278 results about "Lower lip" patented technology

An mat system with each mat having sloping lips which overlap with an adjacent mat's sloping lips and are secured by interlocking joints in the mats' lips and/or by captive locking pins to form an easily assembled and interconnected flat surface. In use, opposing ledges forms a slot within holes in the top overlapping lips to receive a captive locking pin. The pin is captive by mid body prongs which fix underneath the ledges in a mat's upper lip's holes, and the pin locks and unlocks with rotary turning of the pin resulting in the pin's keeper feet fixing underneath the similar ledges in the holes of the lower lip of an adjacent mat.

The invention relates to the technical field of pressure cookers, and provides an extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker which comprises a cooker body, an outer pot, an inner pot, an outer cover and an inner cover, wherein a circumferential groove with an opening facing upwards is formed in the outer side of the opening of the inner pot; a seal ring is arranged between the inner cover and the inner pot, and comprises an upper lip and a lower lip; the upper lip is clung to the inner side of the inner cover; the lower lip is a vertical annular ring; when the inner cover is in a closed state, the lower lip extends into the circumferential groove; a hose is connected onto the inner cover; one end of the hose is communicated to the inner side of the inner cover in a sealed manner; a mini-type vacuum pump is arranged in the cooker body; the other end of the hose is communicated to the mini-type vacuum pump. The extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker has the advantages that the problem of short fresh-keeping time of residual food in the conventional cooker is solved; the mini-type vacuum pump is started to extract residual air in the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker, so that pressure in the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker becomes lower, the lower lip is clung to the inner side wall of the circumferential groove, and external air cannot enter the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker, that is, the purpose of keeping the residual food fresh for a long time can be realized; as a user needs not to pour the residual food out of the extraction fresh-keeping electric pressure cooker for fresh-keeping in another container, the use is more convenient.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric pressure cookers and discloses a freshness-preserving electric pressure cooker. The cooker comprises a cooker body, an outer pot, an inner pot, a sealing ring, an outer lid and an inner lid, wherein a circumferential groove which is in the circle form and opens upward is formed in the outer side of a pot opening of the inner pot, the sealing ring comprises an upper lip piece and a lower lip piece, the upper lip piece is attached to the inner side of the inner lid, and when the inner lid is closed up, the lower lip piece extends into the circumferential groove; the inner lid is connected with a flexible pipe, and one end of the flexible pipe is communicated to the inner side of the inner lid in a sealed mode; a minisize vacuum pump is arranged in the cooker body, and the other end of the flexible pipe is communicated to the minisize vacuum pump; a pressure detection device used for detecting the pressure of gas inside the inner pot is arranged on the inner lid. By means of the freshness-preserving electric pressure cooker, the problem that food left in a cooker is short in freshness-preservation time is solved, the minisize vacuum pump is started, residual air in the cooker is extracted, the pressure in the cooker is lowered, so that the lower lip piece is closely attached to the inner side wall of the circumferential groove, air of the outside world cannot enter, the purpose of long-time freshness-preservation for residual food is achieved, the food does not need to be poured out additionally by a user for additional freshness preservation, and the cooker is greatly convenient for the user to use.

An improved device for timely medication administration that attaches to any original container cap and that measures and displays elapsed time in response to opening or closing of said original container cap is disclosed. Physical, chemical and labeled characteristics of the original medication vessel are thus preserved as dispensed. This device includes a timing unit, a compression reset switch and a thermoplastic housing for the above with a resilient, flexible, circumferential wall that permits operation of the enclosed compression reset switch. The thermoplastic housing also features a rigid lower lip that allows adhesive attachment to the original lid.

An endoscopic bite block, with teeth position defining regions which guide the subject's teeth to grip the bite block in their natural position, with the teeth of the upper jaw positioned further out than the lower jaw teeth. These teeth position defining regions are also preferably curved to match the curved shape of the jaw. The upper and lower parts of the front plate of the bite block may also be positioned at different distances out, so that upper and lower lip regions both contact the front plate snuggly. The bite block may be used with separate oral/nasal cannulae, or may incorporate breath sampling or gas supply cannulae. A flexible flapped curtain at the outer end of the bite block may be provided to largely enclose the inner volume of the bite block to enable more accurate capnographic sampling under conditions of wide-open mouth breathing.

The oral retractor is provided for retracting at least a portion of a patient's mouth. The oral retractor is formed from single, continuous closed-loop strand of stainless steel wire. The oral retractor includes a superior lip-engaging portion for retracting the patient's upper lip away from the upper teeth and gums, and an inferior lip-engaging portion for retracting the patient's lower lip away from the patient's lower teeth and gums. Bilateral arcuate cheek-engaging portions extend posteriorly from the lip-engaging portions for retracting the patient's cheeks away from the teeth and gums. The lip-engaging portions are formed from linear portions defining tented arches that extend anteriorly, and the superior lip-engaging portion may be canted upward, while the inferior lip-engaging portion may be canted downward. The cheek-engaging portions may be substantially parabolic. The retractor may be substantially symmetrical about planes bisecting the retractor vertically and horizontally.

A cheek and lip retractor for dentistry comprises respective cheek portions and lip portions for the upper and lower lips. In one embodiment, the lip portions each comprise a lip shield and mucosa pads that are separate and spaced apart from the lip shield. The lip shield includes a first side edge that is disposed within a patient's mouth, and a second side edge that is disposed outside the patient's mouth, when the retractor is used to separate the lips of the patient. The cheek portions and lip portions are connected to each other by flexible connecting elements, and the connecting elements are disposed between the lip shields and the mucosa pads. In another embodiment, the cheek portions of the retractor include first side edges disposed within a patient's mouth, and second side edges disposed outside the patient's mouth during use to separate the lips of the patient.

A sleep assist article and associated method for establishing proper breathing patterns. An adhesive tape body is releasably secured upon a face of a person and exhibits an inner aperture defined by an inner edge surface, and through which upper and lower lips of the person extend. The body establishes a check valve in a first inhalation stage, to facilitate breathing through the person's nasal passages while inhibiting inhaling orally. The body further operates to permit exhaling orally, and while concurrently inhibiting nasal exhalation. The device optimizes an oxygen intake percentage within a user's lungs, as well as an associated oxygen saturation during repetitive breathing cycles associated with an induced sleep pattern and to improve sleep cycles, reduce incidences of sleep apnea, and to provide other health benefits.

An animated mechanized figure which can be dressed as a tiger Santa character and is electrically-operated to provide vertical movements of the body and arms, forward and backward tilting of the head and vertical movements from the lower lip, together with vocal sounds emitted from a speaker provided in the body. The body member is movably supported from a central vertical post mounted on a base. A gear box is fixedly attached on the vertical post central portion within the body member, and contains a first electric drive motor and a driven rotor having an eccentric pin which contacts the body member rear part and moves the body and arms upward and downward, and also tilts the head forward and backward. The head member contains a second electric drive motor and driven rotor which is associated with a torsion spring unit and connected to a linkage which pivots the lower lip flap upward and downward in synchronism with vocal sounds emitted from the speaker mounted in the front part of the body member.

Personal watercraft having extruded rigid rub rails that can be curved in vertical and horizontal dimensions to provide complex geometries in watercraft. One rub rail has a pair of resilient opposed converging wings extending outwardly from the rub rail to form an open channel along the rub rail length. A first bottom lip can extend inwardly to hug the downwardly facing surface of the top deck. A second lip can curve upward and inward beneath the first inwardly extending bottom lip. The second lip can provide an increased ability to hug sharp horizontally curved corners of the watercraft without wrinkling, for example, the rear corners of the watercraft. The rub rail can be both vertically and horizontally curved in the same region and be affixed to a vertical bond flange. In some personal watercraft, the rub rail is formed of a rigid material having a Shore A hardness of at least about 90. The complex geometries of some rub rails are created by heating the rub rail, securing the rub rail to a forming jig or fixture, and allowing the rub rail to cool. The cooled rub rail can thus have the preformed, complex geometry of the top deck to which it is to be affixed, while having a transverse profile than cannot be made by injection molding.

A lock-up system for a firearm comprising a wedge assembly having a top wedge member and a bottom wedge member, each having complementary inclined surfaces; a barrel nut that is configured to receive an outer portion of an upper receiver; and a handguard that is configured to receive the barrel nut and the combined wedge assembly within a lower lip of the handguard. The wedge assembly may include an optional assembly screw and a locator pin where the top wedge member and bottom wedge member are tightly joined to each other via the assembly screw and the locater pin. In use, the lock-up system is used to join the handguard and barrel nut to a corresponding upper receiver with little to no play between the handguard and the upper receiver such that the connection between the two via the wedge assembly is intended to be permanent.

In accordance with the present invention, a flexible face mask is provided for protecting the face from sunlight, wind, and other outdoor elements. Various embodiments of the face mask provide varying levels of facial coverage to suit user preferences. In a first embodiment, the face mask comprises a nose shield portion configured to cover and conform to the user's nose, a lip shield portion configured to cover the user's upper lip, a pair of cheek shield portions configured to cover the sides of the user's face, and a pair of ear strap portions configured to cover the ears, and receive the user's ears and eyewear via a pair of “C”-shaped cuts and insertion slits, respectively. A reinforcing strip on the skin-facing side of the nose shield provides structure and allows the nose shield to better conform to the user's nose. The face mask features two means of attachment to various forms of eyewear. For eyeglasses, a pair of small “C”-shaped cuts in the upper center portion of the nose shield are configured to receive the nose pads of the user's eyeglasses to further secure the face mask to the user's face. For goggles or eyeglasses, a set of hook and loop (i.e. Velcro) patches with adhesive backings can be utilized, wherein one patch is affixed to the underside of the eyewear's nose bridge and the mating patch is affixed to the area inside the “C” cuts of the nose shield. A second embodiment of the face mask provides less facial coverage and only covers the nose, cheek bones, and ears. A third embodiment of the face mask provides more facial coverage and covers the nose, cheeks, ears, upper and lower lips, and chin. In a preferred embodiment, the face mask is composed of an outer first layer of spandex having a sun protective factor, an intermediate second layer of open-cell foam, and a third layer of micro-suede material that contacts the skin.

A cosmetic prosthesis designed to provide non-invasive, removable enhancement of upper and lower lip, being intended to contour and push the facial skin around the mouth and jaw outward, reducing the appearance of wrinkles or aging lines.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for enhancing the lip language recognition rate and a mobile terminal. The method is applied to the mobile terminal. The method concretely comprises the steps that light intensity of current ambient light is acquired; then the light intensity is compared with a preset light intensity threshold, and brightness of a display screen is enhanced when the light intensity is less than the light intensity threshold so as to increase lighting for the lips; the lip image of a user is acquired through the front camera of the mobile terminal; and finally the acquired lip image is recognized so that information matched with the lip image is obtained. According to the method, lighting for the lips can be increased when the light intensity of the current ambient light is less than the light intensity threshold, i.e. the ambient light is insufficient so that the lip image acquired by the mobile terminal is enabled to be clearer, and the problem of the low lip language recognition rate under the condition of insufficient ambient light can be solved.

The cheek and lip retractor for dentistry comprises respective cheek portions and lip portions for the upper and lower lip, the lip portions comprising a lip shield and mucous pads which are separate and spaced apart from the lip shield, the cheek portions and lip portions being connected to each other by flexible connecting elements, and the connecting elements being disposed between the lip shield and the mucous pad. Such a retractor allows a largely free treatment of the tooth portions to be treated and provides a comfortable fit for the patient.

A harness for securely positioning a nasal cannula on the face of a person for orally administering oxygen and other gases is described. A flexible chin strap adapted for placement around the chin of the person may be attached to adjustable, flexible straps effective for draping around the ears of the person, which are in turn attached to a central, cannula attachment portion disposed between the cannula and the face of the person. The gas delivery tubes of the cannula are also disposed behind the ears, essentially following the path of the flexible straps of the harness. Once placed on a person, the harness holds the nasal cannula such that the nasal prongs may disposed facing toward the mouth opening in the vicinity of the lower lip thereof, and may deliver gases to a mouth-breathing individual. Another embodiment of the harness may be utilized to position a nasal cannula for nasal administration of gas.