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I came across a Hungarian Proverb that said, "Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache." What do you think this means? Let's take a few minutes to think about this together.
It's challenging to live out the image and likeness of God when sin is always at our door. But it is possible! The most powerful action we can take is actively representing God with our ability to love. That's how we can and will make a difference in the lives of others.
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A recently published audio recording by al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri once again exposes the deep divisions within the movement of global Jihad. While Zawahiri's speech focused on the need to unite the ranks of the Jihadists to defeat the "apostate" Syrian regime and its allies, it also slammed the Islamic State (IS), depicting the group as a "deviant sect" and "extremist," denouncing the legitimacy of its self-proclaimed caliphate.
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Australian battler Scott Arnold has reeled off a stunning late charge to make the cut in his first major championship at the British Open in St Andrews.
Arnold, who plays on the secondary European Challenge Tour, looked dead and buried at three-over par through 11 holes of his second round but the New South Welshman dug deep and rattled off four straight birdies to give himself a cushion.
A bogey on the penultimate hole meant a par down the last would be enough and when he tapped in for his four the smile was as big as if he'd earned the Claret Jug.
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Arnold is now guaranteed a paycheque bigger than anything he has won this year and will play the third round with former champion David Duval.
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This is the old version of the page. Please use the new version unless you have a reason not to.
Last Updated: June 15 '05 – updated Debian Sarge installer section for new links and official Sarge release
May 07 – added alternative HP util, alternative partition ID method
Mar. 16 – added info about embedded DSL
Feb. 04 – added warning about using HP utility, added note for non-windows users
Jan. 26 – added custom minirt24.gz to allow mounting the keyfob read-write
Jan. 23 – updated link to DSL site with an important note
Jan. 10 – updated SYSLINUX section (broken link and bad new version), msvcr70.dll added to timfobbd.zip, added section about getting your BIOS to boot from USB, updated requirements, added disclaimer, updated initial (purpose) blurb
Dec. 24 – moved the SYSLINUX operation to part A for efficiency
Dec. 2 – completely rewrote part B of section one
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If you find this page useful, please send me an email with feedback or just saying it worked for you! Email address found on left navbar at bottom. If you really REALLY find it useful, you could donate this needy student (me) some cash using PayPal (safe and secure) to put toward my next term's textbooks or whatever
I am in no way responsible if something goes "wrong"; if your keyfob becomes unusable, your toaster stops working, you suffer massive dataloss across multiple machines — not my problem. You absolve me of any liability for anything that happens to your keyfob or computer(s) by following one or more of my instructions. I am not responsible for what is found at the end of my hyper-links (links): efforts have been made to ensure they don't contain offensive or illegal material, but if they do it is your responsibility to not accept the content. I host no illegal files on server(s) that I partly or wholly own, don't ask me for them.
- patience
- a USB keyfob (flash drive, keydrive, whatever you wanna call it)
- a computer that can boot off your USB keyfob (only newish computers can! see section about this below if you're not sure)
- Free space on the keyfob (if you want multiple sections, ADD the required space as there are very few bytes shared between them):
- For DSL (section 1), ~55MB free (if you want embedded too then add ~60MB = ~120MB)
- For Hiren's BootCD (section 2), ~37MB free
- For Debian-Sarge installer with "netinst" ISO (section 3), ~112MB free (note that this depends heavily on how big the netinst ISO is when you download it! Check how big the newest version is if you're unsure and you're contemplating this option)
Procedures in this document will erase your keyfob so back it up first!
So what's the purpose of this document? The purpose is to make your keyfob more useful. There are many uses for keyfobs, primarily storing files that you wish to have with you at any time, like addresses or contact info, lists of your favourite websites, and so on. One really useful thing is to be able to boot from your keyfob into any kind of operating system you wish, for any purpose you desire. Booting refers to "boot-strapping" your computer, which for you newbies kinda means "what happens when you start up your computer". For instance, the majority of you readers will be booting into Microsoft Windows when you turn on your computer; booting from your USB keyfob would allow you to boot something else, say Linux, without touching/erasing/modifying your Windows installation.
Since the vast majority of this document is about getting your USB keyfob to boot, it's important that you can actually DO this To be more specific, the motherboard inside your computer needs to have a BIOS that supports booting from USB keyfobs. What BIOS is and how it works is way beyond the scope of this page, all you need to know is that it's the thing you get into right when your computer is first powered-on, by punching a key (usually "Delete", F1, or some other F key like F12 etc). If you know you can boot USB keyfobs, you can stop reading this paragraph and skip ahead. Otherwise, we need to determine whether you can — only "newer" computers have this ability. For instance my ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe motherboard cannot, but my IBM ThinkPad T41 (notebook) can, and so can my wife's computer.
This part of this document will evolve over time, and is fairly scant right now, but let's do what we can. If any one of these methods below works, you're done, you can boot from your USB keyfob. Remember to have your USB keyfob plugged in before trying these things, it usually helps as the BIOS may give you more options with it plugged in. Also remember that at this point your keyfob probably isn't bootable, so you can't actually try it out until you've run through the steps in this document.
- See if your BIOS has a "boot selector" on bootup that doesn't even require you to enter the BIOS to change anything. On my IBM ThinkPad T41 I can press F12 when it initially powers on, and it'll pop up a list of devices I can boot from (I just select USB FLASH HDD and i'm done). On my wife's computer she hits F8 when it powers on, and she gets a similar menu to choose from. See if you have something like this (look for "boot menu" or something in your motherboard's manual or whatever).
- Try entering BIOS and telling the computer to try booting from your USB keyfob first. To enter BIOS, try hitting "Delete" (sometimes marked "Del", on the keyboard directly to the left of the "End" button if you have a standard english keyboard) or "F1″; consult your motherboard manual if you can't figure out how. Now, you're looking for an area where you set the boot device order (like first try floppy, then try CDROM, then try hard-drive aka HDD). Sometimes you'll find a single row in some advanced page of the BIOS where you change an option like "A/C/SCSI" to "A/USB-HDD/C" or something like that, other BIOS' will have an entire page devoted to the task. My mobo (A7N8X-Deluxe) has a page where you hit + or – on the numpad to move things up or down (things at the top get tried first), and you hit enter to change devices in the categories. What you are looking to do here is to make sure that your USB keyfob gets booted from before your hard-drive (HDD) does. Your USB keyfob may be called one or more of many things: USB, USB-HDD, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-FLASH, etc. Sometimes some BIOSes will work with USB-FDD whereas others will only work with USB-HDD, you'll have to experiment (doing so does NOT harm the computer in any way; if you get a failure you'll just see "SYSTEM COULD NOT FIND BOOT DEVICE" or something similar, and you then power off your computer, get back into BIOS, and try something else). Before you change the boot device option, remember what it was before! Write it down so you don't forget – you'll need to reset things back to the way they were if you don't want to be able to boot from USB. After you've changed the option to what you want to try, you'll need to exit and save your changes. Usually there's an option that does this – just hitting "ESC" repeatedly exits without saving, bad.
I've received an email from Roger Ligustrom, who has an ASUS M5N laptop and couldn't get it to boot from USB. It turns out his laptop was finding the USB keyfob and labelling it as a normal hard-drive in BIOS. He suggests exploring the lists of hard-drives your BIOS shows (if it lists things this way) and making sure your USB keyfob isn't chucked in there. If it is, you'll see the brand-name of your keyfob (ie. if you have a Mini-Cruzer made by SanDisk you might see "SanDisk Cruzer Mini" or something like that)
A very few readers have expressed frustration that this tutorial is written primarily for Windows users. There's a good reason for this: with no offense meant, Windows users are generally less informed than Linux users are, and have more difficulty with the process. That's why these instructions are written for people using Windows (who want to try Linux out by booting from a keyfob and not reinstalling their main O/S). That being said, it is very easy to apply these instructions to Linux. Here are some suggestions.
- The good news is, unless you have done something odd or have trashed your 'fob, most likely you'll already have an MBR on your 'fob from when you bought it that works fine. So, you may well be able to skip part A. If you get to the end and things don't work (syslinux never comes up when booting from the fob) then you'll have to investigate further. I've noticed that syslinux says it includes a basic MBR in the normal syslinux download, and Xavier Bassery writes,
Here is an excerpt of a nice howto on the subject http://darkdust.net/marc/diskimagehowto.php :
5. Install master boot record (found in SYSLINUX source directory).
$ dd if=mbr.bin of=/dev/sda
- In part A you can run the Linux version of syslinux, which works perfectly. I remember having to use one of the options when I ran syslinux in Linux, like
-sor some other cmd-line option. Anyone who figures this out, email me.
- In part B you should be able to follow the fdisk instructions with no problems, from your own installation of Linux.
- In part C you can mount the DSL ISO without using the Windows Daemon-Tools program; simply mount the file as a loop-device:
mount -o loop /path/to/DSL.iso /place/to/mount– you may need to specify
-t iso9660or something close to that if your kernel/distro didn't autodetect the filesystem type.
- Getting Hiren's BootCD installed to your 'fob in Linux should be exactly the same as doing it in Windows, just make sure you download and use all the modified scripts/files that i've prepared for you (as opposed to trying to do it yourself)
- Getting Debian's Installer installed to your 'fob in Linux, again, should be exactly the same as doing it in Windows.
User-Suggested Alternatives
This new section will make my life easier when users email me with tips on how to make this somewhat painful process easier. Ideas/suggestions here are meant to be alternatives to the methods I outline below. That being said, I have never tried these methods and don't know that they work. If you want to try these shortcuts, they'll probably work and they'll probably be faster too!
Chris suggested this method of making your keyfob bootable
- Download an alternative HP utility (~28mb, big!), found here
- Follow Chris' instructions below
At Welcome screen of HP Flash Drive Boot Utility click on "Next" "Find" screen, select correct "Drive Letter" and click on "Next" "Task" screen, select "Create New or Replace Existing Configuration" and click on "Next" "Filesystem" screen, select "Create New Filesystem" and click on "Next" "Geometry" screen, select "With Partition" and click on "Next" ** Drive is being formated ** "Configuration" screen, select "HP Firmware Flash Package" and click on "Next" ** Copying files ** "HP Flash Drive Boot Utility" screen, click on "Finish" Open up drive in "My Computer" Delete everything except for the "ldlinux.sys" file. Open up DSL iso with Daemon tools, UltraISO, WinImage, etc. Copy all files to root of USB drive Move files in USB drivebootisolinux* to root of USB drive Delete empty boot folder and isolinux.bin file from root of USB drive Copy over minirt24.gz file with one that has read-write capability Rename isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg
Sergio B. suggested this method of changing your partition ID (replaces section 1 part B)
- Use ptedit to directly change your keyfob's partition ID from Windows. This is free from Symantec (well read license agreements contained to make sure, but hey they have it available on public ftp). Choose either the DOS version or the more useful Windows version – if those links don't work try changing the capitalization of "ptedit" from all-caps to lowercase or vice-versa. Thanks Gayle!
- For more information on how to use the utility (try reading section 1 part B anyways) or if those links don't work, try reading the article about ptedit32 here
TDot's method
- SECTIONS 2 AND 3 ARE DEPENDENT ON SECTION 1 ! Both sections 2 and 3 presume that section 1 was completed successfully. If you only want section 2 or 3 (hiren's bootCD) then go through section 1 first and delete the KNOPPIX directory when you're done section 1.
- Section 1 is about installing DSL on your keyfob, which stands for Damn Small Linux. This is a distribution of Linux that is usable straight from your keyfob, ie. you can boot into and use Linux from your keyfob directly. DSL is based on Knoppix, a Debian-style Linux distribution that is bootable from CD, but is much smaller (DSL is around 50MB, Knoppix is usually 700MB)
- Section 2 is about installing Hiren's bootCD on your keyfob, which is a handy collection of MSDOS-based utilities that make life much easier. With this installed you can boot from your keyfob into MSDOS, and then use Hiren's bootCD. You can still boot into DSL with section 2 completed. Note that Hiren's BootCD is an illegal collection of copyrighted materials, so you must not actually ever download Hiren's bootCD without first buying all of the software it contains (Norton Ghost, Partition Magic, hundreds more)! I am not endorsing software piracy, I am simply providing information on how to use your keyfob in a certain way — I believe that useful information should and must be published on the internet for all to see.
- Section 3 is about installing the "Debian-Sarge installer" on your keyfob. This means that you can boot off your keyfob into a Linux installer, and use it to install Linux on any machine. This is handy if you're installing Linux on multiple machines or at friends' houses etc.
SECTION 1: GETTING DSL (Damn Small Linux) BOOTABLE FROM YOUR KEYFOB
DSL VERSIONS – important information, read carefully!
As of DSL version 0.9.2 there seem to be a few different "versions" of DSL. For my instructions to work you must grab the "normal" version, ie. named dsl-x.x.x.iso, not a version that contains the word syslinux or anything like that (even though we are using syslinux to complete the installation). The reason for this is because the syslinux version doesn't contain the boot directory, so it's missing a whole bunch of files we use. Oh, and this link gives you a choice of a whole bunch of mirrors — here in Waterloo the dsl.thegeekery.com is a great mirror (300kB/sec maintained).
Embedded version: As of DSL version 1.0rc1 there is an "embedded" version, which is quite a cool thing: it allows you to run DSL inside windows, without having to reboot! It does this by using QEMU, an open-source program that translates calls at the CPU level from Linux to Windows. The upshot of which is you get Linux running inside a window — not like Cygwin which is a bunch of programs that look like Linux but are really specially compiled versions to run on Windows. I've taken a snapshot for you, here. Doing this requires NO EXTRA WORK, as the kind folks at DSL have done it all for you! (Please consider donating to them) To install the embedded version, proceed as normal at first – download the "normal" version as mentioned above (because the embedded distribution doesn't have the needed boot directory), and complete section 1 entirely. Then download the newest embedded version (.zip file), and copy over the
QEMU subdirectory and
dsl-linux.sh and
dsl-windows.bat files, all to the keyfob root directory. Try double-clicking the
dsl-windows.bat file, it should start up for you! Note that this requires an extra ~60MB for the
QEMU/harddisk file. Also note that you can still boot off your fob to natively start DSL, which is faster than using QEMU to run it under Windows (by a factor of 5-10 times).
With your keyfob plugged into a WINDOWS machine, while booted in Windows, do the following parts.
PART A: Getting your fob's MBR / boot-sector properly written
- Start DSL (Damn Small Linux) downloading.
Download DSL here: DSL
- Go here and start Daemon Tools downloading: Daemon Tools
- Go here to get the HP program and click DOWNLOAD: HP fmt util. I've received an email from Dan who had a bad time with the HP tool. It worked fine for me, but you should be aware of what happened to him: I think you should know that the HP formatting util that rebuilds the mbr on the fob is buggy and dangerous. I loaded it, pointed it to my attached fob, and clicked format. It jumped drive letters to an attached drive and wiped out the fat tables in an instant. I believe it automatically jumps to whatever is the first USB device drive letter. I was able to restore the data thanks to a powerful utility I keep on hand for such disasters, but others might not be so lucky. I'm don't blame you for this happening one bit. I just suggest you add a warning to your instructions to have no other usb attached storage devices other than the fob for this step.
- Install the HP program
- Take Dan's advice to heart, and remove all attached USB devices that have storage other than what we're formatting.
- Start the program, for "Device" choose your keyfob, for "Filesytem" select FAT (not fat32!), for label put dadskeyfob or something; don't enable quick format, don't enable create dos startup wank
- Hit go or whatever, let it format. You don't actually care that this is formatting the drive, the important thing it's doing is rebuilding your MBR properly for your keyfob.
- Grab SYSLINUX, from here. Note that I use version 2.11 which is where the link goes, whereas the newest version is 3.x — i've had a report from jhoff80 that syslinux 3.02 didn't work for him whereas 2.11 did. Therefore i'm recommending that you stick with 2.11! Expand the ZIP file to a directory, and open a command-prompt there (or manually run cmd.exe and change directory to where you extracted it)
- Type the following carefully with your keyfob plugged in, where X represents the drive letter you can see your keyfob as in Windows explorer:
syslinux.exe X:(note the .exe is mandatory, otherwise it picks up the .com version which Windows can't run!)
- Verify that you now have "ldlinux.sys" on your keyfob! You may need to turn on hidden/system/OS file-viewing to see this. Read further down, instructions on how to do this in Windows XP can be found further on in this document.
PART B: Correcting your fob's partition ID
This part deals with a problem that the HP utility has; it sets the partition ID of the partition it creates to HEX code 'e', which means "W95 FAT16 LBA"; this doesn't work on many machines because the BIOS expects HEX code '6′ ("FAT16″), like for instance, all three of my machines. The goal of this part is to change the partition ID. Historically this has proven the hardest part of this whole webpage for some users, so I've spent almost a full week working out how to make it all possible without having to download and install Linux. Basically, I couldn't find a windows-native utility that allows you to change the partition ID of a USB keyfob, *while still booted in Windows*. Read on…
- Download the handy boot-disk image and installer that i've kindly put together for you, from here.
- Extract the contents of the zip file somewhere, and double-click (execute) write-bootdisk.bat. It'll ask you to put a floppy disk in the drive, THE CONTENTS OF WHICH WILL BE ERASED (don't worry about formatting); follow the instructions. When the window closes (or if you've executed it manually from the command prompt whenever it finishes) and the floppy-LED goes out, continue.
- Remove ALL devices connected to your computer via USB (ok so if your mouse is connected via USB, first shut-down windows and power off your PC, then remove it too). I mean everything: USB printers, USB mice, your USB keyfob, everything. If you have a USB keyboard remove it too, and get a USB-PS/2 adapter (one should have come with your keyboard hopefully).
- Boot your computer from the floppy disk. Hopefully your BIOS is already set up to do this — if not, make it so (how to do this is out of the scope of this page!).
- Eventually you will see a prompt, "Hit ENTER to activate this console": hit ENTER.
- Plug in your USB keyfob. You should see some text appear on the screen! It might contain the words USB Mass Storage. It must display something along the lines of "sda1″ on the screen, which might for you be sdb1 or sdc1 or sdd1, you get the picture. I'll presume from hereonin that it's sda1, if not then substitute what you got. If you don't see anything, you're outta luck – I tested this on two machines, a P2 400 and a P4 3ghz, both worked flawlessly for me – send me email with your system specs.
- Type
/sbin/fdisk /dev/sda(note the missing 1 at the end, this is intentional) and hit enter
- You're now in Linux's fdisk utility. Hit the following keys then ENTER:
- t
- (You should now be changing the type of partition 1 because it auto-selected partition 1 since you only have one partition. If you have more than one partition, which you shouldn't unless you've deviated from my instructions, select the first one)
- 6 (which is FAT16)
- p
- You've just printed the proposed new partition table to the screen. See the boot(able) column? Make sure your first (hopefully only) partition has an asterisk (*) there. If you used the HP utility it will already be bootable. If not, hit 'a' and make it so.
- w
- You should now be out of fdisk (w does write + quit). Remove the floppy from the drive, and turn your computer off (don't worry about shutting down properly, just switch it off, it hasn't touched your hard-drives)
- Plug in all of the USB devices you unplugged, leaving your USB keyfob still plugged in.
- Reboot back into Windows!
PART C: Putting DSL onto your keyfob properly
- Hopefully by now DSL has finished downloading. Extract it somewhere, it makes an .ISO file around 50mb.
- Hopefully by now Daemon Tools has finished downloading. Extract it somewhere, and install it. By default it will add just one virtual drive to your computer
- Right-click the red lightning-bolt in your systray (it's Daemon Tools silly), and mount the DSL .ISO file by going "Virtual CD/DVD-ROM", "Device 0…", "Mount Image", select the DSL .ISO file
- Go to the drive you've just mounted (might be like F: — you can tell which it is from Daemon Tools, the one BEFORE you clicked "Mount Image"), this represents all of the stuff on the DSL CD
- Copy everything there to your keyfob drive.
- In windows explorer, go to your keyfob drive.
- Go into boot\isolinux, and MOVE everything up to the root of the drive (click left mouse button on list of files, hit CNTRL-A to select all, right click them and select Cut, then in left-pane select the root of the keyfob drive, and in the right-pane right-click and select Paste)
- As Brian MacAskill so kindly pointed out, when you boot into DSL the keyfob is mounted read-only, and you can't unmount it because the DSL image is on it. This is a pain if you want to write some stuff to your keyfob while in DSL. So, i've fixed the problem by removing the characters
-o rofrom one line in
linuxrc, a script contained within minirt24.gz (for those interested I used the DSL 0.9.2 version). The upside is that you can write to your fob in DSL; the downside is that you have to shutdown DSL properly if you use this, whereas if you don't you can just switch the power right off because nothing is mounted read-write. So, if you would like to be able to write to your keyfob while booted into DSL, download my minirt24.gz from here, and overwrite the one that's now on the root of your keyfob.
- Delete the empty boot\ directory (yes, deletes empty isolinux dir too) that you've just moved everything out of
- On the root of the drive, delete isolinux.bin, and rename isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg
You're done! Now you wanna try it out? On a newish computer's BIOS (hint, try Delete on bootup) change the first boot option (hunt for it) to USB-ZIP . If that doesn't work, USB-FLOPPY or USB-FDD (same thing) will.
I now have Hiren's BootCD bootable from my keyfob as well as DSL. It's toight. Since Hiren's BootCD contains muchos illegal software, I can't post it on my site (since I respect and love my ISP, Golden.net). However, I can link you to somewhere where you might find it with Shareaza or your favourite P2P client:
eDonkey2k URI and
magnet URI.
You can find out information about what the CD contains on Hiren's weird homepage, here.
To get your keyfob booting both, you'll need to do the following:
- Grab Hiren's BootCD, possibly from one of the P2P links above (I don't host it, so you've gotta find it)
- IMPORTANT: after some feed back from David, I've neglected to mention — you must at this point be able to see files like io.sys and jo.sys, which are both "hidden" and "system" files. If you're doing this in windows as I suggest, by default windows will hide these files from you. To enable hidden/system file viewing, in windows explorer do the following (instructions are for Win 2K/XP but will be close for 95/98/ME; STFW if these don't work for you):
- In windows explorer go to the tools menu
- Hit Folder Options
- Go to the View tab
- Disable the "Display simple folder view in Explorer's Folders list" checkbox
- Enable the "Display the contents of system folders" checkbox
- Choose the "Show hidden files and folders" radio button
- Disable the "Hide extensions for known file types" checkbox
- Disable the "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" checkbox, and click "Yes" on the ridiculously annoying confirmation prompt that pops up
- Hit OK
- Now we need to get Hiren's BootCD's bootup files onto your keyfob. These are found in the bootable image section of the CD; if you just look at the burned CD or mount the image in Daemon Tools, you won't see them. First i'll explain the manual way of getting the files (useful if you wanna apply this process to any CD)
Do either this:
- Download IsoBuster, it's not free but you can try it for somewhere around 30 days. It is a fantastic program that allows you to see all portions of the CD, manipulate/save/read/write them in all sorts of different formats.
- Using IsoBuster, go to the bootable image part of the CD, and grab the boot.img file, copy it out somewhere onto your hard-drive
- Download WinImage, again not free but you can try it for somewhere around 30 days. Another fantastic program, allows you to read bootable image files, extract from them, create them, etc.
- Using WinImage, open up the boot.img file, and extract all of the files to the root of your keyfob.
So that's one way of doing it. But, if you're like me, you're thinking… "ah man, you've SO already done that, can't I just download those files from you?" Well as it happens none of these files are illegal to host, so sure! So, as an alternative, do the following.
OR, do this:
- Download Hiren's BootCD's bootable files from me, here. Note that this probably requires you to have the same version of Hiren's BootCD I have, version 6.
- Extract them to the root of your keyfob.
- On your keyfob, DELETE jo.sys (NOT io.sys !)
- Put the following dos boot-sector file onto your keyfob (in the root directory): dos.bss . This file actually contains way more than you need (it contains for example my 1GB keyfob's MBR which you definitely don't want), but syslinux rules, and will only load in the correct bytes/information.
- Delete from the root of your keyfob (these files just got placed there from Hiren's Boot CD in step 3) autoexec.bat, load.dat, and startup.bat
- I modified the three scripts you just deleted so that they work (hopefully!) when you boot off USB, since Hiren expects you to be booting from a CD, and, you ain't. You can grab my modified scripts here. Now, extract all the files and put them on the root of your keyfob drive. (If you wanna see what I did, diff them against the original ones off of Hiren's ISO)
Here's what the root of my keyfob looks like, after putting DSL and Hiren's BootCD on it, with system/hidden file-viewing enabled.
Volume in drive J is TIMFOB Volume Serial Number is FCE4-B606 Directory of J: 10/28/2004 10:46 PM <DIR> KNOPPIX 10/27/2004 08:02 AM 2,048 boot.cat 07/25/2004 04:13 AM 110 boot.msg 10/16/2004 02:17 AM 1,592 f2 07/25/2004 04:13 AM 1,675 f3 07/25/2004 04:13 AM 256 german.kbd 08/15/2004 02:31 AM 994,807 linux24 07/25/2004 04:50 AM 7,367 logo.16 09/01/2004 11:23 PM 790,312 minirt24.gz 08/21/2004 07:35 PM 2,023 syslinux.cfg 10/28/2004 10:46 PM 7,836 ldlinux.sys 08/01/2002 09:03 PM 81,920 memtest.exe 12/20/2003 11:57 PM 4,848 mouse.com 04/18/2004 09:57 PM 14 MSDOS.SYS 05/23/2004 11:58 PM 244,833 usb_aspi.cab 07/08/2003 10:23 AM 8,868 WBAT.COM 12/20/2003 11:57 PM 11,630 xmsdsk.exe 05/05/2003 10:22 PM 94,292 COMMAND.COM 05/23/2004 10:18 PM 6,530 CONFIG.SYS 12/20/2003 11:57 PM 229,705 DOCMEM.EXE 05/24/2004 12:49 AM 348,755 drivers.cab 05/05/1999 10:22 PM 49,185 EMM386.EXE 12/20/2003 11:57 PM 49,168 extract.exe 12/20/2003 11:57 PM 25,454 GM.EXE 05/05/2001 10:22 PM 10,351 HIMEM.SYS 04/27/2004 05:40 PM 125,960 io.sys 10/28/2004 11:15 PM 512 dos.bss 10/28/2004 11:27 PM <DIR> BootCD 10/30/2004 02:36 PM 4,928 Autoexec.bat 10/30/2004 02:36 PM 1,766 load.dat 10/30/2004 02:26 PM 411 startup.bat 33 File(s) (lots of) bytes 5 Dir(s) 82,608,128 bytes free
That's it! You should now (hopefully) be able to boot into Hiren's BootCD. You do this by booting off your keyfob just like into linux, but at the syslinux prompt you need to type "dos" (enter). That patches in and loads dos.bss, and then io.sys is bootstrapped etc.
You should see Hiren's nice little menu; after you select a choice, there will be a grinding pause as my modifications attempt to figure out WHERE your BIOS has put the boot-device; it better be either A:\ (what Hiren originally expected) or C:\ (where my keyfob gets placed by the BIOS of my IBM ThinkPad T41). If it is C:\, you'll get an error as my script tries to look on A:\ and doesn't find what it wants. Hit 'a' for abort or 'f' for fail until the error goes away; this is ok, it's just figuring out where stuff is.
I'm sure there's a cleaner way of doing things, I just don't know DOS batch-file programming that well
If Hiren's Boot CD starts to boot but doesn't work, the most likely your BIOS is placing your keyfob as something other than A: or C:, in which case you should modify the very top of autoexec.bat (my modified version, not Hiren's original!) — it should be obvious what to do.
Experts should note that i'm not loading any USB/ASPI drivers, i'm presuming after booting your BIOS has made the whole drive accessible (not just the first 1.44mb or something weird!); if that's what you find is happening to you, tough luck, I have no idea how to fix that (try loading some USB/ASPI drivers in autoexec.bat?).
So, now hopefully you've got everything working nicely. You can boot into Linux if you need to, and you can boot into Hiren's CD for things like restoring a Norton Ghost image. If your fob is as big as mine you can get the image on too! Awesome, installing WinBloze on people's computers just got a lot faster/simpler…
So another useful thing would be to be able to install Debian on any machine you're passing by, right? I mean, since you've got Hiren's BootCD booting you can already boot up Ghost or whatever and restore a nice windows image you've got on there, but what about Linux? I mean, who really wants to install Windows anyways, right? Well look no further, we can do that too
Here's a little background for the n00bs out there, so that I can cut down on the number of emails I have to write. Experienced Linux users, skip over this paragraph. Linux is an operating-system (OS), like Windows is an OS. However, the term Linux really applies only to the "kernel", the sort-of core part of Linux that acts as the central brain. For experienced Windows users, this is kinda like the triumvirate of command.com+msdos.sys+io.sys. When people refer to Linux in the context of an OS, they are typically talking about a "distribution" of Linux. A distribution refers to not only the kernel, but all the other utilities and programs one needs to make Linux a full-fledged OS; examples include gcc (a compiler), init (the thing that gets loaded first by the kernel), and so on — the kernel, or "Linux", doesn't include these things, and without them you can't really do anything. So these distributions make it easy by including everything you need. There are lots of them: Redhat, Mandrake, SUSE, Debian, Slackware, and MANY others. The good news? One of them, Debian, is *miles* ahead of the rest! This section explains how to have your keyfob boot into the Debian installer, so that you can put it on a computer. "Sarge" refers to one of the versions of Debian; Debian has numerical versions like 3.0, but codenames them easy-to-remember names: 3.0 is Woody, 3.1 is Sarge, and so on. At the time of writing (end of Nov. 2004) Sarge isn't quite out yet, it's still considered unstable. However, it's damn close to being out, and I personally consider it quite stable, if that means anything to you. Certainly more stable than any version of Windows that's ever hit the light!
These instructions will guide you through putting the additional files you need on your keyfob to make the Debian Installer able to install straight from it to a given computer. The amount of space this takes varies; the skeleton setup without the ISO (payload) will take only ~10mb or so, but the ISOs vary in size from ~40mb (business card iso) to ~110mb (net install iso) and even higher. The choice is yours ! I keep the net install iso (netinst) on my fob, because that's the most useful one. Also, these instructions aren't the "easy" variety where everything's done for you, they outline all the steps you need to grab the latest version, do the changes yourself, and get it on your fob. The reason for this is because Debian is fantastic, and they're always coming out with new versions of the installer and the ISOs themselves. For that reason it'd be silly to just give you some pre-made .gz files because they'd be out of date very quickly.
- Download all the files in the directory here: (link goes to Canadian mirror, use your favourite if you like; this is the kernel ver. 2.6 which now works with USB installs): http://mirror.direct.ca/linux/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/2.6/
- Rename
- Rename
- Copy all of these files onto the root directory of your keyfob
- Download one Debian ISO image. I recommend the "netinst" (net install) image. The general page of all available ISOs can be found here, and the direct link to the i386-netinst ISO (what I recommend) is here. Put it on the root of your keyfob.
- Open up syslinux.cfg that's already on your keyfob, from section 1 (putting DSL on your keyfob) in an editor, like notepad, and add the following lines to the bottom.
- Note that this relies on the ramdisk size not having changed since I updated this page! At the time of writing Sarge has just been officially released, and the filesize of initrd26.gz is 3,205,673 bytes. If your initrd26.gz is a different size, you'll need to copy these lines but get the right
ramdisk_sizefrom the syslinux.cfg that comes in the boot-image. To find this use the link above, go to the parent directory, download boot.img.gz, expand and extract it, and take a look at the similar lines in the syslinux.cfg it contains. If you don't already have a syslinux.cfg on your keyfob because you didn't install DSL already, you could use this syslinux.cfg verbatim.
label sarge kernel sarge26 append vga=normal initrd=initrd26.gz ramdisk_size=10396 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw -- label sarge1024x768 kernel sarge26 append vga=791 initrd=initrd26.gz ramdisk_size=10396 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw -- label sarge1280x1024 kernel sarge26 append vga=794 initrd=initrd26.gz ramdisk_size=10396 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw --
- Note that this relies on the ramdisk size not having changed since I updated this page! At the time of writing Sarge has just been officially released, and the filesize of initrd26.gz is 3,205,673 bytes. If your initrd26.gz is a different size, you'll need to copy these lines but get the right
That should be it ! Now you should be able to boot off your keyfob, still type "dsl" or "dos" for DSL and Hiren's BootCD respectively, but also you should now be able to type "sarge" and the Debian installer should start up!


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Bingo has been around for ages although some people are rediscovering it just now making it necessary to dabble on the basics of this game. Among the most important things about bingo that you would have to learn if it is something that you would like to try are the bingo patterns. The primary thing that you need to have to play bingo is concentration as you will need it when marking cards. But, aside from that, you also need to learn what pattern should be followed. With the growing popularity of online bingo, there is much to learn especially for the younger set that are not too familiar with the game. Here's a quick review of bingo patterns that are used in the game:
Blackout Pattern
This is, perhaps, the easiest bingo pattern and anyone can understand this as there are no tricks when it comes to a blackout pattern. Here, all you need to do in order to win the game is to mark off all boxes in the card. There are 25 boxes in a card with a blank one at the center, so all the numbers in those 24 squares should have been called for you to win. The first one to mark off all numbers is proclaimed to be the winner. This is a classic pattern and every bingo player, even the newbies, know what it is.
Standard/Static Pattern
As the name goes, this pattern is something that the player cannot change and once the player marks off all the boxes forming the pattern, he or she wins. It is quite simple to follow this pattern and some examples are chair, airplane and baseball diamond.
Moving Pattern
This is a quick study, and, as the name implies, the pattern changes at least once for the duration of the game. In this game, you have the chance of winning as many times as the pattern changes. For instance, if the first pattern is a horizontal lines and someone completes it, that person is the winner for the game but the game doesn't stop, a new pattern is introduced and the game continues with that new pattern. If the second pattern happens to be another horizontal line parallel to the first one, and you get that pattern, you win again.
Wild Bingo Pattern
These patterns can be a bit too overwhelming especially when you are still a newbie. With this pattern, you will find bingo cards all over the place and unlike the moving pattern, the patterns in wild bingo are pretty much static but it can be anywhere in the card so it's a bit complicated especially when you are still starting to play while looking out for this kind of pattern. There are several patterns to choose from including explosion and Broken Frame.
Crazy Bingo
Another bingo pattern that players should be wary of is the crazy pattern which can make anyone a tad confused. With this pattern, players can maximize their chances of winning because they can rotate the patterns by ninety, one eighty or even two hundred seventy degrees.
Bingo has certainly provided a lot of fun to people who are interested in getting entertained without having to dwell into studying several strategies. However, every newbie needs to know the basics and in this case, the basic bingo patterns. Bingo remains to be one of the easiest games to play and there is no denying that, given the number of people who are interested in trying their hand at this social game. With the popularity of bingo in many online sites, it will not be too difficult for people to play the game from their mobile devices especially if they know the kind of bingo patterns that could possibly be the pattern for the next game.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
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|23 Sep 2003
|Filing date
|30 May 2002
|Priority date
|9 Aug 2001
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|Dennis L. Clapper
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|Roho, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (114), Classifications (20), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims priority to provisional application Serial No. 60/311,206, filed Aug. 9, 2001.
Not Applicable.
The invention relates generally to an improved vehicle truck seat assembly that provides support and shock dampening to the ischial area of the driver as well as front-to-back and lateral stabilization. The seat assembly employs an inflatable air cell cushion with a central inflation zone comprised of individual inflation cells interconnected by an airflow path that provide optimum shock absorption qualities. Bolster zones comprised of individual air cells surround the central inflation zone. The inflation cells have a cell geometry that allows for improved molding of a support cushion comprised of individual fluted or finned cells.
Truck drivers seated for long periods of time in the cab of a truck can suffer discomfort caused by pressure, road shock and vibration. It has been shown that persons who are required to stay seated for long periods of time, for example, long haul truck drivers, experience muscle fatigue, loss of flexibility and back pain, particularly due to truck vibrations transmitted to the driver. Any driver discomfort, soreness or numbness in the buttocks and legs, can be attributed to a loss of blood flow in the tissue from unrelieved pressure on the skin. Besides creating physiological problems, this discomfort may require the driver to make frequent stops or shorter trips, decreasing efficiency.
Inflatable cellular cushions provide the most uniform distribution of weight and thus provide the greatest protection from seating pressure. These cushions have an array of closely spaced air cells that project upwardly from a common base. Within the base the air cells communicate with each other, and thus, all exist at the same internal pressure. Hence, each air cell exerts essentially the same restoring force against the buttocks, irrespective of the extent to which it is deflected. U.S. Pat. No. 4,541,136 shows a cellular cushion for use on wheelchairs.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,870,450 illustrates another cushion design and discloses a conventional method and apparatus for molding and assembling the cushions. U.S. Pat. No. 3,870,450 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,005,236 disclose fluted cells. The cells are spaced apart to prevent material that is in the soft or uncured condition from the dipping process from bridging adjacent cells during forming. U.S. Pat. No. 4,541,136 provides a multicell cushion in which the individual cells have a finned configuration when deflated. This cell configuration allows the cells to contact each other along their sides when inflated to provide a continuous supporting surface.
Generally fluted or finned cells have a higher profile than vacuum molding will allow. That is, to vacuum mold, you would pull the material into the mold to fill out the form stretching it and causing it to thin out and become weak. The thin areas cool off too quickly and can break. This can be avoided with dip molding. Due to the cost, dip-molding methods generally are used to make cushions having individual cells of identical configurations and support characteristics.
Heretofore, molded inflatable air cell cushion technology has been directed to medical uses, such as wheelchair cushions or mattress overlays for compromised patients, and has not been optimally employed in seating for vehicles, such as trucks. Although such cellular cushions work well for preventing pressure sores, they have not necessarily addressed the problems associated with able-bodied vehicle drivers, such as vibration and shock to the ischial area and front-to-back and side-to-side stabilization.
It would be advantageous, therefore, to provide vehicular seating that addresses the problems of pressure, vibration, road shock and stabilization utilizing inflatable air cell technology. It also would be advantageous to develop a vehicular seating assembly incorporating an improved inflatable cellular cushions which can be installed in the vehicle and controlled by the driver that improves seating comfort for these drivers.
It also would be advantageous to vacuum mold plastics to form finned cushion cells. Labor costs are less for vacuum molding. Vacuum molding would allow a manufacturer to make cushions having varied finned cell configurations and arrangements. Thus, cushions could be custom made to fit the anatomy of individual truck drivers.
One aspect of the invention is a seat assembly for a vehicle having enhanced vibration and shock absorption characteristics.
Another aspect of the invention is a seat assembly for a vehicle having enhanced front-to-back and side-to-side stabilization characteristics.
Another aspect of the invention is an improved cushion for use in a vehicle that provides improved seating comfort for the user, particularly drivers who sit for extended periods of time, such as over-the-road truck drivers.
Another aspect of this invention is an improved cushion cell geometry that allows for vacuum molding a finned cushion from urethane or other plastic.
According to the invention, briefly stated, an improved truck seat assembly incorporating an improved inflatable air cell cushion is provided. The inflatable air cushion includes a plurality of inflation zones comprised of individual cells. For example, one such cushion includes five zones. One zone of cells is located approximately at the middle of the cushion to be positioned under the ischial area of the driver. There are four zones comprised around the perimeter of the cushion to function as bolsters. The cushion can be mounted on a relatively solid base or a foam base that can be attached to a seat support plate. A flexible plastic seat support plate allows the truck seat pan to dampen truck vibrations and shock loads. mounted on the frame of the original truck seat. The support, the base and the air cell cushion provide desired road vibration absorption characteristics. In another embodiment, a support fabric supports the base and the air cell cushion. The tension on the fabric can be adjusted to obtain optimal support and vibration dampening characteristics.
The peripheral zones are connected by valve and air lines through an air regulator to the truck's air supply system to control air pressure in the peripheral zones. The driver can adjust the pressure in the peripheral zones for seating comfort and lateral support or the cushion can be completely automatic and fit to the driver. The air regulator is pre-set to provide optimal pressure to the ischial zone.
In another embodiment of the invention sensors, such as a bottom out sensor or "smart fabric" is used to cover the cushion. The "smart fabric" is used to determine pressures in various and, through a feedback loop to the air supply, adjust the air pressure.
Also provided is an improved cushion with individual inflation cells having an improved cell geometry that provides optimal support characteristics with manufacturing advantages. The novel cell has an optimum ratio of area of the cell to area of the base (footprint) is 3:1 which allows for vacuum molding. For example, in one embodiment the cushion cell has a 2.5-inch by 2.5-inch (6.25 square inch) base or footprint and a surface area of 18.75 square inches or less. Vacuum molding is less expensive than dip molding and, therefore, making it commercially and economically feasible to provide multiple variations of cushion configurations.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a truck seat including novel seat cushion assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a truck seat with the seat section frame exposed;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the seat cushion assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the air cell cushion;
FIG. 5A is perspective view of an orthotic foam base for the seat cushion assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 5B is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the seat support plate;
FIG. 7 is a schematic illustrating inflation zones of one embodiment of an air cell cushion of the present invention; and
FIG. 8 is a schematic illustrating inflation zones of another embodiment of a cushion of the present invention.
One embodiment of a novel seat cushion assembly of the present invention, indicated generally by assembly 20 is shown in FIG. 1 is employed as the seat cushion of a truck seat S in the cab or driver's area of a truck. It will be understood that the seat cushion assembly 20 can be provided as part of a truck seat as original equipment (OEM) or can be used to replace a conventional or OEM seat cushion. As shown, the illustrated embodiment is a seat cushion 20 is designed for use in a vehicle for seating and support of a driver, particularly a driver who sits in a driver's seat behind a steering wheel W for extended periods of time, such as a truck driver. The cushion assembly can be used in any vehicle, however.
As seen from FIG. 3, in general, the assembly 20 includes a seat frame support 22, a base 24 secured to the seat base support, an inflatable air cell cushion 26 on the seat base, and a cover 28, generally having a pad 29 interposed between the cover and the seat cushion cells. Assembly 20 is designed to mount on the seat frame as will be explained. Generally, a truck seat frame includes a suspension member between lateral frame elements, F1 and F2, as shown in FIG. 2. In conventional truck seats the suspension member is a metal pan P. However, one aspect of the invention is an improved support that replaces the conventional pan P and cooperates with the seat base and air cell cushion of the present invention to provide improved seating characteristics.
Seat support plate 22, as illustrated in FIG. 6, is a resilient and flexible polymer sheet that is properly dimension and configured to suspend between the lateral frame elements F1 and F2 of the truck seat frame F in place of or in conjunction with pan P and appropriately conform to the seat back and frame to allow all elements of the truck seat S to properly function. The resilient and somewhat flexible nature of the support 22 adds to the road shock dampening capability of the seat cushion assembly. Varying the thickness or composition of the sheet can vary the flexibility and shock dampening qualities of the support. The support 22 has two spaced apart parallel strips of hook and loop fastener 25 such as Velcro� glued or otherwise attached to the support, with the hook side H exposed.
In alternative embodiments of the support, other materials may be used in place of any seat pan. For example, a supportive fabric, such as a fabric like Gemstone� by Milliken, Spartanburg, S.C., can be suspended between the lateral frame elements F1 and F2 and properly tensioned for optimal support and vibration control or absorption characteristics. These characteristics can be adjusted by adjusting the tension of the stretched fabric. When a material such as fabric is employed, the base 24 can be attached to the fabric. Alternatively, the inflatable air cell cushion 26 can be attached, for example by RF welding, directly to the fabric or otherwise appropriately secured. Also, the original seat pan P can be utilized with seat base 24 and air cell cushion 26 if it is determined that the original seat pan provides appropriate support characteristics for the intended use. Preferably, however, support 22 or a support fabric is used.
An air regulator 30 is attached to a peripheral edge of support 22 by a bracket 31. In the illustrated embodiment, regulator 30 is a conventional air pressure relief regulator. Regulator 30 can be pre-set to provide an appropriate air pressure, as will be explained below. An air supply line 32 extends from regulator 30 and has a fitting 34 for fluid attachment to an air source, preferably an air source in the truck, such as the air-ride truck seat or other source of pressurized air.
A first section of flexible air supply line 36 exits regulator 30 and is connected to a T-shaped connector 38. In the illustrated embodiment the air lines are flexible rubber or neoprene hoses, but any appropriate conduit can be used. T-shaped connector 38 has a center connection 39 for attachment of air supply line that extends directly between regulator 30 and the ischial support zone of the air cell cushion. A second section of air supply line 36 extends between the T-connector and a valve 40. Valve 40, in the illustrated embodiment, is a slide valve conveniently positioned so that it can be hand operated by a seated driver to adjust air flow in the bolster sections. Valve 40 is constructed similarly to, and functions like, a slide valve disclosed in co-pending application Ser. No. 10/052,101 filed Jan. 17, 2002, owned by a common assignee, and which is incorporated herein by reference. The illustrated valve is referred to as an ISOFLO™ valve (Roho, Inc., Belleville, Ill.). In any event, valve 40 has four connections 41, 42, 43, 44 for fluid connection to four separate air supply lines, each of the lines being in fluid communication with a peripheral inflation zone of air cell cushion 26. As explained below, the peripheral inflation zones normally are isolated and not in fluid communication with each other. However, since each zone is fluidly connected to valve 40, the valve is constructed so that in an open position, the peripheral inflation zones are in fluid communication through valve 40.
In addition to the single preset regulator and ISOFLO™ valve arrangement illustrated in the drawings, the inventor contemplates alternative configurations and assemblies. For example, the seat assembly could employ a preset air regulator for the ischial zone and separately adjustable regulators for each bolster zone; a present regulator for the ischial zone and rocker-type inflation/deflation control valve for each of the bolster zones; preset air regulator for the ischial zone and the bolster zones with check valves in the air lines to the bolster zones to prevent back flow and pressure-relief valves in the air lines to the bolsters to relieve pressure greater than a desired pressure; adjustable air regulators for each zone combined with an ISOFLO™ valve; an air source directly to the air cell cushion with an ISOFLO™ valve to control pressure into each zone, or a straight air flow into the cushion and a simple inflation valve
The relationship between the valve, air supply lines and cushion inflation zones will be explained in detail below in reference to the detailed description of air cell cushion 26.
A seat base 24 that suitably supports and secures the inflatable cell cushion is attached to the support 22 and is chosen for its support characteristics as well as its vibration dampening qualities. FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrates an orthotic foam base 24 for a seat cushion of the present invention. Base 24 is suitably formed to provide support for the inflatable cushion in an anatomically acceptable configuration. As seen in FIG. 5A, base has a size and peripheral configuration complementary to that of support 22. Base 24 has a substantial material thickness and is designed to have support as well as vibration and shock absorbing characteristics. Base 24 includes an anatomically correct rear depression 45 suitable for support of the buttocks of the driver. Base 24 also includes and defined leg troughs 46 and 47. A pommel 48 separates the leg troughs and is designed to separate and support the legs. Holes 49 are formed through the material thickness of the base for attachment of the cover, as will be described below.
The bottom surface of base 24, as seen in FIG. 5B includes spaced apart, parallel strips 50 of hook and loop fastener, with the loop side L, exposed. Strips 50 are positioned to be in alignment with strips 25 on support 22 when the base is appropriately positioned and mounted on the support 22. The complementary hook and loop fastener strips 25 and 50 secure the base 24 to the support 22. The base 24 also can be removed from the support by disengaging the hook and loop fastener strips, if desired. Preferably base 24 is molded from open cell polyurethane. During the molding process, strips 50 are placed with the hook side down on the uncured polyurethane material. As the polyurethane cures, the hooks are integrated into the polyurethane to form a nearly unbreakable bond between the strips 50 and the base 24.
Although described as molded from polyurethane, base 24 can be constructed from other materials depending upon the desired shock dampening and support qualities desired. Bases constructed of harder materials, such as wood, can be employed. Hard plastic or fiberglass or combinations of materials also can be used. In the event materials other than the open cell polyurethane are used, strips 50 would be suitably attached to the bottom surface by gluing or other means.
An inflatable cellular cushion 26 is mounted on the seat base 24. In general, the inflatable cellular cushion is comprised of an array of individual inflation cells that, when properly inflated, cooperate to form a supportive seating surface. Generally speaking, the cushion includes a base with multiplicity of air cells projecting from the base generally parallel to each other. The air cells conventionally are dip molded from a rubber material, such as neoprene, using a mold having a flat base and spaced apart upstanding mandrels. This molding process yields an array of cells with a web between the air cells, commonly referred to as a conformal. The backing, sometimes referred to as the sealing layer, is formed at the same time the air cell layer is being dipped. The opposite side of the flat base of the mold is used to dip mold the backing simultaneously with the conformal. The backing then is attached to the web of the conformal with adhesive, such as glue, to form a cushion base. U.S. Pat. No. 3,870,450, which is incorporated herein by reference illustrates discloses a preferred method and apparatus for dip molding and assembling the cushions from neoprene.
As shown in FIG. 4 and corresponding schematic FIG. 7, one exemplary embodiment includes a separate center inflation zone, or ischial support zone 51, comprised of three (3) rows of individual cells 52 of uniform configuration. Ischial support zone 51 is designed to be located under the ischial area of the seated driver and the cells are constructed to function as shock absorbers to dampen road shock to the ischial area. The cells of the zone 51 generally are inflated to a predetermined pressure by preset regulator 30 to optimally support the ischial region of the driver and function to absorb road shock. Zone 51 is connected to T connection 39 by air line 27.
Zone 51, in the illustrated embodiment, is surrounded by four separate perimeter inflation zones. As shown, at the rear edge of zone 51 are two rows of cells 53 having the same general configuration and dimensions as cells 52. The two rows of cells 53 comprise a rear support zone 54 or bolster and are connected to the manifold by air line 55. On one side of zone 51 is a row of three larger cells 56 or uniform dimension. A row of corresponding cells 57 is aligned on the opposite side of zone 51 Cells 56 and 57 each comprise respective inflation zones or side bolsters. These side inflation zones are connected to valve 40 by air lines 58 and 59, respectively. Immediately adjacent cells 56 and 57 are smaller cells 60 and 61, respectively. Between cells 60 and 61 is a row of somewhat longer cells 62.
Across the front end of the cushion is a row of small cells 64. This front row of smaller cells 64 allows the driver's thighs to extend over the edge of the cushion with optimal comfort. Cells 60, 61, 62 and 64 comprise a front inflation zone or bolster. The front support zone is connected to the manifold by tubing 65. Each individual inflation zone is discrete and not in fluid communication with any other zone. These recited perimeter zones around the ischial support zone are optimally designed and positioned to provide lateral and front to back support for the driver. It will be appreciated that cushion 26 includes an ischial zone, but can include any desired number and arrangement or configuration of bolsters, depending upon the size of the truck seat, the driver, and desired support characteristics. The illustrated cushion 26 is one exemplary embodiment the inventor has determined works well.
As best seen in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cells within a given zone are fluidly interconnected by channels, indicated generally by number 66. These channels, rendered patent by the placement of gaskets in the cushion assembly process, allow air to move from cell to cell within a zone. Consequently, with within each zone, flow paths interconnect the individual cells. The size of the channels and the fluid flow path configuration contribute to the shock absorbing qualities of the cushion cells, particularly in ischial zone 51. In the preferred embodiment, air channels 66 within the ischial support zone are formed with ⅛ inch gaskets; the gaskets between cells in the peripheral bolster zones are formed with � inch gaskets. Because the channels 66 between cells the ischial zone 51 are smaller, airflow between individual cells is dampened or slowed when pressure is applied, contributing to the shock absorber quality of the cells.
FIG. 7 illustrates the airflow pattern of the cushion shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 8 illustrates the airflow pattern of a cushion having a broader expanse than the cushion of FIGS. 4 and 7, and is intended for use with larger truck seats or larger, heavier drivers and is included to illustrate the versatility of the instant design. The airflow principles and shock dampening qualities of the two designs of cushions essentially are the same and illustrate the enhanced the shock absorber effect of the ischial zones of air cell cushions of the present invention.
The ischial support zone 51 is connected by air line 27 to the T connector and directly into preset regulator 30. The air pressure in the ischial zone generally is preset by a knowledgeable professional such as the cushion manufacturer to provide optimum support for that critical area of the anatomy. For example, the pressure is maintained at 40 mm Hg�5 mm Hg. Further, referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, as indicated by the arrows, the air flow pattern between the cells in ischial zone 51 is in a serpentine-type pattern, which distinctly affects the rate at which air is exchanged between cells within the zone in response to pressure changes. This flow pattern, along with the diameter of channels 66, provides the optimal rate of air flow between cells within the ischial zone to allow the cells to function to absorb road shock and bounce and protect the ischial area.
It will be noted that each individual cell of the cushion, i.e., cells 52, 56, 60 and so on, irregardless of the volume or peripheral configuration, is a four finned collapsible cell and has a draw ratio of no greater than 3:1. That is, the surface area of the cell is not greater that three (3) times the area of the base of the cell, which also is referred to as the cell's foot print. For example, in a cell having a base of 2 inches by 2 inches, or 4 square inches, the surface area of the cell itself, if flattened out, would not exceed 12 inches (e.g. 3�4=12). A draw ratio, also referred to as an aspect ratio, of greater that 3:1 results in thinning out of the cell during vacuum molding. Thin areas can fail under pressure.
Consequently, the optimum cell geometry provides a four fin, foldable cell which has a cell area to base ratio of 3:1 or less (draw ratio of 3:1) The foldable aspect of the cell is important in that it allows the cells to be spaced far enough apart to facilitate molding and to provide a reasonable amount surface area between the cells to permit solid bonding of top of the cushion to the bottom later. The foldable four-fin design allows the cells to expand when inflated until they touch forming a continuous support surface.
Generally cushion 26 is dip molded from neoprene, as explained above. On the other hand, the draw ratio allows the cushions to be vacuum molded from a plastic material with the cells closer together than when dip molding and while avoiding thinning. Vacuum molding of plastic materials is simpler and less expensive than dip molding of neoprene. The cell geometry allows cells of any configuration to be vacuum molded, making individual seat cushions of differing cell configurations commercially feasible. The cell designs allow for pre-contoured seating surface that can be achieved by using different sizes and heights of cells.
Padding, such as foam layer 29, is placed over the top of the cells to smooth out the seating surface. The padding can include spaced apart slits or openings 65. A cover 28 encloses the padding, cellular cushion and base. The padding 29 can be incorporated into the cover. Cover 28 includes a top panel 70 and a front panel 72 and opposed side panels 74 and 76, which are joined to the top panel along stitch lines 78. Top panel 70 is dimensioned to match the general shape of the cellular cushion. Preferably, at least the top panel is formed from a highly elastic fabric, i.e., one that stretches in any direction. The elasticity of the top panel allows that panel to conform to the shape of the driver's buttocks when the driver sits on the seat. The cover does not detract from the utility of the air cells.
The front and side cover panels are of equal height and correspond to the height of the inflated cellular cushion 26 and base 24. The rear of the cover can be devoid of a panel or otherwise be substantially open so that the top, side and front panels can be slipped over the cushion and base and secured in place, by ties 79, snaps, hook and loop fastener or any appropriate means. Any such arrangement for securing the cover is acceptable. Also, the inside surface of the cover can have cords 80 or the like that extend through the slits 65 of the padding 29, through openings (not shown) in the cushion web and through holes 49 in base 24 to be tied together or otherwise secured under base 24 to keep the cover, padding, air cell cushion and base securely together. Cover 28 is only one exemplary embodiment of a cover. Any cover that allows optimal functioning of the air cell cushion and base, that is aesthetically pleasing, durable and comfortable, is included within the scope of the invention.
In use, the driver sits on the truck seat with valve 40 open. The peripheral zones are inflated through the regulator. As stated above, when the valve 40 is open, the individual bolster zones are in fluid communication with each other through valve 40. The seated driver then positions himself on the seat, allowing air flow between the bolsters through the valve until the bolsters are appropriately inflated and positioned with respect to the buttocks and legs so as to provide comfortable and optimal side-to-side and back-to-back support. The valve 40 then is closed. Because each zone is isolated from the other by the closed valve, pressure within each zone remains unchanged, even in response to changes in external pressure.
The pressure in ischial zone 51 is preset and maintained at its optimum support pressure by regulator 30. If during use the driver desires to change the position, feel or support of the bolsters, he can open valve 40, reposition to taste, and then close the manifold. The driver can set the pressure to provide optimum lateral or front to back support, depending on the driver's anatomy. For example, a thinner driver may increase the pressure in the peripheral zones to cradle the buttocks and provide stability. A heavier driver may decrease the pressure. In any event, the adjustability of the peripheral zones is an important feature of the seat assembly in that it allows the driver to be supported, limiting side-to-side and front-to-back shifting caused by turning, bumps, stopping and so forth, which adds to driver safety and comfort. Further, because the ischial area, as well as the thighs and hips are optimally positioned and support, the driver is less prone to stiffness, pain, muscle fatigue and numbness.
Other embodiments of the present invention are contemplated. For example, a cushion 26 can be equipped with sensors, for example a bottom out sensors, through a feedback loop to the air source to maintain an optimum pressure, the use of a "smart fabric" for covering the seat cushion is contemplated. Such a "smart fabric" has capacitance sensing elements formed therein. Milliken, Spartanburg, S.C., is developing such a "smart fabric".
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that vacuum molding of cushions with cell having the foldable four fin design and a draw ratio no greater that 3:1 makes custom truck seat building commercially feasible. This important aspect of the invention will allow truck manufacturers, for example, to assemble drivers' seats that are custom designed to accommodate any trucker's special seating needs. The novel principles of the present invention are applied to any vehicle seat including, but not limited to, automobiles, light trucks, construction equipment, boats, airplanes, buses, trains or the like. Consequently, changes to or modifications of the illustrated embodiments are intended to be within the scope of the appended claims.
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|Vehicle seat cushion with inflatable support
|19 Oct 2012
|2 May 2013
|Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.
|Mattress with capacitive immersion control
|11 Jul 2013
|23 Jan 2014
|Xi'an Jiaotong University
|Cushion for preventing pressure sore
|11 Jul 2013
|23 Jan 2014
|Xi' an Jiaotong University
|Pressure-regulatable pressure sores prevention cushion
|5 Jun 2013
|27 Feb 2014
|Offer BACHAR
|Seat cushion and seating apparatus using the same, and kit
|25 Nov 2013
|27 Mar 2014
|The Raymond Corporation
|Operator Ride Enhancement System
|21 May 2014
|27 Nov 2014
|SEC Medical Development, Inc.
|Pressure Monitoring and Management Cushion System And Method Of Use
|17 Sep 2014
|19 Mar 2015
|Motoskiveez, LLC
|Motorcycle underwear seat pads
|13 Sep 2010
|27 Mar 2012
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Lid for beverage container
|13 Sep 2010
|3 Apr 2012
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Beverage container
|31 Dec 2012
|19 Nov 2013
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Beverage container
|31 Dec 2012
|19 Nov 2013
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Beverage container
|28 Dec 2012
|24 Dec 2013
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Beverage container
|27 Jul 2012
|18 Feb 2014
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Lid for beverage container
|17 Jul 2012
|25 Feb 2014
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Lid for beverage container
|6 Sep 2013
|10 Nov 2015
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Lid for travel beverage container
|12 Jun 2014
|9 Feb 2016
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Lid for beverage container
|5 Dec 2014
|3 May 2016
|Richard Velasquez
|Bolster cushion
|7 Jul 2015
|18 Jul 2017
|Ignite Usa, Llc
|Beverage container
|26 Aug 2016
|3 Oct 2017
|Airhawk International, Llc
|Air cushion
|25 Aug 2006
|22 Mar 2007
|Graebe Robert H
|Zone cellular cushion with fail safe inflation zones
|25 Aug 2006
|4 Oct 2007
|Robert H Graebe
|Zone cellular cushion with fail safe inflation zones
|1 Apr 2009
|18 Mar 2010
|Kevin Gerard Fraser
|Cellular cushion
|U.S. Classification
|297/452.41, 5/710, 5/655.3
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|30 May 2002
Owner name: ROHO, INC., ILLINOIS
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:CLAPPER, DENNIS L.;REEL/FRAME:012947/0964
Effective date: 20020528
|23 Mar 2007
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|23 Mar 2011
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 8
|1 May 2015
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|23 Sep 2015
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|10 Nov 2015
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20150923


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GraphicRiver Metalic Blue Industrial Texture 5207724
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GraphicRiver Metalic Blue Industrial Texture 5207724
Stock Vector \ Miscellaneous
Illustration \ Illustrations \ Horizontal \ Honeycomb \ Grille \ Hole \ Industry
Stock Vector - Metalic Blue Industrial Texture 5207724 by Dvarg @ GraphicRiver
Stock Vector \ Miscellaneous
Graphics Files Included: Vector EPS; Layered: No; Minimum Adobe CS Version: CS.
Metalic blue industrial texture. Illustration for design
Dining Table; Realistic Speaker; Three White Tube; White Book; Abstract Texture; Blue Sport Car; Vintage Design.
Keywords: abstract, art, backdrop, backgrounds, black, blue, cell, chrome, close-up, color, dark, effect, entertainment, frame, full, grate, grille, hole, honeycomb, horizontal, illustration, illustrations, industry, iron, lifestyle, light, lit, machine, macro, mesh.