Bissell Homecare, Inc.

Anheuser-busch, Inc.

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation

Sanford Gmbh

Stokely-van Camp, Inc.

Other

The Dial Corporation

Gunn and Richards, Inc.

David D Kusch

Jeffery F Feng

Bryce G Rutter

Bryce Rutter

Melvin Joshua Leedle

Jonathan Sundy

Douglas J Medema

Marc W Hunter

Jeffrey D Pierson

Michael Zavarella

Marc Hunter

David B Heisner

Heath A Doty

Brent S Nelson

Dmitriy L Shmagin

John D Butcher

Antonette Bivona

Paul M Anderson

Stacey Leigh Grabiner

Heather S Sopczynski

Lisa F Baumgarten

Emily M Cohen

Jayne H Lynch

Ingrid Yung-I Chen

Feng (Jeffery) Feng

Jayne B Lynch

Jonathan Paul Sundy

Feng Feng

Robert Dail

Jeffrey F Feng

Disclosed is a bi-directional watercraft, such as a surfboard, fin systems therefore, and method of use. Example fin systems may allow a user of the watercraft to perform bi-directional maneuvers and stunts. The watercraft may be bi-directionally symmetric or asymmetric with fins mounted on its undersurface on both ends. When underway, the fins at the operating rear of the watercraft deploy for stabilization in cross-currents, while the fins at the operating front remain pivoted out of the way so that they do not 'catch' water and destabilize the watercraft. When the watercraft reverses in direction, and the front and rear ends swap with one another, biasing mechanisms cause the fins now at the front to pivot away and hydrodynamic forces cause the fins now at the rear to deploy. In some cases, holders keep the fins from inadvertently deploying when they are not needed.

Fin system for a bi-directional watercraft

Dual-mode container assemblies () are provided which include an open-top container () with a closure assembly () having a skirt () and a reversible lid () presenting first and second opposed faces () hingedly coupled to the skirt (). In the child-resistant configuration of the assemblies (), the lid () is latched to the skirt () by a latching arrangement (). In order to convert the container assemblies () to an adult configuration, the lid () is opened and rotated 180&#xb0; while the lid () remains connected to the skirt (). This reverses the lid face adjacent the open top of the container (). Closure of the reversed lid () occurs without any latching function between the skirt () and the lid (), so that the lid () can be readily opened. The connection between the lid () and skirt () can be effected by hinged connection of rear segment () and rotational coupling of a forward reversible body (), or by a ball joint connection between a ball () and ball mount (). In either case, the lid () is moveable about respective transverse axes to permit changeover between the child-resistant and adult configurations of the container assemblies ().

Container having dual-mode closure assembly

Personal draught appliance

A cleansing bar includes a surfactant-containing body, which includes a top surface, a bottom surface that is substantially opposite to the top surface, first and second ends, and first and second sides extending horizontally and meeting at the first and second ends to together define a perimeter around the cleansing bar between the top and bottom surfaces. A first horizontally-extending groove is formed in at least the first side surface. According to one embodiment, the first horizontally-extending groove extends only partially between the first and second ends. A second horizontally-extending groove is formed in the second side surface, and also extends only partially between the first and second ends. According to another embodiment, the first horizontally-extending groove is further formed around the first and second ends and in the second side surface to encircle the cleansing bar.

Ergonomic bar soap

Bottle

Writing instrument

Vacuum cleaner handle portion

Growing community of inventors

St. Louis, MO, United States of America

David D Kusch