184 results about "Clamshell" patented technology

Provided herein are several embodiments of a dexterity tool for opening a contact lens package to remove a contact lens inside. Some embodiments may have a housing which clamps down on the contact lens package to aid in the removal of the lid from the contact lens package. Some embodiments may also have a top clamshell housing with a movable jaw connected to the top clamshell housing and an opening in the top clamshell housing. Some embodiments may also include a bottom clamshell housing hingedly attached to the top clamshell housing so that the top housing hinges about a hinge axis relative to the bottom housing and further contains a bowl positioned within the bottom clamshell housing and a platform surrounding the bowl. A fixed jaw may be connected to the platform such that when the tool is placed in a closed position the contact lens package is sandwiched in between the movable jaw and the fixed jaw.

A container includes a container body of a corrugated paper material. The container body defines a tray and a clamshell lid hinged to the tray for movement between a closed position wherein the clamshell lid and tray enclose an interior space of the container body and an open position wherein the clamshell lid is clear of a top opening of the tray for access to the interior space. The tray includes a bottom panel defining a bottom window opening. The clamshell lid includes a top panel defining a top window opening. The top window opening and the bottom window opening are separated from one another by corrugated paper material of the container body. In the closed position, the top window opening is opposite from the bottom window opening. A transparent film is connected to the container body, covering over at least one of the window openings.

Described herein are various embodiments of a pickleball paddle comprising a first clamshell component and a second clamshell component. The first clamshell component includes a first head portion, a first rim portion surrounding the first head portion, and a first handle portion. The second clamshell component includes a second head portion, a second rim portion surrounding the second head portion, and a second handle portion. When the first rim portion is joined to the second rim portion, the first and second clamshell components together define a cavity. A core is disposed in the cavity and may be formed of a foam material.

A display system is provided comprising a display case, a clamshell assembly, and a stand assembly. The display system can be utilized to provide various means to securely showcase and store a collectible product, such as a collectible piece of eyewear, while reducing the need for the user to remove the collectible product from the display system or, alternatively, allowing the user to remove the product from the display system without comprising the value of the collectible product.

The invention discloses a variable geometry turbine guider blade adjusting structure and method and application, through cooperative adjustment of a slidable clamshell-shaped suction surface and a rotatable tail flap, the front thickness, the aerodynamic configuration and the throat area of a turbine blade are accurately controlled, and therefore wide-range flow adjustment is achieved. The pressure surface side fixing part provides a stable supporting and flowing path through a pressure surface section, a front end groove and a tail semicircular arc surface which are integrally formed. The slidable clamshell-shaped suction surface is connected with an external driving source and can slide along the front-end groove to adjust the shape of the blade; the rotatable tail flap further optimizes the flow regulation by rotating to regulate the shape of the throat area at the tail of the blade. According to different working condition requirements, the clamshell-shaped suction surface and the tail flap can be adjusted independently or in a linkage mode, high efficiency and stability of the turbine guider blade under different flight working conditions are guaranteed, and meanwhile the turbine guider blade has good thermal protection performance and high-temperature tolerance.

A thermal pad service kit includes a package having a first clamshell and a second clamshell. A thermal pad is enclosed between the first clamshell and the second clamshell, and a first side of the thermal pad is removably coupled to the first clamshell via an adhesive film. A second side of the thermal pad is tacky and removably coupled to a non-adhesive film. The second side of the thermal pad is coupled to a surface of a component after removing the non-adhesive film from the second side of the thermal pad and laying the thermal pads on the surface of the component.

Designs 1-2 are used as vertical clamshell-type battery chargers, each of which comprises a base and a clamshell portion that are connected by a metal rotatable shaft to achieve closing and opening; Multiple batteries can be vertically placed inside each of the claimed designs side by side for charging, thereby effectively reducing the size of the charger; Meanwhile, the claimed designs can also be used for storage of batteries; The essential characteristics of the designs are featured in shape of the designs.

A cable pulling device including a clamshell housing including a first elongate clamshell and a second elongate clamshell configured to engage the first elongate clamshell such that the clamshell housing can house a distal end piece disposed at a distal end of a cable. The device can include a cord extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the first end and the second end being configured to extend through a bifurcate aperture disposed at a distal end of the distal end piece to form a loop. The cable pulling device can include a locking ring configured to surround and hold together the first elongate clamshell and the second elongate clamshell.

A power tool may include a housing including first and second clamshell halves. The power tool may include a motor directly supported by the first and second clamshell halves. The power tool may include a gear assembly directly supported by the first and second clamshell halves and operably coupled to the motor. The power tool may include an impact mechanism disposed within the housing between the first and second clamshell halves and operably coupled to the gear assembly, the impact mechanism including a camshaft, an anvil rotationally supported by an anvil support for rotation about an axis, the anvil support being directly supported by the first and second clamshell halves, and a hammer configured to reciprocate along the camshaft and to impart rotational impacts to the anvil in response to rotation of the camshaft.

Provided is a clamshell housing for a human-machine interface comprising a plastic “C” cover assembly and a plastic “D” cover assembly, the plastic “C” cover assembly comprising a plastic keyboard cover or palm rest, having a plurality of snap fittings thereon for attachment to a plastic “D” cover assembly, a keyboard having a keyboard connector electrically connecting the keyboard to a printed circuit board (PCB), a trackpad having a trackpad connector electrically connecting the trackpad to the printed circuit board (PCB). The housing of the invention may be easily disassembled for repair or recycling.

A collapsible pet bed includes a clamshell container, a double hinge, legs, and stairs. The clamshell container includes a first tray and a second tray. The double hinge is designed to permit relative movement of the first tray and the second tray to: an open position in which the bottom wall of the first tray abuts the bottom wall of the second tray, and a closed position in which the side walls of the first tray abut the side walls of the second tray. The legs are extendable into an extended position and collapsible into a collapsed position for storage inside the clamshell container. The stairs are designed to be removably attached to the first tray to permit a pet to climb up into the first tray. The stairs are collapsible for storage inside the clamshell container.

A container includes a container body of a corrugated paper material. The container body defines a tray and a clamshell lid hinged to the tray for movement between a closed position wherein the clamshell lid and tray enclose an interior space of the container body and an open position wherein the clamshell lid is clear of a top opening of the tray for access to the interior space. The tray includes a bottom panel. The clamshell lid includes a top panel defining a top window opening therethrough. In the closed position, the top window opening is opposite from the bottom panel.

A clamshell container for herbs and produce includes a base and front cover connected by a hinge, forming an enclosure. The base has first and second male grooves, with the first male grooves configured as ramps to slide a recyclable sleeve into position, and the second male grooves positioned to secure the sleeve in a snug fit around the clamshell container. The sleeve provides a surfaces for branding and labeling. The front cover includes first and second female grooves that align with the male grooves. A stack of containers aligns through male grooves on one container engaging female grooves on another, maintaining stability and preventing displacement. A method includes filling the container, sliding on the sleeve, and stacking containers via the grooves, ensuring secure and sustainable packaging for herbs and produce during transport and storage.

A method of mounting, at a desired location, a vehicle sensor pad for a sensor system of a vehicle wherein the sensor pad is initially packaged in a product that includes a foldable clamshell-type housing folded to a closed position to contain the pre-formed sensor pad that was formed in situ therein when the housing was in an open position, prior to closing. The housing has an enclosed volume bounded by relatively thin and flexible walls, and outwardly extending tabs which facilitate opening. This structure enables the user to easily open the housing to remove the sensor pad, a cured silicone composition, by pushing inward on an outer surface of the outer wall of a base section of the housing. This product reduces the amount of manipulation needed to mount the sensor pad in a desired position, for example, during installation of a rain sensor system for a vehicle windshield.

There is provided a method (400) of manufacturing a clamshell stator for a vacuum pump comprising providing (410) a first half-shell stator component and a second half-shell stator component, wherein the first half-shell stator component and the second half-shell stator component comprise respective first and second internal walls for defining a plurality of pump chambers having gas transfer passages arranged therebetween; boring (420) a first bore extending through one or more of the first internal walls and defining first portholes; boring (430) a second bore extending through one or more of the second internal walls and defining second portholes; arranging (440) a first sealing means and a second sealing means respectively to seal one or more of the first portholes and second portholes such that a fluid connection is provided between the outlet and inlet of adjacent pump chambers.

The luggage rack accessory includes a woven platform on foldable clam shell structure that is utilized in conjunction with an existing luggage pedestal to support a luggage item. The woven platform attaches to the clamshell structure to form a load bearing surface. The luggage pedestal elevates the load bearing surface. The load bearing surface receives the luggage item. The load bearing surface transfers the load of the luggage item to the luggage pedestal.

The utility model relates to a clamshell type connector in the connector field, which comprises a base and a protective cover, a connecting piece is arranged in the base, an installation part is arranged at one end of the base, an installation groove is arranged on the installation part, and the protective cover is matched with the installation groove through the connecting part and is rotatably connected with the installation groove through a rotating piece. A rotating part is arranged on the base, an elastic part is connected to the middle of the rotating part in a sleeved mode, a positioning part is arranged on the side face of the protective cover, a buckling plate is arranged on the side face of the base, a buckling part is formed at one end of the buckling plate, and a pressing part is formed at the other end of the buckling plate. According to the connector, the subsequent manual matching and mounting process of the protective cover is simplified, the mounting efficiency is improved, the protective cover is prevented from loosening or falling and losing under the action of external force through the connection of the rotating part, the protective cover can be driven to automatically open through the elastic part, the operation efficiency is improved, and the use stability and reliability of the connector are enhanced.

The utility model relates to the technical field of machining, in particular to a covering cap lock assembling clamp which comprises a vice seat, a pressing block with the upper end matched with a covering cap lock is arranged on the vice seat, and when a pin on the covering cap lock is assembled, the covering cap lock without the pin is placed at the upper end of the pressing block and is matched with the pressing block, so that the pin on the covering cap lock is assembled. The opening cover lock is limited, it is guaranteed that the opening cover lock does not move in the assembling and limiting process, and the assembling efficiency and quality of the opening cover lock are improved.

An assembly connects a pitman arm to a slot in a crank arm of a pumping unit. A pin extends from the pitman arm disposed on a first side of the crank arm. The pin is disposed in the slot of the crank arm and has a distal end exposed on a second side of the crank arm. The distal end defines an external shouldered profile. A clamp is positioned on the distal end of the pin. The clamp has an internal shouldered profile, which is configured to engage the external shouldered profile on the pin. One or more spacers are disposed on the clamp and are configured to adjustably extend from the clamp toward the second side of the crank arm.

A clamshell-style laptop case with a foldable shade assembly that, when expanded, shades and protects a laptop that's placed within the opened case. A shade assembly, positioned within the interior of the clamshell case, includes a visor panel, side panels, a rear panel, and lower panel. When the case is opened, the shade assembly can be expanded from its collapsed position by lifting the visor panel upward as it rotates along a hinge connecting it to the rear panel, while the side panels simultaneously expand from a folded position. The side panels remain permanently attached to the shade assembly, reducing the steps required to expand and collapse the shade assembly. The shade assembly may incorporate a friction hinge connecting the shade assembly's lower panel and rear panel which enables the rear panel to rotate greater than 90 degrees to the lower panel, providing improved functionality and accessibility during use.

The utility model relates to a clamshell parking structure of a connector and a clamshell connector. The clamshell parking structure comprises a clamping hook, a parking clamping jaw and a rotating shaft, wherein the clamping hook and the parking clamping jaw are positioned on a connector main body; the rotating shaft is positioned on a clamshell; the clamping hook and the parking clamping jaw are arranged in a spaced mode and provided with a first rotating groove and a second rotating groove respectively, and openings of the first rotating groove and the second rotating groove face the same direction. The rotating shaft on the turning cover comprises a clamping hook rotating shaft and a clamping jaw rotating shaft which are arranged at an interval, the clamping hook rotating shaft is rotationally connected into the first rotating groove, and the clamping jaw rotating shaft is rotationally arranged in the second rotating groove; the opening width of the first rotating groove is smaller than the diameter of the clamping hook rotating shaft; a second rotating groove of the parking clamping jaw is in interference fit with the clamping jaw rotating shaft; the flip cover connector comprises a connector main body and a flip cover, and the connector main body and the flip cover are connected through the flip cover parking structure. According to the utility model, the whole-process parking of the flip cover on the connector main body can be realized without redundant parts.

The disclosed embodiments describe systems, methods, and devices for a fitting. These systems, methods, and devices may include a fitting, which may comprise a hollow body, and a bell portion extending from the body, wherein the bell portion (110) may comprise a clamshell opening (115), and at least one cleat (125) extending from an internal surface of the bell portion.

There is provided a tooling assembly for full size determinant assembly of a structure. The tooling assembly has a clamshell assembly that locates the structure in an assembly jig in one or more of, an x-axis direction, a y-axis direction, and a z-axis direction. The clamshell assembly includes a hinged clamshell structure, and a latch assembly, a clamp assembly, and a base plate all attached to the hinged clamshell structure. The tooling assembly further has a pin assembly with a pin having a head end clamped between the clamp assembly and the clamshell assembly, an indexing portion substantially positioned within the hinged clamshell structure, a rotation control portion, and a tail end. The pin assembly includes one or more nut elements and an interfacing surface. The clamshell assembly allows the pin to releasably engage within the assembly jig and allows the pin and the structure to float.

The utility model discloses a ratchet wrench for dismounting a grab bucket, which belongs to the technical field of ratchet wrenches and comprises a ratchet wrench, the ratchet wrench comprises a wabbler and a handle, a threaded hole is arranged at the end of the handle, a threaded rod is arranged in the threaded hole, a bearing is arranged on the threaded rod, an inner supporting piece is arranged on the bearing, and a fixing ring is arranged at the end of the handle. According to the ratchet wrench, the technical problem that in the prior art, when the ratchet wrench is used, a plurality of ratchet wrenches and a plurality of cross sleeves matched with the ratchet wrenches need to be carried, and inconvenience is caused is solved.

In a dredging support system attached to a backhoe dredger, the seabed of the dredging area is dredged more efficiently and with greater precision. [Solution] The guidance information displayed on the monitor screen 30 includes a closing operation line 45 that indicates the start timing for closing the grab bucket 8. With this, by simply starting the closing operation of the grab bucket 8 when the closing operation line 45 and the cutting edge of the shell related to the bucket position and orientation information 40 coincide on the monitor screen 30, the lowest point position of the cutting edge of the shell 18 and the dredging depth position can be matched. Therefore, even in dredging operations using a clamshell-type grab bucket 8 in which the cutting edge of the shell 18 traces an arc-shaped trajectory when in the opening and closing position, it is possible to prevent incomplete digging or over-digging.

The utility model provides a clamshell type film pasting assistor, which relates to the technical field of clamshell type film pasting assistors, and comprises a shell, a limiting block is fixedly mounted in the shell, a mounting block is fixedly mounted in the shell, a connecting groove is formed in the surface of the shell, a clamping groove is formed in the inner side of the shell, and the limiting block and the mounting block are fixedly mounted in the shell. A bottom plate is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the shell, and a connecting plate is fixedly installed on the side face of the bottom plate. According to the mobile phone film fixing device, through the installation blocks and the limiting blocks, the consistency of the film and a mobile phone in the placing direction can be effectively guaranteed, and accurate alignment of the mobile phone and the film is achieved through the limiting blocks; according to the mobile phone film pasting device, the design of the connecting groove and the clamping groove enables a film to be stably fixed in the shell, displacement or sliding in the film pasting process is prevented, the sliding groove in the bottom plate allows the film to smoothly move in the alignment process, the film is automatically pasted through sliding of the position of the sliding groove, and the pasting convenience of the mobile phone film is improved.

A catheter lock system includes a clamshell housing comprising a body and a cover; one or more interlocking tabs of the body having a hook feature; compatible interlocking tabs of the cover configured to releasably engage with the interlocking tabs of the body; a key with one or more protrusions arranged at two different angles; one or more lock disc cams including a cam feature; wherein a rotation of the key is operable to cause the interlocking tabs of the body to release from the compatible interlocking tabs of the cover using each of the one or more protrusions of the key.

A clamshell underground base configured for supporting an above-ground static structure includes a pair of clamshell sections configured to removably connect to each other to define a pipe portion having an open top end, an open bottom end, and an opening extending therebetween. Each of the clamshell sections has a distal end, a proximal end, and a body portion between the distal end and the proximal end. At least one reinforcement plate is connected to the each of the clamshell sections and extends across the opening. Each of the clamshell sections is made from a first material, and the at least one reinforcement plate is made from a second material different from the first material. The first material is a fiber-reinforced polymer composite material, and the second material is steel.

A power tool includes a housing with first and second clamshell portions. A motor positioned within the housing is configured to rotate a motor shaft. A gear case coupled to the housing encloses a drive train to transmit torque from the motor shaft to an output drive extending from a front end of the gear case. A reaction arm coupled to the gear case limits rotation of the gear case. The power tool includes an interface assembly with an interface housing having a top portion positioned within the housing between the clamshell portions and a bottom portion extending outside the housing. The top portion includes a lens opening, and the bottom portion includes actuator openings. An interface circuit board coupled includes a display panel in line with the lens opening and switches positioned in line with the actuator openings. A lens is positioned within the lens opening.