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A pre-hung aircraft door (10) and frame assembly (60) having a monolithic aircraft door (10) and a monolithic aircraft door frame (60), a method of manufacturing such aircraft door and frame assembly and a method of installing such aircraft door and frame assembly to the fuselage of an aircraft.

A surgical instrument is provided and includes a housing including an elongated shaft. The housing includes a docking portion that includes one or more apertures defined therein and electrical circuitry disposed therein. An end effector is operably supported at a distal end of the elongated shaft. A battery assembly is selectively and pivotably engageable with the docking portion of the housing and configured to generate electrical energy. The battery assembly includes one or more protrusions that are configured to releasably engage the aperture(s) on the docking portion and a latch mechanism that is movable from an initial position for latching the battery assembly to the docking portion to a subsequent position for unlatching the battery assembly from the docking portion. The battery assembly is adapted to communicate with the electrical circuitry of the docking member upon insertion of the battery assembly into the at least one aperture.

An exercise barbell that includes a first cylindrical bar having an open end slidably engageable with a second cylindrical bar, a first hinged coupler and second hinged coupler, the first hinged coupler and the second hinged coupler having a back plate and a front plate, and wherein the back plate is attached to the first cylindrical bar and the second cylindrical bar. The front plate is operatively connected to the back plate by a lower hinge pin, which forms a free weight handle support that may be locked by a fastener. The exercise barbell also has a first rotational point and second rotational point, the first and the second rotational points being operatively connected to the exercise barbell.

An inflating member coupling assembly includes a number of inflating members each having one or more orifices, and a number of strings each having a retaining device attached to a free end portion for engaging with the orifices of the inflating members and for coupling the retaining devices of the strings to the inflating members easily and quickly without additional tools or fasteners. It is preferable that the retaining devices of the strings each include an opening and a spring-biased latch openably engaged in the opening for detachably coupling the retaining devices of the strings to the inflating members respectively.

A coupling device that requires no manual actuation to achieve coupling features a locking bolt movable along a hole extending into a mouth of a hook body to secure a coupling pin therein. A control lever pivotally connected to the locking bolt opposite the mouth end is biased toward a locked position in which motion of the locking bolt is blocked. To engage the coupling pin and the hook mouth, the coupling pin and an operable pin extending through the hollow locking bolt are brought into contact. This causes an end of the operable pin opposite the mouth to push against the control lever to unlock it from the latching position. The coupling pin pushes the locking bolt out of the mouth so that it can pass by further into it, at which point the lever and bolt return to the locked positions to secure the coupling pin inside.

A fitting for sealing against the outer surface of an inlet includes a housing comprising a base and a closure defining a cavity within the housing. A resilient bushing is disposed within the cavity and is positioned between the closure and a piston slidably disposed in the cavity. The fitting has a first condition wherein the inlet can be received within an inner diameter of the bushing through an aperture in the closure. The fitting can be actuated to a second condition wherein the piston axially compresses the resilient bushing against the closure, thereby causing the inner diameter of the bushing to expand radially inwardly to sealingly engage the outer surface of the inlet. When the inlet is sealingly engaged by the resilient bushing in the second condition, fluid may be admitted to the inlet through a fluid passage in the housing.

A plug connection for fast-fit coupling of two appliances forming part of a medical handpiece system includes a first coupling fitting on one of the appliances and a second coupling fitting on the other of the appliances. The first coupling fitting has a movable locking element and the second coupling fitting has a projecting element projecting toward the first coupling fitting. The projecting element comprises an end portion of a media line or an end portion of an electrical contact and is positioned to engage a surface of an opening in the locking element to move the locking element between lock and unlock positions when the first and second coupling fittings are moved toward and away from each other.

A capnography measurement adapter and airway mask system includes a pair of gas input conduits for insertion into a nasal chamber of a mask housing. An adapter is mounted on the mask housing and includes a pair of suction conduit tubes for removal of air within the nasal housing. A sleeve member having a through passage extends into an internal chamber of the adapter and is fluidly coupled to a capnography monitor through a catheter and capnography monitor tubing.

A wake enhancer can be configured to be quickly and easily coupled to and decoupled from a boat even when the boat is in water and without requiring any modification / alteration to the boat. The wake enhancer can include a base, an arm that extends from the base to form a forward facing surface for diverting the flow of water, and opposing sidewalls that extend between the base and the arm to provide support to the arm. The wake enhancer can also include suction cup assemblies that are integrated into the base and function to couple the wake enhancer to the hull of a boat. The opposing sidewalls can include recessed ends which facilitate access to handles of the suction cup assemblies to in turn facilitate coupling and decoupling the wake enhancer.

An eyeglass light assembly is disclosed. The eyeglass light assembly includes an ultra lightweight and configurable eyeglass light adapted to removably and interchangeably attach to an eyeglass frame or to be integrally formed with the eyeglass frame. The eyeglass light is adapted to provide a multiplicity of angle, pivot, and rotation configurations for varied use and adaptation at directing emitted light from an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass light is adapted to pivot and bend in various locations. The eyeglass light provides for hands-free use when mounted. In one embodiment, the eyeglass light includes and a flexible stem upon which the light is coupled. The stem is further coupled to clip members adapted to couple to one another to secure the assembly to eyeglass frames.

Fishing tackle (10) constructed in accordance with the principles of a preferred embodiment of the present invention and configured for coupling to a fishing line (L) to secure a lure (B) thereto for catching fish is disclosed. The illustrated fishing tackle (10) broadly includes a fish hook (12) operable to be coupled to the fishing line (L), a bait-attachment clip (14) coupled to the hook (12), and a flexible sleeve (36) slidably received on the hook (12) and configured to removably couple the bait-attachment clip (14) thereto in an operative position. The bait-attachment clip (14) is configured for quickly and securely clamping the bait (B) to the hook (12). A preferred alternative embodiment (100) is also disclosed wherein the clip (104) is integrally formed with the hook (102) and thus does not utilize the sleeve (36). The inventive combination enables a lure, such as live or artificial bait, to be more readily coupled to the hook in a secure manner that does not impair the lure for example, in the case of live bait, the bait need not be impaled yet prevents the fish from “stealing” the lure off of the hook and allows the lure to be quickly replaced with a different lure at the fisherman's discretion.

Methods and systems are provided for a winch including a rotatable tie structure. In one example, a winch may include a tie structure coupled to a top side of a winch. Notches formed in main cross rails of the tie structure enable rotation of the tie structure relative to a housing of the winch.

A fast-action harrow-disc coupling for fixing a harrow disc (1) to the corresponding hub (2), which is characterized in that it consists of a planet wheel (4) fixed to the corresponding hub (2), the planet wheel (4) being provided on its front face and centrally with a frustoconical projection (5) having a polygonal base, with a section of a threaded shank (6) protruding centrally from the frustoconical projection (5); it being envisaged that the corresponding disc (1) is provided with a central hole (7) for positioning the polygonal base of the frustoconical projection (5), the disc (1) being fixed by means of the thread of a nut (12) onto the section of the shank (6) corresponding to the frustoconical projection (5), with the arrangement, in between, of a plate (9) having a cavity (10) with a central hole (11) for positioning the frustoconical projection (5) and allowing passing out of threaded shank (6), respectively.

A quick coupling implement for an aerial device has a base, a boom assembly, the implement, and an adapter. The adapter is emplaced on a portion of the boom assembly to allow for quickly coupling the implement. The adapter comprises a boom-raise-interfacing segment with at least one opening for securing to the boom raise of the boom assembly via a retaining pin. The adapter also comprises an implement-interfacing segment that presents a complementary shape to an adapter-receptor segment of the implement. The implement may be a utility platform for supporting a utility worker.

A scroll compressor includes a chamber formed in a casing and a compartment formed in a rearward end, a fixed scroll mounted within the casing and having a spiral scroll element extended from a base plate, and an orbiting scroll rotatably disposed in the casing, and having a spiral scroll element extended from a carrier plate and arranged to form a line contact between the spiral scroll elements, and the fixed scroll includes an inlet mouth and a fluid passage formed through the base plate, and the casing includes an inlet port and an outlet port formed in the rearward end for easily and quickly coupling to the tubings of the vehicle with pipings without bending or folding the pipings.

A cable retainer assembly includes a base support device having an opening, and a clip device having a base plate and two side plates folded from the base plate for clamping a cable between the side plates, the side plates each include one or more grooves for forming a flap in each of the side plates and for engaging the flaps of the side plates into the opening of the base support device, and for attaching the clip device to the base support device. The side plates of the clip device each include a curved portion directed toward each other for forming a chamber between the curved portions of the side plates and for engaging with the cable.

An eyeglass light assembly is disclosed. The eyeglass light assembly includes an ultra lightweight and configurable eyeglass light adapted to removably and interchangeably attach to an eyeglass frame or to be integrally formed with the eyeglass frame. The eyeglass light is adapted to provide a multiplicity of angle, pivot, and rotation configurations for varied use and adaptation at directing emitted light from an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass light is adapted to pivot and bend in various locations. The eyeglass light provides for hands-free use when mounted. In one embodiment, the eyeglass light includes and a flexible stem upon which the light is coupled. The stem is further coupled to clip members adapted to couple to one another to secure the assembly to eyeglass frames.

A tactical extrication and rescue assembly comprises a base member having at least one mounting element for securing said base member to an article of clothing or gear; and a rescue strap releasably secured to and storable within the base member, the rescue strap including left and right end portions each including a graspable handle member, an end strap segment with a couple member, and a deployment and attachment mechanism that allows the graspable handle member and the end segment to be attached and deployed adjacent to one another when the rescue strap is deployed from the tactical extrication and rescue assembly, enabling the couple members to be adjacent to the rescuer's hands for quicker and easier coupling of the coupling members so that a secure connection to a rescuee is formed for extrication and rescue.

The present invention relates to improvements in swimming pools or other impoundments (hereinafter, "swimming pools"), for use in patios, gardens, open spaces, and around homes, which have an upper frame that supports a membrane which contains the contents of the pool, which upper frame is connected to support legs. The bottom of the pool has extensions or strips which are bent into a loop to engage a crossbar or other engaging member at the foot of each said leg and one of the lateral walls of the pool contains an annular laminar insert which extends radially from a tubular projecting member which has a double wall which defines a space in which a lateral wall of a plug is compressively engaged, which plug is connected via a laminar strip to the annular laminar insert, wherewith said plug also has a double wall which defines an annular recess, and wherewith the internal surface of the said cylindrical space or said cylindrical recess bears a ridge which extends around the entire circumferential extent of said surface. The strips may have a variety of configurations.

A device for operating machines and devices of the graphic arts industry includes a display device, an operating device with a touch screen for operating functions of the graphic arts machine or device and for influencing a representation on the display device, and a communication link between the operating device and the display device. The same screen content is shown on the operating device and on the display device and the touch screen of the operating device is used to modify the screen content on the operating device and on the display device in parallel.

A lockout device for securing a circuit breaker switch is provided. The lockout device comprises an outer housing having side walls extending away from a base wall formed on one axial end of the outer housing to define a cavity. An arm is received within a portion of the outer housing. The arm received within a portion of the housing, the arm having a hook section and an engaging section positioned apart from one another to receive the circuit breaker switch therein. A spring is positioned between the base wall and the arm and biases the outer housing axially relative to the arm. A screw extends through the engaging section of the arm toward the hook, and is movable between the engaging section and the hook.

A coupling device that requires no manual actuation to achieve coupling features a locking bolt movable along a hole extending into a mouth of a hook body to secure a coupling pin therein. A control lever pivotally connected to the locking bolt opposite the mouth end is biased toward a locked position in which motion of the locking bolt is blocked. To engage the coupling pin and the hook mouth, the coupling pin and an operable pin extending through the hollow locking bolt are brought into contact. This causes an end of the operable pin opposite the mouth to push against the control lever to unlock it from the latching position. The coupling pin pushes the locking bolt out of the mouth so that it can pass by further into it, at which point the lever and bolt return to the locked positions to secure the coupling pin inside.