti-stripping, convenient and quick assembly, repeatable usage, no damage for field environment and industrial production. Because the invention is made of light wood or foam core material and resin matrix fiber faceplate and resin column or resin web plate so on are formed on the core material, abilities of compressive resistance and shear resistance are improved while because adjacent backing plates are connected by canvas, iron chain or male-female connecting edge, the road for vehicle are assembled quickly.

The invention discloses a production process of superfine mulberry silk fiber woven fabric. The production process includes that warp and weft in process specification design are 1 / 7D / 9D mulberry silk, loom warp / weft density and plain weaving are determined, tension and hardness of winding and barreling are 1.5-3CN, 22-24, 2-4CN, 24-26 respectively, upper stretching force and upper axial tension of warping are 0.5CN-1.5CN and 15CN-17CN respectively, 8 flat steel healds in male-female matching and a smooth heald method are adopted in a weaving preparation process, porter and reed penetration number are determined, plain weaving tension is 11CN-13CN, heald frame stroke is 9-10cm, and process conditions of whitening and finishing includes that concentration of refining liquid is 3-4g / l, bath ratio is 1:50, and temperature is 95-98 DEG C. The production process is high in productibility, tension of each process is optimized, and processes are mutually matched reasonably, so that warp-direction defects are greatly reduced; and a soaking process is not needed, so that the production process is high in productibility, and the thin-texture woven fabric with the thickness of 2M / M obtained by the production process is high in quality.

Specifically conceived for mattresses with springs (4), the mattress consists of a cylindrical tubular body (1, 1′) with a longitudinal cut line (2) in correspondence with one of its lines of symmetry, that connects its two open ends, towards which open a number of wide notches (3, 3′), with an isosceles trapezoid configuration that, together with the longitudinal opening (2) allow the male-female coupling of the corner piece to the springs (4) of the mattress, externally closing the set of springs at the corresponding corner to provide a smooth, continuous surface without any bulges, recesses or deformations.

The invention relates to a slow release fruit fly attractant and application thereof, belonging to the field of pest control. The slow release fruit fly attractant comprises the following main components in percentage by weight: 1-20% of carbohydrate, 5-40% of protein source materials, 0.5-20% of plant allelochemicals, 0.01-10% of toxic components, 0.5-5% of emulsifying agent, 1-15% of moisture regulator and 0.1-5% of preservative. By adding water to the components to 100% and fully and uniformly stirring, a semisolid ointment slow release attractant is obtained to be applicable to the prevention and treatment of fruit flies. The slow release attractant of the invention exists in a semisolid ointment state, can be directly scrawled in a fruit fly attracting bottle, can be mixed with waterfor local spraying, and has the characteristics of very convenient operation, male-female attraction, favorable attraction effect, long duration and safety for the crop.

The invention discloses a near infrared spectrum-based Hanfu apple quality nondestructive test method. According to the method, a sample spectrum is acquired in a characteristic wave band range, an intensity spectrum under the condition of a fiber-optic probe-a reference plate distance of 24-42mm is used as a reference spectrum, an irradiation color surface is designed according to a fruit male-female face ratio, irradiation latitude is in a range of 40 degree N-40 degree S, an area with surface features is used as a spectrum collecting point and the acquired apple reflectivity information is complete and has representativeness. Through use of a spectrum technology on a detection platform, the method realizes a Hanfu apple inner quality nondestructive test, fast analysis of a sugar degree, acidity and quality of Hanfu apples, prediction of Hanfu apple quality and direct display of a quality predicted value and has a prediction precision satisfying practical production requirements. The test platform can be operated simply, can be controlled easily and has a high detection precision. The method can be used for on-line detection grading of fruit quality.

The invention relates to a method for artificially bionic breeding of monopterus albus fries and belongs to the technical field of scientific application of fishery. The method is characterized in that on basis of natural ecological environments and conditions of breeding of monopterus albus, technical means of arranging of a bionic breeding net cage, breeding and overwintering management of breeding parents in advance, controlling over sizes and male-female proportion of the breeding parents and breeding and incubation of monopterus albus under bionic conditions are applied, the reproductive performance of the monopterus albus is improved, and large-batch high-quality monopterus albus fries can be provided for large-scale breeding of the monopterus albus. By means of the method for artificially bionic breeding of the monopterus albus fries, the monopterus albus breeding rate reaches 80%-90%, the incubation rate of natural oviposition and fertilizing can reach above 98%, the fries collecting rate can reach above 95%, and the application prospect is excellent in terms of large-scale breeding of monopterus albus fries.

A detachable hose coupling having improved interlocking U-shaped staple includes a female sleeve piece, a male piece of a size and configuration to permit insertion into the female sleeve piece, and a generally U-shaped staple having a cross-section with a peripheral surface which includes at least one radially recessed surface portion to permit a predetermined amount of fluid flow thereby when inserted into the male-female coupling.

In a female member 12 comprising a female member body 22 and a locking element retaining member 26 that is inserted and installed in the body to retain locking elements 24, it is made possible to install the locking elements 24 in all slits provided in the locking element retaining member 26, and it is also made easy to insert the retaining member into the female member body 22. The locking element retaining member 26 is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking element retaining slits 36 extending rearward from the forward end in the direction of insertion of the locking element retaining member into the female member body 22. Each locking element retaining slit receives a locking element from radially outside. The locking element is engaged and retained with both side wall surfaces 56 of the slit. The locking elements 24 retained in the slits are prevented from engaging an entrance opening surface 28, which forms a small-diameter portion, of a receiving bore 20 of the female member body when the locking element retaining member 26 is inserted and installed into the female member body 22.

The invention relates to a hexahedron finite element grid partitioning method for simulating screw-thread fit. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, according to a distance change rule ofa thread surface and a thread axis, determining a single-layer thread cross section contour line, and using a minimum feature of a thread as the axial finite element grid size; and according to a rotation angle relation between the number of the grid layers axially partitioned within a single thread pitch and the adjacent layer, determining the circumferential finite element grid number, throughthe quadrilateral grid stretching of the bolt thread end face, forming a single-layer hexahedral grid, and performing the copy, the rotation and the node replacement on the single-layer hexahedral grid so as to obtain a single-pitch bolt hexahedral grid model; finally, according to the male-female thread tooth number, performing the copy and the translation on the single-pitch grid so as to obtaina hexahedral grid model of the whole bolt thread part. So, the hexahedron finite element grid partitioning method does not need to build a solid three-dimensional model of a male-female thread, and does not need a lot of the node coordinate calculation.

The invention discloses a frog-rice co-culture ecological high-yield breeding-planting method. The method includes: building a spawning pond: arranging rectangular-ambulatory plane trenches in the pond, and arranging food intake areas around the spawning pond and rest land in the middle; releasing seed frogs into the spawning pond according to a male-female ratio of 2:1, and transferring the seedfrogs into an incubation pond for incubation; building a rice field pond: arranging food intake areas around the rice field pond, trenching around the food intake areas, and forming a rice planting area in the middle; releasing tadpoles: releasing the tadpoles into the rice field pond according to density of 500 tadpoles per square meter; planting rice: in the middle of May which is the seedling culture and seeding period in Hubei Province, planting 11-13 thousand plants per mu, and placing shrimp cages in the food intake areas on September in Hubei Province to catch frogs; manually harvesting. The method has the advantages that conditions for co-growth and co-development of frog and rice are improved reasonably, one-field multi-purpose, one-water multi-purpose and one-season multi-harvestdouble high-yield effect is realized, sustainable and sound development of agricultural production is realized, and pure benefit per mu is more than 11000RMB.

The invention discloses a blanking and drawing die, comprising an upper die plate and a lower die plate, a die shank being fixedly mounted on the upper die plate, a female-male dead plate being fixedly mounted on the lower end of the upper die plate, a blanking and drawing male-female die being fixedly mounted on the lower end of the female-male dead plate; a backup plate and a lower die dead plate being fixedly mounted on the upper end of the lower die plate, a drawing male die and a blanking female die being mounted on the upper end of the lower die, the drawing male die cooperating with the mold cavity of the blanking and drawing male-female die, the mold cavity of the blanking female die cooperating with the blanking and drawing male-female die. By simultaneously achieving drawing and blanking, process time is shortened and meanwhile punching quality is improved, and processing efficiency is clearly increased.

A swivel attachment and / or branch line restraint device with angular versatility and mobility for facilitating connection of installation components to support a pipe or other load relative to a support surface is provided. Advantageously, embodiments of the device provide a plurality of rotational or swivel degrees of freedom, which are substantially independently controllable, for its mating portions, which respectively engage corresponding mating portions of other installation components. The device embodiments can desirably be configured in male-female, male-male or female-female arrangements to enhance device utility and / or versatility, thereby advantageously allowing for use in a myriad of applications and installations, such as construction, utilities and the like, among others, to reliably support loads.