Author: claimsbot

1. An apparatus for lowering a water temperature of a sea surface, wherein a pipe for feeding a water is installed in a sea, a suction port of the pipe is disposed in a cold water zone whose temperature is lower than the water temperature of the sea surface, an injection port of the pipe is disposed in a required position below the sea surface, and a pump is connected to the pipe in order to suck a cold water from the suction port and inject it from the injection port to thereby supply it to an aim region below the sea surface, thereby mixing it with a warm water of higher temperature.
2. An apparatus for lowering a water temperature of a sea surface according to claim 1, wherein there is possessed an underwater platform having an underwater and float function, and the underwater platform having plural pipes longitudinally upwardly installed is prepared by a necessary number of platforms and the prepared platforms are disposed in the aim region in the sea.
3. An apparatus for lowering a water temperature of a sea surface according to claim 2, wherein the pipe for feeding the water is capable of rotating in a direction inclining such that, on the occasion of a movement of the underwater platform, an angle intersecting with a movement direction becomes small.

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 housing for a dispensing tube of a metering dispenser, comprising:
a mounting half for mounting the housing to a metering dispenser;
a strike half for receiving plunger strikes;
the strike half carried by the mounting half;
the mounting half having a mounting half tube channel defined therein for receiving a dispensing tube;
the mounting half having a plunger aperture defined through the mounting half tube channel for receiving a plunger;
the strike half having a plunger strike surface;
the strike half being pivotally carried by the mounting half so as to be pivotable, relative to the mounting half, between:
a first pivotal position in which the strike half at least partially covers the mounting half tube channel; and
a second pivotal position in which the strike half exposes the mounting half tube channel; and

the strike half further being slidably carried by the mounting half so as to be slidable relative to the mounting half, at least when the strike half is in the first pivotal position, between:
a first slide position in which pivotal movement of the strike half relative to the mounting half from the first pivotal position toward the second pivotal position is obstructed; and
a second slide position in which pivotal movement of the strike half relative to the mounting half from the first pivotal position toward the second pivotal position is permitted;

wherein, at least when the strike half is in the first pivotal position and in the first slide position, the plunger strike surface is in registration with and facing the plunger aperture to receive a plunger head.
2. The housing of claim 1, wherein:
the strike half is hingedly carried by the mounting half by way of a pivot extending between the mounting half and the strike half and on which the strike half is rotatably received so as to be rotatable about the pivot between the first pivotal position and the second pivotal position;
the strike half further being slidable along the pivot, at least when the strike half is in the first pivotal position, between the first slide position and the second slide position.
3. The housing of claim 2, wherein:
one of the mounting half and the strike half has at least one locking finger;
the other one of the mounting half and the strike half has at least one latch arm extending therefrom;
each latch arm forming a receiving slot for receiving a respective locking finger;
wherein:
when the strike half is in the first pivotal position and the first slide position, each locking finger is in registration with its respective latch arm, inside the receiving slot formed by the respective latch arm, so that each latch arm engages its respective locking finger to obstruct movement of the strike half from the first pivotal position to the second pivotal position; and
when the strike half is in the first pivotal position and the second slide position, each locking finger is out of registration with its respective latch arm and outside of the receiving slot formed by the respective latch arm whereby movement of the strike half from the first pivotal position toward the second pivotal position is permitted.
4. The housing of claim 2, wherein:
the at least one locking finger comprises a plurality of locking fingers spaced longitudinally apart from one another to define a locking finger gap between each adjacent pair of locking fingers;
the at least one latch arm comprises a plurality of latch arms spaced longitudinally apart from one another to define a latch arm gap between each adjacent pair of latch arms;
wherein, when the strike half moves between the first pivotal position and the second pivotal position while in the second slide position:
at least one latch arm fits in a corresponding locking finger gap; and
at least one locking finger fits in a corresponding locking arm gap.
5. The housing of claim 4, wherein each of at least one of the plurality of locking fingers and the plurality of latch arms has a tapered guide surface for guiding the strike half into the second slide position as the strike half moves into the first pivotal position.
6. The housing of claim 3, wherein each of at least one of the at least one locking finger and the at least one latch arm has a tapered guide surface for guiding the strike half into the second slide position as the strike half moves into the first pivotal position.
7. The housing of claim 1, wherein
the strike half has a strike half tube channel defined therein;
the strike half tube channel cooperating with the mounting half tube channel, when the strike half is in the first pivotal position, to form a dispensing tube channel.

1. A handle structure, comprising:
a main body;
a gripping device disposed on the bottom of the main body, comprising an outer cover layer and a soft member layer, wherein the outer cover layer covers the soft member layer, and the soft member layer is a soft rubber; and
at least one cover housing, and a side portion formed on inner side of the cover housing for covering a bending side of the outer cover layer, a plurality of fixed bumps being formed on the side portion,
wherein an arc notch is formed on the bottom of the main body for receiving the soft member layer, and
wherein a side groove is formed on the bottom of the main body for receiving a bend end of the outer cover layer.
2. The handle structure of claim 1, wherein the soft member layer is silica or TPR (thermal Plastic Rubber).
3. The handle structure of claim 1, wherein the outer cover layer and the soft member layer are fixedly attached to the main body.
4. The handle structure of claim 1, wherein the outer cover layer is fastened on the main body by a screw bolt.
5. A handle structure, comprising:
a main body having an upper housing and a lower housing to be engaged each other; and
a gripping device disposed on the bottom of the lower housing, comprising an outer cover layer and a soft member layer, wherein the outer cover layer covers the soft member layer, and the soft member layer is a soft rubber,
wherein a plurality of hooked plates and tapped holes are mounted inside the upper housing and the lower housing.
6. The handle structure of claim 5, wherein the upper housing and the lower housing comprise sides, and a plurality of fixed bumps are disposed on the sides for engaging the outer cover layer.
7. The handle structure of claim 5, wherein an arc notch is formed on the bottom of the lower housing for receiving the soft member layer.
8. The handle structure of claim 5, wherein a side groove is formed on the bottom of the lower housing for receiving the outer cover layer.
9. The handle structure of claim 8, further comprising at least one cover housing, and a side portion formed on inner side of the cover housing for covering a bending side of the outer cover layer.
10. The handle structure of claim 9, wherein a plurality of fixed bumps are formed on the side portion of the cover housing.
11. The handle structure of claim 5, wherein the soft member layer is silica or TPR (thermal Plastic Rubber).
12. The handle structure of claim 5, wherein the outer cover layer and the soft member layer are fixedly attached to the lower housing.
13. The handle structure of claim 5, wherein the outer cover layer is fastened on the tapped holes of the lower housing by the screw bolts.
14. A handle structure, comprising:
a main body;
a gripping device disposed on the bottom of the main body, comprising an outer cover layer and a soft member layer, wherein the outer cover layer covers the soft member layer, and the soft member layer is a soft rubber, wherein a side groove is formed on the bottom of the main body for receiving the outer cover layer; and
at least one cover housing with a side portion formed on an inner side thereof for covering a bending side of the outer cover layer, wherein a plurality of fixed bumps are formed on the side portion.

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 device for forming a random set of playing cards comprising:
a top surface and a bottom surface of said device;
a single card receiving area for receiving an initial set of playing cards;
a randomizing system for randomizing the order of an initial set of playing cards;
a collection surface in a card collection area for receiving randomized playing cards one at a time into the card collection area, the collection surface receiving cards so that all cards are received below the top surface of the device;
an image capture device that reads the rank and suit of each card before being received on the card collection surface;
an elevator for raising the collection surface so that at least some randomized cards are elevated at least to the top surface of the device;
a processor for controlling operation of the device;
a motor for driving the elevator, wherein an encoder is provided for communication with the motor, and wherein the encoder provides a signal indicating that a shuffle has occurred.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor creates commands and then receives system signals verifying that the commands were properly executed.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the elevator raises all randomized cards above the top surface of the device and the moveable cover is automatically raised to allow the randomized cards to rise above the top surface of the device.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one pick-off roller removes cards one at a time from the card receiving area and moves cards one at a time towards the randomizing system and the image capture device can read a card only after it has been moved by the at least one pick-off roller.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein at least one pair of rollers receives each card from the at least one pick-off roller before the image capture device can read each card.
6. The device of claim 5 wherein a microprocessor controls movement of the pick-off roller and the at least one pair of rollers.
7. The device of claim 5 wherein when a first card being moved by the pick-off roller is being moved by the at least one pair of rollers, movement of the pick-off roller is altered so that no card other than the first card is moved by either the pick-off roller or the at least one pair of rollers.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the randomization system moves one card at a time into an area overlying the collection surface after the one card has been read for suit and rank.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein one card at a time is positioned into a randomized set of playing cards over the collection surface.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein the collection area is bordered on two opposed sides by two movable card gripping elements.
11. The device of claim 10 wherein an insertion point to the card collection area is located below a bottom edge of the two movable card gripping elements.
12. The device of claim 10 wherein the card collection surface is vertically positionable within the card collection area.
13. The device of claim 13 wherein the card collection surface is moved by a motivator that is able to move incremental vertical distances that are less than the thickness of a playing card.
14. The device of claim 13 wherein the motor is a stepper motor or an analog motor.
15. The device of claim 1 wherein a sensor is present along a line of movement of cards in the device within the single card receiving area or adjacent the single card receiving area and after the image capture device, the sensor indicating a trigger position of a moving card to initiate a timed capture of an image by the image capture device.
16. The device of claim 15 wherein at least one microprocessor is present in the device and the at least one microprocessor controls vertical movement of the card collection surface and camera triggering.
17. The device of claim 1 and further comprising a sensor to sense the presence of a group of suspended cards.
18. The device of claim 1, and further comprising a network connection for communicating shuffle information to a central computer.