All The Claims

1. A bra cup liner comprising:
an absorbent material layer shaped for placement in a bra cup presenting a periphery;
wherein the absorbent material layer has a central region and a plurality of arms extending from the central region;
a correspondingly shaped moisture resistant material layer presenting a periphery and being attached to said absorbent layer.
2. A bra cup liner as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a correspondingly shaped wicking away layer attached to said absorbent layer for wicking moisture into said absorbent layer.
3. A bra cup liner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of arms are formed as a spiral shape extending from a central region.
4. A bra cup liner comprising:
an absorbent material layer shaped for placement in a bra cup presenting a periphery;
where the absorbent material layer has a central region and a plurality of arms extending from the central region in a spiral pattern;
a correspondingly shaped moisture resistant material layer presenting a periphery and being attached to said absorbent layer.
5. A bra cup liner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the innermost layer and the outermost layer are secured together by stitching.
6. A bra cup liner as claimed in claim 6 wherein said stitching does not pass through the middle layer.
7. A bra cup liner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the innermost layer and the outermost layer are secured together by adhesive.
8. A bra cup liner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the innermost layer, the middle layer, and the outermost layer are all secured together by adhesive.
9. A bra cup liner as claimed in claim 4, wherein the innermost layer and the outermost layer composed of material capable of being ultrasonically welded, and are secured together by ultrasonic welding.

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 apparatus which extends a putter shaft, the apparatus comprising:
a first member secured in the putter shaft;
a threaded hole in the first member;
a second member;
a hole in the second member;
a threaded fastener having a portion which passes through the hole in the second member and engages threads in the threaded hole in the first member;
a thread engagement distance of the threaded fastener with the threaded hole in the first member wherein a tension exists in the threaded fastener which forces the second member to contact the first member;
a pinning projection having a first end which is secured to one of the two members and a second end which entered a cavity in the other member a distance greater than the thread engagement distance when the second member was forced to contact the first member;
whereby the threaded fastener and pinning projection cooperatively limit rotation of the second member relative to the first member and whereby the threaded fastener can engage the threads of the threaded hole in the first member only when the second end of the pinning means has entered its cavity.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first end of the pinning projection is secured to the second member.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first end of the pinning projection is secured to the first member.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein an axis of the putter shaft is collinear with an axis of the first member and an axis of the second member.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein an axis of the threaded hole in the first member is parallel with an axis of the putter shaft.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein an axis of the threaded hole in the first member is collinear with an axis of the putter shaft.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first member is secured in the putter shaft with an adhesive.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the threaded hole in the first member has a maximum thread engagement distance for any suitably threaded fastener.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the threaded hole in the first member is only partially threaded.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pinning projection is a dowel pin whose first end is secured in a hole in either member and whose second end entered a clearance hole in the other member a distance greater than the thread engagement distance.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pinning projection is a tab with its first end an integral part of the second member.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pinning projection is a tab with its first end an integral part of the first member.
13. An apparatus which extends a putter shaft, the apparatus comprising:
a first member secured in the putter shaft;
a threaded hole in the first member;
a second member;
a hole in the second member;
a spacer located between the first member and the second member;
a hole in the spacer;
a relatively long threaded fastener having a portion which passes through the hole in the second member and the hole in the spacer and engages threads in the threaded hole in the first member;
a thread engagement distance of the threaded fastener with the threaded hole in the first member wherein a tension exists in the threaded fastener which forces the second member to contact the spacer and the spacer to contact the first member;
a first pinning projection having a first end which is secured to the spacer and a second end which entered a cavity in one of the two members;
a second pinning projection having a first end which is secured to the other of the two members and a second end which entered a cavity in the spacer;
whereby the threaded fastener, the spacer, the first pinning projection, and the second pinning projection cooperatively limit rotation of the second member relative to the first member.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the second end of the first pinning projection and the second end of the second pinning projection entered their respective cavities a distance greater than the thread engagement distance when the second member was forced to contact the spacer and the spacer was forced to contact the first member, whereby the threaded fastener can engage the threads of the threaded hole in the first member only when the second ends of both pinning projections have entered their respective cavities.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first pinning projection is a dowel pin with its first end secured in a hole in the spacer and the cavity its second end entered is a clearance hole in the first member, and the second pinning projection is a dowel pin with its first end secured in a hole in the second member and the cavity its second end entered is a clearance hole in the spacer.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first pinning projection is a dowel pin with its first end secured in a hole in the spacer and the cavity its second end entered is a clearance hole in the second member, and the second pinning projection is a dowel pin with its first end secured in a hole in the first member and the cavity its second end entered is a clearance hole in the spacer.
17. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first pinning projection is a tab with its first end an integral part of the spacer.
18. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the second pinning projection is a tab with its first end an integral part of the second member.
19. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the second pinning projection is a tab with its first end an integral part of the first member.
20. An apparatus which extends a putter shaft, the apparatus comprising:
a first member secured to the putter shaft;
a second member;
a spacer placed between the first member and the second member;
a threaded fastener having a portion which passes through a hole in the second member and a hole in the spacer and engages threads in a threaded hole in the first member;
a thread engagement distance of the threaded fastener with the threaded hole in the first member wherein a tension exists in the threaded fastener which forces the second member to contact the spacer and the spacer to contact the first member;
a first pin secured to and projecting from the second member in which the first pin enters a hole in the spacer when the threaded fastener forces the second member to contact the spacer;
a second pin secured to and projecting from the spacer in which the second pin enters a hole in the first member;
whereby the threaded fastener, spacer, and pins cooperatively limit rotation of the second member relative to the first member.

1. A support system for an equipment item on a concrete slab comprising at least one raised block relative to the slab and of a single piece with the slab, wherein the block includes a metal belt delimiting the vertical walls of the block and a metal support fastened to the belt and capping the block to receive a foot of the equipment item.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the belt includes connection means protruding inward to link the belt to the concrete.
3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connection means are studs welded onto the belt.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support includes drop edges at its periphery, the drop edges surrounding the belt and being fastened thereto by welding.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two blocks distributed on the slab in a main direction, one of the blocks including sliding means for the foot that it supports to slide on the block in the main direction.
6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the sliding means includes two rules extending in the longitudinal direction along two parallel guiding faces of the foot.
7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein at least one of the rules also includes a tab overhanging a corner face of the foot forming an angle with the corresponding guiding face to prevent any lifting of the foot.
8. A method for producing a support system for an equipment item; the method comprising:
installation of a formwork to delimit a block on top of a slab, and reinforcement for the slab and the block, and pouring of concrete for the slab and into the block formwork, wherein the formwork is a metal belt, and, after the pouring the hardening of the concrete, a metal support capping the block to receive a foot of the equipment item is then fastened to the belt.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the belt is first equipped with connection means between the belt and the concrete.
10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the support is fastened to the belt by welding after its position has been set.

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 microwave ablation system, comprising:
an antenna assembly including a feedline configured to deliver microwave energy from an energy source to tissue, the antenna assembly having a handle enclosure housing an inflow chamber and an outflow chamber disposed distal to and in fluid communication with the inflow chamber, the handle enclosure defining an abutment portion on a proximal portion thereof, wherein the feedline extends through the inflow and outflow chambers;
a sheath enclosing at least a portion of the feedline to form a fluid chamber therebetween;
a return lumen disposed along at least a portion of the feedline to provide fluid communication between the fluid chamber and the outflow chamber;
a coolant source operably coupled to the energy source and configured to selectively provide fluid to the antenna assembly via the inflow chamber;
a controller operably coupled to the energy source; and
a piezoelectric transducer disposed within the handle enclosure between the inflow chamber and the abutment portion and configured to detect a force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber and generate a signal based on the detected force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber, wherein the controller is configured to control the energy source based on the generated signal.
2. A microwave ablation system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the energy source based on a comparison between the generated signal and a predetermined range.
3. A microwave ablation system according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined range is a range of fluid pressures within the inflow chamber.
4. A microwave ablation system according to claim 1, further comprising an insert disposed within the inflow chamber adjacent the piezoelectric transducer, wherein the piezoelectric transducer is configured to detect the force of the fluid flow through the inflow chamber based on a force imparted thereon by the insert that is substantially equal to the force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber.
5. A microwave ablation system according to claim 1, wherein the piezoelectric transducer includes a pair of conductive components and an active material disposed therebetween configured to generate a voltage in response to the force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber imparted on the pair of conductive components.
6. A microwave ablation system according to claim 5, wherein the active material is configured to mechanically deform in response to the force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber imparted on the pair of conductive components.
7. A microwave ablation system according to claim 5, wherein the generated signal is based on the generated voltage.
8. A microwave ablation system, comprising:
an antenna assembly including a feedline configured to deliver microwave energy from an energy source to tissue, the antenna assembly having a handle enclosure housing an inflow chamber and an outflow chamber disposed distal to and in fluid communication with the inflow chamber, the handle enclosure defining an abutment portion on a proximal portion thereof, wherein the feedline extends through the inflow and outflow chambers;
a sheath enclosing at least a portion of the feedline to form a fluid chamber therebetween;
a return lumen disposed along at least a portion of the feedline to provide fluid communication between the fluid chamber and the outflow chamber;
a coolant source operably coupled to the energy source and configured to selectively provide fluid to the antenna assembly via the inflow chamber;
a controller operably coupled to the energy source; and
an insert disposed within the inflow chamber configured to impart a force on a piezoelectric transducer disposed within the handle enclosure between the inflow chamber and the abutment portion, the force imparted on the piezoelectric transducer substantially equal to a force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber, the piezoelectric transducer configured to generate a signal based on the force imparted thereon, wherein the controller is configured to control the energy source based on a comparison between the generated signal and a predetermined range.
9. A microwave ablation system according to claim 8, wherein the piezoelectric transducer includes a pair of conductive components and an active material disposed therebetween configured to generate a voltage in response to the force imparted on the piezoelectric transducer by the insert.
10. A microwave ablation system according to claim 9, wherein the active material is configured to mechanically deform in response to the force imparted on the piezoelectric transducer.
11. A microwave ablation system according to claim 9, wherein the generated signal is based on the generated voltage.