IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0757110
(2001-01-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Hughes, Robert B.Hughes Law Firm, PLLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
14 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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A system for providing a simulated gravitational environment in a weightless or low gravity environment to enable a person to be in different physical positions, such as a rest/sleep position, a more upright position, a sitting position, and other positions. There is a support platform or platforms
A system for providing a simulated gravitational environment in a weightless or low gravity environment to enable a person to be in different physical positions, such as a rest/sleep position, a more upright position, a sitting position, and other positions. There is a support platform or platforms mounted to a support structure for rotation about a main axis of a base structure. The platform is movable about a transverse axis to various positions relative to the simulated gravitational force so that the person can transition from different positions either while sleeping or being awake.
대표청구항
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A system for providing a simulated gravitational environment in a weightless or low gravity environment to enable a person to be in different physical positions, such as a rest/sleep position, a more upright position, a sitting position, and other positions. There is a support platform or platforms
A system for providing a simulated gravitational environment in a weightless or low gravity environment to enable a person to be in different physical positions, such as a rest/sleep position, a more upright position, a sitting position, and other positions. There is a support platform or platforms mounted to a support structure for rotation about a main axis of a base structure. The platform is movable about a transverse axis to various positions relative to the simulated gravitational force so that the person can transition from different positions either while sleeping or being awake. ving an outer diameter, the caddy comprising: an frame which includes first and second spaced apart ends; a plurality of generally parallel fixed rods which each extend between and are connected to the first and second ends; a first bracket which is rotatably connected to the first end at a first point; a second bracket which is rotatably connected to the second end at a second point generally opposite the first point; and at least one movable rod which is generally parallel to the fixed rods and which extends between and is connected to the first and second brackets; wherein at least two of the fixed rods are separated by a first distance which is less than the diameter of the spool to thereby form a bottom support for the spool; and wherein the movable rod is pivotable between a first position in which the movable rod is separated from an adjacent fixed rod by a second distance that is less than the diameter of the spool, and a second position in which the movable rod is separated from the adjacent fixed rod by a third distance which is greater than the diameter of the spool; whereby when the movable rod is in its first position the spool is retained between the movable rod and the fixed rods, and when the movable rod is in its second position the spool may be removed or inserted between the movable rod and the adjacent fixed rod. 12. The wire spool caddy of claim 11, wherein the movable rod is disposed generally between a centerline of the spool and a line connecting the first and second points. 13. The wire spool caddy of claim 11, further comprising: a pivot bar which includes a first pivot bar end that is rotatably connected to the first end of the frame at the first point and a second pivot bar end that is rotatably connected to the second end of the frame at the second point; wherein each of the first and second brackets is secured to a respective one of the first and second pivot bar ends. 14. The wire spool caddy of claim 13, to wherein each of the first and second pivot bar ends is rotatably received within a hole in a corresponding end of the frame. 15. The wire spool caddy of claim 11, further comprising means for biasing the movable rod into its first position. 16. The wire spool caddy of claim 15, wherein the biasing means comprises at least one torsion spring which is connected between the movable rod and the frame. 17. The wire spool caddy of claim 11, wherein when the movable rod is in its first position, the movable rod is disposed at an angle of less than about twenty degrees relative to a first line which extends between the centerline of the spool and a second line connecting the first and second points. 18. The wire spool caddy of claim 17, wherein the movable rod is disposed generally between the centerline of the spool and the second line. haft is co-axial with said central axis. 2. The winding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said central axis is defined by the inner tube, wherein the inner tube is stationary and curved, with the rotatable winding tube being mounted in bearings on said inner tube. 3. The winding mechanism according to claim 2, and further comprising a housing accommodating said winding tube, wherein said housing exhibits a curvature that corresponds to that of the central axis. 4. The winding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said torsion spring is connected between said stationary shaft and said winding tube. 5. The winding mechanism according to claim 4, wherein said stationary shaft extends into the inner tube, and wherein said torsion spring is accommodated in the annular space that is formed between said stationary shaft and the inner tube. 6. The winding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said stationary shaft extends into the inner tube, and wherein said torsion spring is accommodated in the annular space that is formed between said stationary shaft and the inner tube. 7. The winding mechanism according to claim 6, and further comprising a housing accommodating said winding tube, wherein said housing exhibits a curvature that corresponds to that of the central axis. 8. The winding mechanism according to claim 6 wherein an end of the torsion spring remote from the winding tube is connected to the stationary shaft. 9. The winding mechanism according to claim 1, and further comprising a housing accommodating said winding tube, wherein said housing exhibits a curvature that corresponds to that of the central axis. rock, which has been dumped from said excavator, into crushed stone; and a remote operation system for performing remote operation and control of said automatic operation of said excavator. 2. A rock crushing system according to claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of said quarried rock accumulation site is located below the level at which said excavator is installed. 3. A rock crushing system according to claim 1, wherein said excavator is of a type that buckets forwards from said excavator; and a bottom surface of said quarried rock accumulation site is located at substantially the same level as the level at which said excavator is installed. 4. A rock crushing system according to claim 3, wherein said quarried rock accumulation site is provided with a bottom on which quarried rock is accumulated; an inclined first guide wall for guiding quarried rock, which has been dumped from a quarried rock transporting apparatus, onto said bottom. 5. A rock crushing system according to claim 1 wherein said quarried rock accumulation site is provided with a bottom on which quarried rock is accumulated; an inclined first guide wall for guiding quarried rock, which has been dumped from a quarried rock transporting apparatus, onto said bottom; and a second guide wall for allowing quarried rock, which remains subsequent to bucketing of said quarried rock by an excavator for transferring said quarried rock to a crusher, to return onto said bottom. 6. A rock crushing system according to claim 5, wherein a surface of said bottom is located below the level at which said excavator is installed. 7. A rock crushing process for producing crushed stone, wherein said rock crushing process comprises the following steps: dumping quarried rock, which has been carried in by a quarried rock transporting apparatus, from a carry-in level to a quarried rock accumulation site having a bottom surface below a level, which is lower than said carry-in level, at which an excavator is installed for automatically performing work to bucket said quarried rock; bucketing said quarried rock, which has been heaved at said quarried rock accumulation site, by said excavator and dumping the quarried rock to a crusher; and crushing said quarried rock by said crusher to produce crushed stone. inner bush biased toward the mooring adapter by a return spring and arranged to be driven by an operating handle. 6. The divider of claim 1 wherein the connector comprises an external bush having an upper end affixed to a connector support displaceable within an aperture of an inner bush, said external bush being arranged to be driven by an operating handle between at least one disconnected position and an appropriate connected position. 7. The divider of claim 6, wherein the drive comprises a cam firmly affixed to a shaft which is connected to be moved by said handle, an end of the external bush opposite an end of the bush bearing the connector support being associated with a first cam follower, an end of the inner bush opposite an end of the bush arranged for contacting a mooring adapter selected along a repositioning path being associated with a second cam follower. 8. The divider as claimed in claim 1 wherein the stop comprises a position detector associated with said mooring adapter selected along a repositioning path. 9. The divider of claim 8, wherein said detector comprises a stub projecting from an end of an inner bush, the stub being arranged to contact the mooring adapter selected along the repositioning path and to cooperate with a predetermined double-slope contour of a channel in a side opposite said mooring adapter, whereby the stub is arranged to be flush only when an end thereof opposite the inner bush is situated in a locking seat of said mooring adapter. 10. The divider as claimed in claim 9, further including a spring for outwardly biasing the inner bush, the spring being located between a bottom portion of said inner bush and an end of the inner bush opposite the stub, a pin for limiting movement of the spring within an external bush, the pin being displaceable in a t least one aperture of said external bush. 11. The divider as claimed in claim 10, wherein the inner bush comprises a borehole containing a pair of half-shells arranged for assuming first and second positions; the first position being such that the external bush and the support are firmly affixed to each other when the stub is not depressed due to detection of an appropriate connecting position, so that at the first position, at least one of the shaft and the cam is prevented from operating, the second position being such that the external bush is disengaged from the support when the stub is depressed due to detection of another appropriate connecting position so that at the second position, at least one of the shaft and the cam is allowed to operate. 12. The divider as claimed in claim 11 wherein the stub is integral with a narrow zone having two constrictions each arranged for receiving a pair of a high ball and a low ball seated in an inside surface of the half shells so that, when the stub is depressed flush with the end of the inner bush during detection of the appropriate position, the two pairs of balls are located in the constrictions of the narrow zone of the stub, the external bush including two seats for a pair of balls which are flush between an outer wall of the half shells when the external bush and the support are mutually firmly affixed, while being forced inward when the external bush and the support are disengaged. 13. The divider as claimed in claim 12 further including two yokes situated opposite the pair of balls which are bore by the external bush, said yokes being arranged such that the balls are forced inwardly to rest against the two half-shells when the external bush and the support are mutually disengaged, and the balls are retracted within the yokes when the external bush and the support are firmly affixed to each other. 14. The divider as claimed in claim 13 wherein the yokes are affixed by pins to covers in turn affixed to the body of the roller-fitted carriage to access to the devices precluding driving said operating devices. 15. The divider of claim 1 further comprising at least one rail extendi ng longitudinally along a path of the moveable divider, a plurality of mooring adapters associated with said rail, each adapter being associated with said second connector and arranged for enabling said second connector to be connected with at least one of said first divider signalling and locking connector, a central segment arranged to move along a ceiling of an aisle and bearing at least one roller-fitted carriage engaging said rail, a pair of side arms one on each side of the central segment and integral with it. 16. The divider of claim 1 further comprising, at least one rail extending longitudinally along a path of the movable divider, a plurality of mooring adapters associated with said rail, each adapter being associated with said second connector and arranged for enabling said second connector to be connected with a least one of said first divider signalling and locking connector, a central segment arranged to move along a ceiling which is above at least a row of seats and bearing at least one roller-fitted carriage engaging said rail, a pair of side arms, one on each side of the central segment and integral with it and arranged to move along a ceiling of an aisle bordering said row of seats, and at least one side arm affixed to the ceiling and situated above at least one row of seats and bordering one of said aisles. 17. The divider of claim 1 further comprising, at least one rail extending longitudinally along a path of the movable divider, a plurality of mooring adapters associated with said rail, each adapter being associated with said second connector and arranged for enabling said second connector to be connected with a least one of said first divider signalling and locking connector, a central segment arranged to move along a ceiling which is above at least a row of seats and bearing at least one roller-fitted carriage engaging said rail, at least one side arm affixed to the ceiling and situated above at least one row of seats and bordering an aisle along the row of seats. e activator into the first chemical mixture to produce light. 5. The process of claim 3, wherein the inserting step includes the step of utilizing a hollow tube placed into a neck of the balloon to facilitate the insertion of the chemiluminescent lighting device. 6. The process of claim 2, including the step of configuring the area of at least partial translucency of the balloon into a design or logo. 7. The process of claim 2, including the step of configuring the area of at least partial translucency of the balloon into a design comprising a message. 8. The process of claim 3, including the step of creating a rescue kit comprising the inflatable balloon, the chemiluminescent lighting device, the retaining filament, and a lighter-than-air gas source. 9. The process of claim 1, wherein the associating step comprises attaching an activatable battery-operated light assembly to the balloon. 10. The process of claim 9, wherein a light emitting diode of the light assembly is activated removing a non-conductive flap separating two batteries biased towards one another. 11. A self-contained emergency signaling device, comprising: a canister containing lighter-than-air gas; a nozzle for dispensing the lighter-than-air gas from the canister; an inflatable balloon having an end disposed over the nozzle for introducing the lighter-than-air gas within the balloon; a filament attached to the balloon; a light source associated with the balloon; and a collar disposed over an upper end of the canister and the nozzle, the collar having a reel rotatably connected thereto, wherein the filament is wound onto the reel. 12. The device of claim 11, including a lid detachably connected to the collar, wherein the inflatable balloon is disposed within the lid. 13. The device of claim 11, including a one-way valve associated with the balloon for permitting the gas to pass into the balloon, and preventing escape of the gas from the balloon. 14. The device of claim 11, wherein the light source comprises a battery-operated light assembly. 15. The device of claim 14, wherein the light assembly includes a light emitting diode. 16. The device of claim 14, wherein the light assembly includes two batteries biased towards one another and separated by a removable non-conductive flap. 17. A self-contained emergency signaling device, comprising: a canister containing lighter-than-air gas; a nozzle for dispensing the lighter-than-air gas from the canister; an inflatable balloon having an end disposed over the nozzle for introducing the lighter-than-air gas within the balloon; a collar disposed over an upper end of the canister and the nozzle; a lid detachably connected to the collar, wherein the inflatable balloon is disposed within the lid; a filament attached to the balloon; and a battery-operated light assembly associated with the balloon. 18. The device of claim 17, including a reel rotatably connected to the collar and having the filament wound thereon. 19. The device of claim 17, including a one-way valve associated with the balloon for permitting the gas to pass into the balloon, and preventing escape of the gas from the balloon. 20. The device of claim 17, wherein the light assembly includes a light emitting diode. 21. The device of claim 20, wherein the light assembly includes two batteries biased towards one another and separated by a removable non-conductive flap.
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