Author: claimsbot

1. A coupling device for an artificial model, comprising
a male joining part; and
a female joining part, being joined to the male joining part tightly; wherein, the male joining part further comprises:
a first base disk with a first hollow center;
a first front positioning plate with a second hollow center, having a central circular protrusion part;
a rear positioning lock plate with a third hollow center;
a plurality of first bolts, fastening the base disk, the front positioning plate and the rear positioning lock plate together; and
an insertion member, passing through the base disk, the front positioning plate, the rear positioning lock plate via the hollow centers;
and the female joining part further comprises;
a second base disk;
a second front positioning plate;
a second rear positioning lock plate; and
a plurality of second bolts, fastening the second base disk, the second front positioning plate and the second rear positioning lock plate tighter;
characterized in that the insertion member is composed of an insert head, a pin, an adjustment bolt, a first elastic body and a covering cap with the insert head having a conical shape and an elongated flat part at a bottom thereof; the pin is inserted into the insert head along a radial direction of the insert head and passing through an axis of the insert head to form a shape of cross; the second hollow center has a shape corresponding to the elongated flat part of the insert head such that the elongated flat part of the insert head can fit with the second hollow center after being inserted into the second hollow center with the adjustment bolt passing through the cap and the first elastic body before engaging with the bottom of the insert head; the second front positioning plate at a center thereof has a hollow part with a plurality of equidistant radial grooves and two opposite ones of the radial grooves are pierced with the pin; and a radial recess is disposed between two neighboring ones of the radial grooves respectively;
whereby, the male joining member and the female joining member can be joined to each other tightly and be inserted into each other for achieving a purpose of positioning.
2. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein the insert head has a hollow part with internal screw threads and a fitting hole and another elastic body with a ball is disposed in the hollow part such that the insert head can be engaged to a screw rod and the pin has a recess and is inserted into the fitting hole with the ball being located in the recess to form a structure of at an lower section of the insert head having a second elastic body.
3. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein each of the radial grooves of the second front positioning plate at an inner edge thereof has a guide chamfer.
4. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, insert head at a lower end of the elongated flat part thereof has a conical part disposed in the elastic body and the elastic body surrounds the adjustment bolt and is disposed between the first positioning plate and the cap in a state of biasing against the first positioning plate and the cap; whereby, after the first base disk being subjected to a foreign force to separate the female joining part, the first base disk can be pushed back to original position thereof along a taper of the conical part quickly because of an elastic force of the elastic body.
5. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 4, wherein the first positioning plate is provided with a plurality of posts to confine the elastic body and prevent the elastic body from slip.
6. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein the first base disk and the second base disk at peripheries thereof have a respective upright rim facing to each other such that a clearance between the two base disks can be formed with more smooth contact.
7. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein the first base disk and the second base disk at a side thereof have a recess respectively to receive the first front positioning plate and the second front positioning plate with each of the recesses having a flange to avoid hips of the artificial model at peripheries thereof being damaged due to frictional contact.
8. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second base disks have threaded holes with respect to the centers of the two base disks respectively for the base disks being attached to the hips of the artificial model.
9. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 8, wherein the threaded holes of the first and the second base disks are disposed equidistantly to allow the first and the second front positioning plates or the first and the second rear positioning lock plates being able to be arranged to have two adjusted cross orientations.
10. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second positioning plates at a side thereof respectively facing the threaded holes of the first and the second base disks have a jut out cone respectively and the threaded holes have a countersink corresponding to the jut out cone.
11. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein the first front positioning plate at the rear side thereof has a locating recess to prevent the first elastic body from slipping.
12. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 1, wherein the first rear positioning lock plate and the second rear positioning lock plate are provided with an aperture and a hole respectively corresponding to a post and a threaded hole at the first base disk and the second base disk respectively for locating the first and the second rear positioning lock plates by way of the posts being inserted into the apertures and a bolt engaging the threaded holes respectively.
13. The coupling device for an artificial model according to claim 12, wherein the first base disk and the second base disk are provided with a recess facing the first rear positioning lock plate and the second rear positioning lock plate respectively and the rear positioning lock plate are provided with a hollow part corresponding to the post respectively for locating the rear positioning lock plates quickly.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A multifunction printing (MFP) apparatus comprising:
a communication section which communicates with at least another MFP apparatus and a server via a network;
a storage section which stores data received via the communication section;
a control panel which inputs operation instructions to the MFP apparatus; and
a control section,
the control section controlling the following operations:
(i) organizing information for specifying customized data regarding a control panel in a form of a data file, and applying registration of the information to the server;
(ii) receiving a request for the customized data sent from another MFP apparatus based on the information registered in the server and sending the customized data to another MFP apparatus; and
(iii) sending a request for the customized data to another MFP apparatus based on the information of another MFP apparatus registered in the server, storing in the storage section the customized data received based on the request, and updating display of the control panel with the customized data.
2. The MFP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section further performs control in such a manner that it informs the server that the customized data has been stored.
3. The MFP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage section has a personal folder, and the control section performs control in such a manner that only an individual specified by a specific authentication is permitted to use the personal folder.
4. The MFP apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the specific authentication is made by the control section referring to a user management table based on an identification (ID) in an ID card.
5. The MFP apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control section, when storing data in the personal folder of the storage section, performs control in such a manner that it stores data together with at least one of a genre with a hierarchic structure related to classification, free words, and a presence or absence of charges.
6. The MFP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the MFP apparatus receives payment of a specific registration fee in compensation for registration or pays specific charges when storing data transmitted front another MFP apparatus into the storage section.
7. The MFP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data file includes at least various types of link information lists and, when the application for the registration is accepted by the server, delivers at least the various types of link information lists to another MFP apparatus via a network.
8. The MFP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section performs control in such a manner that it adds additional information about classification, keywords, and conditions for exchange and distribution to the input operation instructions, and registers the additional information in the server.
9. The MFP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section performs control in such a manner that it receives an encryption key and a decryption key from the server, transfers data encrypted using the encryption key to a specified address, or that it receives encrypted data transferred from another MFP apparatus, stores the encrypted data, and decrypts the encrypted data using the decryption key.
10. A multifunction printing (MFP) system, comprising:
an MFP apparatus; and
a server which manages the MFP apparatus,
wherein the MFP apparatus comprises:
communication means for communicating with at least another MFP apparatus and a server;
storage means for storing data received via the communication means;
a control panel which inputs operation instructions to the MFP apparatus; and
control means, for controlling the following operations:
(i) organizing information for specifying customized data regarding a control panel in a form of a data file, and applying registration of the information to the server;
(ii) receiving a request for the customized data sent from another MFP apparatus based on the information registered in the server and sending the customized data to another MFP apparatus; and
(iii) sending a request for the customized data to another MFP apparatus based on the information of another MFP apparatus registered in the server, storing in the storage means the customized data received based on the request, and updating display of the control panel with the customized data,
wherein the server comprises:
a communication section which communicates with the MFP apparatus via a network;
a storage section which stores various types of data; and
a control section which performs control in such a manner that it classifies the customized data at the MFP apparatus, accepts an application for registration of identification information, retrieves data fulfilling conditions for exchange related to conditions or distribution, informs the MFP apparatus of a list of the retrieved data, and starts data transfer using approval of a user of the MFP apparatus as an event.
11. The MFP system according to claim 10, wherein in the server, the control section performs control in such a manner that it authenticates operation about data a registration of which is applied for and registers the data when a result of the authentication has shown that a specific level has been exceeded.
12. The MFP system according to claim 10, wherein in the server, the control section performs control in such a manner that it demands specific charges from the MFP apparatus, when permitting the application for the registration made by the MFP apparatus.
13. The MFP system according to claim 10, wherein in the server, the control section performs control in such a manner that, when another MFP apparatus downloads the customized data held in an MFP apparatus, the control section demands charges for the download from the another MFP apparatus.
14. The MFP system according to claim 10, wherein in the server, the MFP apparatus performs control in such a manner that it transmits an encryption key to an MFP apparatus before starting exchange or distribution.
15. A method for controlling a multifunction printing (MFP) apparatus and a server, the method comprising causing the MFP apparatus to perform the following operations of:
(i) causing first communication means provided in the MFP apparatus to communicate with at least another MFP apparatus and the server;
(ii) causing first storage means provided in the MFP apparatus to store data received via the first communication means; and
(iii) causing first control means provided in the MFP apparatus to control the following operations:
(1) organizing information for specifying customized data regarding a control panel provided at the MFP apparatus to input operation instructions to the MFP, in a form of a data file, and applying registration of the information to the server;
(2) receiving a request for customized data sent from another MFP apparatus based on the information registered in the server and sending the customized data to another MFP apparatus; and
(3) sending a request for the customized data to another MFP apparatus based on the information of another MFP apparatus registered in the server, storing in the first storage means the customized data received based on the request, and updating display of the control panel with the customized data, and
the method also comprising causing the server to perform the following operations of:
(i) causing second communication means provided in the server to communicate with the MFP apparatus via the network;
(ii) causing second storage section provided in the server to store various types of data; and
(iii) causing second control means to perform control in such a manner that it classifies the data customized at the MFP apparatus, accepts an application for a registration of identification information, retrieves data fulfilling conditions for exchange related to conditions or distribution, informs the MFP apparatus of a list of the retrieved data fulfilling conditions for exchange related to conditions or distribution, and starts data transfer using approval of a user of the MFP apparatus as an event.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein in the server, the second control section performs control in such a manner that it authenticates operation about data a registration of which is applied for and registers the data when a result of the authentication has shown that a specific level has been exceeded.
17. The method according to claim 15, wherein in the server, the second control section performs control in such a manner that it demands specific charges from the MFP apparatus, when permitting the application for the registration made by the MFP apparatus.
18. The method according to claim 15, wherein in the server, the second control section performs control in such a manner that, when another MFP apparatus downloads the customized data held in an MFP apparatus, the control section demands charges for the download from the another MFP apparatus.
19. The method according to claim 15, wherein in the server, the MFP apparatus performs control in such a manner that it transmits an encryption key to an MFP apparatus before starting exchange or distribution.

1. A backlight module, comprising: an outer frame, a rubber frame, an LGP, a row of point light sources, and a backplane; wherein the side wall of said backplane is provided with a bending, the side wall of said rubber frame is provided with a through groove in the position corresponding to said bending, the bending of the side wall of said backplane is inserted in the through groove of the side wall of said rubber frame, and said light sources are arranged on said bending.
2. A backlight module, comprising: an LGP, a row point light sources, and a backplane;
wherein the side wall of said backplane is provided with a pit extending to the outside of said backlight module relative to the light incident surface of said LGP, and said light sources are arranged in said pit.
3. The backlight module of claim 2, wherein the pit of the side wall of said backplane is a through hole arranged in the side wall of said backplane.
4. The backlight module of claim 3, wherein said backlight module comprises a rubber frame; the side wall of said rubber frame is also provided with a pit in the position corresponding to said through hole.
5. The backlight module of claim 4, wherein said backlight module comprises an outer frame; the pit of said rubber frame is a through hole arranged in the side wall of said rubber frame, and said light sources are arranged on the smooth side wall of said outer frame.
6. The backlight module of claim 4, wherein said backlight module comprises an outer frame; the pit of said rubber frame is a through hole arranged in the side wall of said rubber frame, the side wall of said outer frame is provided with a lug boss extending to the inside of said backlight module in the position corresponding to the through hole of the side wall of said rubber frame, the depth of said lug boss is less than the total thickness of the side wall of said backplane and the side wall of said rubber frame, and said light sources are arranged on said lug boss.
7. The backlight module of claim 2, wherein the pit of the side wall of said backplane is a bending on the side wall of said backplane, and the light sources are arranged on said bending.
8. The backlight module of claim 7, wherein said backlight module comprises a rubber frame; the side wall of said rubber frame is also provided with a pit in the position corresponding to said bending.
9. The backlight module of claim 8, wherein the pit on the side wall of said rubber frame is a through groove arranged on the side wall of said rubber frame; the bending on the side wall of said backplane is inserted in the through groove on the side wall of said rubber frame, said light sources are arranged on said bending, and said backplane is made of material with a good heat dissipation effect.
10. The backlight module of claim 1, wherein said point light sources are an LED lightbar.
11. An LCD device, comprising: a backlight module; wherein said backlight module comprises an LGP, a row of point light sources, and a backplane; the side wall of said backplane is provided with a pit extending to the outside of said backlight module relative to the light incident surface of said LGP, and said light sources are arranged in said pit.
12. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein the pit of the side wall of said backplane is a through hole arranged in the side wall of said backplane.
13. The LCD device of claim 12, wherein said backlight module comprises a rubber frame; the side wall of said rubber frame is also provided with a pit in the position corresponding to said through hole.
14. The LCD device of claim 13, wherein said backlight module comprises an outer frame; the pit on said rubber frame is a through hole arranged in the side wall of said rubber frame, and the light sources are arranged on the smooth side wall of said outer frame.
15. The LCD device of claim 13, wherein said backlight module comprises an outer frame; the pit on said rubber frame is a through hole arranged in the side wall of said rubber frame, the side wall of said outer frame is provided with a lug boss extending to the inside of said backlight module in the position corresponding to the through hole of the side wall of said rubber frame, the depth of said lug boss is less than the total thickness of the side wall of said backplane and the side wall of said rubber frame, and said light sources are arranged on said lug boss.
16. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein the pit on the side wall of said backplane is a bending arranged on the side wall of said backplane, and the light sources are arranged on said bending.
17. The LCD device of claim 16, wherein said backlight module comprises a rubber frame; the side wall of said rubber frame is also provided with a pit in the position corresponding to said through hole.
18. The LCD device of claim 17, wherein the pit on the side wall of said rubber frame is a through groove arranged on the side wall of said rubber frame; the bending on the side wall of said backplane is inserted in the through groove of the side wall of said rubber frame, and said light sources are arranged on said bending.
19. The LCD device of claim 18, wherein said backplane is made of material with a good heat dissipation effect.
20. The LCD device of claim 11, wherein said point light sources are an LED lightbar.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An articulating mast, comprising:
an open face;
a pair of opposed sides, each side having a front leg and a rear leg;
a back face extending between said rear legs;
a pair of back face vertical supports running parallel to each other;
a plurality of back face horizontal supports, each said horizontal support having a first and second opposed end, each said horizontal support first end pivotally attached to one said back face vertical support and each said horizontal support second end pivotally attached to one said rear leg;
a plurality of back face diagonal supports, each said diagonal support having a first and second opposed end, each said diagonal support first end pivotally attached to one said back face vertical support adjacent one said horizontal support first end; and
a plurality of connecting devices on said rear legs adjacent said horizontal support second ends, such that each said diagonal support second end may be attached to one said rear leg by connecting said diagonal support second end to one said connecting device,

such that said articulating mast may be folded from an open position to a closed position by disconnecting said plurality of connecting devices from said plurality of diagonal support second ends to allow said diagonal support first ends, said horizontal support first ends, and said horizontal support second ends to pivot such that said plurality of back face horizontal supports and said plurality of back face diagonal supports move within a plane defined by said back face to lie relatively closer to said back face vertical supports, such that, when the articulating mast is in said closed position, said rear legs remain within the plane defined by the back face, but are located relatively closer to said back face vertical supports and vertically offset from their location when in said open position and two planes each defined by one of the sides remain perpendicular to the plane defined by the back face at all times.
2. The articulating mast of claim 1 where the plurality of connecting devices is a plurality of pin receivers and connecting said diagonal support second end to one said connecting device is accomplished by inserting one of a plurality of pins through said diagonal support second end and one said pin receiver.
3. The articulating mast of claim 2 further comprising a plurality of pin receivers on said rear legs located such that each said diagonal support second end may be secured with one said pin to one said pin receiver when said articulating mast is in said closed position.
4. The articulating mast of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of transport locks located on said horizontal supports such that such transport locks may be pinned to said rear legs when said articulating mast is in a closed position such that said articulating mast cannot easily accidentally unfold during transport.
5. The articulating mast of claim 1 further comprising an integral guide track system.
6. The articulating mast of claim 5 where the guide track is capable of mounting a top drive.
7. The articulating mast of claim 6 where said top drive may be secured when said articulating mast is in said closed position such that said top drive may not travel along said integral guide track system.
8. The articulating mast of claim 5 further comprising a traveling block mounted on said integral guide track system.
9. The articulating mast of claim 8 where said traveling block may be secured when said articulating mast is in said closed position such that it may not travel along said integral guide track system.
10. The articulating mast of claim 1 where said articulating mast comprises a plurality of vertical sections, and further comprising connectors between such sections, such that such sections may be disconnected from adjacent sections prior to folding or unfolding said articulating mast.
11. A method of folding an articulating mast having: an open face; a pair of opposed sides, each side a front leg and a rear leg; a back face extending between said rear legs; a pair of back face vertical supports running parallel to each other; a plurality of back face horizontal supports, each said horizontal support having a first and second opposed end, each said horizontal support first end pivotally attached to one said back face vertical support and each said horizontal support second end pivotally attached to one said rear leg; a plurality of back face diagonal supports, each said diagonal support having a first and second opposed end, each said diagonal support first end pivotally attached to one said back face vertical support adjacent one said horizontal support first end; and a plurality of connecting devices on said rear legs adjacent said horizontal support second ends, such that each said diagonal support second end may be attached to one said rear leg by connecting said diagonal support second end to one said connecting device, said method of folding an articulating mast comprising:
disconnecting said plurality of connecting devices from said plurality of diagonal support second ends; and
pulling the rear legs downward such that the horizontal support first ends, horizontal support second ends, and diagonal support first ends pivot such that the horizontal supports and diagonal supports move within a plane defined by the back face to lie relatively closer to the back face vertical supports, while the rear legs remain within the plane defined by the back face but are located relatively closer to the back face vertical supports and are vertically offset from their prior position and two planes each defined by one of the sides remain perpendicular to the plane defined by the back face at all times.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising separating the articulating mast into sections prior to disconnecting said plurality of connecting devices from said plurality of diagonal support second ends.
13. The method of claim 11, where the plurality of connecting devices is a plurality of pin receivers and disconnecting said plurality of connecting devices from said plurality of diagonal support second ends is accomplished by removing the plurality of pins from the plurality of pin receivers and diagonal support second ends.
14. The method of claim 13, where the articulating mast further comprises a plurality of transport locks located on said horizontal support second ends and a plurality of pin receivers on said rear legs vertically offset from said horizontal support second ends, such that each said diagonal support second end and each transport lock may be attached to one said rear leg by inserting one said pin through said diagonal support second end, said transport lock, and one said pin receiver, and where said method further comprises pinning the diagonal support second ends and transport locks to the pin receivers to secure the articulating mast from unfolding.
15. The method of claim 11 where the articulating mast further comprises an integral guide track system, a top drive, and a traveling block, where the method further comprises securing the top drive and traveling block to the back face prior to disconnecting said plurality of connecting devices from said plurality of diagonal support second ends.
16. A method of unfolding an articulating mast having: an open face; a pair of opposed sides, each side having a front leg and a rear leg; a back face extending between said rear legs; a pair of back face vertical supports running parallel to each other; a plurality of back face horizontal supports, each said horizontal support having a first and second opposed end, each said horizontal support first end pivotally attached to one said back face vertical support and each said horizontal support second end pivotally attached to one said rear leg; a plurality of back face diagonal supports, each said diagonal support having a first and second opposed end, each said diagonal support first end pivotally attached to one said back face vertical support adjacent one said horizontal support first end; a plurality of pins; a plurality of transport locks located on said horizontal support second ends; and a plurality of pin receivers on said rear legs vertically offset from said horizontal support second ends, such that each said diagonal support second end and each transport lock may be attached to one said rear leg by inserting one said pin through said diagonal support second end, said transport lock, and one said pin receiver, said method of unfolding an articulating mast comprising:
removing the pins from the diagonal support second ends, transport locks, and pin receivers; and
pulling the rear legs upwards such that the horizontal support first ends, horizontal support second ends, and diagonal support first ends pivot such that the horizontal supports and diagonal supports move within a plane defined by the back face to lie relatively further from the back face vertical supports, while the rear legs remain within the plane defined by the back face but are located relatively further from the back face vertical supports and two planes each defined by one of the sides remain perpendicular to the plane defined by the back face at all times, and such that the horizontal supports lie generally perpendicular to the back face vertical supports.
17. The method of claim 16 where the articulating mast further comprises a plurality of pin receivers on said rear legs adjacent said horizontal support second ends, such that each said diagonal support second end may be attached to one said rear leg by inserting one said pin through said diagonal support second end and one said pin receiver, and where the method further comprises pinning said diagonal support second ends to said rear legs.
18. The method of claim 17 where the articulating mast further comprises an integral guide track system, a top drive, and a traveling block, where the method further comprises releasing the top drive and traveling block from the back face after pinning the diagonal support second ends to said rear legs.