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The invention is a head covering that is particularly suited for use when participating in aquatic sports activities, such as scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, and jet skiing, where the fabric is selected for its quick drying ability and stretchability, therein enabling excellent conformability to the body. Well known fabric brand names include Spandex, Lycra, and nylon or blends thereof. The head covering helps retain body heat, protect against sunburn, keep hair pulled away from a diver's mask, restrains hair in the back of the head, and makes divers on the surface more visible to boat crew. The head covering has a compartment / pouch which can optionally be disguised as to substantially form a hidden pocket. The fabric of the head covering is preferably brightly colored, stylish and decorative, and may be associated with a designer.

The invention provides a system and method for treating an orthopedic condition using a hydrogel-forming composition, which forms a hydrogel in situ at a target location and at least bio-mechanically treats the condition. The invention also provides a hydrogel forming composition designed to form a hydrogel with desirable biocompatible and biomechanical properties. In some aspects the hydrogel is formed in a water-permeable casing, which is delivered to an orthopedic joint in a minimally invasive manner. In particular, the system and method can be used for intervertebral disc replacement or repair.

Devices and methods for supporting and elevating the pelvis of a patient in a supine position during surgery are disclosed. The device comprises a generally flat main body configured to extend from the patient's lower back to the patient's upper legs, a proximal upper surface with a downward slope towards the proximal end, a distal upper surface with a downward slope towards the distal end, and vertically extending ridges on an upper surface of the device for partially containing one or more portions of the patient's body. In use, the device is positioned on a surgical platform beneath the iliosacral region of the patient.

A heated hand grip for use on a ski pole, shovel or other cold weather hand-held tool or object is provided. The hand grip includes a bushing for receiving the end of a tubular object, such as a ski pole, and retaining the object within a cavity / bore of a central core of the hand grip. The hand grip is compressed around the bushing for tight engagement. A heating element is wrapped around the exterior surface of the central core and an outer housing surrounds the heating element and the central core. In a preferred embodiment, the outer housing is a pour-over fluid state material that is solidified. In another preferred embodiment, the heating element is a wire-wound heating element laid out in a pattern on a fiberglass backing material. In still another preferred embodiment, the bore houses a pair of lithium-ion batteries connected in series (referred to as the “battery”). A switch is also housed in the bore, with the switch control (such as a push button) protruding from the top of the grip. A printed circuit board (PCB) is connected to the switch and located within the bore. A cavity is located within the central core for positioning a recharge jack.

A ventilated shoe sole is disclosed. This unique shoe sole is constructed with an elastic mid sole containing multiple cylindrical air spaces and multiple air vents arranged in parallel lines pattern across the sole, where the air vents communicates with their respective cylindrical air spaces underneath to allow air circulation around the bottom of the shoes. Therefore, heat and unpleasant foot odors can be rapidly expelled to the outside. In addition, the elastic mid sole provides an extra cushioning for the body weight. This shoe sole aids the design of comfortable and healthful footwear suitable for long time wearing.

A washing machine base that protects and cushions the washing machine and secures the washing machine transmission or other mechanism suspended below the washer tub during assembly and shipping, even if the appliance is tilted. The base may be formed entirely from corrugated board and comprises a load bearing tray and an insert disposed within the tray. The tray has a bottom panel for supporting the washing machine and side panels connected to and extending upward from the bottom panel. The insert is formed from a corrugated blank that, when folded in accordion fashion, assumes a substantially pyramid shape defining a centrally disposed opening raised above the bottom panel and configured to receive and secure the washing machine mechanism.

The invention relates to a hyaluronic acid (HA)-polyethyleneimine (PEI) bonded polymeric carrier material as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The polymeric carrier material is an HA-PEI polymeric carrier material prepared through grafting HA used as a frame onto PEI by utilizing 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethyllaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC.HCl) as a cross-linking agent. The polymeric carrier material can be used for improving the targetting performance of gene / anion proteins in a cell, reducing the toxicity to the cell and improving the conversion efficiency of targetting genes, and has a wide application prospect.

A device, system, and method for facilitating aerial refueling. The device is a navigable flying unit for more precise positioning to establish a fuel-transmitting connection with a fuel inlet of a fuel-receiving plane (including a fuel inlet located on the wing of a commercial aircraft). The device comprises controllable aerodynamic surfaces for mid-air maneuvering while attached to a fuel-transmitting medium being trailed by a fuel-giving plane. The navigable unit may also comprise a means for, if necessary, moving along a surface of the fuel-receiving plane for more precise positioning, and a means for attaching to the surface of the fuel-receiving plane and / or a fuel port thereof, as well as a means for coupling with the fuel inlet in order to establish a fuel-transmitting connection. The in-air maneuvering of the device and fuel-transmitting medium may be facilitated in one embodiment, by the fuel-transmitting medium comprising aerodynamic surfaces configured for reducing drag.

A gel cushion, such as may be incorporated in a knee pad or other body-worn pad, that avoids undue accumulation of heat within the cushion, and that provides a stable and comfortable resting surface for at least a portion of a user's body. The cushion may further provide decreasing incremental compression in response to incrementally increasing loads, whereby users of different weights may be comfortably supported thereon.

The invention discloses a lifting-type charging pile based on the field of new energy. The lifting-type charging pile structurally comprises a lifter, a base, a card reader, a charging pile body, a top shed, three indicator lights, a display device and a panel. The outer wall of the lifter is perpendicularly welded to the upper end of the outer wall of the base. The card reader is fixed to the front end of the outer wall of the charging pile body through a bolt. The top of the charging pile body is in interference fit with the bottom of the top shed. The three indicator lights are mounted at the upper end of the front side of the charging pile body. The indicator lights are electrically connected with an internal mainboard of the display device through wires. The display device is fixed tothe interior of a groove in the front end of the panel through a clamping buckle. According to the lifting-type charging pile based on the field of the new energy, the lifter flexibly and conveniently makes the charging pile body rise and fall, and the effects that the improved lifting-type charging pile based on the field of the new energy can freely rise and fall and the lifting-type charging pile is contracted into a protective shell so as to reduce damage and prevent erosion of water vapor when the lifting-type charging pile is not used are achieved,.

An insole containing a consumable element, ideally a glucose gel, which serves a dual purpose of providing cushioning for the feet as well as providing a sterile source of nutrition primarily intended for counteracting low blood sugar levels in people with insulin dependant diabetes. However, it can also be used by other people desiring a non-bulky emergency source of nutrition on the go.

The pressure hitch is operable from the cab of a towing vehicle. The towing vehicle is equipped with a basic ball hitch and a vertically orientable hydraulically operated ram having a rubber pressure stub at its lowermost end in an orientation above the basic ball hitch. The towed vehicle has an inverted cup-shaped socket for coupling (without need for grip tightening) on the basic ball hitch. The ram's rubber pressure stub is vertically movable for pressing against the upper outer surface of the socket and is the sole structure for holding the socket and basic ball hitch together during towing operations. The ideal towing vehicle is a front end loader.

The invention provides a shakeproof module with multiple cushioning chambers, and relates to the shakeproof technical field. The shakeproof module comprises an outer side film, an inner side film, a first side plate, a second side plate, a third side plate, a fourth side plate and a fifth side plate, wherein the inner side film is fixed on the outer side film in a heat sealing mode, and the first side plate, the second side plate, the third side plate, the fourth side plate and the fifth side plate are formed by sequentially bending. The first cushioning chamber is formed by the second side plate, the third side plate and the fourth side plate in a surrounding mode, the second cushioning chamber and a containing cavity are formed by the first side plate and the fifth side plate in a heat sealing mode, the included angle of the preset angle is formed between the first cushioning chamber and the second cushioning chamber, and the first side plate, the second side plate, the third side plate, the fourth side plate and the fifth side plate are provided with inflatable air chambers formed by the outer side film and the inner side film respectively. According to the scheme, shakeproof structures in the different directions are formed, and the problems that an existing shakeproof product is limited in cushioning ability, and supporting strength is insufficient are solved.

A disc brake for a motor vehicle, wherein it is possible to displace the actuating piston in the housing both by hydraulic pressure activation of a hydraulic chamber formed in the housing and via a mechanical actuator, wherein the sealing ring is accommodated in an annular groove formed in the housing. Provision is made here for the annular groove to have a groove floor, which runs substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piston, and two groove walls, which adjoin the groove floor, wherein as seen in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the piston a first groove wall is directed away from the hydraulic chamber and a second groove wall is directed towards the hydraulic chamber, wherein the first groove wall merges into the groove floor via a rounded or bevelled transition region at a varying distance from the longitudinal axis of the piston.

The invention pertains to an egg package comprising: a bottom part (4) formed by suction molding of a fibrous material, the bottom part (4) comprising a rear side (28), a front side (30), two end sides (32), and a plurality of egg-receiving compartments (34) having non-planar side surfaces (35) so as to match at least partially the outer contours of an egg, the plurality of compartments (34) being arranged in at least two parallel rows with upwardly extending projections (36) located between the rows of compartments (34), a cover part (6) comprising two substantially planar end surfaces (10), substantially planar rear (48) and front surfaces (12), and a substantially planar top surface (14), said cover part (6) being formed by cardboard and connected to the bottom part (4) via an elongated flap (40) extending from the rear side (28) of the bottom part (4), said elongated flap (40) being provided with a weakening in the transition between said elongated flap (40) and rear side (28) of the bottom part (4), said weakening forming a hinge (50) so as to allow the cover part (6) to move between an open position and a closed position, said elongated flap (40) at least in part overlapping the inner side (42) of said rear surface (48) of the cover part (6), said bottom part (4) comprising a retainment flap (44) hinged to the front side (30) of the bottom part (4), said retainment flap (44) comprising at least one outwardly extending retainment projection (26) for locking engagement with one or more co-operating apertures (46) in the front surface (12) of the cover part (6), said cover part (6) further comprising a substantially flat display surface (16) formed in the region between the top surface (14) and front surface (12) of the cover part (6), said substantially flat display surface (16) meeting the top surface (14) at a first obtuse angle, thereby forming a first edge (18), and said substantially flat display surface (16) meeting the front surface (12) at a second obtuse angle, thereby forming a second edge (20). The invention also pertains to a kit of parts comprising a bottom part for an egg package and a blank of cardboard material comprising preformed cutting and folding lines, the blank being configured such that, when cut and folded along said cutting and folding lines, it forms a cover for said bottom part.

A gel cushion, such as may be incorporated in a knee pad or other body-worn pad, that avoids undue accumulation of heat within the cushion, and that provides a stable and comfortable resting surface for at least a portion of a user's body. The cushion may further provide decreasing incremental compression in response to incrementally increasing loads, whereby users of different weights may be comfortably supported thereon.

An undergarment for use with a cast tape to form a hip spica cast, such as a pantaloon-type hip spica cast. The cast includes at least one layer of a 3D spacer synthetic padding material formed into a fabric of monofilament yarns and fabricated into an anatomically correct undergarment structure for being positioned around a torso and residing directly against the skin of a hip spica cast patient. At least one fabric perineal panel is attached to the undergarment in the perineal area of the undergarment and adapted for being positioned between the patient and an overlying cast material defining a perineal opening in the cast.

The invention provides a system and method for treating an orthopedic condition using a hydrogel-forming composition, which forms a hydrogel in situ at a target location and at least bio-mechanically treats the condition. The invention also provides a hydrogel forming composition designed to form a hydrogel with desirable biocompatible and biomechanical properties. In some aspects the hydrogel is formed in a water-permeable casing, which is delivered to an orthopedic joint in a minimally invasive manner. In particular, the system and method can be used for intervertebral disc replacement or repair.

The invention pertains to an egg package comprising: a bottom part (4) formed by suction moulding of a fibrous material, the bottom part (4) comprising a rear side (28), a front side (30), two end sides (32), and a plurality of egg-receiving compartments (34) having non-planar side surfaces (35) so as to match at least partially the outer contours of an egg, the plurality of compartments (34) being arranged in at least two parallel rows with upwardly extending projections (36) located between the rows of compartments (34), a cover part (6) comprising two substantially planar end surfaces (10), substantially planar rear (48) and front surfaces (12), and a substantially planar top surface (14), said cover part (6) being formed by cardboard and connected to the bottom part (4) via an elongated flap (40) extending from the rear side (28) of the bottom part (4), said elongated flap (40) being provided with a weakening in the transition between said elongated flap (40) and rear side (28) of the bottom part (4), said weakening forming a hinge (50) so as to allow the cover part (6) to move between an open position and a closed position, said elongated flap (40) at least in part overlapping the inner side (42) of said rear surface (48) of the cover part (6), said bottom part (4) comprising a retainment flap (44) hinged to the front side (30) of the bottom part (4), said retainment flap (44) comprising at least one outwardly extending retainment projection (26) for locking engagement with one or more co-operating apertures (46) in the front surface (12) of the cover part (6), said cover part (6) further comprising a substantially flat display surface (16) formed in the region between the top surface (14) and front surface (12) of the cover part (6), said substantially flat display surface (16) meeting the top surface (14) at a first obtuse angle, thereby forming a first edge (18), and said substantially flat display surface (16) meeting the front surface (12) at a second obtuse angle, thereby forming a second edge (20). The invention also pertains to a kit of parts comprising a bottom part for an egg package and a blank of cardboard material comprising preformed cutting and folding lines, the blank being configured such that, when cut and folded along said cutting and folding lines, it forms a cover for said bottom part.

A buffer comprises an outer shell, an elastic body and a movable shaft, wherein the outer shell and the elastic body are cylindrical; two ends of the elastic body are open; the elastic body is arranged in the outer shell in a sleeving manner; the movable shaft is arranged in the elastic body in a sleeving manner, and comprises a head part and a rod body part which are integrally connected or integrally formed; the head part of the movable shaft penetrates through an end part of the elastic body, and extends out of the elastic body or embedded in the end part of the elastic body; the rod body part penetrates through the other end of the elastic body, and extends out of the elastic body; the size of the rod body part is so proper that the rod body part can move in the elastic body in the length direction; and the size of the head part is so proper that the head part can enter the elastic body but cannot be separated out of the elastic body. When impact is caused, the head part of the movable shaft presses the elastic body, and is buffered by the elastic body due to elasticity, so that the purpose of buffering is realized. The buffer has the advantages that the structure is simple; the use is convenient; the processing, the production and the control are easy; and the practicability is strong.

An undergarment for use with a cast tape to form a hip spica cast, such as a pantaloon-type hip spica cast. The cast includes at least one layer of a 3D spacer synthetic padding material formed into a fabric of monofilament yarns and fabricated into an anatomically correct undergarment structure for being positioned around a torso and residing directly against the skin of a hip spica cast patient.