68 results about "Shoulder region" patented technology

A tire can include a tread portion and a buttress portion. The tread portion can include a crown region between a tire equator and a middle position and a shoulder region between a first tread ground-contact end and the middle position. The buttress portion can have a land ratio which is a land portion ratio between the first tread ground-contact end and a first position. A land ratio of the shoulder region can be larger than a land ratio of the crown region and the land ratio of the buttress portion.

A fixed cutter drill (100) bit for drilling a borehole in an earthen formation (5) includes a bit body (110) having a central axis (105) and a bit face (111). The bit body is configured to rotate about the central axis in a cutting direction of rotation. The bit face includes a concave cone region (149a) extending radially from the central axis, a convex shoulder region (149b) extending radially from the cone region, a nose (149d) at the intersection of the cone region and the shoulder region, and a gage region (149c) extending radially from the shoulder region to a full gage diameter of the drill bit. In addition, the drill bit includes a cutting structure disposed on the bit face. The cutting structure includes a primary blade (141) extending radially from proximal the bit axis through the cone region and the shoulder region to the gage region. The blade has a leading side (142a) relative to the cutting direction of rotation, a trailing side (142) relative to the cutting direction of rotation, and a cutter-supporting surface extending from the leading side to the trailing side. Further, the drill bit includes a plurality of cutter elements (150) mounted to the cutter-supporting surface of the primary blade in the cone region, the shoulder region, and the gage region. Still further, the drill bit includes a gage pad disposed in the gage region and extending axially from the primary blade. The gage pad (200) has a central axis, an uphole end distal the primary blade, a downhole end integral with the primary blade, a leading lateral side relative to the cutting direction of rotation, a trailing lateral side relative to the cutting direction of rotation, and a formation facing surface configured to slidingly engage a sidewall of the borehole during drilling. The formation facing surface of the gage pad extends axially from the uphole end to the downhole end of the gage pad, and wherein the formation facing surface extends laterally from the leading side of the gage pad to the trailing side of the gage pad. The gage pad includes a surface area reducing feature positioned along a middle portion of the gage pad that is axially positioned between and axially spaced from the uphole end of the gage pad and the downhole end of the gage pad. The surface area reducing feature comprises a first recess extending from the formation facing surface toward the bit body.

A spinal stabilization unit (10) comprising: a flexible coupler (20) with a flexible coupler body (22), a range-of-motion limiting mechanism configured to control a certain degree of flexion, compression, and extension of the flexible coupler (20), the range-of-motion limiting mechanism comprising a tapered bushing (90) extending internally from a first end of the flexible coupler body (22) and having a narrowed distal opening (98), and a needle (100) with an elongated body (102) having an enlarged head region (104) and shoulder region (106) extending from a opposite end of the flexible coupler body (22), the needle (100) being configured to be received within the tapered bushing (90) and to cooperate with the bushing (90),to form an expansion and compression stop within the flexible coupler body (22), wherein the enlarged head region (104) of the needle (100) is arranged within the tapered socket (90) and is dimensioned such that the enlarged head region abuts the wall of the narrowed opening (98) when the flexible coupler (20) is extended or bent, and the socket (90) abuts the second end of the flexible coupler (20) when the flexible coupler (20) is compressed; and a pair of arms (30, 40), wherein the arms are located at opposite ends of the flexible coupler (20) for receiving bone anchors (50) to secure the flexible coupler (20) to the bone.

Disclosed is a training swimwear garment which include a base layer suitable to cover at least a portion of the upper torso of a wearer, the base layer having an abdomen region, a shoulder region, and a back region, and the base layer includes compressive and non-compressive fabric. The training swimwear includes a plurality of elastic straps spanning from an anterior of the shoulder region to the back region, configured to provide tension to produce a desired shoulder posture of the wearer. The training swimwear includes a plurality of panels connected with the base layer, the panels including an abdomen panel covering the abdomen region, and a back panel covering the back region, and the panels are configured to be buoyant to produce a desired body posture of the wearer.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an office massage chair is disclosed. The office massage chair comprises: a first support for supporting a user's buttocks; a second support connected to the first support for supporting a user's waist or back; and a third support provided on the second support for supporting a user's head, neck, or shoulder area, wherein the second support may include a light-emitting module that emits light in association with the operating state of the office massage chair.

Hood assemblies with disposable hoods are provided. In one implementation, a single-use, disposable hood includes a hood material sized to extend over a user's head and down to a neck / shoulder region of the user. The hood material includes a face shield opening extending through the hood material, a lower edge extending along a lower periphery of the hood material, and an air inlet hole through the hood material. The hood further includes an air inlet structure surrounding the air inlet hole, the air inlet structure having a base structure shaped as a truncated cone and a base aperture substantially aligned with the air inlet hole. The air inlet structure further includes an extension structure extending outward from the base structure, the extension structure having multiple vertical extensions arranged substantially perpendicular to the base structure and a ring structure attached to opposite ends of the vertical extensions from the base structure.

The pneumatic tire (1) has a tread band (2) that engages the road surface in the tread region of the tire. The tread band (2) includes two shoulder regions (10, 11) at the axially outer ends of the tread band (2), a central region (15) identified between the shoulder regions (10, 11), shoulder blocks (20A, 21A) arranged along shoulder circumferential ribs (20, 21), and central blocks (25A, 26A, 27A) arranged along central circumferential ribs (25, 26, 27). Four circumferential grooves (30, 31, 32, 33) separate the shoulder ribs (20, 21) and the central rib (25, 26, 27) from one another. In the tread region, the void ratio in the shoulder regions (10, 11) is at least 3% less than the void ratio in the central region (15).

To provide a tire capable of further improving snow performance.SOLUTION: In a tire including a plurality of lug grooves 10 extending in a tire radial direction from a tread portion 1 toward a sidewall portion 2, a plurality of shoulder blocks 21 defined in a shoulder region by the lug grooves 10, and a plurality of side blocks 22 defined in a side region by the lug grooves 10, the plurality of lug grooves 10 include a first lug groove 11 and a second lug groove 12 alternately arranged along a tire circumferential direction, and the first lug groove 11 includes a first widened portion side 11A having a locally widened groove. The second lug grooves 12 each have a second widened portion side 12A where the groove is locally widened, and the positions of the first widened portion side 11A and the second widened portion side 12A in the tire radial direction are different from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A drill tool can include at least one blade including a shoulder region and a face. A plurality of cutting elements can be disposed on the face of the blade, and at least one cutting element can be positioned in the shoulder region such that a cutting face of the at least one cutting element is spaced a distance behind the face of the blade. A recessed portion of the blade can extend below at least one cutting element of the plurality of cutting elements disposed on the face of the blade and to the at least one cutting element positioned in the shoulder region.

The invention relates to a vehicle tire (10) whose tread (12) comprises a base (20) and an outer cover layer (22) and includes on its sides a first shoulder region (24) and a second shoulder region (26) as well as a central region (28) arranged between them, wherein the cover layer (22) comprises an outer surface region (30) and an inner region (32) located underneath, wherein the surface region (30) in the first shoulder region (24) is formed by a first rubber material, wherein the surface region (30) in the second shoulder region (26) is formed by a second rubber material, wherein the inner region (32) in the central region (28) is formed by a third rubber material different from the first and second rubber materials, wherein the third rubber material has a higher storage modulus E' than the first and second rubber materials.wherein a first part of the profile blocks (16) are spiked SR profile blocks (34), wherein a second part of the profile blocks (16) are unspiked NW profile blocks (38), wherein the SR profile blocks (34) are arranged in the central area (28) to a degree of 80% or more, with respect to their number, and wherein the spikes (36) of SR profile blocks (34) arranged in the central area (28) extend into the third rubber material.

The utility model relates to the field of vehicle seats, in particular to a shoulder air bag assembly, a vehicle seat and a vehicle. A shoulder air bag assembly comprises a first air bag, a second air bag and a mounting plate, the first air bag and the second air bag are mounted on the mounting plate, the first air bag is in an inverted U shape and comprises a main body part and two branch parts communicated with the main body part, the two branch parts are located below the main body part and arranged in the left-right direction of a seat at intervals, and the two branch parts are connected with the main body part. The second air bag is located on the side, back to the mounting plate, of the body part. The inflation height of the main body portion of the first air bag and the inflation height of the second air bag jointly compensate a larger gap between the upper portion of the shoulder of the human body and the backrest, and the inflation height of the branch portion of the first air bag compensates a gap between the lower portion of the shoulder of the human body and the backrest. Therefore, the first air bag and the second air bag can jack up the shoulder area of the backrest to support the shoulders of the human body, and the backrest can be attached to the shoulders of the human body.

An “all season” tyre (1) for cars and / or light transport vehicles is described, having a tread band (8) provided with a plurality of longitudinal channels and a plurality of grooves (6, 7, 11,12, 13) and sipes (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) having a substantially transverse course, regularly arranged in the central ribs formed by the longitudinal channels and in the shoulder regions (L2, L3) over the whole tread band (8). The tread band (8) also has transverse notches resulting from joining a groove and a sipe having a transverse course, arranged consecutively to each other, and seamlessly extending substantially over the whole portion of the tyre containing them, i.e., the shoulder regions (L 2, L 3) or some of the central ribs (9, 10).

To provide a tire that improves cornering performance while ensuring drainage performance. [Solution] The tire has a specified mounting direction relative to the vehicle and comprises a tread portion 3 including a main groove 10 that extends continuously along the tire circumferential direction and a land portion 20 partitioned by the main groove 10. A belt including a belt cord is embedded in the tread portion 3. The ratio of the sum of the widths of the main grooves 10, WGi (WGi / WLi), to the sum of the widths of the land portion 20, WLi, in the inner region IN, is greater than the ratio of the sum of the widths of the main grooves 10, WGo (WGo / WLo), to the sum of the widths of the land portion 20, WLo, in the outer region OUT, and the widest main groove among the main grooves 10 included in the tread portion 3 is provided in the outer region OUT. The inclination angle θs of the belt cord with respect to the tire circumferential direction in the shoulder region is greater than the inclination angle θc of the belt cord with respect to the tire circumferential direction in the center region.

The present disclosure discloses a carrying rack for carrying an object on the back, comprising shoulder straps and preferably a waist strap, wherein the carrying rack comprises a back plate. Provision is made for that the back plate is formed by a shaped part adapted to the shape of the back in horizontal and vertical directions, wherein the back plate preferably extends from a pelvic region to a shoulder region.

A hands-free umbrella shoulder support apparatus allows for convenient and comfortable use of an umbrella or parasol without engaging the hands. Central to the design is a connector hub that latches onto the main stem of the umbrella or parasol, linked to a shoulder-supporting bridge featuring non-skid ribbing for stability and adjustable sizing for a custom fit. The apparatus also includes internal securing ribs for a firm grip on the stem, and a rear anchor torsion loop that increases security by hugging the upper shoulder area. An optional accessory hub can be added for decorative or functional extensions. The design is envisioned to accommodate a second connector hub for even weight distribution, enhancing this innovative support system's practicality and ergonomic benefits.

A millimeter wave image contraband target mapping optimization method comprises the steps that if a target is not in a doll area, the left side distance d1 and the right side distance d2 between the center point of the target and the boundary of a doll in the horizontal direction are initialized as the image width; respectively carrying out horizontal traversal leftwards and rightwards by taking the target center point as an initial position; if traversal reaches the doll boundary point, updating the corresponding direction distance to a horizontal traversal passing distance; if the image boundary is traversed, keeping the image width unchanged according to the corresponding direction distance; if the target is in the shoulder area, initializing the lower side distance d3 between the center point of the target and the doll boundary point in the vertical direction as the image height; performing vertical traversal downwards by taking the target center point as an initial position; if traversal reaches the doll boundary point, updating the lower side distance d3 into a vertical traversal passing distance; and if the image boundary is traversed, the lower side distance d3 is kept unchanged in image height.

Embodiments of a nosecone for a transcatheter delivery apparatus are disclosed. The nosecone can include a distal portion and a proximal portion. A longitudinal axis can extend from a distal end of the distal portion to a proximal end of the proximal portion. The proximal portion can have a shoulder region adjacent the distal portion of the nosecone and a body region proximal to the shoulder region. An outer surface of the nosecone can have a cross-sectional profile taken along the longitudinal axis of the nosecone. The cross-sectional profile of the body region can have a convex shape when viewed from a centroid of the body region.

The present invention provides a tire capable of further improving trafficability on bad road conditions while ensuring excellent durability of pattern blocks. A plurality of shoulder blocks (12) are provided in a shoulder region of a tread portion (1), a plurality of sidewall blocks (13) are provided in a sidewall region adjacent to the outer side of the shoulder region in the tire width direction, and one sidewall block (13) is disposed at a position on the outer side in the tire width direction of a block group comprising two or more shoulder blocks (12) adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction. A curved recess (20) is provided on the side surface of each of the shoulder blocks (12), the curved recess (20) comprising a first recess (21) and a second recess (22) extending in the circumferential direction of the tire, and a third recess (23) connecting the first recess (21) and the second recess (22) and extending obliquely with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire, and a curved projection is provided on the surface of each of the side blocks (13). The curved convex portion is composed of a first convex portion (31) and a second convex portion (32) which extend in the circumferential direction of the tire, and a third convex portion (33) which connects the first convex portion (31) and the second convex portion (32) and extends obliquely with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire.

Provided is a pneumatic tire which is suitable as a tire for driving on an unpaved road and which has improved driving performance and cut resistance on the unpaved road. A pair of sidewall blocks (21) facing each other across sidewall grooves (22) extending in the width direction of the tire are provided in a sidewall region located on the outside of a shoulder region of a tread portion (1) in the width direction of the tire, and repeating elements (20) comprising the sidewall grooves (22) and the pair of sidewall blocks (21) are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the tire. The tread surface of each sidewall block (21) has a concave-convex shape formed by a reference surface (21a) located on the sidewall groove (22) side and a step portion (21b) located on the opposite side of the sidewall groove (22) and protruding from the reference surface (21a), and the sidewall groove (22) is provided with a bottom raised portion (22a) protruding from the bottom of the sidewall groove (22) and connecting the pair of sidewall blocks (21).

The invention relates to the technical field of tire manufacturing, in particular to a bionic structure symmetrical pattern tire suitable for ice and snow pavements. The bionic structure symmetrical pattern tire suitable for the ice and snow covered pavement comprises a tire tread, and three wide longitudinal grooves extending in the circumferential direction of the tire are formed in the tire tread and divide the tire tread into a middle area and two shoulder areas; a middle pattern block combination a is arranged in the middle area, and a shoulder pattern block combination b is arranged in the shoulder area; the middle pattern block combination a is formed by alternately arranging pattern blocks a-1 and pattern blocks a-2 in the transverse direction of the tire, and the pattern blocks a-2 are obtained by rotating the pattern blocks a-1 by 180 degrees; the shoulder pattern block combination b is formed by alternately arranging pattern blocks b-1 and pattern blocks b-2 in the transverse direction of the tire; and the middle pattern block combinations a and the shoulder pattern block combinations b are arranged in a staggered manner in the circumferential direction of the tire.

The present disclosure relates to a tyre (1) for a vehicle wheel, the tyre comprising a tread band (2) extending between a first axial end (4a) and a second axial end. A plurality of first grooves (10) arranged contiguously along the first shoulder region (7), a plurality of second grooves (20) arranged contiguously along the second shoulder region (8), and a plurality of third grooves (30) are defined on the tread band. Each third groove extends from a respective first end (31) defined between the equatorial plane (X) and a first axial end (4a) of the tread band to a respective second end (32) defined between the equatorial plane (X) and a second axial end (4b) of the tread band. Furthermore, each third groove is inclined at an angle (A) of between 8 DEG and 30 DEG with respect to the circumferential direction defined on the tread band (2).

To provide a tire capable of suppressing side cut especially from a shoulder region of a tread to an outer surface of a side wall and maintaining good traction performance for a long period of time.SOLUTION: The tire 1 of the present invention includes a plurality of shoulder lateral grooves 13 disposed in each shoulder region 12 of the tread 4, and a shoulder block row 15 formed by arranging a plurality of shoulder blocks 14 in the tire circumferential direction C, wherein the shoulder blocks 14-1 are disposed on the outer surface of the side wall 3 located on at least one of the shoulder regions 12 in a positional relationship corresponding to a circumferential range 22 in which one shoulder block 14-1 and two shoulder lateral grooves 13, 13 are present. The pneumatic tire includes a side block row 25 composed of a plurality of side blocks 24 having a circumferential dimension Lb of a circumferential range 23 or more and raised outward from an outer surface of a side wall 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A rear-opening protective gown configured for removal by pull-forward doffing action is provided. The gown includes a central gown body including a front panel and a back panel. The gown opens at the back panel. A plurality of fastening elements is positioned on or proximate to the back panel. At least one of the fastening elements is located at the shoulder region. For each of the fastening elements that is located at the shoulder region, one of the first and second fasteners is mounted on a folded tab connected to the corresponding portion of the back panel. When a doffing force is applied to the gown, the folded tab rotates to transfer a shearing force into a peeling force thereby facilitating ease of doffing the gown without causing damage to the gown, thereby allowing for reuse. A method of wearing a rear-opening protective gown is also provided.

A device for creating a pilot hole through lesions in body passageways including an elongated flexible drive shaft advanceable over a guide wire, the drive shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a piloting head fixedly attached to at least a portion of the distal end of the driveshaft, wherein the piloting head comprises a distal end having a first diameter, a proximal end having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and an intermediate shoulder area comprising a third diameter that is larger than the first and second diameters, wherein the intermediate shoulder area comprises a radiused crest having a backside area having an abrasive coating, and wherein the diameter of the piloting head tapers down at a generally constant angle from the intermediate shoulder area to the proximal end of the piloting head.

To provide a tire which can improve on-snow turning performance and abrasion resistance performance, reduce vulcanization failures, and also obtain excellent plunger testing results.SOLUTION: A tire comprises: a carcass (12); an inclined belt (14) which is formed at an outer side of the carcass in a radial direction of the tire; and cap treads (22) which are formed outside the inclined belt in the radial direction of the tire. When it is defined that, in a view of a tire meridian cross section, a central region in a tread width is a center area and the other region is a shoulder area, hardness of a cap tread rubber (22a) in the shoulder area is higher than that of a cap tread rubber (22b) in the center area, and a width-direction belt (26) including a cord extending at approximately 90 degrees to a tire circumferential direction is formed between the inclined belt and the cap treads.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Provided is a tire with which snow performance is further improved. This tire includes a plurality of lug grooves 10 extending in the tire radial direction from a tread part 1 toward a side wall part 2, a plurality of shoulder blocks 21 divided into shoulder regions by the lug grooves 10, and a plurality of side blocks 22 divided into side regions by the lug grooves 10, wherein: the plurality of lug grooves 10 include first lug grooves 11 and second lug grooves 12 alternately arranged along the tire circumferential direction; the first lug grooves 11 each have a first widened part 11A in which the groove width is locally enlarged, and the second lug grooves 12 each have a second widened part 12A in which the groove width is locally enlarged; and the first widened parts 11A and the second widened parts 12A are located in mutually different positions in the tire radial direction.

Hybrid premium mattress comprising a cold foam or spring core with a 7-zone division, at least one TPU air core arranged in the shoulder area and at least one TPU air core arranged in the hip area, wherein the TPU air cores are connected to a compressor, characterized in that the firmness of the TPU air cores in the shoulder area and in the hip area can be adjusted independently of each other via a control unit.

This utility model discloses an autumn / winter golf training garment that enhances shoulder and waist rotational stretching, relating to the field of training garment technology. This autumn / winter golf training garment with enhanced shoulder and waist rotational stretching includes a front panel, a back panel, sleeves, a waist stretching structure, an on / off and adjustment structure, a warm and fitted structure, and a shoulder stretching structure: both the front and back panels have oblique elastic seams in the shoulder area, which extend obliquely along the shoulder rotation direction to accommodate the significant shoulder twisting during a golf swing. This utility model allows for greater stretching during the coordinated movement of the shoulder and waist in golf training. Furthermore, because the material of this training garment naturally conforms to the body's curves and has strong resistance to deformation, it maintains its appearance even after repeated stretching during training, meeting the diverse fabric matching needs of autumn and winter seasons.

The invention provides a wearable respiratory training tool and a training method, and relates to the technical field of respiratory training. The wearable respiratory training tool comprises close-fitting shaping clothes, a chest contour monitoring part, an abdomen contour monitoring part and a shoulder and back state monitoring part. The chest contour monitoring part and the abdomen contour monitoring part are made of flexible strain materials and used for monitoring the chest breathing mobility and the abdomen breathing mobility of a user. The shoulder and back state monitoring part comprises a back pressure monitoring part and / or a shoulder state monitoring part; the back pressure monitoring part comprises pressure sensors which are arranged on the back of the body shaping clothes and used for monitoring the back lifting state of the user; the shoulder state monitoring part is made of a flexible strain material, is arranged in the shoulder area of the close-fitting shaping garment and is used for monitoring the shoulder lifting state of the user. The breathing mode monitoring accuracy can be improved, targeted breathing training is carried out, and the breathing training effect on the user is improved.