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A prosthetic liner for receiving a residual limb has a body with an open proximal end and a closed distal end. The liner includes a seal having an annular sealing lip positioned about the body axis on the body distal end. The sealing lip includes a root that is secured to the body distal end, and a sealing edge that extends from the root so as to form an opening and is biased away from the body distal end.

A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: a pixel array portion and a driver portion for driving the pixel array portion. The pixel array portion has rows of scanning lines, columns of signal lines, pixels arranged in rows and columns at intersections of the scanning lines and the signal lines, and power lines disposed in a corresponding manner to the rows of the pixels. The driver portion includes a main scanner, a power-supply scanner, and a signal selector. Each of the pixels includes light-emitting devices, a sampling transistor, a driving transistor, a retaining capacitor.

An apparatus for removing a folding-box blank (Z) from a magazine and for erecting the same has a first retaining means (6) with means (62) for gripping a first box wall (W1) of the blank (Z) and a second retaining means (7) with means (72) for gripping a second, adjacent box wall (W2) located on the same side of the blank (Z). The two retaining means (6, 7) can be moved relative to one another in order to erect the box. This allows the folding-box blank to be removed and erected in a space-saving and efficient manner.

A housing (10) made of synthetic resin, in which plate-like terminals (20) are to be accommodated, is formed with cavities (14), into which the terminals (20) are inserted, and resin locking lances (16) extending along surrounding walls (15) of the cavities (14). An engaging projection (16B) engageable with an engaging hole (22) of the terminal (20) projects from the resin locking lance (16). A clearance CL for permitting displacements of the terminal (20) is defined between a facing wall (15L) of the surrounding wall (15) of the cavity (14) facing the resin locking lance (16) and a main body (16A) of the resin locking lance (16) excluding the engaging projection (16B). A projecting distance of the engaging projection (16B) is longer than a difference between the dimension of the clearance and the thickness of the terminal (20).

A substrate treatment apparatus includes: a substrate holding unit which horizontally holds a substrate; a substrate rotating unit which rotates the substrate held by the substrate holding unit about a vertical axis; a treatment liquid supplying unit which supplies a treatment liquid to an upper surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit; an opposing member to be located in opposed spaced relation to the upper surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding unit in contact with a film of the treatment liquid formed on the upper surface of the substrate so as to receive a lift force from the liquid film; a support member which supports the opposing member; and an opposing member holding mechanism which causes the support member to hold the opposing member in a vertically relatively movable manner.

An ink jet printer includes a platen in which a plurality of plate members configuring a support surface supporting a roll paper are disposed at a predetermined interval so that suction grooves are formed between the plate members, a recording unit for performing a recording process on the roll paper placed on the support surface, a pressure chamber disposed at the back side of the platen and communicating with the suction grooves, and a suction mechanism for sucking up the roll paper disposed on the support surface through the suction grooves.

In a combination of a club head body and a striking plate, the club head body includes an opening in a front end thereof, a perimeter delimiting the opening forming an inner engaging face. The striking plate includes a front face for striking a golf ball, the striking plate including an outer perimeter that forms an outer engaging face. The striking plate is received in the opening of the club head body. The inner engaging face and the outer engaging face together form a filler-receiving space for receiving a welding material. Further, the inner engaging face and the outer engaging face together form an abutting section that reliably retains the striking plate in place for a subsequent welding process.

A protective case for a portable electronic device which incorporates a spool assembly containing a user dispensable and retractable Industry standard or OEM charge / sync cable. The case provides the user with the utility of always having a charge / sync cable available when needed while being discreetly housed in a low-profile ergonomically pleasing package. The case and spool assembly provide the user with up to 3 Ft or more of cable available for dispensing from the case while allowing the portable electronic device to be charged / synced at any desired dispensed length of cable, and can be manufactured using any thermoplastic, metal, wood, or composite. The dispensed cable and connector can be rewound onto the spool manually using the spool finger pockets. The 2 distinct case housing assemblies encase the device in a constraining pocket, utilizing ramped boss and pocket latching features to retain the case housing halves and the portable electronic device in the assembled and protected condition, while allowing the unobstructed use of the device's full functionality. The housing latching bosses and pockets are designed to provide adequate assembly integrity, while allowing for the easy removal of the lower housing assembly to provide “docking” access of the device to 3rd party accessories. The protective case utilizes several adhesive backed elastomeric decals mounted in complimentary shallow housing pockets, to provide drop and bump protection of the electronic device as well as anti-slip properties and aesthetic beautification.

A drive mechanism and a gripper mechanism equipped with the drive mechanism are provided. An electrical gripper includes a drive mechanism equipped with a motor, a feed screw that transmits a rotary drive force from the motor to a feed nut capable of displacement in an axial direction, and a gripper section that grips a workpiece by coupling to the feed nut and being displaced thereby. The drive mechanism further is constituted by a self-locking mechanism, which prevents the feed nut from being retracted as a result of a reactive force received in the event that the feed nut is advanced and the workpiece is gripped by the gripper section.

A bicycle component positioning device is basically provided with a fixed structure, a positioning member, a first restricting member and a second restricting member. The positioning member is movably coupled with respect to the fixed structure. The first restricting member is operatively engaged with the positioning member to only restrict movement of the positioning member in a first moving direction when the positioning member is in one of predetermined positions. The second restricting member is operatively engaged with the positioning member to only restrict movement of the positioning member in a second moving direction when the positioning member is in one of predetermined positions.

The present invention provides a card connector with two-stage ejection mechanism and card-retaining mechanism. The card connector includes a plastic case body, a shielding case cover and a two-stage ejection mechanism assembled therebetween. The plastic case body has a heart-shaped cam groove for engagement with a pin member. The shielding case cover has a guiding groove. A flexural border is formed on one side of the side border of the guiding groove. The two-stage ejection mechanism includes a slider. The retaining elastic pin extends a retaining portion towards the memory card for engagement with a groove on one side of the memory card, so that the memory is stably and reliably retained and the card connector is compact and light-weight.

An electric pencil sharpener comprises a wasteful shaving prevention mechanism for separating the rotatable cutting blade from the pencil a pencil-core tip adjustment mechanism for adjusting the diameter of the shaved pencil-core tip, and a core fragment removal mechanism for removing any broken off pencil-core fragment remaining in the electric pencil sharpener. The wasteful shaving prevention mechanism includes the cutting blade, a cutter shaft and a plate and is structured to separate the cutting blade from the pencil when sharpening if finished. The pencil-core tip adjustment mechanism includes a pencil-core tip adjustment dial, a rotatable pencil-core tip adjustment screw, a gear shaft, a connecting rod, a plate and a stop. The core fragment removal mechanism includes a button, a gear shaft, a connecting rod, a plate and a stop. An electric pencil sharpener that further incorporates a pencil diameter adapter is also provided.

Communication between a scanner and a wireless IC tag is performed with certainty. An installation hole is formed in the side surface of a tire and a holder with wireless IC tag 10 housing a wireless IC tag 18 is inserted into this installation hole. The holder with wireless IC tag 10 can open and close. It is opened, the wireless IC tag 18 is housed in a pocket 20, the holder with wireless IC tag 10 is closed and inserted into the installation hole. The holder with wireless IC tag 10 housing the wireless IC tag 18 is inserted into the outer surface of the tire so a scanner can be brought close to the wireless IC tag 18, which can reliably communicate with the scanner. Further, the holder with wireless IC tag 10 is installed to the tire after vulcanization so there does not cause damage to the wireless IC tag 18 due to heat and the like.

A pop-up flash unit (2) for a camera includes a mounting seat (30) disposed in the camera body, a flash member (20) rotatably mounted on the mounting seat between a projected position for operating and a retracted position for storage, a driving device (40) substantially disposed in the camera body for permitting movement of the flash member from the retracted position to the projected position, a pair of first torsion members (34, 35) for providing a resilient restoring force to the flash member to thereby permit movement of the flash member from the retracted position to the projected position, and a second torsion member (45) for reliably retaining the flash member in the retracted position. The flash member is retained in its retracted position via a latching engagement with the driving device.

A pressure sensor includes a sense element port, a support ring and a plurality of interference fit slits to provide a flexible interference fit between the sense element port and the support ring to form a substantially flush lap joint. The sensor also includes an electronics board inside the support ring and attached to planar mounting tabs which provide a stable mounting. Gel flow barriers protect electronics board features from unwanted non-conductive gel. Double-ended symmetrical, tapered contact springs provide manufacturing cost savings and contribute to improved alignment of an interface connector of the sensor.

A thread (1) for forming a vascular stent implanted in vessels. This thread is formed by melt-spinning a biodegradable polymer. On the surface of the thread, there is formed a layer (2) of a drug-containing biodegradable polymer of the same sort as the biodegradable polymer constituting the thread.

The invention relates to an applicator device, in particular for a mascara applicator, having a core from which application organs extend. The applicator device can be produced using a primary forming process in which, at least in some portions, the application organs are disposed in a longitudinal extent in rows, as viewed along a longitudinal axis of the core, and comprise a central axis. The central axis of the application organs have at least one undulation with at least one change of curvature, and the central axis of an application organ lies completely or substantially completely within one plane or spanning a plane.

A quick-action locking device for an electric power tool including a locking spindle (4) axially displaceable in the hollow spindle (2) of the electrical power tool between a working tool locking position and a working tool exchange position, and a locking lever (6) provided at the end of the locking spindle remote from the working tool and having a slider cooperating with the locking spindle (4) for displacing the same, upon a pivotal movement of the locking lever (6), to its tool exchange position, with the slider (8) having a contact region engageable with a contact surface provided at the end of the locking spindle (4) remote from the working tool (3), and with the contact surface of the locking spindle (4) having an extent, in a pivotal direction of the locking lever (6), corresponding to at least the radial distance (a) of the contact region from the pivot axis (9) of the lever multiplied, in the locking position of the locking lever (6), by a sin (α) of an angle formed by a line, which defines the radial distance (a), with a longitudinal axis of the locking spindle (4).

A golf ball marker retention system, comprising: a retaining cavity associated with a golf club handle, the retaining cavity having an entry channel that expands as an object is inserted and contracts when the object has been substantially fully inserted within the cavity, the cavity being oriented substantially perpendicular to an elongate axis of the golf club handle; and a ball marker receivable within the cavity, the ball marker being insertable and storable within the retaining cavity and being sized and shaped such that, as the marker is inserted into the cavity through the entry channel, the entry channel first expands and then contracts after the marker has been substantially fully received within the retaining cavity.