3961results about "Wing knobs" patented technology

An electro-mechanical lock release assembly for an enclosure such as a vending machine and including an electronic lock controller for disengaging a lock assembly securing the door of the enclosure against the enclosure frame in a closed, locked position. The lock controller is actuated remotely through a key controller to disengage the lock assembly and enable the door of the enclosure to be moved to an open position for accessing the enclosure.

A display (200) with aligned optical shutter and backlight cells (239, 289) uses a patterned polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) optical shutter material (230) and an electroluminescent (EL) backlight material (280) to provide a low-cost, low-current-drain display having good contrast in both bright-light and low-light conditions. The aligned, patterned optical shutter and backlight layers form pixel “windows” through which images printed on a background can be hidden or revealed. Specifically, a mask layer (250) bears the images and is inserted between the optical shutter and the backlight layers to show information images, cover inactive areas of the display, and cover electrode traces connecting active segments of the display. The display (200) is thin and flexible enough to be integrated with a touchscreen (290).

Disclosed is a method for preparing an organic light-emitting display device in which a substrate and an encapsulation substrate are completely coalesced using a frit. The method for preparing an organic light-emitting display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first substrate including an organic light-emitting diode and a second substrate for encapsulating at least a pixel region of the first substrate, the method including applying a first frit paste to surround the pixel region in the first substrate, and applying a second frit paste to be faced against the first frit paste in the second substrate, sintering the first and the second frit pastes to form a first frit and a second frit, respectively, coalescing the first substrate to the second substrate to contact the first frit and the second frit to each other, attaching the first substrate and the second substrate to each other by irradiating a laser or an infrared ray to the first frit and the second frit, both contacted to each other.

A vehicle door handle system includes a pair of electrodes disposed within an operating handle located on the outer surface side of a door along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A detection circuit for detecting a change in capacitance between the two electrodes is connected to the two electrodes.

A sterilizing device comprises a light guiding member and an ultraviolet (UV) light source. The light guiding member has a surface. The UV light source emits UV light rays such that the UV light rays are guided into the guiding member based on a total internal reflection. When an object contacts or comes close to the surface, an evanescent wave from the UV light rays irradiates on the object.

A cork grip includes a main part (21) that is formed of cork pieces each having a predetermined cylindrical shape that are punched out of a cork sheet formed of cork material stripped from a cork tree and pressed into the shape of a board. The cork sheet is punched into the cylindrical shapes in such a manner that pithy tissues (6a) of the cork intersect with the axial direction of the main part (21). The pithy tissues (6a) of the main part 21 are filled with a filling agent that includes a mixture of binder and cork powder.

Infant formula containing certain thickening agents useful for treating regurgitation. The thickening agent can be waxy corn starch, waxy rice starch, or a mixture thereof.

A metallic resin cover constitutes a portion of an outer wall of a human detection device in which a detection electrode of a capacitance sensor is provided, and which detects whether a human touches or approaches the human detection device. The metallic resin cover includes a covered body; and a metal layer that has a metal-object discretely arranged structure in which a plurality of metal objects are discretely arranged. The metal layer covers an outer surface of the covered body.

A handle cover which facilitates holding a drill is disclosed. The cover has an upper cover portion surrounding the rear and side portions of the barrel portion of the drill; and, a lower cover portion surrounding the rear and side portions of the handle portion of the drill. The cover has two pads, one adjacent to a rear portion of the handle, and the other adjacent to a rear portion of the barrel, so that the hand is cushioned when it holds the drill either by its handle or barrel portion.

A multipoint lock system for use with the active and inactive doors of two-door sets, which provides an operator with the ability to lock or unlock a plurality of locking points both manually and automatically, and features a blocking mechanism to prevent unwanted locking. The system comprises a pair of releasably engaged mechanisms, one of which primarily controls the deployment of the locking members, while the other primarily controls the receiving windows that receive the locking members. Each mechanism is operated by a lever and thumbturn attached to a centralized cassette.

A roller pump including a stator and a rotor assembly disposed within the stator. The rotor assembly includes a rotor hub, a first roller slide and a second roller slide slidingly disposed within the rotor hub. Each of the roller slides rotatably supports a roller. An occlusion adjustment knob for adjusting a radial position of the first and second roller slides and a magnetic detent assembly for providing an audible indicator as the occlusion adjustment knob is rotated.

An apparatus and method for sanitizing door handles includes dispensing a germicide, such as a disinfectant, antibacterial solution or cleansing agent, onto a door handle at controlled intervals. The door handle sanitizer further includes a source of liquid or gaseous disinfectant, a spray nozzle configured to convey liquid or gaseous disinfectant from the source to the nozzle and for dispensing the liquid or gaseous disinfectant onto the handle, and a controller for causing the liquid or gaseous disinfectant to be conveyed to the handle in intervals, wherein the intervals are responsive to an external condition and the controller if free of any manual activation.

This innovation provides a hedge shear extendable handle enhanced structure focusing on resolving the operating inconvenience and physical deficiencies such as bending and deformation resulting from the operations of legendary hedge shear. The main structure of the enhancement is a pivot joint formation of an inner and outer tube. The main feature is the H-shape profile structure of the inner tube with a slide way built with an internal diffusion slot and a perforation slot. The perforation slot has a few interleaved positioning fillisters along the slide way. The positioning fillisters in the inner tube will park the sliding block when it shifted upward and matching with the locating block on the top pillar while moving upward. A press button assembles on top of the pillar and remains in an upward position with the sliding block under normal condition with the help of a spring. The main functionality is retaining the convenience of the press button operation while maintaining ruggedness and endurance of the product using such technique.

A sanitary cover for handles, particularly those used on toilets and adjacent bathrooms that has integral anti-microbial properties and also has at least one evaporating insert. The insert may include a scent, a disinfectant, etc. The sanitary cover system has a color-indicator that shows a different color when the sanitary cover system needs replacement. The sanitary cover may be custom sized or an adjustable sized cover is provided.

Provided is a handle assembly for carry-on luggage. The inverted U-shaped handle assembly comprises two handle units each comprising a handle rod comprising a fixed bottom support tube and a plurality of sliding tubes arranged telescopically about a tube therebelow; a locking device in the tubes; and a resilient device under of the support tube. Pressing the push button will unlock the handle units and resiliently move the handle rods upward a predetermined small distance prior to being able to fully extend the handle rods.

A drawer latch assembly. The assembly provides a catch member which is mechanically connected but a separate component from the drawer handle. The drawer handle and catch operate in a concerted pivoting motion and pivot about a common fastener. The drawer handle provides a pair of arms which extend through the front wall of the drawer and have terminal end portions which include the cut out segment which locates and receives a portion of the latch member. In this manner the latch and terminal end portions of the arms are keyed together which alleviates stress on the pivot point and allows for easy repair of the arrangement in the event that either the handle or the catch become damaged.

A door handle assembly which is compact in size for space-efficient packaging in a door of an automotive vehicle. The assembly includes a safety system for preventing inadvertent movement of the handle to an unlatched position during a side impact collision. A counterweight is mounted in the handle assembly which, during relative motions of parts induced by acceleration from a side impact, resists unlatching the handle. The counterweight is rotatably mounted on an axis different from an axis of the handle latch control mechanism, and is not fixedly attached to the handle mechanism.

A swingable handle for a hand tool includes a rear handle body with two spaced apart walls that confine a replacement bit receiving space for receiving replacement tool bits, a front handle body having a mount end portion for connection with a tool shaft, and a coupling end portion pivoted to and turnable relative to the front end of the rear handle body between normal and torque enhancing positions, and a lid member having a front end coaxially pivoted to the front end of the rear handle body and the coupling end portion so as to be turnable between open and closed positions, and a cover portion that covers the receiving space in the closed position and that permits access to the receiving space in the open position. A retaining member is disposed to arrest the coupling end portion in one of the normal and torque enhancing positions.

An intelligent door lock system includes components, a drive shaft of a lock device, a processor coupled to a wireless communication device, and an energy source coupled to a circuit. A device that converts energy into mechanical energy is coupled to the circuit and the drive shaft. The device that converts energy is coupled to the energy source to receive energy from the energy source. A ramp-up speed, a steady state speed and a ramp down speed are applied to the device that converts energy into mechanical energy. The ramp-up speed is applied when a first component initially engages with a second component. The steady state speed is applied following the initial engagement and is an operational speed that the device which converts energy uses during a standard operation mode. The ramp down speed is applied as the first and second components begin a state of non-engagement.

A vehicle door handle assembly for opening a door of a vehicle includes a base which is mountable at the door of the vehicle and a handle portion which is operable to open the door via movement of the handle portion relative to the base. The handle portion includes a first portion having a first material hardness and a second portion having a second material hardness. The first material hardness is greater than the second material hardness, such that the second portion provides a softer feel to a user of the door handle assembly when opening the door of the vehicle. The door handle assembly may further include an illumination source for illuminating the handle portion and / or a heating element for heating the handle portion.

A telescoping handle assembly for luggage or other luggable items. A telescoping handle assembly is provided that includes a primary handle and a secondary handle. The secondary handle provides at least one gripping surface that, when deployed, may extend in a direction generally parallel to a direction that a traveler may move when transporting an item attached to the secondary handle from one location to another.

A selectable and interchangeable accessory insert system for an appliance is disclosed. The appliance includes at least a handle or a knob. The handle includes at least a base portion and a first insert, with the first insert being separable from the base portion. The base portion being sized to receive a second insert after the first insert is separated therefrom. In an appliance with multiple knobs or handles, each knob or handle can include exchangeable inserts to allow the inserts to be exchanged to have similar appearances or features.

A system for operating an electric door release having an actuator powered by an energy harvester. The actuator may be a piezoelectric actuator and the harvester may be a piezo harvester. The system may further include a power module, a rechargeable battery and a voltage boost circuit disposed between the energy harvester and the actuator. When a piezoelectric actuator is used, a recycle actuator discharge circuit may be disposed between the piezoelectric actuator and the power module battery for recapturing a portion of the energy delivered to the piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric harvester may include an energy input portion whereby the piezo electric harvester is excited by the energy input portion. The energy input portion may include a circular or linear driving gear for exciting the piezoelectric harvester or a stepper motor generator, driven by movement of a door. The harvester may also be a stepper motor / generator.

An insulated cooler with an integral padlock system comprises a hinged lid and a padlock receiving loop located on the lid. A second, corresponding receiving loop is disposed on the cooler. When closed, a user can apply a padlock to the first and second receiving loop simultaneously to lock the lid in a closed position to enable a user to leave the cooler unattended while full of food or beverages in a public location and prevent unauthorized persons and animals from getting into the cooler.