54 results about "Bearing down" patented technology

The invention is a rod to rod connector that can be used to interconnect two generally parallel spinal rods of a spinal rod and anchor system. The connector comprises a transverse rod and two pairs of clamping bodies, one for each spinal rod. Each pair connects one of the longitudinal spinal rods to the transverse rod in infinitely adjustable angular relationship. One of the two clamping bodies of each pair comprises a C-shaped channel for accepting the spinal rod. The channel is in communication with a slot that defines a hinge. A threaded screw hole passes transversely through the slot and permits a screw to squeeze the hinge, thereby causing the C-shaped channel to close around and clamp the rod. The second clamping body is similar to the first except that there is no slot or hinge and the screw hole preferably is not threaded, but includes a countersink for seating a chamfered screw head. Also, an angular portion of the screw hole intersects the C-shaped channel. The two clamping bodies are aligned with each other so that their screw holes are coaxial so that a single screw can pass through both holes thereby clamping both rods in the C-shaped channels and fixing the angle between the two clamping bodies and, hence, the two rods. The first clamp clamps the spinal rod by squeezing the hinge to cause the C-shaped channel to squeeze around the rod. The second clamp clamps the transverse rod by virtue of the bottom of the screw head bearing down on the transverse rod over the portion of the screw hole that intersects the C-shaped channel.

A locking latch used with a telescoping support stand having one or more telescoping sections. Each section includes an inner tubular member with a plurality of positioning holes along its length and an outer tubular member with a latch hole positioned typically near the upper end of the outer member so as to line up in registration with the positioning holes as the inner tubular member is extended out of the outer tubular member. The outer member carries a latch mechanism comprising a latching arm that that has a locking disposition in which the arm extends through the outer member latch hole and one of the inner member positioning holes in registration with the outer member latch hole to hold the inner and outer tubular members in substantially fixed extension with respect to one another. A catch is provided in the form of a notch or a tang that is structured and arranged to prevent the latching arm from being moved out of the locking disposition when the weight of the inner tubular member bears down on the latching arm and to permit the latching arm to be moved out of the locking disposition when the inner tubular member is lifted with respect to the outer tubular member. In another embodiment a tang is provided that catches on a hole in the latching arm to define the locking disposition.

The invention provides a battery connector which is arranged in a battery room of an electronic device and is correspondingly contacted with a battery to produce the electrical communication. The battery connector comprises an insulating body base, a plurality of terminal holding grooves which integrally extend from the insulating body base and are vertically arranged in parallel and a plurality of elastic terminals, wherein at least a part of each terminal extends out of the terminal holding groove. The invention is characterized in that at least one L-shaped buffering component which is integrally molded with the insulted body base is formed between the adjacent terminal holding grooves of the insulating body base, the L-shaped buffering component is permitted to incline on the fixed point during stressing, and a contact head which protrudes outwards is formed at one end that bears down on the battery; when no battery is positioned in the battery room, the elongation quantity that the contact head of the L-shaped buffering component protrudes outwards is more than the elongation quantity that the elastic terminal exposes out of the terminal holding grooves, so as to ensure that the battery firstly contacts the contact head for providing buffering when the battery impacts on the battery connector, so that the battery impaction force that all elastic terminals withstand can bereduced.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for cutting vegetables of different sizes and densities in a quick, safe and efficient manner The apparatus embodied herein provides an automated cutting process requiring only one operator who need not apply any physical exertion during the cutting process, and need not place his or her hands in the vicinity of the blade, as is necessary in conventional cutting methods using saws, guillotines and the like. The speed of the cutting blade bearing down on the vegetable is adjustable by varying the air pressure to a cylinder which actuates movement of the blade. This is advantageous in that the speed of the blade can be changed to suit particular sizes and densities of vegetable. The use of pneumatics further provides an extremely swift blade motion which reduces the likelihood of bruising to the vegetable as well as inaccurate portioning. Furthermore, when using such equipment, the quality of the cut will not be impaired over significant periods of use.