355 results about "Wall segment" patented technology

In order to connect the shielding (62) of an electric cable (6) to a metallic connector (7), the invention proposes an electrically non-conductive cable guide part (1) that features a wall segment (2) of an electrically conductive material that needs to be laterally open sectionally.In this case, the shielding (62) of the electric cable (6) lying in the interior (12) is connected to a corresponding mating connector by means of the wall segment (2) and an electrically conductive connector sleeve (31) surrounding the connector.

A self-sealing male connector device for connection with a female Luer connector. The device has an elongated male body configured with lengthwise relatively rigid and flexible wall segments cooperating to allow the body to be radially compressed from an expanded configuration to a contracted configuration. A closure cap formed with a resealable aperture is disposed on the distal end of the male body so as to be responsive to the compression of the male body. The relatively flexible wall segments may be installed within notches in the male body or be formed integral with the relatively rigid wall segments.

A tubing organizer apparatus includes a body member that extends radially outwardly from a central axis. The body member has opposite surfaces and a peripheral wall that is disposed between the opposite surfaces to define a thickness and extends circumferentially about the central axis. The peripheral wall includes a plurality of exterior wall segments facing outwardly relative to the central axis and a plurality of interior wall segments connected to the exterior wall segments. The plurality of interior wall segments are configured to form a corresponding plurality of notches extending inwardly between consecutive ones of the exterior wall segments and into the body member relative to the central axis. The tubing organizer apparatus might also include a support structure sized and adapted for rotatably mounting the body member thereto. Also, the tubing organizer apparatus might include a plurality of gates with each gate spanning across a respective notch adjacent consecutive ones of the exterior wall segments. Each of the gates moves between an opened state and a closed state for releasably retaining one or more lengths of pliable tubing within the respective notch.

A stator assembly for a rotary machine having an array of wall segments for bounding a working medium flow path is disclosed. Various construction details which provide a sealing structure for the segments are developed. In one detailed embodiment, a removable seal retainer for a seal chamber bounded by wall segments traps a resilient seal member in the seal chamber. In one particular embodiment, a modular subassembly for the engine is an outer air assembly disposed in a fixture as the subassembly is assembled.

A protection barrier system for energy-absorption of impacts includes an elongated barrier defining a chamber therein. The barrier includes side walls having a plurality of connected non-vertical wall segments and a plurality of buttresses positioned vertically at spaced apart locations along each side wall. One or more guide channels are positioned on each side wall in horizontal alignment with similar guide channels on like-configured barriers. A coupling is disposed on each opposed end of the barrier for coupling of either barrier end juxtaposed in end-to-end nested arrangement with like barriers. A supplemental energy-absorbing system is connectable between opposed ends of end-to-end coupled barriers, providing energy-absorbing tubes removably inserted through each guide channel of each barrier. Cables are extendable through the tubes in the guide channels of the nested barriers, providing additional energy-absorption and deterrence from breaching of the barriers. A method of manufacture for the protection barrier is also disclosed.

A self-sealing male connector device for connection with a female Luer connector. The device has an elongated male body configured with lengthwise relatively rigid and flexible wall segments cooperating to allow the body to be radially compressed from an expanded configuration to a contracted configuration. A closure cap formed with a resealable aperture is disposed on the distal end of the male body so as to be responsive to the compression of the male body. The relatively flexible wall segments may be installed within notches in the male body or be formed integral with the relatively rigid wall segments.

A clot removal system includes an elongated tubular sheath and an elongated tubular catheter received within the sheath. A distal segment of the catheter is split into a plurality of catheter wall segments, with each wall segment having a pre-shaped curved configuration. Each wall segment defines at least one scraping edge and has a distal tip that is less stiff than a remaining portion of the wall segment. The clot removal system has a transport configuration in which the distal segment of the catheter is axially aligned with a distal segment of the sheath and the wall segments are urged against the pre-shaped curved configuration by the sheath. The clot removal system also has a deployed configuration in which the distal segment of the catheter is advanced distally beyond the distal segment of the sheath and the wall segments conform to the pre-shaped curved configuration.

An expandable stent for insertion into a body lumen has a generally cylindrical lattice structure formed from wall segments that intersect and with some of the intersections being interrupted to enhance the flexibility of the stent. The wall segments associated with the interrupted portions are formed to have an outward flare such that when the stent is in a curved configuration, the wall segments will not project radially inwardly into the stent lumen, thereby avoiding obstruction to flow through the lumen.

A stator assembly for a rotary machine having an array of wall segments for bounding a working medium flow path is disclosed. Various construction details which provide a sealing structure for the segments are developed. In one detailed embodiment, a removable seal retainer for a seal chamber bounded by wall segments traps a resilient seal member in the seal chamber. In one particular embodiment, a modular subassembly for the engine is an outer air assembly disposed in a fixture as the subassembly is assembled.

A direct flow filter includes a pleated filter element filtering fluid flowing axially therethrough parallel to the wall segment pleat tip bend lines. Embossments on the wall segments have a height extending along a lateral direction into a respective flow channel to maintain channel width and guiding and directing fluid axially into and along the flow channels from the upstream ends of the wall segments.

An inflatable compaction tool for consolidating a composite material inside a faceted hollow or tubular mold for a composite part is made from an elastic material. The compaction tool includes relatively flat wall segments conjoined by corner segments that define a sealed chamber. The wall segments curve away from the mold surface toward the midpoint of each wall segment, so that as a pressurized fluid is introduced into the compaction tool, a component of the force exerted on the tool interior surface is transmitted through the wall segments toward the corner segments. Thus, during initial inflation, the corner segments are forced toward the corner regions of the mold before the wall segments contact the composite material, firmly compressing the composite material into the corner regions of the mold before the friction of the wall segments against the composite material inhibits expansion of the corner segments into the mold corner regions.

A slatwall section including a plurality of parallel frontal wall segments each extending between a first side edge portion of the slatwall section and an opposing second side edge portion of the slatwall section. Parallel slats are formed between adjacent frontal wall segments and extend between the first side edge portion and the second side edge portion. The adjacent frontal wall segments form a slat opening that extends into a depth of the slatwall section and transitions into a channel generally parallel with a front surface of the frontal wall segments. The slatwall section includes a bottom edge portion forming an angular groove and a top edge portion forming an angular tongue that is mateably engageable with an angular groove of a second slatwall section. A slatwall assembly including a plurality of slatwall sections can be constructed by mateably engaging an angular tongue formed at a top edge portion of a first slatwall section with an angular groove formed at a bottom edge portion of a second slatwall section to form a concealed joint.

The present invention is directed to a collapsible container which is movable from a collapsed position having a reduced volume for storage and transport and an expanded position having dimensional rigidity and securely holding the contents of the container. The collapsible container has a plurality of outer wall segments having a side wall with a first and second edge, the outer wall segments being movable from a collapsed position wherein the plurality of outer wall segments are stacked within each other such that the height of the collapsed container is similar to the height of the individual outer wall segments and an expanded position for use of the collapsible container. The outer wall segments are provided with releasable locking means whereby the outer wall segments may be locked one to another in the expanded position and being releasable to allow for the collapsible container to be moved to the collapsed position. The releasable locking means are a releasable locking latch means adjacent a first edge of each of the outer wall segments and a locking latch means receptacle adjacent a second edge of the outer wall segments, the releasable locking latch means of an outer wall segment cooperating with the releasable locking latch means receptacle of an adjacent outer wall segment to releasably lock the collapsible container in the expanded position, the releasable locking latch means of an outer wall segment being disengageable from the releasable locking latch means receptacle of the adjacent outer wall segment to allow the collapsible container to be moved to the collapsed position.

A wafer container comprising a base and a cover that nest together. The base includes a staggered wall structure composed of inner and outer walls. The staggered wall structure is arranged so that forces from side impacts are absorbed principally by outer wall segments. A rib on the cover restrains the outer wall segments from flexing beyond the inner wall diameter. Reference tabs on the base facilitate alignment of the base to the cover.

A pick for a compact disc controller is provided in which a tip of the pick defines a plurality of flexible outer wall segments. An internal plunger is used to expand the wall segments in a radial direction, thereby retaining a CD onto the outer perimeter of the pick. Upon release of the plunger, the pick returns to its original dimensions and thereby releases the CD.

A prefabricated wall system used in constructing a structure, the system including a wall segment configured to be lightweight and easily handled manually while constructing the structure, and a securing system configured to secure the wall segment in place on the structure.

To connect the shielding of an electric cable to a metallic connector, an electrically non-conductive cable guide part that features a wall segment of an electrically conductive material that needs to be laterally opened sectionally is provided. In this case, the shielding of the electric cable lying in the interior is connected to a corresponding mating connector by means of the wall segment and an electrically conductive connector sleeve surrounding the connector.

A torque-indicating wrench includes a wrench body with a head to engage and turn a workpiece, and a stem having an inner peripheral wall with longitudinal and transverse wall segments. A strainable body made of a material with an elasticity modulus smaller than that of the stem has an outer peripheral wall which includes front and rear bending force transmitting areas in engagement with and stretchable relative to the front and rear regions of the longitudinal wall segments, and two gage carrying regions and front and rear end regions that are spaced apart from the longitudinal and transverse wall segments, respectively. A strain gage unit is attached to one of the gage carrying regions to detect change in resistance values corresponding to stretching deformation of the strainable body for processing by a processing circuit so as to obtain a value of torque applied to the workpiece.

So as to provide a container that is inexpensive to manufacture and that promotes a uniform flow of particulate bulk materials therethrough, a vessel is suggested comprising at least two wall segments having a generally downwardly converging wall defining a vertical axis for the vessel, a first upper segment being vertically arranged above a second lower segment, each one of the wall segments having an upper edge and a lower edge, the perimeter of the upper edge of the second lower wall segment being larger than the perimeter of the lower edge of the first upper wall segment the lower edge of the first upper wall segment and the upper edge of the second lower wall segment being positioned proximate to each other and cooperating to provide an enlargement of the cross-sectional area of the volume occupied by the particulate solid material.

A surgical apparatus for permitting access to tissue includes an elongated introducer and a surgical port. The introducer includes an outer wall segment defining a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal port passage extending therethrough and a longitudinal slot in communication with the port passage. The introducer is dimensioned for at least partial introduction within an opening in tissue. The surgical port includes a port body mounted to the introducer with one of its leading and trailing ends disposed within the port passage and with the intermediate segment extending through the longitudinal slot and the other of the leading and trailing end external of the elongated introducer. The port body is dimensioned to be advanced within the port passage for deployment through the opening in the tissue and is adapted to transition from a compressed state to a released state.

Trailers and methods of manufacture are provided. One trailer embodiment includes a storage vessel which may include hoppers and which may be partially formed from a plurality of top wall segments having peaks or other components angled relative to one another to provide improved aerodynamics. A jig is disclosed to facilitate one manufacturing process. Another trailer embodiment includes a storage vessel which may include hoppers and a top wall which is curved to provide improved aerodynamics.

A turbine airfoil usable in a turbine engine and having at least one cooling system. The turbine airfoil may include an interlayer coupled to an outer surface of the outer wall of the airfoil, wherein the interlayer may be formed from a porous material that allows cooling fluids to pass through the interlayer. The floating wall may be coupled to an outer surface of the interlayer, wherein the floating wall may be formed from a plurality of floating wall segments positioned in close proximity to each other but with a film cooling slot positioned between the adjacent wall segments to enable cooling fluids to be exhausted from the elongated hollow airfoil. The cooling system may include an outer wall diffusion chamber positioned in the outer wall and an interlayer diffusion chamber. One or more metering holes may be in communication with the outer wall and interlayer diffusion chambers.

Implementations of the present invention relate to systems and apparatus for incorporating live plants on support surfaces, such as walls, wall segments, and wall modules inside of a building. Such systems and apparatus can provide pleasing aesthetic and an improved environment for occupant of a space within the building. The modular living wall system also can reduce or eliminate the need for manual watering of the live plants.

A torque-indicating wrench comprises a wrench body including a head to engage and turn a workpiece, and a stem having two outer longitudinal wall segments. A strainable body made of a material with an elasticity modulus smaller than that of the stem has a gage carrying major wall which is disposed on the outer longitudinal wall segment such that the strainable body is stretchable relative thereto. A restraining member is disposed to restrain the strainable body from moving away from the outer longitudinal wall segment while permitting a stretching movement of the strainable body. A strain gage unit is attached to the gage carrying major wall to detect change in resistance values corresponding to stretching deformation of the strainable body for processing by a processing circuit so as to obtain a value of torque applied to the workpiece.

The disclosure describes a device for asymmetrical irradiation of a body cavity or site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. biopsy or lumpectomy. The device includes an elongated tubular shaft having an inner lumen and a tubular wall with a plurality of lumens extending within the wall which are configured for receiving a radiation source. The distal portion of the tubular shaft is cut into a plurality of longitudinally separated wall segments with a lumen extending within at least one of the wall segments. A support member is positioned within the separated wall segments to support and position the wall segments in a desired configuration for brachytherapy. An expandable member such as an inflatable balloon is mounted on the distal shaft portion about the separated wall segments wall which when inflated secures the distal shaft portion within a desired intracorporeal site for brachytherapy treatment.

The disclosure describes a device for asymmetrical irradiation of a body cavity or site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. biopsy or lumpectomy. The device includes an elongated tubular shaft having an inner lumen and a tubular wall with a plurality of lumens extending within the wall which are configured for receiving a radiation source. The distal portion of the tubular shaft is cut into a plurality of longitudinally separated wall segments with a lumen extending within at least one of the wall segments. A support member is positioned within the separated wall segments to support and position the wall segments in a desired configuration for brachytherapy. An expandable member such as an inflatable balloon is mounted on the distal shaft portion about the separated wall segments wall which when inflated secures the distal shaft portion within a desired intracorporeal site for brachytherapy treatment.

A modular wall segment for constructing a wall includes two external layers of selected size and shape bonded to the opposite faces of a plurality of contiguously placed cellularized cement blocks. The segments may be formed with end faces defining slots of various configurations for receiving various types of fastening elements to enable a plurality of such segments to be secured together in a modularized fashion.