DEVICE TETHERING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    121.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200148515A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16671369

    申请日:2019-11-01

    摘要: A device tethering system is provided for securing a device to a source location as may be assisted by a tether. The device tethering system may include a retraction component, tether, pouch, belt, device mounting component, device aspect of the device mounting component, and/or tether aspect of the device mounting component. A method for securing a device to a source location using the device tethering system is also provided.

    Retractable animal leash
    122.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10645907B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US15736286

    申请日:2016-06-10

    发明人: Leslie F. Brown

    IPC分类号: A01K27/00 B65H75/44

    摘要: A retractable leash device has a first handle for holding the device, a spool and a leash wound on the spool. There is a spring-based rewind mechanism for the leash. A second handle is provided for manually retracting the leash. A mechanical coupling between the second handle and the spool provides a second rewind mechanism for the leash. This second rewind mechanism is used to pull an animal back toward the owner in a safe and convenient way.

    Automated aisle runner
    123.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10597253B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US16046729

    申请日:2018-07-26

    IPC分类号: B65H75/44

    摘要: An automated aisle runner includes an automated control unit, an aisle runner, and a mobile runner extender. The automated control unit includes a housing and a runner roller, wherein the runner roller is rotatably mounted within the housing. The aisle runner is disposed around the runner roller, such that the aisle runner is wound around and unwound from the runner roller as the runner roller is rotated by a motor. The mobile runner extender is provided to ensure the aisle runner is extended in a straight, smooth manner, eliminating problematic tangling. A plurality of lights may be positioned along the aisle runner and a projector integrated into the automated control unit to provide enhanced visual effects, while a speaker provides audial effects. A microcontroller allows a user to control the color and pattern of the plurality of lights, projections, and the audio files played through the speaker.

    Retriever device and method
    124.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10589956B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15226404

    申请日:2016-08-02

    摘要: A tether line is mounted in a retriever and, when a water vessel is launched into the water, the retriever applies a tension force to the tether line. After the water vessel is launched, the tension on the tether line pulls the water vessel from its launched floating position towards the stationary object. The retriever is rotatably mounted on the water vessel or the stationary object such that it will pivot around a vertical axis and point in a direction towards and along the tether line. A spool mounted on the structural unit holds the tether line, and an electrical or mechanical motor, such as a spring B-motor, places a torque on the spool and a tension on the tether line. After the water vessel is launched, the tension force from the motor pulls the water vessel from a launched position to the stationary object. A self-governing control mechanism in the retriever senses at least one operating parameter of the retriever and limits the retrieval of the tether line to within predetermined operating conditions. The self-governing control mechanism may sense the tension on the tether line and stop retrieval of the tether line when the tension on the tether line drops below a predetermined tension. The self-governing control mechanism may also (or alternatively) sense the speed of the spool and apply a brake force proportional to the spool's rotational speed.

    LOCKING MECHANISM FOR PET RETRACTOR
    125.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200079616A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16128562

    申请日:2018-09-12

    发明人: Fong-O LAI

    IPC分类号: B65H75/44 A01K27/00

    摘要: A pet retractor includes a housing having an anchor, a rotary member rotatably engaged in the housing for engaging with a pet leash, a follower pivotally attached to the housing for engaging with the rotary member, a lever pivotally attached to the housing and having a knob engageable into and out of the housing, the lever includes a guide member engaged with the follower for pivoting the follower relative to the housing when the lever is pivoted relative to the housing and for actuating the hook of the follower to engage with and to be disengaged from the rotary member selectively, and a switch member is slidably engaged with the lever and engageable with the anchor for locking the lever and the follower and the switch member to the housing.

    FALL PROTECTION DEVICE
    126.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200078620A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16194049

    申请日:2018-11-16

    IPC分类号: A62B35/00 B65H75/44 B65H75/40

    摘要: A fall protection device is used to connect with a safety belt, including a frame having a receiving space, a shaft disposed on the frame, a decelerating member connected to the shaft and disposed in the receiving space, and a safety belt base fitted around the decelerating member. An outer peripheral surface of the decelerating member has a plurality of friction surfaces arranged at intervals. The safety belt base has an outer peripheral surface adapted to be wrapped by the safety belt and an inner peripheral surface being in contact with the friction surfaces thereof. With the design describing above, the friction surfaces rub the inner peripheral surface to generate a rolling friction, thereby to slow down an unwound speed of the safety belt.

    Unit for winding and unwinding cables of a cable-laying machine

    公开(公告)号:US10584013B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15772467

    申请日:2016-10-27

    申请人: TESMEC S.P.A.

    摘要: Unit for winding and unwinding cables of a cable-laying apparatus, comprising a reel to support the cables to be wound or unwound, a support frame configured to keep said reel in a raised position with respect to the ground, and a rotation shaft solid with the reel and associated with a corresponding hydraulic drive unit; the unit also comprises at least a dynamic braking device associated with the rotation shaft and configured to allow, according to a first operating mode, the normal rotation of the shaft and therefore of the reel for winding or unwinding the cables, and to exert on the shaft and therefore on the reel, according to another operating mode, a dynamic braking condition that allows the shaft to rotate in a braked configuration for at least a certain period of time and prevents the instantaneous stoppage of the rotation of the reel.

    Wirelessly Controlled Hose Reel
    128.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200071120A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16676552

    申请日:2019-11-07

    申请人: Paul De Shong

    发明人: Paul De Shong

    IPC分类号: B65H75/44

    摘要: A wirelessly controlled hose reel including a housing with a back wall and a lower enclosure. The back wall has a hose reel connected thereto such that the lower portion of the hose reel sits within the lower enclosure. A motor is connected to the lower enclosure and the center of the hose reel. The motor is further connected to a wireless transceiver. The motor is capable of spinning the hose reel forward or backward. A remote valve is connected to a side wall of the lower enclosure. The remote valve has a water input hose fluidly connected to a first end of the valve and a hose intake pipe fluidly connected to the second end. The remote valve is operably coupled to the wireless transceiver. The valve can be remotely opened and closed.

    Retractable oxygen supply-hose reel and mechanism housing cover for medical oxygen therapy devises and medical oxygen treatment devises

    公开(公告)号:US10562736B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US16517047

    申请日:2019-07-19

    申请人: BIG E-Z REEL, LLC

    IPC分类号: B65H75/44

    摘要: This invention modifies and redesigns a spring-loaded, retractable supply hose mechanisms used to pan out, retract, and store hoses used for gases (e.g., oxygen), treatments, or fluids, specifically this inventor's prior art, the Retractable Oxygen Supply Hose Mechanism, U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,490. This invention incorporates an “Adaptor Cap” or “Removable Cap” to prevent slippage of the Swivel connector, incorporates a “Removable Cap” into the upper disc or flange of the supply-hose reel and/or into the mechanism housing cover that acts as an “anti-rotational” device, and features bearing surfaces to prevent reel slippage. This internal ratchet system better prevents binding and kinking of the patient's supply, thereby facilitating the storage and the quick-controlled release of the desired amount of oxygen supply hose for patient's Medical Oxygen and other gases delivery, therapy, or treatments.

    Stop ball
    130.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10562735B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US15950714

    申请日:2018-04-11

    申请人: CEJN AB

    IPC分类号: B65H75/44 F16L11/00

    摘要: A stop ball for a tube for fluid or energy is provided. The stop ball comprises a singular hollow body. The hollow body comprises and is integral with a first opening for the tube and an attachment means for attaching the stop ball to the tube, the attachment means comprising a second opening for the tube. A method for attaching a stop ball according to any one of the preceding embodiments to a tube for fluid or energy is provided. The method comprising inserting the tube through all three openings; pulling the attachment means at least partly out of the hollow body; and clamping the attachment means onto the tube.