1611results about How to "Avoid lifting" patented technology

One aspect of the invention is a removable strap for a snowboard boot to preventing the rider's foot from lifting in the boot. The ankle strap enables a soft boot to be used with both a strap-less step-in binding system, and a strap binding system. Another aspect is a snowboard binding including a strap adapted to releasably secure the snowboard boot and constructed and arranged to avoid creation of a pressure point at an instep bone of the rider. A further aspect is an apparatus comprising a snowboard boot and a strap attached thereto. The strap is arranged to prevent the rider's heel from lifting in the snowboard boot, and is constructed and arranged to avoid creation of a pressure point at an instep bone of the rider.

The invention concerns a flexible duct (1) comprising from inside outwards a carcass (2) produced by a short-pitched metallic helical winding forming butt gaps (12), an overlapping layer (10) acting as a heat shield consisting of helically wound plastic strips (10a, 10b), a sealed inner pressure sheath (3), extruded in plastic on said overlapping layer (10), at least an armouring web (5) and at least an outer sealing sheath (7). The invention is characterised in that the overlapping strips (10a, 10b) are wound at a winding angle less than 35°.

A standing single leg press exercise machine is comprised of a single movable step arranged to move up and down along an inclined path for exercising only one leg at a time. A resistance mechanism is connected to the movable step for providing resistance to movement. Two stationary steps are positioned on either side of the bottom position of the movable step. Hand rails are also positioned on either side of movable step. A shoulder pad is positioned above the movable step. A method for using the leg press is comprised of standing on one of the stationary steps with a stationary leg, and repeatedly operating the movable step up and down with an active leg. The active leg is exercised until it is tired, and the legs are switched to exercise the previously stationary leg while the previously active leg is rested.

The invention relates to a suction head assembly used for a vacuum cleaner in which a cleaning pad is disposed on a front end of a removable mophead and a sprayer-head nozzle can slide back and forth. The suction head assembly comprises a mophead, the sprayer-head nozzle which is slidably disposed on the front end of the mophead, and a front-and-back sliding component which makes the sprayer-head nozzle slide back and forth on the mophead. The sprayer-head nozzle of the suction head assembly can move back and forth on the mophead, so that the cleaning pad can be taken out or inserted simply.

A baby care assembly includes a baby carrier positionable between an open, use configuration, wherein a baby may be placed in the carrier, and a closed, folded configuration; and a baby bag configured and dimensioned to receive and retain the baby carrier when the baby carrier is in the closed, folded configuration.

There are provided a lens sheet for a screen, which is highly stable by virtue of a reduced tendency toward warping, lifting and the like of the lens caused by external humidity and, at the same time, has a suppressed tendency toward friction between lenses during transport as a screen, and a resin composition for constituting the lens sheet. The lens sheet is used in combination with other lens sheet and comprises one or at least two layers. When the layer in contact with the above other lens is formed of a thermoplastic resin, the universal hardness of the thermoplastic resin composition is brought to a range of 31.0 to 42.0 N/mm².

An inorganic thermal insulation decorative sheet comprises a leveling layer on the wall face of a basic wall. L-type brackets are anchored to the wall face of the basic wall. The brackets are composed of horizontal boards and vertical boards. The vertical boards of the brackets are anchored to the basic wall. Inorganic thermal insulation decorative sheet bodies adhere to the leveling layer. The lower portions of the sheet bodies are matched with the horizontal boards of the brackets. Multiple U-type clamping pieces are arranged between the adjacent sheet bodies and matched with the side edges of the sheet bodies. The U-type clamping pieces are anchored to the basic wall. Gaps between the adjacent sheet bodies are filled with sealant provided with venting plugs. One end of each venting plug is located in a gap between the leveling layer and the corresponding sheet body and an opening of the other end of each venting plug faces downwards and is communicated with the atmosphere. An installation method comprises the steps of treatment of the basic wall face, construction of wall face stay wires, cutting, machining of the inorganic thermal insulation decorative sheet bodies, installation of the brackets, preparation of polymer adhesive mortar, adhesion of the inorganic thermal insulation decorative sheet bodies, installation of the U-type clamping pieces, treatment of board seams and installation of the venting plugs.

The present invention relates to a brake holder of a floating-caliper disc brake for motor vehicles at which brake pads arranged on either side of an associated brake disc are displaceably mounted. To ensure ease of displaceability a brake pad guide spring is provided that extends between the brake holder and the brake pads. For ease of mountability of both the brake pads and the brake pad guide spring, it is arranged for that the brake pad guide spring is mountable on the brake holder in a generally radial direction and is locked at the brake holder in both radial and axial directions by means of at least one fixing clamp, and at least one spring arm is designed at the brake pad guide spring and fixes at least one brake pad under spring bias in position on the brake holder in a clearance-free manner. These provisions not only improve the mountability of a brake of this type but also the rattle-free resilient arrangement of the brake pads.

A lever-type connector in which locking of a lever by a lock member is more easily unlocked. The lever-type connector (1) has an engaging piece (35) provided at a connecting section (33) of a lever (30), a lock member (27) provided at the rear face of a wire cover (20), and an unlocking section (36) provided at the connecting section (33). The lock member (27) has a first plate spring section (27a) and an engaging section (27b) which is provided at the front end of the first plate spring section (27a) and locks the engaging piece (35). The unlocking section (36) has a second plate spring section (36a) and also has an unlocking protrusion (36b) extending outward from the front end of the second plate spring section (36a). When the unlocking protrusion (36b) is pushed inward with the engaging piece (35) locked by the engaging section (27b), the front end of the second plate spring section (36a) pushes inward the front end of the first plate spring section (27a).

A vehicular suspension system is provided in which the lower end of a coil spring (16) is positioned lower than a support part (30) where a suspension arm (14) is supported on a vehicle body, the lower end of the coil spring (16) is positioned on the laterally inner side of the vehicle body relative to the upper end of the coil spring (16), and when a wheel (W) rebounds and the coil spring (16) is elongated, the lower end of the coil spring (16) can therefore move along its axis. As a result, the coil spring (16) can be prevented from bending at a time of rebound, the spring constant thus increases, and the lower end of the coil spring (16) is pressed strongly against a spring seat (51) and thus prevented from lifting, thereby preventing any degradation in the turning performance. This can prevent the lower end of the coil spring of the vehicular suspension system from lifting from the spring seat when the coil spring is elongated, thus preventing any degradation in the turning performance.

The invention relates to a cloth cutting device capable of automatically cutting cloth. The cloth cutting device comprises a base, a first support, a second support and a third support, wherein the first support and the second support are vertically arranged on the upper end face of the base, and the third support is arranged at the upper ends of the first support and the second support. A cutting cylinder is arranged on the third support, a telescopic end of the cutting cylinder is connected with a blade holder, a cutting blade and a guide post are arranged on the blade holder, one end of the guide post is connected with the blade holder, the other end of the guide post penetrates the third support and guides lifting of the blade holder, a pressing mechanism is further arranged on the third support, lifts up and down and is used for pressing cloth, and a cutting notch matched with the cutting blade is formed in the base. When the cloth is cut, the cutting cylinder drives the blade holder and the cutting blade on the blade holder to descend, the cutting blade is matched with the cutting notch to cut the cloth, the pressing mechanism descends to press the cloth in the cutting process, so that the cloth is effectively prevented from turning upwards in the cutting process, and cutting precision of the cloth is ensured.