1095 results about "Stirrup" patented technology

The firearm support device includes one or more “beanbags” directly mounted to a rifle stock that can be moved between a secured transportation position held against the stock and a support position suspended beneath the stock. The support device includes a stock attachment and one or more beanbags pivotally connected to the stock attachment. The stock attachment includes cinch and stirrup straps that secure the support devices to the stock and prevent it from inadvertently sliding up the stock. The bean bags are constructed of cloth pouches filled with a granular substance. The beanbags are sewn directly to the cinch strap or connected to the cinch strap by a slide buckle that rides along a rail strap sewn to a beanbag. The beanbags are securely held against the sides of the rifle stock in the transportation position by elastic cords, buckles, snaps, hook and loop fastening patches or other connection mechanisms.

A crossbow may include a main beam; a compound bow assembly mounted to the main beam including a riser and a pair of bow limbs; and a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding a bowstring in a cocked position. The crossbow may include wheels at opposite ends of the bow that operatively receive the bowstring. The wheels may be separated by a wheel distance (WD) when the crossbow is in an un-cocked position. The crossbow may also have a power stroke distance (PD) and the ratio WD / PD may be less than 2.0. The crossbow may include a foot stirrup being integral with the riser, the foot stirrup beginning behind the pair of bow limbs and extending beyond the bow limbs.

An auditory ossicle prosthesis with a first and a second securing element for mechanical securement in the middle ear as well as a connecting element, which is rigidly connected to the securing elements and connects them to each other and has a receiving part and a push-in part that can be pushed into a receiving opening of the same, the connecting element being designed so as to be variable in length in the axial direction between the receiving part and the push-in part, and it being possible for the receiving part and the push-in part to be clamped in a desired relative coaxial pushed-in position, characterized in that the clamping force FK between the receiving part and the push-in part in the clamped state is at least 10 times, preferably approximately 100 times, greater than the maximum external forces naturally occurring in the middle ear in the region of the ossicles. In this way it is possible in a simple manner for a desired, defined length of the prosthesis to be established even before it is clamped in between the two securing points, and for this length to be maintained exactly with a lasting effect even after completion of the operation, for example after the insertion of a second securing element, formed as a piston, through a perforated stirrup footplate.

A one-wheeled vehicle includes electric motors, a self-balancing system, and steering mechanism, wherein the electric motors and self-balancing system are disposed within the wheel of the one-wheeled vehicle. Side stirrup legs, which have foot pegs suitable for placement of a rider's feet while riding, are pivoted with respect to the wheel forks, such that the side stirrup legs may be rotated backwards and act as a kickstand for the one-wheeled vehicle. The side stirrup legs may be weighted with, for example, one or more batteries may be attached to the side stirrup legs to provide a weight distribution such that the one-wheeled vehicle does not fall forward when parked. A computational resource such as a microcontroller, or microprocessor-based controller, receives input signals indicative of operation of the twist throttle and brake, and responsive thereto produces signals to adjust the tilt angle relative to the acceleration and thereby reduce the need for a rider to lean forward or backwards.

The invention comprises a lateral ankle fusion plate, a jig for use with the fusion plate and a method for ankle fusion of the joints between the tibia, the talus, and the calcaneus. In addition, a separate fusion screw from posterior to anterior through the calcaneal tuberosity into the distal tibia is useful and can be placed using the targeting jig of the invention. The plate includes a C-shaped stirrup portion that wraps the bottom of the calcaneus and is provided with a screw hole for a T-T-C-fusion screw. A C-shaped targeting jig is provided that interfaces with the plate to allow for placement of the calcaneal screw and has an additional attachment for placement of the independent fusion screw so as to avoid impingement with the plate, and plate screws. The invention also relates to a method of surgery that incorporates the use of the plate, the jig and the tibial / talar / calcaneal fusion screw for an arthrodesis of the ankle joint.

An ankle control system, having a form-fitting sock, a semi-rigid support member, a lever motion stabilizing strap, a stirrup strap, and collar. The form-fitting sock has opposing medial and lateral sides, a foot portion having an arch portion, and an ankle portion having a vertical Achilles tendon portion. The semi-rigid support member is connected to the sock and has at least one slot providing flexibility to contour over an ankle as pressure is exerted on the support member. The lever motion stabilizing strap acts as a lasso to restrict inversion, eversion, and plantar flexion / inversion through the lever action of the foot with respect to the ankle. The stirrup strap is adjustably attachable to the sock.

A foldable leg stirrups for use during sex or medical examination that can be concealed, after use, between the mattress / box spring of a bed, or under the seat cushion(s) of a couch or chair, or between the mattress / cushion and frame of an examination table.

The present invention is directed to an exercise and training device for runners and provides a means to train them to stay in the most efficient position for optimum muscle use and to improve speed and lateral quickness. The device comprises an upper thigh strap, a foot stirrup and a length of resilient elastic material adjustably secured therebetween and adjusted to maintain the user's knee at a 90° angle during running.

There is described method and apparatus for supporting a patient's body in a MR scanner, including supporting it to rotate about its longitudinal axis and cant about a point on the longitudinal axis. Also provided are method and apparatus for supporting a patient's head and neck and using a surgical head-holder. Yet another embodiment of the invention provides method and apparatus for attaching first and second stirrups to a member supporting the patient. According to yet another embodiment, the invention provides for keeping two or more different members for supporting a patient's body during a medical procedure conducted in conjunction with an MR scanner, wherein each member is adapted to be detachably inserted into a bore of the MR scanner, and wherein each member provides for a different patient support functionality, selecting one of the different members for use in a medical procedure, positioning a patient's body on the selected member, and engaging the member with the MR scanner such that the member is disposed at least in part in a bore of the scanner.

A kit is provided to convert a compound archery bow into a left or right handed inline (vertical limb) crossbow. The conversion kit includes a mounting plate attachable to a side of the bow riser section to hold a socket to receive a draw-lock bar which can be removed for take-down and storage. The draw-lock bar has a series of laterally spaced bolt holes to attach a grip with a trigger release latch assembly at a selectable draw length. The bar can be rotated and attached to either side of the bow, and the trigger and grip can be reposition within the trigger housing for left, right or horizontal shooting. The string latch assembly has an anti-dryfire lever that is only moved from the blocking position when an arrow is nocked. The kit also provides a hinged cocking stirrup, and a front hand vertical grip on the riser side opposite the draw-bar socket. Also disclosed is a dedicated hybrid compound bow for dedicated use with kit as an inline or traditional crossbow. The hybrid compound bow is made especially. The hybrid bow has no forehand grip, and has a shoot through riser to provide vertical and horizontal centering of the arrow to the string.

The projectile launcher with internal bow includes a riser base, an elongate barrel assembly attached to the riser base, a crank mechanism attached to the back of the barrel assembly, a trigger assembly, and an internal bow assembly mounted to the riser base. The crank assembly includes a rotatable crank for selective reciprocation of a cocking pawl carriage riding inside a rail system in the barrel assembly. A biased cocking pawl in the pawl carriage selectively engages a projectile stirrup carriage riding on top of the rail system to push the stirrup carriage into a cocked position. The internal bow assembly includes reversed and vertically spaced, upper and lower resilient bow arms and respective pulleys and cables interconnecting the bow arms and the stirrup carriage. Cocking of the stirrup carriage flexes the bow arms in preparation for placement and firing of a projectile.

Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken over symmetrically by the elements of a Boys connection, which increases the repeatability of the connection; in one embodiment, two pins or spheres are driven by a sliding bushing provided with two “V”-shaped slits or with two lateral gorges. In the subsequent embodiments, the pins are replaced by spheres, by levers or by a stirrup.

The present invention discloses an apparatus which enables in-situ casts of the feet of a patient to be made whilst the feet support the patient's weight. In particular, two heel supports (28, 29) and two stirrups (38, 39) receive the heels and forefeet of the patient. Each is capable of independent movement being both rotation about the heel-toe axis and movement substantially transverse to that axis. A method of forming a cast of the patient's feet is also disclosed.

A piece of exercise equipment or gym that is secured to either side of a door frame via brackets that are permanently secured to the sides of the door frame across the upper end of a doorway. The gym has an adjustable length rod that is removably suspended between the brackets. A rotatable ring or connection point secured centrally on the rod supports two adjustable length straps. The free end of each strap is provided with a ring to which handles or stirrups can be attached. Also, the rod itself has rubber grips on it and is provided with additional multi-purpose rings where handles or stirrups can be attached.

A set of relatively small-sized devices is disclosed for safety and / or illuminative lighting in conjunction with a horse or similar animal, or with equipment associated with such an animal or with transportation devices for individuals. The devices include high-intensity light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which provide intense, high visible light while being lightweight and giving off little heat. Batteries and wiring are also provided, and are included within structure that are easily attached to and usable from tack such as stirrups, saddles, or harnesses, or easily attached to parts of bicycles or other person transportation.

The invention discloses a kind of movable addition or removable product, a leg cover, on top of any human feet, low top shoes, or open top shoes to protect against the dust, insects, harm from falling, and to provide warmth around the covered area, and to give ankle support via the ankle-laced area (with the product) and the bottom closure or attachment beneath the arch of a foot or the arc of the bottom of a shoe. The leg cover comprises: an upper portion, which extends from the instep and covers at least the ankle; and a stirrup bottom, which is footless and can be applied to a shoe by a bottom-securing strap beneath the outsole of said shoe or applied to a foot by said bottom-securing strap beneath the arch of said foot. The bottom-securing strap is removably and easily applied to a foot or the outsole of a shoe.

The invention discloses a test piece and a method for shear capacity testing of a steel-concrete interface shear connecting piece. The test piece comprises a steel plate, a concrete block, a stirrup and a shear connecting piece, and is characterized in that the number of the shear connecting piece is one, wherein the concrete block is cuboid and the cross section of the concrete block is square; the stirrup is a cuboid stirrup with a square cross section enclosed by a reinforcing steel bar; the stirrup is cast in the concrete block; the geometric center of the stirrup is overlapped with the geometric center of the concrete block; two opposite sides of the cross section of the stirrup are parallel with two opposite sides of the cross section of the concrete block; the concrete block is cast on the steel plate; the rod end of the shear connecting piece is welded to the steel plate; and the shear connecting piece is perpendicular to the steel plate and is positioned in the center of an interface of the steel plate and the concrete block. According to the test piece and the method, the influence of loading eccentricity can be corrected to achieve accurate shear capacity of a combined structure shear connecting piece; and the cohesion of the steel-concrete interface can be measured.

The invention relates to a high-seismic-resistance light high-intensity reinforced column and is characterized in that the high-seismic-resistance light high-intensity reinforced column is formed by depositing concrete after a reinforcement cage is assembled, wherein the reinforcement cage comprises four fission stirrups with equal sections, a center positioning stirrup, and longitudinal bards, the space between the external limbs of the two adjacent fission stirrups ranges from 25 mm to 200 mm; the center positioning stirrup is partially overlapped with the stirrup part of each limb of the four fission stirrups with equal sections, a plurality of longitudinal ribs are arranged on the inner sides of the fission stirrups and the positioning stirrup; at least one longitudinal rib is arranged in the overlapping part between the fission stirrup and the positioning stirrup, and the fission stirrup and the positioning stirrup are fixed into a whole; and the weights of the raw materials in the concrete are as follows: 130 kg / m3 to 180 kg / m of water, 160 kg / m3 to 500 kg / ms of cement, 50 kg / m3 to 250 kg / m of mineral admixtures, 100 kg / m3 to 400 kg / m of light aggregates, 300 kg / m3 to 900 kg / m of broken stones, 650 kg / m3 to 850 kg / m of sand, and 4 kg / m3 to 15 kg / m3 of water reducers. The high-seismic-resistance light high-intensity reinforced column has the advantages of high seismic performance, deformability, strong bearing capacity, and lightness.

The invention discloses a spiral stirrup continuously and synchronously machining machine and a machining method. The machining machine comprises a machine body seat, a spiral stirrup machining device and a monitoring device. The spiral stirrup machining device comprises a rotary workbench, a stirrup winding mechanism, a feeding mechanism and a cutting mechanism. The stirrup winding mechanism comprises a stirrup twining frame, a rolling type bending mechanism and a screw pitch axial feed mechanism. The monitoring device comprises a control device, a counting unit and a rotating speed measuring unit. The machining method comprises the first step of determining the number of winding shafts and the installation position, the second step of adjusting the positions of the winding shafts, the third step of feeding and positioning stirrup material, the fourth step of forming spiral stirrups and the fifth step of cutting spiral stirrups. The machining machine is simple in structure, continuous machining of spiral stirrups is achieved, and the production efficiency is high; meanwhile, the concrete constraining force of beam columns of buildings can be improved through the produced spiral stirrups, and therefore the seismic capacity of the buildings is improved. Practicality is high, and the machining machine and the machining method are low in carbon, environmentally friendly and efficient and save energy.

The present invention refers to stirrups and ties for structural members. Such stirrups and ties are used in all the structural members like columns, beams, slabs, footings, piles, chainages, lintels etc. The invention refers also to a method of reinforcement of structural members and to the structural members themselves. According to the invention the stirrup or tie consists of a load-bearing element for the fixing of the longitudinal rebars and for the undertaking of the tensile forces which develop during the loading of the structural members. The load bearing element consists of at least one cell of closed shape so that the flow of the tensile stresses developed in the cross section is closed and the stresses are not diffused to the concrete. The load bearing element of the stirrup or tie in accordance to the invention has a continuous cross section and thus there are no free ends as in the known stirrups. In this way anchoring of the stirrups or ties is completely avoided. The closed cellular shape has no discontinuation and may be simple, for example, rectangular, circular, T-shaped, I-shaped, etc. or complete, for example, square with inscribed rectangular, circular with inscribed per square etc.

A hinge blade nest cutting winding progressive die comprises up die and bottom die and the connecting guide post, with the up die having stirrup punch head, three claw punch head and two claw punch head, with the bottom die having stirrup, three claw die and two claw die, with the later tow having a horizontal slide path, one side of which having a discharge device linked with the up die, bending die linked with the up die on the other side, and the winding die. It realizes the one time forming with the stirrup, shear cutting, bending and winding, with precision and improved production efficiency and reduced cost. One set of die, a punch machine and an operator will get everything done.

An ancillary tool for fitting a humeral component of a total or partial elbow prosthesis, comprising a guiding tool (30) for boring a humeral trochlea (T) along a geometric axis (X-X′) of bend of a joint to be equipped with said prosthesis. The guiding tool (30) includes a stirrup element (31) and means (32b, 33b) for securing said stirrup element on the humeral trochlea (T) so that said guiding tool defines a guiding zone that is aligned in the geometric axis of bend for the introduction (F1) of a drill (40), a punch or the like, in the humeral trochlea (T) along said geometric axis of bend. This ancillary tool also comprises at least one stepped template (701, 702, 703) for determining an anterior offset of said geometric axis of bend (X-X′) with respect to a humeral diaphyseal axis (Y-Y′).

The invention provides a reinforcing bar for reinforced concrete and medium and high strength stirrup, which has the advantages of 600 to 1,200N / mm<2> yield strength, high specific elongation, good flexural property and good anchoring property and weldability, and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein according to the weight percentage, a hot finished rod containing 0.15 to 0.30 percent of C, 0.5 to 1.5 percent of Mn and less than or equal to 2.0 percent of Si, and also containing one or two of Nb, Ti, V and B alloy elements is used as raw materials, and is subjected to draw forming by a die or a roller die, or directly subjected to heat treatment process without drawing to obtain the reinforcing bar. The range of the heat treatment process is as follows: the quenching temperature is between 850 and 1,100 DEG C, and the drawing temperature is between 350 and 550 DEG C. The surface of the reinforcing bar is circular, belt rib or spiral rib shaped and spiral groove shaped.

The invention discloses a multi-leg rectangular stirrup welding device. The multi-leg rectangular stirrup welding device comprises a double-electrode welding device and a stirrup fixing device, wherein the double-electrode welding device comprises an engine base; the engine base is provided with an upper bracket and a lower bracket; an upper electrode base and a lower electrode base are arranged between the upper bracket and the lower bracket; an upper conductive board and a lower conductive board are arranged between the upper electrode base and the lower electrode base; the upper conductive board is connected with two upper welding electrodes which are arranged in parallel; the lower conductive board is connected with two lower welding electrodes which are arranged in parallel; the upper bracket is connected with a retracting mechanism capable of driving the upper electrode base to do reciprocating motion in the direction toward the lower electrode base; the stirrup fixing device comprises a rail frame and a rack; the rail frame is provided with two slide rails which are arranged in parallel; a stirrup fixing mold frame is arranged between the two slide rails. The multi-leg rectangular stirrup welding device is simple to operate; only steel bars need to be arranged on the stirrup fixing mold frame and then are conveyed into a welding working station to finish welding, so that the labor cost is reduced; meanwhile, the welding speed is increased and the machining efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses intelligent manufacturing equipment for a building beam column. The intelligent manufacturing equipment comprises a reinforcement mounting module, a stirrup mounting module, amain bar mounting module and a binding device, wherein the reinforcement mounting module comprises a reinforcement positioning-conveying device and a reinforcement transferring device; the reinforcement transferring device is used for transferring reinforcement to the reinforcement positioning-conveying device; the reinforcement positioning-conveying device comprises a first supporting table, a moving frame, a first fixing frame and a first longitudinal driving device; the moving frame, the first fixing frame and the first longitudinal driving are arranged on the first supporting table; the first longitudinal driving is used for driving the moving frame to perform longitudinal motion; and the stirrup mounting module comprises a stirrup storage device, a stirrup clamping-positioning deviceand a stirrup transferring device. By adoption of the intelligent manufacturing equipment for the building beam column, the tire frame establishment work can be automatically completed, working personnel need not to manually participate in the establishment process, and then the automated and unmanned tire frame production can be achieved. Accordingly, the working burden of the working personnel can be reduced, the working efficiency can be improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The present invention is directed to an exercise and training device for runners and provides a means to train them to stay in the most efficient position for optimum muscle use and to improve speed and lateral quickness. The device comprises an upper thigh strap, a foot stirrup and a length of resilient elastic material adjustably secured therebetween and adjusted to maintain the user's knee at a 90° angle during running.

An exercise device has a bar with attached two arms which press by their free ends with sharp elements against and dig into the ground on the left and right sides of person's body when person is laying on his back and together with rope block and rope with stirrups create support and leverage to lift person's legs and in some cases almost whole body above the ground in the air. Positioning the free ends of the arms in different places along a person's body gives possibility to redistribute tension between person's arms, legs and stomach muscles and creates different intensity of exercises. The numerous stretching and straining exercises can be accomplished by interaction between exercise device and person's legs and hands using body weight. The exercise device has freedom of movement and its arms' ends are not permanently connected to the ground or to anything else. The mobility of the device gives possibility to exercise while laying in bed for partially paralyzed persons to rehabilitate their condition without assistance. A few versions of this device can have capabilities of quick adjustment and to fold the device to a compact size.