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A computer program product for an interactive public kiosk including a processor for automatically forming a web page including an image of a user, includes a computer readable media. The computer readable media includes code that directs the processor to capture an image of the user, and code that directs the processor to modify the image according to a user selected theme to form a modified image. Code that directs the processor to determine a URL address for the web page is disclosed. The computer readable media also includes code that directs the processor to create a file in response to the user selected theme and the modified image, and code that directs the processor to upload the file to be located at the URL address to a server.

A public booth for transferring an image of a user over a wide area network of computers. The booth includes, among other features, an image capturing device (e.g., CCD camera), which is coupled to the housing. The image capturing device is adapted or directed toward a user to capture an image of the user. The apparatus also includes a processing device (e.g., computer, microprocessor), which is coupled to the image capturing device. In a specific embodiment, the processing device converts the captured image into a plurality of signals, e.g., digital or analog. The apparatus further includes a transmission device (e.g., modem, transmitter), which is coupled to the processing device. The transmission device is adapted to transmit the plurality of signals. Alternatively, the transmission device may receive a plurality of signals. A wide area network of computers is coupled to the transmission device to receive the plurality of signals. At least one of the computers displays the image of the user on, for example, a web site or at a user location.

A supporting structure for a chair, the supporting structure is a seat, a back support or a headrest. A nylon mesh is fixed on the annular upper surface of an inwardly projecting flange of the frame, and then the plastic-injection-molded engaging layer is integrally formed on the exterior surface of the frame, enabling the mesh to be firmly fixed on the frame. The elasticity of the mesh provides a comfortable and adequate support for the user's buttocks, back and head, providing comfortable seating and preventing muscle soreness. Further, the heat caused by the user's body can be vented off via the apertures of the mesh, so that the user will feel cool when sitting on or leaning against the supporting structure.

Cantilever electrode apparatuses for wearable neuromodulation devices configured to be worn on a subject's (user's) head or on the subject's head and neck. These cantilever electrodes may mate with the wearable neuromodulation devices to form a neuromodulation system.

Flying Car, readable aircraft, amphibian, multimode, multifunctional, composite versatile personal transport vehicle with twin, parallel fuselages, hulls, each with inflatable pontoons and / or wheels below and a cabin. Combined, aircraft, airplane, aeroplane, flying, air, aerial, airborne vehicle with variable, folding wings which is convertible via automatic transformation to a land vehicle and to a sea vessel. Two wings are stored between the fuselages. They extend on a system of rails, pivots and counter-rotating, fuselage-mounted arms which then sink flush into the wings' undersides and lock for flight. Upon wing extension and retraction, controls for road transport and flight controls alternately emerge or are stowed inoperably, as needed. Engine power alternately drives a propeller for flight, wheels for road travel and a separate, submersible, marine propeller for water transport.

An office chair includes a base and a height adjustable seat mounted to the base and having a front end. The base includes a pair of centrally positioned, laterally spaced apart drive wheels that are manually operated by a user or which are motorized.

A gaming machine comprising a seat, a main body portion that includes the seat, an arm pivotally connected to the main body portion, and a user interface attached to the arm and pivotal with respect to the seat, wherein the user interface is operable for gaming. In a preferred embodiment the seat and main body portion comprise an upholstered lounge chair and the user interface pivots in a generally vertical arc between first and second positions.

An easy to assemble portable floating hot tub for use in even cold and turbulent water includes an inflatable pontoon, an insulated liner peripherally connected to the pontoon and defining hot tub fill volume, and flexible members extending from the pontoon under the liner such that the weight of the liner filled with water is supported partly by the flexible members. A floor made of rigid spaced apart and parallel slats can be rolled up with the flexible liner and deflated pontoon. A collapsible frame made of connected rigid members may be provided in or outside of the liner. The pontoon is placed on the body of water and inflated. Filling the internal volume defined by the insulated liner with water causes it to descend below the pontoon. A portable heater having a heating capacity of at least 30,000 BTUs rapidly heats up the water within the hot tub. The system components can be transported in carry bags of less than 100 pounds and deployed by one person in an extremely small space, such as on a boat.

Methods for attaching a wearable neurostimulator to a user's head (or head and neck) using a cantilever electrode apparatuses for neuromodulation. In practice an electrode assembly may mate with the wearable neuromodulation devices so that the device is worn over one portion of the electrode assembly while the rest of the electrode assembly attaches to another portion of the body. The neuromodulator may be worn on a portion of the electrode assembly in a cantilevered manner (e.g., held at one end while the opposite end is free-floating), which allows the rigid neuromodulation device to conform to a variety of user head sizes and shapes.

A portable floating hot tub that is easy to assemble and take down and can be used in environments with extremely cold and turbulent water. The hot tub has three main components: a collapsible frame made of connected rigid members, an insulated liner sized and shaped to closely fit against the deployed frame and form a subassembly, and an inflatable pontoon that may have a central aperture for receiving the subassembly. The pontoon is first inflated and placed on the body of water, after which the frame and liner subassembly are placed over the central aperture. Filling the internal volume defined by the insulated liner with water causes the subassembly to descend within the pontoon. Cooperating means on the subassembly and / or pontoon prevent the subassembly from passing completely through the central aperture. A source of heated water such as a portable heater having a heating capacity of at least 30,000 BTUs rapidly heats up the water within the hot tub. The system components can be transported in one or more carry bags of less than 100 pounds and deployed and taken down by one person in an extremely small space, such as on a boat.

A four-bar hinge linkage and fold-down support assembly, such as an armrest, seat bottom, table top and the like especially suited for marine use in watercraft applications. The support member is pivotally supported by first and second four-bar hinge linkages for articulation from a stationary upright support structure affixed to the watercraft. Each of the four-bar hinge linkages comprises a support-structure-mounting bracket, a main hinge link, a shorter control / locking link and a support-member-mounting bracket. Each of the linkages articulates the support member between an upright stored position and a folded-down in-use position wherein, the swinging end of the control / locking link swings up and beneath the hinge link so that an end edge of the control / locking link abuts in line-to-line contact at an abutment locking point along the lower edge of the hinge link, each linkage being thus locked together to form a triangular support truss. The abutment locking point placement provides a strong support structure, reduces the possibility of creating a pinch point and is oriented well forward of the linkage pivot point so that the links will not push by one another.

A method for entertaining event attendees involves installing electronic equipment in a mobile entertainment environment and then transporting the mobile electronic environment to an event location. At the event location, event attendees are provided with temporary authorization and access to the mobile entertainment environment and subsequently entertained. At the conclusion of the entertainment, temporary authorization and access is revoked and the mobile electronic environment is removed from the event location. For storage, electronic equipment can be removed from the entertainment environment and placed in a secure location. The mobile entertainment environment preferably is a trailer pulled by a delivery vehicle, such as a pickup truck. The trailer has multiple entry points and contains comfortable seating for event attendees and multiple entertainment stations. At each entertainment station attendees can play games or watch DVDs using one of several gaming systems and their corresponding peripherals. Large video displays and audio equipment enhance the experience at each entertainment station. Interactive gaming can be experienced among multiple players at a single station, among players at different stations, or by connected to the internet for interactive play with remote players. Additional features of the entertainment environment include security cameras, exterior video displays for the benefit of attendees not in the trailer, stabilizers to minimize motion sickness within the trailer, and a video controller for providing master control of all of the video displays.

The invention discloses an environment-friendly soft heat-insulating toilet seat and a manufacturing process thereof. On one hand, the environment-friendly soft heat-insulating toilet seat comprises a plastic seat frame which is made of original plastic grains, wherein the plastic seat frame is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs; a plurality of adhesion holes are formed at the periphery of the plastic seat frame; a polyurethane (PU) layer is wrapped outside the plastic seat frame through PU material foam molding; and the PU layer also passes through the adhesion holes to be tightly adsorbed to the plastic seat frame. On the other hand, the manufacturing process of the environment-friendly soft heat-insulating toilet seat comprises the following steps of: 2.1, preparing the original plastic grains into plastic grains, preparing the plastic seat frame by high-temperature high-pressure injection molding, taking the plastic seat frame out after the plastic seat frame is cooled; and 2.2, filling PU material into the plastic seat frame in the step 2.1 to form the toilet seat by foam molding. The toilet seat has the advantages of softness, comfortable seat feeling, heat preservation, safety and environmental friendliness and the like, and is easy to wash and keep clean.

An amphibious utility cart aids an outdoorsman in transporting equipment from home to a hunting site, and may further provide seating. The apparatus comprises framing to which a molded plastic platform is attached. The entire unit is designed to be rolled on land with wheels and to float on water with the buoyant seat platform. The platform, in a lounge chair design, is used as an equipment tote platform while going to a destination, and then as a chair for an outdoorsman or his dog when at the destination. The chair is designed for maximum floatation for water crossings and shallow-water seating. The two wheels provide the rear seating base and two retractable poles extend downward to provide frontal leg braces for a stable seating base. A handle is extended for the cart for either land or water transportation, and slides into the metal frame while in the chair mode.

A portable floating hot tub that is easy to assemble and take down and can be used in environments with extremely cold and turbulent water. The hot tub has three main components: a collapsible frame made of connected rigid members, an insulated liner sized and shaped to closely fit against the deployed frame and form a subassembly, and an inflatable pontoon that may have a central aperture for receiving the subassembly. The pontoon is first inflated and placed on the body of water, after which the frame and liner subassembly are placed over the central aperture. Filling the internal volume defined by the insulated liner with water causes the subassembly to descend within the pontoon. Cooperating means on the subassembly and / or pontoon prevent the subassembly from passing completely through the central aperture. A source of heated water such as a portable heater having a heating capacity of at least 30,000 BTUs rapidly heats up the water within the hot tub. The system components can be transported in one or more carry bags of less than 100 pounds and deployed and taken down by one person in an extremely small space, such as on a boat.

A bicycle saddle comprises a frame including an upper side on which being mounted a first and a second paddings and an under side on which being mounted a suspension rail for mounting the bicycle saddle on a bicycle. The frame further includes a compartment defined between the first and second paddings. An elastic element is received in the compartment and includes side edges which from edges of the bicycle saddle. A cover snugly fitted over the first and second paddings and the elastic element includes two spaces, whereby when a rider's pelvis bears on the bicycle saddle, the sides edges of the elastic element can extend outward of the spaces respectively for reducing pressure against the rider's pelvis.

An interior rear seat for a motor vehicle includes a main seat located in a vehicle rear cabin portion that has opposed two end side portions, and a first rear interior side panel connected to a first inner vehicle skin surface and located adjacent an inwardly projecting wheel arch of the vehicle. The first side panel has a first seating portion that is continuous with one of the end side portions to extend the main seat adjacent the wheel arch. The rear seat with increased comfort is typically part of a production vehicle converted into a taxi vehicle. The invention also concerns a method for modifying a production vehicle with the rear seat.

A toileting chair has a flexible seat support and a removable seat. The removable seat is positioned on a seat support platform. At least one of the seat support platform and the flexible seat support is vertically movable with respect to the others so as to permit the insertion and removal of the seat. The flexible seat support is independent of the drive means so as to provide a comfortable suspended support on which a person may be seated during the reconfiguration of the chair.

An ergonomically designed, compact, foldable, portable work / activity station comprising an integral user seat having a seating surface and an integral back support hinged to the seat that allows for correct and comfortable posture for a user while performing activities on an integral desktop. The work station includes four discrete elements: a seat element, a back element, a hinge element foldably connecting the seat element the and back element, and a work surface. The work surface is mounted on articulated tubing members permitting adjustment in position, elevation, and angle of the work surface with respect to the seat. When folded in storage mode, the work station is easily portable and fits conveniently in an overhead luggage compartment of an airplane.

A reclinable office chair includes a reclination adjustment unit disposed at the bottom of the office chair. The reclination adjustment unit balances itself on the floor properly, resiliently and steadily. The office chair tilted in a forward-backward direction and / or a left-right direction displays directional stability relative to the floor in a manner not to lose the directional stability even when a sitter tilts in any direction, thereby allowing the office chair to provide a comfortable seat for the sitter to sit on, regardless of whether the office chair is upright or tilted in any direction.

Disclosed is a pressure-responsive vehicle alarm pad for a vehicle seat to remind a presence of an object inside a vehicle to an occupant of the vehicle seat. The pressure-responsive vehicle alarm pad comprises a pressure sensor pad, a control circuitry, and alarm speakers. The pressure sensor pad disposed on the vehicle seat to detect a pressure of the occupant. The control circuitry electrically coupled to the pressure sensor pad to receive the detected pressure from the pressure sensor pad. The control circuitry generate a first electrical signal when the detected pressure is greater than a threshold pressure, and generates a second electrical signal when the detected pressure is less than the threshold pressure. The alarm speakers electrically coupled to the control circuitry to generate a first audible sound in response to the first electrical signal, and generate a second audible sound in response to the second electrical signal.

A vehicle seat comprising a foam padding having a through-bore, a surface cover element covering a surface of the foam padding, and a functional element formed from a soft material. The functional element has a tubular body fitted in the through-bore of the foam padding and a flange integral with the tubular body. An area of the flange of the functional element, adjacent to a peripheral end of the flange, is sewn with a reverse side of an edge portion of an opening defined in the surface cover element, such reverse side facing to the foam padding. The surface cover element with the flange thus sewn therewith covers the foam padding, with the tubular body being fitted in the through-bore of the foam padding, so that a surface of the flange and an opening of the tubular body are exposed in an outer surface of the vehicle seat.

A table bridge made of sheet steel. The bridge has a metal span that overlaps the tabletops and joins them like a bridge. The bridge butts up to the sides of both tables with a curved wall on the underside of the bridge that is the same diameter as the 36″ round tables. The top surface area overlaps the tops of the tables enough to disperse the downward pressure over a wide enough area to be stable. This bridge can be installed in seconds over two tables and, just as quickly can be removed if two separate tables are needed later. The bridges can be stored on the wall. Another variation allows the bridges to be centered on a table to enlarge that table's surface area and seating capacity. Another variation allows a centered bridge to abut another centered bridge and be joined with side pins.