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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393040 | Device for controlling the opening and closing of a trunk hood A device designed to control opening and closing of a trunk hood comprises a jack whereof the cylinder is pivotably linked to the vehicle body and the free end of the piston rod sliding in the cylinder is linked to the hood in articulation. The device further has a ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347461 | Door handle actuated electronic egress system An electronic egress system includes at least one door, each door having a handle defining an interior area, an actuator and an exit control assembly including a switch assembly located substantially within the handle's interior. The handle is movable relative to th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7234201 | Door closer power adjusting device A door closer power adjusting device for a door closer having a spindle driven by a compressed spring with a movable plate for adjusting spring compression, or with a screw for adjusting spring compression, between a high and low level of compression. A powered unit... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213369 | Automatic door control system The present invention provides an automatic door control system that includes a door, a control module assembly, and a drive train assembly. The control module assembly is coupled to the door. The drive train assembly is coupled to the control module assembly, where... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194840 | Closure operator having a handle that rotates as the closure rotates A portal covering such as door or window having a handle that rotates as the door or window rotates. The handle rotatably mounted onto the portal covering and drives the covering around an axis associated with a frame or wall. As the handle is rotated on its axis on... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7105943 | Inside door release mechanism An inside door release mechanism for a vehicle comprises first and second inputs arranged to be mounted in a mutually spaced relationship on a door inner face and an output to a latch wherein the mechanism is so constructed and arranged to be capable of causing the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 5986420 | Apparatus for automatically opening and closing pop-up door of a vehicle One end of a toothed cable is connected to a rear door of a vehicle. The toothed cable moves forward and backward, thus opening and closing the rear door. A drive motor imparts a moving force to the toothed cable. An electromagnetic clutch connects the dr... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5801502 | Manual to power controller for vehicle door moveable between open and closed positions A manual to power controller suitable for a vehicle door such as preferably a sliding door comprises a direct-current electric motor for power-moving the vehicle door, and at least one door movement detection circuit for detecting both a magnitude and a d... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5783918 | Method of controlling automatic door opening/closing apparatus for a washing machine There is disclosed a method of controlling an automatic door opening/closing apparatus for a washing machine that includes the steps of determining whether or not there is an error in an automatic door opening or closing operation carried out in response ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5741040 | Reciprocating mechanism A mechanism is provided to reciprocate an element with a motor rotating in one direction to produce forward and reverse motion by a drive wheel in contact with the obverse and reverse faces of the element. The element can take various forms such as a slid... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5564228 | Pressure-actuated exit door access bar for an electronic delayed egress locking system An improved pressure-actuated control bar is disclosed which may be located on a door to control access or egress through the door, whereby the control bar is used to trigger unlocking or opening, or both unlocking and opening, of the door following press... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5525880 | Pressure-actuated exit door access bar for an electronic delayed egress locking system An improved pressure-actuated control bar is disclosed which may be located on a door to control access or egress through the door, whereby the control bar is used to trigger unlocking or opening, or both unlocking and opening, of the door following press... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5498053 | Reciprocating plate mechanism A reciprocating mechanism is provided with a motor rotating in one direction to produce forward and reverse motion by a drive wheel in direct contact with the forward and rear surfaces of an element such as a plate. The plate can take the form of a slidin... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5434487 | Vehicle door manual to power move A power operating system for a vehicle door includes a motor operable to power the door open or closed. When a manual movement of the door a predetermined distance is detected while the motor is inactive, the motor is energized so as to move the door in t... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5355630 | Procedure for controlling a turnstile and a turnstile controlled by said procedure A motor driven turnstile for providing cyclic access to a passage (16) to which a monitoring system or the like is allocated. The turnstile is controlled in such a way that, after a satisfactory monitoring result, each blocking arm (4) is first taken from... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5251400 | Control for a door closer having a power-assist opening feature A control for a power-assist feature for an hydraulic closer is driven by structure mounted on the pinion shaft of the closer. It includes a pump-activating arm slidably mounted on the shaft, the end of the arm adapted to cover a pump-on sensor when the d... | 10/12/1993 |
| 4995194 | Power-assist door closer An hydraulic door closer has a motor/pump component to assist opening the door by supplying oil under pressure to the closer cylinder. The component is activated by a switch sensitive to the turning of the closer pinion shaft as the door is moved out of i... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4924626 | Device for automatically opening and closing a door A device for automatically opening and closing a door by turning the door through an angle of 90° from an open to a closed position and vice versa.... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4803482 | Exit control and surveillance system In the system, exits are provided with opening bars and locks. The system has a central post and control boxes. Each control box is associated with an exit and is connected to the central post. Activation of an opening bar initiates the sending of informa... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4674230 | Apparatus for holding a motor vehicle door in a desired opening degree thereof An apparatus for holding a motor vehicle door in a desired opening degree thereof comprises a touch sensor provided on the door for detecting whether or not the touch sensor is touched by an operator, an engaging member pivotally mounted at one end thereo... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4581849 | Revolving door control A motor drive and control system is set forth for use with revolving doors. To operate the door and revolve the revolving door panels a motor is coupled to the revolving door shaft. The motor is of the d-c type having a fixed, permanent magnet and a rotat... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4429490 | Door control switching device Especially for use with a door panel hinged on a frame for relative swinging movement is a device for so swinging the panel relative to the frame, the swinging device being responsive to a switch. An arm journalled on an eccentric hub rotatable with the d... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4375735 | Air lock door control apparatus An air lock has a chamber and a pair of doors in respective walls of the chamber. Operators associated with the doors include closers normally biasing the doors to closed positions and fluid powered openers associated with the closers capable of overridin... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4339843 | Door closer with assist or door operating features Hydraulic door closer apparatus has associated with it means for counter-balancing the bias of a return spring, to assist in opening the door by reducing the force needed to open it, or to open the door by over-balancing the bias of the return spring. Rem... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4154023 | Revolving doors A revolving door comprising at least one upright door element arranged in outwardly extending disposition about an upright axis of revolution, motor means being provided together with control means operable to position the door at a first rotational dispo... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4040144 | Door assister A typical door closer has a cylinder in which a piston reciprocates to compress a spring. An assistor for such a closer has a cylindrical shell fastened to one end of and continuing the cylinder. The shell has a barrier wall at one end adjacent the cylind... | 08/09/1977 |
