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A fiber optic adaptor includes a unitary metal housing and two latches which are snap fit within the housing. An internal wall is provided with an aperture there through to reduce electromagnetic interference.

A variable capacitor for sensing the level of a liquid. The capacitor provides a readable capacitance that varies with respect to the level of the liquid. A pump control system implementing the capacitive sensor to control the level of a liquid by activating and deactivating the pump depending on the level of the liquid. Methods relating to varying capacitance of a capacitive sensor and controlling a pump based on the level of a liquid. A pump controller for controlling the level of a liquid in a reservoir includes a controller and a capacitor. The capacitor is adapted to provide an activation signal to the controller when the liquid in the reservoir reaches a first predetermined level relative thereto. Additionally, the capacitor is adapted to provide a trigger signal to the controller when the liquid in the reservoir reaches a second predetermined level relative thereto. Based on the trigger signal, the controller determines when to deactivate the pump.

A quick pipe connector includes a tubular housing defining an axis, and a connecting unit. The connecting unit includes a grip ring adapted to grip a water pipe, and a locking ring abutting against a first housing shoulder surface of the tubular housing and positioning the grip ring to abut against a second housing shoulder surface of the tubular housing. The locking ring has a slit that extends parallel to the axis. An inner ring surface of the locking ring includes an annular inner shoulder part transverse to the axis. A release ring is formed with a stop surface confronting the annular inner shoulder part, and is movable along the axis relative to the locking ring to a release position, where the stop surface is moved away from the annular inner shoulder part and where the release ring forces the grip ring to release gripping action on the water pipe.

The present invention is a component carrier comprising a plate of insulating material having a plurality of apertures for accepting the leads of a thru-hole differential and common mode filter. Another embodiment comprises a surface mount component carrier comprised of a disk of insulating material having a plurality of apertures. The same concept for the above described carrier is also incorporated into several alternate embodiments, either independently or embedded within electronic connectors, or configured for use with electric motors. The overall configuration and electrical characteristics of the concepts underlying the present inventions are also described as an electrical circuit conditioning assembly which encompasses the combination of differential and common mode filters and component carriers optimized for such filters. The various embodiments of component carriers provide increased physical support and protection to differential and common mode filters and substantially improve the electrical characteristics of the filters due to the increased shielding provided by the carriers.

A collapsible pet housing is quickly and easily assembled with minimal or no tools. The pet housing has a hinged frame formed of a substantially rigid material and a plurality of fabric panels secured to the frame. The pet housing also includes tie-down eyelets and pivoting-hinge knee and corner joints for collapsing the pet housing into a compact configuration.

The present invention provides an adjustable connection mechanism 200 for releasabley coupling two components. The adjustable connection mechanism 200 comprises a first retention guide channel 202 coupled to a surface of a first component, a second retention guide channel 204 oriented substantially perpendicular to the first retention guide channel 202 and coupled to a surface of a second component that faces the surface of the first component, an adjuster 206 removabley inserted in the first retention guide channel 202, and an interlocking member 208 releasabley fastening the two retention guide channels 202 and 204.

A capsule endoscope includes an image sensor that is fixed to a substrate and is covered by a transparent cover member such that a sealed air space is provided between the objective optical system and the image sensor. Also, a capsule endoscope is disclosed that includes a transparent cover member, an image sensor having an imaging area that is covered by the transparent cover member; and an objective optical system which includes at least two lenses. The lens of the objective optical system that is nearest the image side is either integral with, or is adhered to, the transparent cover member. The transparent cover member seals an air space above the imaging area of the image sensor from dust which may be generated during a focusing adjustment of the two lenses. A focusing method adjusts the position of a first lens, in order from the object side, relative to that of a second lens which is nearest the image side.

A cost effective, structural building set, suitable as a toy, uses post connectors (10) comprised of a post (12) with attached disks (14), or similar devices that insert into cutouts (31) in geometric shaped component parts (30, 80, 180). More than one component part can be connected to the same post connector, and such component parts can rotate relative to the post axis. The connector design allows construction of stable structures of many sizes, shapes, and types, and readily facilitates hinging between different sections of such assembled structures.

Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display appliance and having a through-hole, a hinge shaft passing through the through-holes of the movable and stationary plates having a head portion, a coupling member fixed to one end of the hinge shaft, a first washer disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the movable plate, a second washer disposed between the movable and stationary plates, a third washer disposed between the stationary plate and the coupling member, and an elastic washer disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the coupling member for applying compressive elasticity to the hinge shaft in an axial direction.

A test tube holder includes a main body and an adapter. The main body includes a cylindrical hollow portion for accommodating a test tube. The adapter is provided in the cylindrical hollow portion to hold the test tube. The adapter includes bottom portions, holding portions and loop portions, which are U-shaped as a whole. The bottom portions are located to cross the center axis of the cylindrical hollow portion. The loop portions are provided at the ends of the bottom portions, and coiled at least one. The holding portions are continuous with the loop portions and the bottom portions. The bottom portions of first and second spring steel wires are provided in the cylindrical hollow portion to intersect with each other. The holding portions of the first and second spring steel wires are projected upwards from the cylindrical hollow portion.

A backlight device (3) includes: a light guide plate (32); a chassis (31) on which the light guide plate (32) is mounted; a frame member (35) having the light guide plate (32) held between the chassis (31) and the frame member (35); a spot light source (36) arranged near a side surface of the light guide plate (32); a flexible printed circuit board (37) on which the spot light source (36) is mounted; and a heat dissipation plate (31a) (part of the chassis (31)) bonded through a double-faced adhesive (38) to the flexible printed circuit board (37). The frame member (35) is provided with a protrusion portion (351) that is in contact with the flexible printed circuit board (37) and that presses the flexible printed circuit board (37) onto the heat dissipation plate (31a), and a tip portion of the protrusion portion (351) is so tapered as to be located apart from the flexible printed circuit board (37).

The present invention relates to power modules for controlling an input current to provide an output current, in particular, to such a power module (100) comprising at least one semiconductor switch for controlling the input current and a circuit substrate. The circuit substrate (108, 110) has at least one input terminal for being connected to an input voltage and at least one output terminal for outputting the output voltage. The input terminal and the output terminal are connected to each other via a main current path (104) that is controlled by the semiconductor switch. Said power module further comprises at least one transient current path (102) with extremely low inductivity for carrying a transient current during a switching operation of the semiconductor switch. The main path for the continuous current has a low ohmic resistance, but does not have to be designed to have a specifically low inductance.

A floor board assembly convenient to lay is characterized in that, in one embodiment, it comprises a frame, a filler board and an upper material with the frame and filler board affixed to the underside of the upper material. The frame includes latch tongues that extend outwardly from the lower side edges of the frame, and the tongues have locking projections that fit into recesses arranged just inside the periphery of the underside of the frame. The tongues and intervening spaces (with locking bars behind them) are space along the periphery of the board, such that any side of one board may be joined to any side of a similarly configured board. The upper material may be selected from a variety of materials, including LVT (luxury vinyl tile), carpet, high pressure laminate or other decorative material. The filler board may be selected to accomplish reduced cost, and/or improved acoustics. In other embodiments, a frame and/or upper material may be absent. The floor board assembly requires a lower manufacture cost and lower equipment investment, has stable quality, versatility and ease of installation.

A floor covering characterized as having a strong noise-reducing properties for the interior trim of means of transport. The floor covering has, on the passenger side, a textile or non-textile surface, acoustically coupled through at least one microperforated sheet to a fibrous non-woven and/or foamed plastic. A microperforated sheet having a hole diameter from 0.2 to 0.5 mm and an interhole distance from 3 to 7 mm.

The modular target shooting system employs tubular members and fittings made from durable materials such as EMT. The members are easily secured together and broken back down by the use of simple thumb screws threaded into weld nuts. The system is based on standard target module that includes a stanchion made from a single vertical support member and a single support base. The base has at least three feet that are deployed to provide stability, but can also pivot upwardly from the deployed position to aid in portability. The module typically has at least one horizontal support member that is used to support at least one steel target rotatably coupled to the horizontal member. The standard target module also typically has a zone target that usually includes a paper depiction of an animal or a person, or a circular target. The system can then be easily expanded horizontally by adding as many target modules as desired, and coupling them together with tubular single and double T connectors to horizontal members commonly coupled between the target modules for even greater stability.

An industrial portable data processing device with a replaceable keyboard set comprises a device body, a short/long keyboard set, a keyboard extension part and a scanning part. A display is provided on the device body, under which the long or short keyboard set may be assembled following a user's request (s). However, before the long keyboard set is assembled, the keyboard extension part must be wedged into the tail of device body and the scanning part is combined into the bottom of the device body; thereby the device with the replaceable keyboard set being formed. This invention makes the user choose a long/short keyboard set depending on his or her request(s), being provided with an effect of two applications in a machine to avoid the necessity of having many devices working at the same time or serving for backup due to the differences of conventional operating environments, functions, and habits.

A ball socket for connection with a ball stud provides for easy manufacturing and assembly using a flat-stamped flexible retainer clip. The retainer clip is inserted into the socket and flexes to snap-fit within in the socket. The flex of the clip also flexes wings of the clip which engage with a receiving boss or socket. The flexion of the clip allows for easy push-in of the socket and sufficient resistance to accidental pull-out. The push-in socket design eliminates the need for screw-mounting of the socket. The socket assembly may be manufactured for use in connection with disengageable or conventional ball studs.

An article of furniture formed from a plurality of slotted substantially planar members joined together at their respective slots is disclosed. The planar members can be formed into a chair, a bench, a bed, or a table. In a preferred embodiment, the furniture is doll furniture, and the chair can also include a slotted substantially planar desk member or tray member, thereby allowing the chair to serve as a desk or highchair. The seat of the chair and the seats of the bench preferably include a substantially arcuate protrusion sized so that a doll's legs straddle it. Accordingly, dolls with at least a pair of legs extending therefrom and having no pivoting leg joints, only pivoting hip joints, or pivoting knee joints and pivoting hip joints can all appear to be sitting in the chair simply by straddling the arcuate protrusion. The planar members can include surfaces adapted to allow the user to apply desirable surface ornamentation thereon. Accordingly, the article of furniture can be sold as a craft kit wherein the customer may personalize their article of furniture.

An optical transceiver module includes a plurality of optical signal transmission/receiving units to receive and transmit optical signals, and is fastened to a base by a fastening unit. Each optical signal transmission/receiving unit includes a heat sink to promote heat dissipation efficiency. An electromagnetic shielding part covers the optical receiver to isolate from electromagnetic interference. A guiding plate is provided in the module to comb terminals of the module when the low-density wavelength-multiplex transceiver module is to be placed in an electronic device.

A connector with a built-in substrate includes an insulating housing, and a terminal and a substrate, which are secured in the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a substrate mounting section to mount the substrate in the insulating housing, and a terminal mounting section to mount a terminal. The direction of mounting the substrate in the substrate mounting section is same as that of mounting the terminal in the terminal mounting section. According to this invention, there is provided a connector with a built-in substrate, in which the substrate has various functions and can be easily mounted in a connector. In addition, the connector can be easily manufactured, and is comprised of less components.

A lamp socket includes a lamp connection unit which is electrically connected to a lamp, a power connection unit which is disposed below and adjacent to the lamp connection unit along a longitudinal axis and is electrically connected to an electric source which supplies power to the lamp, and a fastening member which is disposed on the power connection unit, wherein the power connection unit comprises at least one sub-component which has a surface area perpendicular to the longitudinal axis which is larger than the largest surface area of the lamp connection unit perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and wherein the sub-component of the power connection unit with the largest surface area perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is located proximate to the lamp connection unit.

A golf club head includes a head body formed with a cavity, and a counterweight unit fitted in the cavity and including a sleeve body and an insert body. The sleeve body has a first end face, a second end face, first and second cavities, and first and second inner walls. The first inner wall has at least one first corner. The second inner wall has at least one second corner out of alignment with the first corner. The sleeve body further has at least one shoulder face formed at a junction of the first and second cavities. The insert body includes an insert portion removably inserted into the sleeve body, and an abutting portion extending outward from the sleeve body and abutting against the first end face. The insert portion has at least one flange engaging the second corner and having a stop face abutting against the shoulder face.

A hood retaining structure for a heat-dissipating device. The heat-dissipating device includes a heat sink with at least one heat-dissipating fin set, and each heat-dissipating fin set includes a plurality of heat-dissipating fins erected vertically. The hood retaining structure is arranged on the heat-dissipating fins to retain a hood thereon and a fan is able to retain to the hood. The hood retaining structure includes a dent defined on an outer side of each heat-dissipating fin such that a retaining groove is defined after the heat-dissipating fin are assembled and at least one retaining rod and at least one retaining hook provided on lateral sides of the hood, the retaining rod and the retaining hook being configured to lock into the retaining groove. The retaining hook includes a push tab.

The present invention relates to an automobile door handle with indicator lights. The door handle comprises a recess for firmly receiving a circuit board having a plurality of light emitting members spaced apart lengthwise on the surface, an opening through the bottom of the recess for allowing conducting wires passing therethrough, and an adjacent outer peripheral groove. A transparent cover is dimensioned and shaped to fit snugly over the outer peripheral groove and comprises more than one spaced projections protruded from one surface adapted to be urged against the circuit board for fastening. Adhesive is applied to both the conducting wires in the opening and a joining portion of the outer peripheral groove and the cover so as to provide the assembled door handle with indictor lights with waterproof and electricity leakage prevention characteristics.

The present invention relates to a composite optical film, which comprises a substrate having diffusion micro-structures and a structured surface on one side of the substrate wherein said composite optical film has an internal diffusion haze of no less than 5% as measured according to JIS K7136 standard method. The composite optical film of the present invention has both light-diffusion and light-converging properties. The composite optical film of the present invention, when utilized in a liquid crystal display (LCD), can not only effectively enhance the luminance of the LCD panel but also avoid light dispersion and Moiré phenomena that may occur when said composite optical film is stacked with other material films.

A coupling device for electrical wire-carrying conduits for assembly with an overhead support member having a stem with a free threaded end. The coupling device includes an integral tubular member having axially opposed ends, each of which receives an end of a mating conduit, and the integral top surface on the tubular member has an aperture for engagement with the free end of the stem of the supporting member.

A hydraulic relief valve has a spring to offset an acting force of a spring resiliently supporting a main poppet so as to improve the make-up function of supplementing a hydraulic fluid since the outflow rate is higher than the inflow rate when the cylinder is retracted by an external force, in the case in which a pilot piston type of relief valve having a pilot piston displaceable in an orifice penetrating a main poppet is applied to a hydraulic system equipped with a cylinder. The pilot piston is provided with a circular rib on an external surface thereof, and an external surface of the orifice is partially cut to form a space around the external surface of the pilot piston. The external spring is installed between the valve seat and the external surface of the rib, and the internal spring is installed between the internal surface of the rib and the cut surface of the main poppet.

A pullbox assembly for use in wiring having a cylindrical pipe main body having a side wall with handles and or cable holders which double as wire holders for the inside of the pullbox main body and a flat base for stability of the pullbox in the ground. A metal casting frame attached to the rim of the main body by bolts through the sidewall. A cover fitting into the casting frame and optionally bolted thereto. The pullbox assembly can have a base, which is solid for keeping water and moisture out or the base may have a drainage hole for high water table applications to let water in and out. An extension may be added to the pullbox assembly to lengthen the main body for deeper holes in the ground. The pullbox assembly is easy to assemble on site. The cover has an indentation for attachment of different nameplates.

The present invention relates to a device functioning as an electric motor or actuator (100, 100′) comprising: a housing (110) encapsulating a rotating member (120, 120′), one or several arrangements (130, 130′) for generating a magnetic field due to electrical current, a displaceable shaft (140, 140′) at least partly having exterior grooves (141, 141′), said rotating member having a portion (121, 121′) with inner grooves (122, 122′) corresponding to grooves on said shaft (140, 140′). The device comprises at least one magnetic element (150, 150′) arranged on an outer surface of said rotating member (120, 120′) substantially perpendicular to extension direction of said grooves (122, 122′) for interaction with said arrangement (130, 130′) and rotating said rotating member.

An inspection socket configured to connect an electrode terminal of an object to be inspected and a wiring of a wiring board, includes: a metal block including a first surface to be opposed to the object to be inspected and a second surface to be opposed to the wiring board, and provided with a through hole connecting the first surface and the second surface in a first direction, an inner wall of the through hole having a part which is not rectilinear in the first direction; and a contact probe for grounding provided in the through hole, and being connected to the inner wall of the through hole, at least in vicinity of the part which is not rectilinear.