In some implementations, the inflator may include a compressor coupled to an air hose having an air fitting at a distal end thereof. In addition, the inflator may include a controller configured to control the operation of the compressor. The inflator may include entry keys coupled to the controller for setting a target air pressure for inflating an inflatable object coupled to the air fitting. Moreover, the inflator may include a display coupled to the controller for displaying the target air pressure. Also, the inflator may include a power cord having an accessory plug at a distal and thereof. Further, the inflator may include an indicator provided at the distal end of the power cord that is coupled to the controller to provide an indication that air pressure in the inflatable object has reached the target pressure.
F04B 49/02 - Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control
F04B 35/04 - Piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by the driving means to their working members, or by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors, not otherwise provided for the means being electric
F04B 37/12 - Pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups for special use to obtain high pressure
A garden hose has an inner tube for conveying water at domestic water pressure from a first coupler disposed at a first end of the inner tube to a second coupler disposed at a second end of the inner tube, the inner tube being waterproof and flexible, the first coupler adapted to threadedly connect to a conventional water faucet and the second coupler adapted to threadedly connect to a conventional garden appliance. The hose has a metal sheath disposed over the inner tube and extending from the first coupler to the second coupler, the flexible metal sheath having a first shoulder near the first coupler and a second shoulder near the second coupler, the metal sheath being flexible, and a fabric sheath disposed over the metal sheath and fixed to the metal sheath by a first constricting band disposed at the first shoulder and a second constricting band disposed at the second shoulder.
F16L 33/26 - Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose-connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses specially adapted for hoses made of metal
F16L 33/22 - Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose-connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses with means not mentioned in the preceding groups for gripping the hose between inner and outer parts
F16L 11/10 - Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics with reinforcements not embedded in the wall
F16L 13/14 - Non-disconnectable pipe joints, e.g. soldered, adhesive, or caulked joints made by plastically deforming the material of the pipe, e.g. by flanging, rolling
F16L 33/00 - Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose-connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses
F16L 57/00 - Protection of pipes or objects of similar shape against external or internal damage or wear
F16L 33/207 - Undivided rings, sleeves, or like members contracted on the hose or expanded inside the hose by means of tools; Arrangements using such members only a sleeve being contracted on the hose
F16L 35/00 - Special arrangements used in connection with end fittings of hoses, e.g. safety or protecting devices
F16L 57/02 - Protection of pipes or objects of similar shape against external or internal damage or wear against cracking or buckling
F16L 33/01 - Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose-connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses specially adapted for hoses having a multi-layer wall
A portable insect control trap has, in a single portable device, two modes of attracting insects, including a first mode adapted to attract flying insects (e.g. insect-attracting light) and a second mode adapted to attract crawling insects (e.g., bait). The same device has two modes of killing insects, including a first mode adapted to kill flying insects (e.g. an electrified grid) and a second mode adapted to kill crawling insects (e.g. an electric heating element). The first mode of attracting is associated with the first mode of killing, the second mode of attracting is associated with the second mode of killing.
A solar lamp has illumination functionality and insect control functionality. The lamp has a main body comprising a main housing, a rechargeable battery housed within lamp for powering the electronic functions of the lamp, device electronics housed within the lamp for controlling the electronic functions of the lamp in a plurality of states comprising an OFF state and an ON state, and a support attached to the lamp, the support containing solar cells for harvesting solar energy and recharging the rechargeable battery and also for detecting a level of ambient light. A transparent panel is disposed at a front of the main body, the panel disposed over a printed circuit board (PCB) on which are disposed a plurality of high-power LEDs for illumination. One or more extension housings are attached to the main body, each extension housing containing an inner grid and an outer grid for electrocuting insects and one or more insect-attracting lights for emitting insect-attracting wavelengths of light. A manual electrical switch is disposed on the lamp for manually selecting a state from the plurality of states. The solar cells, rechargable battery, manual electrical switch, inner grid, outer grid, insect-attracting lights and high-power LEDs are electrically and operatively connected to the device electronics. When the OFF state is selected by the manual electrical switch, the inner grid, outer grid, insect-attracting lights and high-power LEDs are off. When the ON state is selected, the inner grid, outer grid, and insect-attracting lights are on, and if the solar cells are detecting a level of ambient light below a predetermined level, the high-power LEDs are also on.
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21V 23/00 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21V 21/08 - Devices for easy attachment to a desired place
F21V 19/00 - Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
A solar light stick for use in illuminating and decorating a lawn, garden or pathway. The solar light stick includes a supporting stake, a solar panel, a rechargeable battery, at least one LED, and a tube body. The tube body contains a light transmissive material that may be transparent or translucent. The solar panel charges the rechargeable battery which, in turn, provides power to the LEDs. The LEDs are positioned to provide light to the interior of the tube body. As such, the LEDs may be located within a recess in the tube body. Reflective flakes dispersed within the tube body reflect and disperse light from the LEDs in a decorative manner.
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
A tiltable solar disk light has a solar light disk body comprising a disk-shaped housing which houses solar cells, LEDs, a rechargeable battery, a pushbutton switch, and driver electronics configured to deliver power to the LEDs from the battery when the switch is in the ON position and the solar cells are not detecting ambient light and to cut off power to the LEDs when the switch is in the OFF position or the solar cells are detecting ambient light. The disk body is tiltably and rotatably supported in a frame, on a pair of pegs extending from the housing, with enough clearance space about the disk body to permit tilting and rotating within the frame. A landscape spike is optionally connected to the frame by curved arms configured to define a clearance gap between the spike and the frame to permit the disk body to tilt within the frame about the axis of rotation formed by the pegs.
F21L 4/04 - Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by provision of a light source housing portion adjustably fixed to the remainder of the device
F21V 33/00 - Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
F21L 4/08 - Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by means for in situ recharging of the batteries or cells
F21S 8/08 - Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard
A cookware set comprises a cookware vessel having a rim, a lid having an edge and a center, the lid configured to fit on and cover the cookware vessel in a first position, and a lid hook disposed on an upper surface of the lid at or near the edge of the lid and configured to support the lid in a substantially vertical position on a rim of the cookware vessel in a second position. The lid hook comprises a base member attached to the lid and an upper member extending over base member to define a cavity therebetween for receiving the rim of the cookware vessel. The cavity has an outer portion disposed toward the edge of the lid and an inner portion disposed toward the center of the lid, the cavity having a first gap between the base member and the upper member which is wide at the outer portion and narrow at the inner portion. A tongue disposed in the cavity on the base member defining a second gap between the tongue and the upper member. The cavity, first gap, and second gap are configured to guide the edge of the lid to a stable resting position so that the lid is supported on the rim of the cookware vessel in a second position.
A portable or landscape lamp or luminaire for illumination, decorative lighting, or lighting to encourage the growth of plants, consists of a clamping base including a housing for device electronics, a control panel disposed on an outer surface of the clamping base for receiving user input, and a plurality of a gooseneck lamps supported by the clamping base and having LEDs for selectively emitting light under the control of the device electronics as directed by the user input through the control panel.
A lighting apparatus includes a central hub, and four panels hingedly attached to each side of the hub. Three panels have an LED array each. The fourth panel houses an array of solar cells, an ON/OFF switch, a rechargeable battery, and electronics. The four panels are independently positionable with respect to the hub. A motion detector is configured to operate the apparatus such that when motion is detected, the switch is in the ON position, and the solar cells do not detect ambient light above a predetermined base level, the device electronics turn the LEDs on; and when motion is not detected for a predetermined period, or the switch is in the OFF position, or the solar cells detect ambient light above the predetermined base level, the LEDs are powered off.
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21V 14/02 - Controlling the distribution of the light emitted by adjustment of elements by movement of light sources
F21V 21/08 - Devices for easy attachment to a desired place
F21Y 105/16 - Planar light sources comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements characterised by the overall shape of the two-dimensional array square or rectangular, e.g. for light panels
A solar disk light has a disk light body, the disk light body including a housing and a lid over the housing, the housing being hollow to contain components of the disk light. The disk light body has solar cells on an outer surface thereof for harvesting solar energy and detecting ambient light, and LEDs for emitting light. The LEDs are adapted to be selectively driven to emit cool temperature light or warm temperature light. The wiring and driver electronics configured to deliver electrical power to the LEDs from the battery, and configured to drive some or all of the LEDs to emit warm light or cool light depending on a switch setting or signals received from a remote-control transmitter.
F21S 8/08 - Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21V 9/45 - Elements for modifying spectral properties, polarisation or intensity of the light emitted, e.g. filters with provision for controlling spectral properties, e.g. colour, or intensity by adjustment of photoluminescent elements
F21V 21/08 - Devices for easy attachment to a desired place
F21Y 113/13 - Combination of light sources of different colours comprising an assembly of point-like light sources
A solar disk light has a disk light body, the disk light body including a housing and a lid over the housing, the housing being hollow to contain components of the disk light. The disk light body has solar cells on an outer surface thereof for harvesting solar energy and detecting ambient light, and LEDs for emitting light. The LEDs are adapted to be selectively driven to emit white light or colored light. The wiring and driver electronics configured to deliver electrical power to the LEDs from the battery, and configured to drive some or all of the LEDs to emit white light or colored light depending on a switch setting or signals received from a remote-control transmitter.
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21V 23/00 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
F21Y 113/10 - Combination of light sources of different colours
A cookware set includes a pot, a lid configured to fit on and cover the pot in a first position, and a support attached to an upper surface of the lid and disposed at the edge of the lid and configured to support the lid in a substantially vertical position on a rim of the pot in a second position. The support has a base and two wings extending from the base, each of the two wings disposed on an opposite end of the base and having a bent portion bent inward toward the base to define a two-piece channel defined by an upper surface of the base and inner surfaces of the wings. The channel is configured to receive a rim of the pot in the second position.
A solar disk light has a central body and an annular shelf surrounding the central body and attached to the central body by one or more struts, defining a gap between an inner surface of the annular shelf and the central body. LEDs are disposed on the annular shelf. The central body has solar cells for harvesting solar energy and detecting ambient light. The central body contains a rechargeable battery for storing harvested solar energy, a switch, and wiring and driver electronics for operably connecting the solar cells, battery, switch, and LEDs. A translucent shell is on the disk light body, covering the annular shelf and LEDs, such that light emitted by the LEDs shines through the shell. The shell has an opening for receiving the central body such that the solar cells are not covered by the shell, the shell having an inner wall received in the gap.
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21V 23/00 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
F21V 21/08 - Devices for easy attachment to a desired place
F21V 3/02 - Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses characterised by the shape
F21Y 105/18 - Planar light sources comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements characterised by the overall shape of the two-dimensional array polygonal other than square or rectangular, e.g. for spotlights or for generating an axially symmetrical light beam
A lighting apparatus includes a main body, the main body comprising a top, a bottom, a plurality of sides. The apparatus includes light source support wings, each of the light source support wings being hingedly connected to the main body. The light source support wings are adapted to support light emitting devices. When the respective light source support wings are extended in the same plane from the main body, the light source support wings form an overall geometric shape.
F21S 2/00 - Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups or , e.g. of modular construction
F21K 9/232 - Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with bayonet or threaded fittings specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
A lamp has a single, flat, and rigid PCB disposed within a light-scattering cylindrical enclosure. A white set of LEDs is mounted on the faces of the PCB and arranged in a plurality of white rows. A colored set of LEDs is mounted on the two faces and arranged in a plurality of colored rows, the white rows interleaved with the colored rows. A battery rechargeable by solar cell powers the LEDs. Electronic circuitry selectively controls the white LEDs and colored LEDs, the circuitry configured to perform an off mode (white set and colored set are off), an illumination mode (white set is powered on continuously and the colored set is off), and a flame mode (colored LEDs of the colored set are powered on selectively to simulate a flame).
F21S 10/04 - Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect simulating flames
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21S 8/08 - Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard
F21V 21/08 - Devices for easy attachment to a desired place
F21V 3/02 - Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses characterised by the shape
F21Y 113/10 - Combination of light sources of different colours
A lighting apparatus includes a main body, the main body comprising a top, a bottom, a plurality of sides. The apparatus includes light source support wings, each of the light source support wings being hingedly connected to the main body. The light source support wings are adapted to support light emitting devices. When the respective light source support wings are extended in the same plane from the main body, the light source support wings form an overall geometric shape.
F21S 2/00 - Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups or , e.g. of modular construction
F21K 9/232 - Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with bayonet or threaded fittings specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
A lamp for illumination or decorative lighting having a lamp unit with a roof portion and a base portion, and a translucent cylindrical enclosure. A single, flat, and rigid PCB is disposed within the enclosure, mounted to the roof portion. A white set of LEDs is mounted on the faces of the PCB and arranged in a plurality of white rows. A colored set of LEDs is mounted on the two faces and arranged in a plurality of colored rows, the white rows interleaved with the colored rows. A battery rechargeable by solar cell powers the LEDs. A switch and electronic circuitry selectively control the white set and colored set, the circuitry configured to perform an off mode (white set and colored set are off), an illumination mode (white set is powered on continuously and the colored set is off), and a flame mode (colored LEDs of the colored set are powered on selectively to simulate a flame), selected by the switch.
F21S 10/00 - Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect
F21S 10/04 - Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect simulating flames
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21V 23/04 - Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
F21S 8/08 - Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard
F21V 21/08 - Devices for easy attachment to a desired place
F21V 3/02 - Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses characterised by the shape
F21Y 113/10 - Combination of light sources of different colours
A rechargeable electric fan with a fan portion, a base portion, and a telescoping mast hingedly attached to and connecting the fan portion and the base portion. The fan portion has removable front grille, engageable in a first position in which the grille is retained in the front opening of the housing of the fan portion. The grille is rotatable from the first position to a second position in which the grille is released from the front opening. Slots are disposed on a periphery of the grille, and are configured to engage with corresponding tabs disposed on a periphery of the front opening, to retain the grille in the first position, and to release the grille when it is rotated into the second position. To prevent inadvertent release of the grille, a latch mechanism is configured and disposed to lock the grille in the first position, the latch mechanism comprising a button and a latch configured and disposed to release the lock when the button is depressed. The base portion comprises an oscillating mechanism including of a motor-driven pinion which engages an annular gear in the floor of the base portion. The floor is rotatably retained to the remainder of the base portion, so that when the pinion is turned by the motor, the entire fan turns about the stationary floor.
A lamp for illumination or decorative lighting having a lamp unit with a roof portion and a base portion, and a translucent cylindrical enclosure. A single, flat, and rigid PCB is disposed within the enclosure, mounted to the roof portion. A white set of LEDs is mounted on the faces of the PCB and arranged in a plurality of white rows. A colored set of LEDs is mounted on the two faces and arranged in a plurality of colored rows, the white rows interleaved with the colored rows. A battery rechargeable by solar cell powers the LEDs. A switch and electronic circuitry selectively control the white set and colored set, the circuitry configured to perform an off mode (white set and colored set are off), an illumination mode (white set is powered on continuously and the colored set is off), and a flame mode (colored LEDs of the colored set are powered on selectively to simulate a flame), selected by the switch or by a remote control.
F21S 10/04 - Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect simulating flames
F21S 9/03 - Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
H05B 47/19 - Controlling the light source by remote control via wireless transmission
H05B 47/17 - Operational modes, e.g. switching from manual to automatic mode or prohibiting specific operations
A cookware set includes a pot, a lid configured to fit on and cover the pot in a first position, and a support attached to an upper surface of the lid and disposed at the edge of the lid and configured to support the lid in a substantially vertical position on a rim of the pot in a second position. The support has a base and two wings extending from the base, each of the two wings disposed on an opposite end of the base and having a bent portion bent inward toward the base to define a two-piece channel defined by an upper surface of the base and inner surfaces of the wings. The channel is configured to receive a rim of the pot in the second position.
A paired set of cookware lids is configured to stack on each other and on cookware items. Each lid is configured to cover the other lid, with one lid in the upright position and the other in an inverted position, making it possible to stack both lids on one cookware container, with a first lid covering the container in the inverted position, and the second lid stacked on the first lid in the upright position. The lids are provided with multifunctional rims, having a flat annular shelf an outer rim extending in a perpendicular direction from the upper side of the annular shelf, and an inner rim extends in the opposite perpendicular direction from the lower side of the annular shelf.
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