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EXPANDABLE SOCKET ACCESSORY
An expandable socket accessory (10) includes a body (18) movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The body (18) includes a first end (26) and a second end (30). A platform (22) is removably connected to the second end (30) of the body. The platform (22) includes a top surface (38), a bottom surface (40), and a collar (44) extending axially away from the top surface. The collar defines a side opening (34) and an inner radial surface (48). The side opening is sized to slidably receive at least a portion of the second end of the body. The inner radial surface of the platform cooperates with and retains the second end of the body in connection with the platform.
BARNETT, David B. (3033 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO, 80301, US)
ADELMAN, Greg (3033 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO, 80301, US)
KORY, Michael J. (3033 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO, 80301, US)
CHIANG, Randy Yang (3033 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO, 80301, US)
NAHUM, Altan (2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Ste. E4-551Boulder, CO, 80302, US)
WILLSON, David F. (3033 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO, 80301, US)
CANTOLI-ALVES, Vanessa C. (3033 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO, 80301, US)
US2018/041232
POPSOCKETS LLC (3033 Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO, 80301, US)
A45F5/00; F16M11/04; F16M11/38; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M13/04; H04M1/04; A45F5/02
FURMANEK, Michael P. (Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP233 S. Wacker Drive,6300 Willis Towe, Chicago IL, 60606-6357, US)
What is Claimed:
1. An expandable socket accessory comprising:
a body movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the body including a first end and a second end; and
a platform removably connected to the second end of the body, the platform including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a collar extending axially away from the top surface, the collar defining a side opening and an inner radial surface, the side opening sized to slidably receive at least a portion of the second end of the body;
wherein the inner radial surface of the platform cooperates with and retains the second end of the body in connection with the platform.
2. The socket accessory of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the body includes a hub removably coupled around the body, the hub comprising a radially extending tab residing within the side opening of the collar.
3. The socket accessory of claim 2, wherein the platform further comprises an inwardly extending detent engaging the hub to further assist with retaining the second end of the body and the platform in connection.
4. The socket accessory of claim 2, wherein the second end of the body includes a groove, and the tab of the hub includes an aperture and a protruding member extending into the aperture, wherein the protruding member is disposed in the groove.
5. The socket accessory of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the body includes a resilient annular rib in snap-fit connection with the inner radial surface of the collar.
6. The socket accessory of claim 1 , wherein the collar comprises an axially extending sidewall and a flange extending radially inward from the sidewall, the flange defining the inner radial surface.
7. The socket accessory of claim 6, wherein the flange of the collar is resilient and in snap-fit connection with the second end of the body.
8. The socket accessory of claim 1 , wherein the collar is arcuate.
9. The socket accessory of claim 1 , wherein the collar is C-shaped.
10. An expandable socket accessory, the accessory comprising:
a platform adapted to be removably connected to the second end of the body, the platform including a side opening sized to slidably receive at least a portion of the second end of the body;
wherein the body is slidable relative to the side opening between a locked configuration, in which the body is connected to the platform, and an unlocked configuration, in which the body is disconnected from the platform.
1 1 . The socket accessory of claim 10, wherein the platform includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a collar extending axially away from the top surface, wherein the side opening is formed in the collar.
12. The socket accessory of claim 10, wherein the platform includes an inner radial surface sized to engage the second end of the body when the body is in the locked
13. The socket accessory of claim 10, wherein the body further comprises a hub removably coupled to the second end, the hub comprising a radially extending tab residing within the side opening of the platform when the body is in the locked configuration.
14. The socket accessory of claim 13, wherein the tab of the hub includes an aperture and a protruding member extending into the aperture, the protruding member disposed within an annular groove formed in the second end of the body.
15. The socket accessory of claim 13, wherein the platform further comprises an inwardly extending detent engaging the tab of the hub to further assist with retaining the second end of the body and the platform in connection.
16. An expandable socket adapted to connect to a platform, the socket comprising: a body including a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, the second end including a hub, a shoulder, a tip, and a wall extending axially away from the shoulder relative to the longitudinal axis, the hub including a radially extending tab removably disposed around the wall;
wherein the body is movable on the longitudinal axis between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration.
17. The expandable socket of claim 16, wherein the body includes a groove disposed between the wall and the tip, and the tab of the hub includes a protruding member in snap-fit connection with the groove of the body.
18. The expandable socket of claim 16, wherein the groove of the body is an annular groove, and the protruding member is an annular ring within the annular groove of the body.
19. The expandable socket of claim 16, wherein the hub includes a grip adjacent to a portion of the wall of the second end of the body.
20. The expandable socket of claim 16, further comprising a button removably attached to the first end of the body.
[0001] Priority is claimed to U.S. Nonprovisional Application Ser. No. 15/864,509, filed January 8, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF DISCLOSURE
[0002] The present disclosure relates generally to a socket accessory and more particularly to expandable socket accessories that can be attached to portable electronic devices or cases for portable electronic devices and used as grips, stands, or for other purposes.
[0003] Portable electronic devices, such as MP3 players and smart phones, are often housed in protective covers or cases in order to protect the device from damage, provide a grip for handling the device, and/or provide a stand for propping the device on a surface. Such cases increase the effective size of the device. Expandable sockets, which may be attached directly to the device or to the case protecting the device, are used for a variety of functions, including propping the device on a surface and providing an expandable grip for handling the device. The expandable sockets have decorative buttons, which may display logos, decals, symbols, or other artistic renderings.
[0004] According to one or more examples of the present disclosure, an expandable socket accessory is constructed to permit a user to slidably remove an expandable socket from a platform, which is attached to a portable device or case, and replace the interchangeable expandable socket with a different expandable socket.
[0005] In first aspect of the present disclosure provides an expandable socket accessory that may include a body movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The body may include a first end and a second end. A platform may be removably connected to the second end of the body. The platform may include a top surface, a bottom surface, and a collar extending axially away from the top surface. The collar may define a side opening and an inner radial surface. The side opening is sized to slidably receive at least a portion of the second end of the body. The inner radial surface of the platform may cooperate with and retain the second end of the body in connection with the platform. [0006] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides an expandable socket accessory that may include a body movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The body may include a first end and a second end. A platform may be adapted to removably connect to the second end of the body. The platform may include a side opening sized to slidably receive at least a portion of the second end of the body. The body may be slidable relative to the side opening between a locked configuration, in which the body is connected to the platform, and an unlocked configuration, in which the body is disconnected from the platform.
[0007] A third aspect of the present disclosure provides an expandable socket adapted to connect to a platform. The socket may include a body including a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis. The second end may include a hub, a shoulder, a tip, and a wall extending axially away from the shoulder relative to the longitudinal axis. The hub may include a radially extending tab removably disposed around the wall. The body may be movable on the longitudinal axis between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration.
[0008] In further accordance with any one or more of the foregoing first, second, and third aspects, the expandable socket accessory and expandable socket may include any one or more of the following forms.
[0009] In some forms, the second end of the body may include a hub removably coupled around the body. The hub may include a radially extending tab residing within the side opening of the collar.
[0010] In some forms, the platform may include an inwardly extending detent engaging the hub to further assist with retaining the second end of the body and the platform in connection.
[0011] In some forms, the second end of the body may include a groove, and the tab of the hub may include an aperture and a protruding member extending into the aperture. The protruding member may be disposed in the groove.
[0012] In some forms, the second end of the body may include a resilient annular rib in snap- fit connection with the inner radial surface of the collar.
[0013] In some forms, the collar may include an axially extending sidewall and a flange extending radially inward from the sidewall. The flange may define the inner radial surface.
[0014] In some forms, the flange of the collar may be resilient and in snap-fit connection with the second end of the body. [0015] In some forms, the collar may be arcuate.
[0016] In some forms, the collar may be C-shaped.
[0017] In some forms, the platform may include a top surface, a bottom surface, and a collar extending axially away from the top surface. The side opening may be formed in the collar.
[0018] In some forms, the platform may include an inner radial surface sized to engage the second end of the body when the body is in the locked configuration.
[0019] In some forms, the body may include a hub removably coupled to the second end. The hub may include a radially extending tab residing within the side opening of the platform when the body is in the locked configuration.
[0020] In some forms, the tab of the hub may include an aperture and a protruding member extending into the aperture. The protruding member may be disposed within an annular groove formed in the second end of the body.
[0021] In some forms, the platform may include an inwardly extending detent engaging the tab of the hub to further assist with retaining the second end of the body and the platform in connection.
[0022] In some forms, the body may include a groove disposed between the wall and the tip, and the tab of the hub may include a protruding member in snap-fit connection with the groove of the body.
[0023] In some forms, the groove of the body may be an annular groove, and the protruding member may be an annular ring within the annular groove of the body.
[0024] In some forms, the hub may include a grip adjacent to a portion of the wall of the second end of the body.
[0025] In some forms, the socket may include a button removably attached to the first end of the body.
[0026] The features of this invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention may be best understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals identify like elements in the several Figures, in which: [0027] Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a first exemplary expandable socket accessory constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure;
[0028] Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the expandable socket accessory of Fig. 1 , including a first exemplary button, a first exemplary body including a first exemplary hub, and a first exemplary platform;
[0029] Fig. 3 is a side view of an expandable socket disconnected from the platform of the socket accessory of Fig. 1 , the expandable socket is in an unlocked (or uncoupled)
configuration;
[0030] Fig. 4 is a side, cross-sectional view of the expandable socket accessory of Fig. 1 ;
[0031] Fig. 5 is a front, cross-sectional view of the expandable socket accessory of Fig. 1 ;
[0032] Fig. 6 is a front, cross-sectional view of the expandable socket accessory of Fig. 1 in a collapsed configuration;
[0033] Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the expandable socket accessory of Fig. 1 ;
[0034] Fig. 8 is a top view of the hub of Fig. 1 ;
[0035] Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the hub taken at ll-ll of Fig. 8;
[0036] Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the platform taken at I- 1 of Fig. 1 ;
[0037] Fig. 1 1 is a front, cross-sectional view of a second exemplary expandable socket accessory constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure;
[0038] Fig. 12 is a side, cross-sectional view of the expandable socket accessory of Fig. 1 1 ; and
[0039] Fig. 13 is a partial, bottom view of the expandable socket accessory of Fig. 1 1.
[0040] A quick-release expandable socket accessory 10 for a portable device, such as a portable media player, constructed in accordance with the present disclosure provides a platform 22 that attaches directly to a portable device or to a protective case of the portable device. The platform 22 permits an expandable socket 12 to be easily coupled to and removed from the platform 22 and, if desired, replaced with a different expandable socket 12. A body 18 of the socket 12 includes a hub 50 removably coupled to the body 18, which facilitates securing the body 18 to the platform 22. Each of the platform 22 and the body 18 may be designed in a variety of shapes and sizes to facilitate slidably locking and slidably releasing the body 18 to the platform 22.
[0041] Turning to Figs. 1 and 2, a first exemplary expandable socket accessory 10 is constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure. The expandable socket accessory 10 includes a removable button 14, a body 18 removably attached to the button 14, and a platform 22 that is removably connected to the body 18 and attachable to a portable device (not shown) or a case for a portable device. The body 18 of the socket accessory 10 is movable between an unlocked configuration, as shown in Fig. 3, in which the body 18 is disconnected from the platform 22, and a locked configuration, as shown in Fig. 1 , in which the body 18 is connected to the platform 22. The body 18 includes a longitudinal axis A, a first end 26 that is attached to the button 14, and a second end 30 that is removably connected to the platform 22. In particular, the body 18 connects to the platform 22 by sliding the second end 30 within a side opening 34 of the platform 22 until the body 18 locks or snaps into the platform 22.
[0042] The platform 22 is adapted to be removably connected to the second end 30 of the body 18, and includes a top surface 38, a bottom surface 40, and a collar 44 extending axially away (upward in Fig. 1 ) from the top surface 38. The collar 44, which is best illustrated in Fig. 2, defines the side opening 34 that is sized to slidably receive at least a portion of the second end 30 of the body 18. The collar 44 also defines an inner radial surface 48 that cooperates with and retains the second end 30 of the body 18 in connection with the platform 22 when the body 18 is coupled to the platform 22. In particular, the collar 44 includes an arcuate sidewall 52 that extends axially away (upward in Fig. 1 ) from the top surface 38 and extends around a longitudinal axis B of the platform 22 from a first end 54 to a second end 56. A flange 60 provides a top surface 62 to the collar 44, and is substantially perpendicular to the sidewall 52. The flange 60 extends radially inward from the sidewall 52 to define the inner radial surface 48 of the collar 44. The sidewall 52 and the flange 60 extend around the longitudinal axis B from the first end 54 to the second end 56, defining an arcuate collar 44. The collar 44 partially encloses a cavity 64 that is sized to receive a portion of the body 18. The flange 60 of the collar 44 may be resilient (e.g. deformable, flexible, pliable) to permit the second end 30 of the body 18 to connect with, and disconnect from, the platform 22. While the collar 44 is generally arcuate, the collar 44 may specifically have a C-shape to best receive a round (e.g. circular) second end 30 of the body 18. Flowever, in other examples, the collar 44 may have a different shape that corresponds with an outer shape of the second end 30 of the body 18. [0043] Also shown in Fig. 2, the body 18 includes a hub 50 removably coupled to the second end 30 of the body 18. The hub 50 includes a radially extending tab 70, which defines an aperture 74, and a grip 78 attached to the tab 70. The radially extending tab 70 includes a protruding member 80 (Fig. 4) extending into the aperture 74 of the tab 70. The protruding member 80 is sized to couple to the second end 30 of the body 18, and may be an annular ring or a plurality of protruding tabs. The grip 78 includes a flat top surface 82, a bottom surface 84, and a corrugated edge 88. The grip 78 is shaped to fit around the second end 30 of the body 18 and abut against the collar 44 of the platform 22 when the accessory 10 is fully assembled. For example, the grip 78 includes a first angled end 90 and a second angled end 92 shaped to abut the first and second ends 54 and 56 of the collar 44. The grip 78 also includes an interior edge 94 disposed opposite the corrugated edge 88. The interior edge 94 extends between the first and second angled ends 90 and 92 of the grip 78, and is curved to abut a round portion of the second end 30 of the body 18. The ends 90 and 92 of the grip 78 are angled such that corrugated edge 88 is wider than the interior edge 94 of the grip 78. While the hub 50 is shaped to fit against the first and second ends 54 and 56 of the collar 44, other examples of the hub 50 may be formed according to a different configuration and/or shape of the platform 22 and body 18.
[0044] As mentioned above, the body 18 of the expandable socket accessory 10 is movable between an unlocked configuration, shown in Fig. 3, in which the body 18 is disconnected from the platform 22, and a locked configuration, as shown in Fig. 4, in which the body 18 is connected to the platform 22. As used herein, an"expandable socket" 12 may refer to the assembled body 18 shown in Fig. 3, which includes the attached button 14 and the hub 50 around the second end 30 of the body 18. Flowever, the expandable socket 12 may also refer to the body 18 and attached button 14 or the body 18 and coupled hub 50. In the unlocked configuration illustrated in Fig. 3, the expandable socket 12 is disconnected from the platform 22 and the second end 30 of the body 18 is adjacent to the side opening 34. The second end 30 of the body 18 is coupled to the hub 50 such that the tab 70 of the hub 50 is disposed around the second end 30 of the body 18. The body 18 is vertically disposed relative to the platform 22 where the longitudinal axis A of the body 18 is parallel with the longitudinal axis B of the platform 22. The second end 30 of the body 18 is positioned so that the expandable socket 12 is aligned with the side opening 34 formed in the collar 44. In this position, the expandable socket 12 can move perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A in a direction C and the second end 30 can slide into the side opening 34 of the platform 22. The body 18 couples to the platform 22 when the inner radial surface 48 of the collar 44 engages the second end 30 of the body 18. To unlock the expandable socket 12 from the platform 22, the grip 78 of the hub 50 may be pulled in a direction D (i.e., the opposite direction of direction C) to disengage the body 18 from the inner radial surface 48 of the collar 44.
[0045] Figs. 4 and 5 best illustrate the second end 30 of the body 18 in connection with the platform 22 when the body 18 is in the locked configuration. As shown in Fig. 4, the inner radial surface 48 of the collar 44 is engaged with the second end 30 of the body 18, and the hub 50 is coupled around the second end 30 of the body 18. The tab 70 of the hub 50 resides within the side opening 34 of the collar 44 of the platform 22, and the grip 78 is disposed adjacent to the collar 44 and outside the cavity 64.
[0046] The second end 30 of the body 18 includes a shoulder 98, a vertical wall 102, an annular groove 104, and a tip 108 with a tapered edge 1 12. The annular groove 104 is disposed between the tip 108 and the vertical wall 102, and is sized to receive the protruding member 80 of the hub 50. The vertical wall 102 may be a smooth, circular band that separates the tip 108 from the shoulder 98 and that is configured to mate with the inner radial surface 48 of the platform 22. The vertical wall 102 extends axially away (e.g. downward in Figs. 2-6) from the shoulder 98 relative to the longitudinal axis A. In one example, the vertical wall 102 may be an annular rib that is sized to snap-fit with the inner radial surface 48 of the platform 22. The shoulder 98 extends radially past the vertical wall 102 and includes a flat surface 1 14 parallel to the top surface 62 of the collar 44. The flat surface 1 14 of the shoulder 98, the top surface 62 of the collar 44, and the top surface 82 of the grip 78 are in a cooperative arrangement to help the body 18 slide relative to the platform 22 between the locked and unlocked configurations. In the locked configuration, the flat surface 1 14 of the shoulder 98 partially rests against the top surface 82 of the grip 78, as shown in Fig. 4, and partially rests on the top surface 62 of the flange 60 of the collar 44, as shown in both Figs. 4 and 5. The tapered edge 1 12 has a width greater than the diameter of the protruding member 80. When the hub 50 is coupled around the body 18, the tapered edge 1 12 of the tip 108 engages with an underside 1 16 of the protruding member 80.
[0047] The vertical wall 102 of the second end 30 may be resilient (e.g. deformable, flexible, pliable) to permit the second end 30 to connect with, and disconnect from, the platform 22. For example, the body 18 may be a pliable material that permits the vertical wall 102 of the second end 30 to slightly deform (e.g. flex, bend) to connect with the inner radial surface 48 of the platform 22. When the body 18 is disconnected from the platform 22, the second end 30 of the body 18 may return to its initial shape without sustaining substantial permanent deformation. Additionally, the tip 108 may be resilient to permit the tapered edge 1 12 of the tip 108 to deform by flexing inwardly relative to the longitudinal axis A of the body 18 when the second end 30 is pushed through the aperture 74 of the hub 50 and engages the protruding member 80. Once the tapered edge 1 12 is pushed through (downward in Figs. 4 and 5) and past the protruding member 80 of the hub 50, the annular groove 104 may receive the protruding member 80 of the tab 70 and the tapered edge 1 12 may return to its initial shape. In this position, the tapered edge 1 12 extends beyond the diameter of the protruding member 80. After the body 18 is coupled to the platform 22, the shoulder 98 of the body 18 keeps the body 18 from moving vertically (e.g., downward in Figs. 4 and 5) from the platform 22, and the tapered edge 1 12 of the tip 108 keeps the body 18 from moving vertically (e.g., upward in Figs. 4 and 5) from the platform 22 by catching the underside 1 16 of the protruding member 80 of the hub 50. In another example, the protruding member 80 of the hub 50 may be a resilient annular ring that is configured to be in snap-fit connection with the annular groove 104 of the second end 30. The body 18 is preferably made of a flexible material, such as polyester-based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, that may be formed by injection molding, thermoforming, or compression molding, or may be any equivalently functional material suitable for its intended purpose.
[0048] In the illustrated example, the second end 30 of the body 18 connects to the hub 50 when the tip 108 of the body 18 passes through the aperture 74 of the tab 70 and the protruding member 80 of the hub 50 snaps into the annular groove 104 of the body 18. In other examples, the hub 50 may couple to the body 18 by a different locking mechanism. In one example, the hub 50 may include a groove that is sized to receive a protruding member disposed at the second end 30 of the body 18. The locking mechanism which connects the hub 50 to the second end 30 of the body 18 may be circular, as illustrated, or the locking mechanism may have a different shape. For example, the second end 30 of the body 18 may include external threads, and the tab 70 of the hub 50 may include internal threads configured to receive and couple with the external threads of the body 18. In yet another example, the locking mechanism may be a luer-lock in which the hub 50 includes a female member and the second end 30 of the body 18 includes a male member that rotatably couples to the female member of the hub 50.
[0049] As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the body 18 is movable between an expanded
configuration, and a collapsed configuration. In Fig. 5, the body 18 is extended to occupy its largest volume, and in Fig. 6, the body 18 is folded so that the socket accessory 10 has a reduced volume. The body 18 takes the form of an accordion-like structure made of a deformable and durable material. The accordion-like structure includes a folding portion 1 18 that includes a plurality of relatively rigid walls interspersed with flexural (or "living") hinges 121. The folding portion 1 18 is disposed between the first end 26 and the second end 30 of the body 18, and is symmetrical about the longitudinal axis A of the body 18. A plurality of vents 1 19 are formed through the folding portion 1 18 of the body 18 to facilitate collapsing and expanding of the body 18 between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration, and a plurality of intermediary configurations between the collapsed and expanded configurations.
[0050] Generally, the expandable socket 12 may be moved from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration by overcoming the frictional forces between engaging surfaces of the body 18 and the platform 22. Generally speaking, a user of the expandable socket accessory 10 may slide the body 18 from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration by grabbing or grasping the corrugated edge 88 of the hub 50, the button 14, or another part of the body 18, and moving (e.g., sliding) the body 18 in the D direction, which causes the radial inner surface 48 of the platform 22 to release (e.g. disengage, disconnect) from the second end 30 of the body 18.
[0051] The socket accessory 10 may be assembled by first connecting the hub 50 to the second end 30 of the body 18, and then connecting the body 18 to the platform 22. Generally, the body 18 may be slid horizontally relative to the longitudinal axis B of the platform 22 until the longitudinal axis B of the platform 22 and the longitudinal axis A of the body 18 are aligned. Fig. 7 illustrates the second end 30, the hub 50, and the platform 22 aligned with the longitudinal axis A of the body 18. In another example, the body 18 may not include the hub 50, and the body 18 may be gripped at the first end 26 or the second end 30 to move the body 18 between the locked and unlocked configurations.
[0052] Turning to Figs. 8 and 9, the tab 70 of the hub 50 generally forms a circular ring about the longitudinal axis A. The grip 78 of the hub 50 extends from the tab 70 in both the radial direction (e.g., downward in Fig. 8) and the axial direction (e.g., upward in Fig. 9) relative to the longitudinal axis A. In the illustrated example, the circular aperture 74 and the annular ring 80 of the tab 70 are defined by a first bore 120 and a second bore 124. The first bore 120 defines an interior side 126 of the protruding member 80, and the second bore 124 of the hub 50 is sized so that the tab 70 may receive the tapered edge 1 12 of the tip 108 when the hub 50 is coupled around the body 18. The first and second bores 120 and 124 define the protruding member 80 and the underside 1 16 of the protruding member 80. The first and second bores 120 and 124 are concentrically aligned relative to the longitudinal axis A. In other examples, the tab 70 of the hub 50 may have a non-circular aperture 74, and the first and second bores 120 and 124 may have corresponding non-circular geometries adapted to receive the non-circular geometry of the body 18. For example, the hub 50 may include a rectangular aperture 74 with one or more protruding members 80 extending into the aperture 74, and the second end 30 of the body 18 may include a four-sided, rectangular wall 102 and a non-circular tip 108 shaped to couple with the hub 50.
[0053] As shown in Fig. 10, the platform 22 includes a first bore 130 defining the inner radial surface 48 and a second bore 134 sized to slidably receive the tab 70 of the hub 50. The first and second bores 130 and 134 define the partially enclosed cavity 64 of the platform 22. The cavity 64 is sized to house the tab 70 of the hub 50 and a portion of the second end 30 of the body 18 when the accessory 10 is assembled. At the side opening 34 of the platform 22, a flap 138 may be formed the top surface 38 of the platform 22. The flap 138 has an interior edge that is angled to match the tapered edge 1 12 of the body 18. T urning back to Fig. 4, the flap 138 formed is proximal to the opening 34 and the angled edge is adjacent to the tapered edge 1 12 of the tip 108 of the body 18. The tapered edge 1 12 of the tip 108 may slide against the angled edge of the flap 138 of the platform 22 before the body 18 is completely removed from the platform 22. The angled edge of the flap 138 helps guide the second end 30 of the body 18 away from the opening 34 in the D direction to facilitate removal of the expandable socket 12 from the platform 22. Further, the platform 22 may include a dividing wall.
[0054] To change the overall appearance of the socket accessory 10, the button 14 is removably coupled to the first end 26 of the body 18. In this example, the first end 26 of the body 18 is coupled to a vertically extending wall 142 of the button 14 by inserting a plurality of tabs 146 extending outwardly from the wall 142 of the button 14 into a plurality of oval apertures 150 formed in the first end 26 of the body 18. The plurality of tabs 146 are aligned with the plurality of apertures 150, and the tabs 146 may be sized to extend through the apertures 150 of the first end 26 of the body 18. In the illustrated example, the button 14 is coupled to the first end 26 the body 18 and the bottom surface 40 of the platform 22 may include an adhesive to facilitate attachment of the platform 22 to the portable device or the case for the portable device. Flowever, in another example socket accessory 10, the button 14 may be attached to or integrated with the bottom surface 40 of the platform 22 and the adhesive may be disposed opposite from the button 14 at the first end 26 of the body 18.
[0055] The platform 22 is preferably made of a durable plastic, such as polyethylene, or a harder plastic, such as polycarbonate, that may be formed by injection molding, thermoforming, or compression molding, but may instead be formed of any other suitable and durable material including metal, fiberglass, or any combination of these materials, or any equivalently functional materials suitable for its intended purpose.
[0056] In Figs. 1 1 -13, a second exemplary socket accessory 210 is constructed in
accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure. The second exemplary socket accessory 210 includes a body 218, a button 214, and a platform 222 removably coupled to the body 218. The second exemplary body 218 is similar to the body 18 of the first socket accessory 10, and the second exemplary platform 222 is similar to the platform 22 of the first socket accessory 10. Thus, for ease of reference, and to the extent possible, the same or similar components of the body 218 will retain the same reference numbers as outlined above with respect to the first exemplary body 18, although the reference numbers will be increased by 200. Likewise, the same or similar components of the platform 222 will retain the same reference numbers as outlined above with respect to the first exemplary platform 22, although the reference numbers will be increased by 200. However, the second exemplary body 218 and platform 222 differ from the first exemplary body 18 and platform 22, respectively, in the manner discussed below.
[0057] As best illustrated in Figs. 1 1 and 12, an inner radial surface 248 of the platform 222 engages both a second end 230 of the body 218 and a portion 390 of a hub 250. The hub 250 includes a radially extending tab 270 that is coupled around the body 218 and disposed within a side opening 234 of the platform 222. The second end 230 of the body 218 includes a vertical wall 302, a tip 308, and a shoulder 298, but unlike the first exemplary body 18, the second end 230 of the body 218 does not include an annular groove that receives a protruding member of the hub 250. Rather, the hub 250 connects to the vertical wall 302 of the the second end 230 of the body 218 by a snap-fit connection. As shown in Figs. 1 1 and 12, the second end 230 of the body 218 is disposed within an aperture 274 of the tab 270, and a tapered edge 312 of the tip 308 engages a bottom surface 284 of the tab 270 to secure the body 218 to the platform 222.
[0058] As shown in Fig. 1 1 , the inner radial surface 248 of the platform 222 engages the tab 270 of the body 218. Specifically, a portion 390 of the tab 270 engages the inner radial surface 248 of the platform 222. Similar to the first exemplary platform 22, the second exemplary platform 222 includes a collar 244 that is adapted to slidably receive the body 218. When the body 218 is in the locked configuration, the inner radial surface 248 of the collar 244 connects to the second end 230 of the body 18, as shown in Fig. 12.
[0059] In Fig. 13, the second exemplary platform 222 includes a retaining mechanism that further assists with retaining the second end 230 of the body 218 and the platform 222 in connection. The retaining mechanism is formed in the collar 244 of the platform 222 and protrudes inwardly relative to a longitudinal axis F of the body 218 and engages an outer surface 388 of the tab 274. In the illustrated example, the retaining mechanism includes first and second inwardly extending detents 394a and 394b that engage the outer surface 388 of the tab 270 of the hub 250 when the tab 270 is disposed within a cavity 264 of the platform 222.
The tab 270 is configured to slide through the opening 234 of the collar 244 and past the detents 394a and 394b as the body 218 moves from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration. As the tab 270 engages the detents 394a and 394b, the platform 222 partially deforms so that the detents 394a and 394b may flex away from the tab 270 until the tab 270 is fully inserted into the platform 222. The detents 394a and 394b return to their initial
configuration, as shown in Fig. 13, and engage with the outer surface 388 of the tab 270 to secure the body 218 to the platform 222.
[0060] The detents 394a and 394b of the collar 244 may be resilient (e.g. deformable, flexible, pliable) to permit the tab 270 to connect with, and disconnect from, the platform 222 without requiring much force. Additionally, first and second cut-outs 396a and 396b formed in the platform 222 may facilitate the flexing of each of the detents 394a and 394b. To disconnect the body 218 from the platform 222, the detents 394a and 394b flex outwardly to permit the tab 270 to slide out through the opening 234 of the platform 222. When the body 218 is
disconnected from the platform 222, the platform 222 may return to its initial shape without sustaining substantial permanent deformation. The illustrated platform 222 includes two detents 394a and 394b, however, other examples may provide one detent, and therefore one cut-out, or more than two detents and more than two cut-outs.
[0061] The socket accessories 10 and 210 are constructed so that the expandable socket 12 and 212 of each accessory 10 and 210 may be swapped for a different body 18 or 218 or a different expandable socket 12 and 212. For example, when an expandable socket 12 of the first exemplary expandable socket accessory 10 is removed from the platform 22, the first expandable socket 12 can be replaced by a second expandable socket 12 by coupling the second body 18 to the platform 22 attached to the portable device or the case of the portable device. It may be desirable to replace the first expandable socket 12 with the second expandable socket 12, a third expandable socket 12, or other expandable sockets to change the overall appearance (e.g., color, design, pattern, visibility, shape, and/or artistic rendering), and size of the expandable socket accessory 10. For example, the first expandable socket 12 may include a first body 18 sized to fit within a hand of a toddler, and may include a button 14 with an artistic rendering likeable to a young demographic. That first expandable socket 12 may be removed and replaced with a second expandable socket 12 including a body 18 and/or a button 14 that is larger and sized to fit within a hand of an average adult, and may include a different button 14 with a different artistic rendering. In a different example, the dimensions (e.g., volume, width, length, wall thickness) of the body 18 may vary to provide a socket with a particular or desirable characteristic. For example, the body 18 may be selected and employed because the length of the folding portion 1 18 of the body 18 is extra-long to increase the extension of the expandable socket 12 when the expandable socket 12 is in the extended or expanded configuration. In another example, a body 18 having a sturdier structure (e.g. a wider button 14, a wider second end 30, increased thickness of folding portion 1 18) may be selected and employed to better support a larger or heavier portable device. Thus, the platform 22 can be coupled to any number of expandable sockets 12.
[0062] The button 14 attached to the first end 26 of the body 18 may provide a grip that allows a person to slide the folded portion 1 18 of the body 18 between two fingers such that the platform 22 is disposed within the palm of the person's hand, and the button 14 is disposed adjacent the back of the person's hand. The configuration of the button 14 and the body 18 may also provide a space in which a cord, such as a cord for earphones, may be wrapped and stored around a portion of the body 18. The removable button 14 may also be replaced without completely removing the expandable socket 12 from the platform 22. It may be desirable to remove the button 14 and replace it with another button 14 that features a different aesthetic design, provides a different grip so as to change the look and/or function of the button 14.
[0063] The various examples of a quick-release expandable socket accessory constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, such as the socket accessories 10 and 210 illustrated and described herein, provide a user with the ability to use a single expandable socket 12 and 212 for multiple devices, or provide a user with the variability and opportunity to easily replace one socket 12 and 212 with a different expandable socket 12 and 212. For example, when multiple users share a single portable device, each user may have their own expandable socket 12 and 212 to couple to the platform 22 and 222 already attached to the shared portable device. This may be especially convenient for a parent to share their device with their toddler. Before handing over the device, the parent may swap out their expandable socket 12 and 212 for an expandable socket 12 and 212 that is specifically designed for a child. As an example, the child's socket 12 and 212 may provide additional grips and protective features that the parent may not use or want. Thus, the quick-release expandable socket accessories 10 and 210 provide functional convenience and aesthetic variability for a user. [0064] The figures and description provided herein depict and describe preferred examples of a quick-release expandable socket accessory for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the foregoing discussion that alternative examples of the components illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles described herein. Thus, upon reading this disclosure, those of skill in the art will appreciate still additional alternative structural and functional designs for expandable sockets with a quick-release feature. Thus, while particular examples and applications have been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that the disclosed examples are not limited to the precise construction and components disclosed herein. Various modifications, changes and variations, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, may be made in the arrangement, operation and details of the methods and components disclosed herein without departing from the spirit and scope defined in the appended claims.
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A puncture at a key moment leaves Javi Serrano without options to fight for the Clásica Premundial
38th Clásica Premundial / 38th Mundialaren Aurreko Klasikoa
The year 2019 will be difficult to forget in the heart of the Kometa Cycling Team junior. A great season with many successes among which stand out the Spanish Cup, with victories in five of its six villages, several regional titles or the general Vuelta a Besaya, the Bizkaiko Itzulia, the Vuelta a la Ribera del Duero, the Vuelta a Cieza or the Tour de Gironde French. Although the aim was to achieve the gold medal in this Sunday's Clasica Premundial, the race in Gipuzkoa was complicated by a high level escape and an inopportune puncture.
In an early escape of twelve runners found its foundations the movement of six cyclists who faced the final part of the race. Diego Uriarte (Lizarte), Álex Diaz (Bellota), Alejandro Piquero (Ciclos Ébora) and Ander Blázquez (Ulma) ended up standing out at the helm of the race in the first fortnight of kilometers. A quartet that, beyond several movements that were born behind, would roll with up to two minutes (maximum difference) on the main squad. Blázquez, who suffered in the ascent to Liernia, ended up giving up in Altzo.
It would be in the first ascent to Olaberria when Uriarte, Díaz and Piquero would join them, arriving from a first group of fifteen units that rolled just over a minute, both Xabier Isasa (Bellota) as Pablo Carrascosa (Ciclos Ébora) and the Uruguayan Guillermo Thomas Silva (Arte en Transfer). A minute and a half away, a platoon in which the Kometa Cycling Team set the pace to prevent the differences from shooting up. Both Raul Garcia and Fernando Tercero were very careful to avoid the formation of new cuts.
Within the last 25 kilometres, just over a minute from the head of the race, Javi Serrano moved. The Kometa Cycling Team rider from Madrid had been riding with a lot of power, approaching the six at the head of the race, which were running with more than half a minute at the height of kilometre 97. Serrano would catch them, but a very inopportune puncture ended all his options of reaching the head of the race. "I managed to get in front, but soon after I caught them piché. And it has been a pity, because I knew that this escape was going to end up gambling the victory", says Serrano.
The six avant-garde, well avenues, consolidated the movement while behind there was a small stoppage. Victory was ahead. The Guipuzcoan Xabier Isasa, recent winner of the Vuelta a Pamplona, scored the victory after leaving in the ascent to Olaberria and crowned with a score of seconds over Pablo Carrascosa (Ebora Cycles) and the Uruguayan Guillermo Thomas Silva (Transfer Art). At the finish line, 24º to 4:43, the Catalan Gerard Bofill became the first cyclist of the Kometa Cycling Team to cross the finish line. Raúl García and Fernando Tercero finished 34th and 35th, at 4:48.
"The passes were hard on percentages, although short. And the whole day has gone very fast. Personally, I was happy with the sensations I had. The team did a good job. The pity is that it will be the last race of the year", says Bofill. "It was a very fast and crazy race from the beginning, with a lot of escape attempts in which in the end we managed that Javi would get into a cut but finally he punctured and there was no time to react", says Fernando Tercero.
"The team worked very well, the guys worked great. Raul and Fernando have been aware of all the cuts. We didn't have a chance to win, but it couldn't be. It's a shame. Neither of the two neutral cars in front saw Javi punctured, and that was something that deprived us of being in front", concludes Guillermo Gutiérrez, director of the Kometa Cycling Team.

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ALTHOUGH Laguna Phuket continues to grow, the big change is that staff numbers at Phuket's biggest private employer have declined by 15 to 20 percent since last year. This is a sign of the major employment reform sweeping through progressive resorts.
In a wide-ranging interview with Phuketwan that also touched on national travel alerts and Thailand's political unrest, Laguna Phuket Managing Director Michael Ayling said that natural attrition had been allowed to take its course.
Instead of having more than 3000 permanent staff members, Laguna Phuket now runs ''leaner,'' with a Recruitment Sources Centre that enables all seven resorts in the lagoon sanctuary complex at Bang Tao beach to draw on a pool of casual employees as required.
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''External influences'' probably includes national travel alerts, which with one or two important exceptions encompassed warnings for all of Thailand in April and May - including the parts that were always going to remain safe. As a result, tourism in Phuket especially suffered needlessly.
Mr Ayling said that he ''totally agreed'' with the open letters to ambassadors written by William E. Heinecke, the chairman and CEO of the Minor Corporation, calling for greater awareness of the unnecessary damage done by travel warnings.
Last week's announcement of the pending sale of the Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket Hotel for 2.6 billion baht (US$81.3 million) to Dusit Thani Ltd was ''a win-win'' because of the long relationship Laguna Phuket already maintained through the Dusit-branded resort - the first at Laguna Phuket, opening in 1987.
That message was put even more strongly late last week in Singapore by Banyan Tree executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping, one of the two brothers who in the early 1980s first realised the potential of Phuket as a tourism destination and developed Laguna Phuket from a tin mine wasteland.
While Banyan Tree and and Laguna Resorts and Hotels remain separate operations, they are linked via share cross-holdings.
What Ho Kwon Ping had to say might alarm some people because, having seen many coups and much unrest in Thailand since 1987, here's what he is being reported as saying about Thailand today: ''The frequent political events in Thailand have prompted us to accelerate our plans to re-balance our asset portfolio in order to reduce our exposure to some countries and increase in others, particularly China.
A good first quarter enabled Laguna Phuket to weather the damage caused by the Bangkok upheaval. Mr Ayling said that the occupancy rate was running at 50-60 percent rather than 70-80 percent, but that the fourth quarter outlook was strong.
After the sale of the Dusit is completed, Laguna Hotels and Resorts will continue to share 50 percent ownership of Laguna Beach Resort and hold 100 percent of Sheraton Grande Laguna, Outrigger Laguna Phuket, Best Western Allamanda, Laguna Holiday Club, Banyan Tree Phuket and Banyan Tree Bangkok.
Resort Transaction The sale of one of the seven resorts that constitute Laguna Phuket is likely to mean business as usual, with money to spend on a hush hush new project outside Thailand.
Latest With tourism to Phuket from India on the rise, the country's travel agents have decided to meet on the island in September. The gathering should generate more visitors.
Jobs Model Changes If Phuket tourism has a spiritual leader, then it's Laguna Phuket. And the industry jobs paradigm is shifting under the pressures of new economic priorities and concerns.
Latest Laguna Phuket and Banyan Tree are pioneering brands in Thailand that are now becoming pioneering brands as well in Vietnam. Multiplication is the name of the game.
Kick out staff is a sign of "progressive" resorts, right?
Congratulations that Mr Heineke found a new advocate of his - .. in the US and Europe highly criticised model of ... - "casual employment".
PhuketWan - the newspaper owned by an an American who wants to make network on Phuket - and his Thai wife.
Hello Martin, is this some kind of guessing game? You make a statement then we supply the answer, True or False?
False. Laguna Phuket is not ''kicking out'' staff. It is reducing its staff by natural attrition.
''PhuketWan - the newspaper owned by an an American who wants to make network on Phuket - and his Thai wife.'' False. False. False.
martin, i work in laguna phuket. i've worked here for the past three years. trust me, none of the staff - thai or foreign - are being kicked out.
you sound like yet another example of a bitter old expat man. if you can't play nice on the playground, then don't play at all.
Martin: Every resort on the island is reducing staff because of protracted hard times -- simply by not replacing some when they resign voluntarily. No one is laying off staff. Furthermore, casual labor is used all over the world.


improved library factoring to help optimize the Silverlight application (XAP) size.
Practical use of the protocol is constrained to intranet environments where firewall configuration is controlled, since the net.tcp protocol is subject to the same TCP port limitations as any Silverlight application (only ports 4502-4534 can be accessed). In addition, the net.tcp protocol in Silverlight 4 does not support transport level security.
Silverlight 3 applications that need to receive asynchronous data notifications from the server (the flagship example is stock quote updates) could choose between two technologies: WCF's HTTP polling duplex protocol or direct use of System.Net.Socket. Between these two choices, WCF offers a much simpler to use, strongly typed programming model based on events and callback contracts, as well as a firewall friendly protocol. I have published an example of using the HTTP polling duplex protocol to implement a pub/sub application before.
With the WCF net.tcp support added in Silverlight 4, client applications can continue to benefit from the programming model usability while gaining a major performance benefit over HTTP polling duplex protocol. Migration of client applications already utilizing HTTP polling duplex protocol to use net.tcp should require minimal changes in the application code. In practice, only the choice of the binding when creating a service proxy is affected. Similarly, a duplex WCF service already exposed over HTTP polling duplex endpoint will only require a new endpoint based on the NetTcpBinding from .NET Framework. This change can typically be done in configuration without modifying the service code.
Throughput of net.tcp on a worker thread of a Silverlight 4 application is 87,000% greater (that is 870 times faster) than HTTP polling duplex. Net.tcp protocol is using multiple worker threads to receive and dispatch messages from the server. The HTTP polling duplex protocol builds on top of the HTTP stack which in Silverlight 4 uses a single UI thread to receive messages (even if the request has originated on a worker thread).
Throughput of net.tcp on a UI thread is 550% greater (that is 5.5x faster) than HTTP polling duplex. Net.tcp protocol streams consecutive messages to the client over an active TCP connection which does not involve per-message network roundtrip (HTTP request/response) required by the Silverlight 3 implementation of HTTP polling duplex.
Throughput of net.tcp on a worker thread is 16,330% greater (that is 163 times faster) than on the UI thread. Messages net.tcp received and dispatched on multiple threads are only processed sequentially on a single UI thread if the original request was made on the UI thread. This performance gain of the worker thread over the UI thread is a phenomenon I described in the context of the HTTP protocol before.
The data shows the same hardware can support more concurrent clients with the net.tcp protocol than HTTP polling duplex. At the same time, however, scale-out of the net.tcp protocol requires backend affinity for the duration of the TCP connection, while scale out of the HTTP polling duplex protocol can be accomplished without similar guarantee at the HTTP layer (as I described here).
Last aspect of performance to consider is network bandwidth. I don't have concrete data to show here, but the size of a single HTTP request/response per message of the HTTP polling duplex protocol is clearly a loosing proposition to the .NET Framing Protocol used for streaming multiple messages over TCP in the net.tcp protocol.
Applications that utilize only request/response exchange patterns using WCF have all the required components available in Silverlight core. Applications that require duplex message exchange patterns must include the System.ServiceModel.Extensions.dll in the XAP, as well as one or both of System.ServiceModel.NetTcp.dll and System.ServiceModel.PollingDuplex.dll, depending on the protocol the application is using. System.ServiceModel.Extensions.dll contains functionality common for all duplex communication scenarios. System.ServiceModel.NetTcp.dll supports the WCF net.tcp protocol, and System.ServiceModel.PollingDuplex.dll the HTTP polling duplex protocol.
When a proxy is created in a Silverlight 4 project using the Add Service Reference feature of Visual Studio 10, appropriate library references will be added to the project depending on the actual protocols the WCF service exposes.
The protocol builds on top of Silverlight's System.Net.Socket implementation and as such is subject to the same network security restrictions. In particular, a Silverlight application can only use TCP ports in the range 4502-4534. In practice it means the protocol is intended for use on intranets (as opposed to the public internet) as it requires environments where firewall configuration can be controlled.
Servers hosting WCF net.tcp services intended for consumption from Silverlight must also expose a socket policy to allow TCP connections from Silverlight clients. I have created an online project template for Visual Studio 10 to facilitate hosting of the TCP socket policy.
Net.tcp protocol in Silverlight does not support transport level security (i.e. it does not offer SSL protection). As such its use is limited to applications where security is not a requirement or the desired level of security is inherent in the environment the application is running in.
WCF net.tcp protocol in Silverlight 4 is a great fit for intranet applications that require the utmost in communication performance. The protocol supports the simple to use, event-based WCF duplex programming model. Adding strongly typed service proxy to a Silverlight project is made easy with integration with the Visual Studio 10 Add Service Reference feature. Communication and security limitations make the protocol a better fit for controlled intranet environments than the public internet. A good protocol alternative for a duplex communication for the public internet is the HTTP polling duplex already present in Silverlight since version 2.


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Владимир Вильгельмович Альмендингер (16 июля 1895 — 16 ноября 1975) — офицер Российской императорской армии, участник Первой мировой войны и Гражданской войны на стороне Белого движения, эмигрант. Неофициальный историограф Симферопольского офицерского полка, опубликовал ряд работ по истории Гражданской войны.

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Родился 16 июля 1895 года в городе Симферополе, Таврическая губерния, в семье военного. Окончив Симферопольскую казённую гимназию в 1913 году, поступил в Чугуевское военное училище. 1 октября 1914 года в чине поручика выпущен в полк. К январю 1915 года он служил в запасных частях Киевского военного округа.

На фронтах Первой мировой войны с января 1915 по декабрь 1917. 22 февраля 1915 года в битве с австрийцами у села Тривольня подпоручик Альмендингер получил ранение в брюшную полость и его эвакуировали в тыл. В строй он вернулся после выздоровления 15 июля 1915 года, когда русским войскам пришлось отступать по всему фронту. В составе 16-го Стрелкового полка поручик Альмендингер участвовал в дальнейших боевых действиях против австрийцев и немцев на Юго-Западном фронте. Вместе со своим полком Альмендингер участвовал в боях с 24 мая и до конца сентября. После непродолжительного отдыха в армейском резерве, в конце октября его дивизия была переправлена на Румынский фронт и в ноябре заняла свои позиции на передовой. На Румынском фронте Альмендингер прослужил до конца 1917 года, после чего вернулся из Румынии в Крым.

Участник Гражданской войны в России. С 20 декабря 1917 по февраль 1918 года служил в 33-м пехотном запасном полку в Симферополе.

После оккупации Крыма в апреле 1918 года немецкими войсками вышел в запас и в июне поступил в Таврический университет на агрономический факультет.

5 ноября 1918 года поступил в Симферопольский офицерский полк, который впоследствии вошёл в состав 4-й пехотной дивизии Крымско-Азовской добровольческой армии. В марте 1919 года полк участвовал в обороне Перекопа, затем с боями отступил в глубь Крыма, в Керчь. Вместе с другими частями Крымско-Азовской армии полк принимал участие в позиционных боях на Ак-Манае.

В июне 1919 года позиции красных войск в Ак-Маная были прорваны, началось освобождение Крыма силами ВСЮР. В рядах полка Альмендингер участвовал в боях против красных и петлюровских войск, а также против махновцев.

После того, как в октябре-ноябре 1919 года Красная армия на Южном фронте перешла в наступление, и сказался перелом в её пользу, полк отступил в Одессу. Зимой 1920 года симферопольцы приняли участие в Бредовском походе. Перейдя польскую границу, группа войск генерала Н. Э. Бредова, в состав которой входил Симферопольский офицерский полк, была размещена поляками в лагерях в качестве интернированных. С частью добровольцев Альмендингер в августе 1920 года возвратился в Крым. В последних боях против красных воевал в составе 49-го Брестского пехотного полка.

Эвакуировался в Турцию в ноябре 1920 года. Осенью 1921 года некоторые части Российской армии были перевезены в Болгарию, здесь Альмендингер был произведён в свой последний воинский чин — подполковник. В Болгарии в составе Алексеевского пехотного полка продолжал служить до 1923 года.

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Как бывший студент он получил разрешение у командования Российской армии отправиться для продолжения учебы в Чехословакию. Но поскольку чешские власти неохотно впускали в страну российских студентов из числа кадровых офицеров, то он перешёл чехословацкую границу нелегально, после чего успешно добрался до Праги. Там русские эмигрантские организации помогли ему легализовать своё пребывание в стране.

В Чехословакии Альмендингер окончил сельскохозяйственный институт, получив диплом инженера-агронома. До 1945 года жил и работал в Брно. Все эти годы состоял в РОВСе и Галлиполийском землячестве. Несколько лет руководил Отделением галлиполийцев в Брно. В 1926 году он приезжал в Париж, где принимал участие в работе Зарубежного съезда. По неподтверждённой информации, в конце 1937 года Альмендингер выезжал в Германию или Австрию. В начале Второй мировой войны он возвратился в Чехословакию.

В 1945 году в связи с наступлением советских войск Альмендингер уехал на Запад. Выдачи советским органам госбезопасности он избежал, поскольку был старым эмигрантом, а прямых подтверждений его сотрудничества с немцами не обнаружилось. Через несколько лет после окончания войны Альмендингер эмигрировал в США. Обосновался в Лос-Анджелесе. Он участвовал в деятельности русских эмигрантских воинских организаций: в городе активно функционировали первопоходники, казачье землячество, военные инвалиды, чины РОВСа и кадеты. Он плодотворно сотрудничал с журналами «Вестник первопоходника» (Лос-Анджелес) и «Военная быль» (Париж).

Умер подполковник В. В. Альмендингер 16 ноября 1975 года. Похоронен на местном кладбище Голливуд.

Мемуары
 Альмендингер В. В. Симферопольский офицерский полк. Париж, 1962.
Альмендингер В. В. Орловщина. — Журнал "Вестник первопоходника" №№ 59-64. — Лос-Анджелес, 1966.

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Литература
 Чичерюкин-Мейнгардт В. Г. Альмендингер Владимир Вильгельмович (1895—1975) // Новый исторический вестник. 2004. № 2 (11). С. 202—205.
 Александров Е. А. Русские в Северной Америке: Биографический словарь / Под редакцией К. М. Александрова, А. В. Терещука. — Хэмден (Коннектикут, США) — Сан-Франциско (США) — Санкт-Петербург (Россия), 2005. — 599 с. — ISBN 5-8465-0388-8

Ссылки
В. В. Альдмендингер на сайте ria1914
Участники Первой мировой войны (Россия)
Участники Бредовского похода
Выпускники Чугуевского военного училища
Выпускники Симферопольской мужской казённой гимназии

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The event, which will be heldat Mains of Glasgoforest, Kinellar, Aberdeen, AB21 0SH, on Tuesday 16 May, is part of AHDB Dairy's Calf to Calving Initiative. The project aims to enable dairy farmers to achieve measured improvements in heifer rearing; specifically in calf and heifer survival, growth, health, fertility and age at first calving.
Housing expert David Ball will speak at the event advising farmers on how to ensure their current housing is fit for purpose, considering key issues such as temperature, ventiliation and humidity. He will also emphasise that monitoring conditions is just as vital in summer as in winter.
He says: "While many farmers may be understandably more concerned about the condition of their calf housing in the winter, worried about cold temperatures and wind, I would argue that during the summer they also need to be vigilant.
On the day farmers will discuss what practical steps they can take to improve their calf housing including temperature regulation, upgrading ventilation systems and how best to avoid disease spikes that often occur when young stock is mixed with older cattle.
A key part of AHDB Dairy's strategy is accelerating productivity growth, and poor health status reduces productivity, compromises animal welfare, and increases inefficiency.
AHDB Dairy Technical Manager, Andy Dodd, who will also speak at the event, says: "We would always advise farmers to monitor the environmental conditions in their housing whether that is using a thermometer to regularly record the temperature or installing basic equipment which will monitor wind speed and humidity.
The event will run from 10.45am – 2.30pm with lunch provided. Famers wishing to attend should contact Sharon Lauder at Sharon.lauder@ahdb.org.uk.


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Kiribati Community in Fiji during memorial service at Kiribati High Commission in Fiji for the passengers of sunken ferry MS Butiraoa on February 10, 2018. Photo: Ronald Kumar.
A memorial service for the 81 Kiribati people who died at sea last month was held at the Kiribati High Commission on McGregor Road, Suva yesterday.
More than 300 Kiribati residents living in Fiji, a Kiribati government delegation and non-government organization representatives paid their respects by signing a book of condolence at the Kiribati chancery.
Kiribati High Commissioner to Fiji Retata Rimon said it was a very sad event. He hoped that "Almighty God would be with the families and friends of those who sadly perished in the boat".
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Dame MegTaylor extended the forum's deepest sympathy to the Kiribati community at the memorial service.
"The Kiribati family here in Fiji on behalf of the Pacific Islands forum and my colleagues, we extend our deepest sympathy and our prayers to the people of Kiribati and the families who have lost their children and other families.
"Whilst the service was conducted in the Kiribati language I was thinking why is that we all come together here when we are from many different parts of the Pacific," Dame Taylor said.
""The people are one family belonging to the great ocean of the Pacific.
"Everything that happens we should share and we must understand it.
"When there are times of great joy, when one of the countries wins rugby, when there are festivities that are enjoyed together but when there was a tragedy what made the Pacific different was that the different communities get together.
Minister for Finance for the Kiribati Government Teuea Toatu said death is a final destination for people.
He said amongst those who perished were a number of students who were expected to start school last Monday.
The memorial service began with a prayer service and words of sympathy from invited guests followed by a feast.


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10 Hottest Fintech Startups in the Baltic States
by Fintechnews Baltic	May 15, 2019
Despite being a relatively small market compared to its other European counterparts, the Baltic region is quickly surging ahead in the global fintech race. It was once hailed by the World Economic Forum as one of the most innovative region within the European Union.
While it is most famous for giving birth to big names like Skype and the now London-based Transferwise, it is also home to a sizeable number of cutting edge fintech startups.
Lithuania alone is home to over 170 fintech startups, while Estonia is home to over 80 fintech startups, whereas Latvia's fintech industry is said to be worth $878 Million.
To dispel the myth that the region is only about Skype and Transferwise, here at 10 of the top fintech startups in Baltic you should keep an eye on.
Fortumo
Fortumo is a mobile technology company developing a platform for app stores and digital service providers for user acquisition, monetization and retention. Fortumo's products allow digital merchants to manage the end-to-end customer lifecycle of mobile users on more than 350 mobile operator networks through bundling, carrier billing and messaging solutions. The company serves thousands of leading digital merchants including Google, Spotify, Electronic Arts and EasyPark.
In January, Fortumo launched PayRead, a payment solution that lets digital publishers identify and charge users through their SIM card, the most widely available digital identity globally.
Bondora is one of the largest non-bank digital consumer loan providers in Continental Europe. The platform focuses on unsecured consumer loans with principal amounts of EUR 500 to EUR 10,000 and repayment terms ranging from three to 60 months.
Bondora is licensed as a credit provider by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority. In January, the company announced that its P2P lending marketplace platform had more than 42,000 investors from 85+ countries worldwide who had invested over EUR 150 million.
Funderbeam
Founded in 2013, Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform for high-growth private companies. Powered by blockchain technology, the platform helps founders raise funds beyond borders and provides access to early stage equity investors.
For founders, Funderbeam provides access to a community of high quality, active investors who can add value to their project. For investors, Funderbeam provides access to a community of ambitious growth companies. Each business has a lead investor who will act as an ambassador for the deal.
Funderbeam is currently growing its business both in the UK and other jurisdictions in the EEA, including Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Croatia.
Inzmo
Inzmo is an insurtech startup and the developer of an insurance purchasing platform created to get insurance cover and personal insurance products over mobile application.
The company's insurance purchasing platform offers a fully digitalized B2B2C insurance process covering all the key stages, including taking out cover, managing contracts, partnerships and aims reporting.
EstateGuru is a leading European marketplace for short-term, property-backed loans. The P2P lending marketplace has facilitated more than 680 loans worth in excess of EUR 103 million. Over 21,500 investors from 45 countries have earned average returns of 12.2% by backing property loans in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, and Finland with the UK, Ireland and Portugal to follow soon.
In February, EstateGuru recruited Andres Luts, former head of retail credit risk at Coop, and Mihkel Roosme, former head of division at Swedbank, who now serve as the company's Baltic risk manager and head of business development, respectively.
RSN Finance
Founded in 2017, RSN Finance is the operator and developer of Raison, an artificial intelligence platform designed to handle investments and personal finance. Raison aggregates all information about a customer's cash flows (bank accounts, traditional investments, crypto) and develops different patterns based on the collected data to give personal advice to customers.
The company focuses on functional simplicity and specifically targets the Western European market. Further market development prioritizes Eastern Europe, Great Britain, and the US.
Launched in 2015, Mintos is an online marketplace for loans, connecting retail and institutional with borrowers of non-bank lenders. At Mintos, both retail and institutional investors can invest in fractions of loans originated across different continents and loan types. Currently, the company offers the opportunity to invest in mortgage loans, personal unsecured loans, secured car loans, invoices, and small business loans.
Last month, Mintos reached EUR 2 billion in total loans financed and established the Mintos Impact Fund, an environmental sustainability initiative to protect the Baltic Sea.
Twino is one of the leading P2P platforms in Eastern Europe. It was the first platform to offer loans in Kazakhstan, and has claimed a significant share of Russia's P2P lending market. Other markets the company serves include Latvia, Poland, Georgia and Denmark.
Twino has funded more than EUR 500 million in unsecured consumer loans since it was launched in 2009.
Nordigen
Founded in 2016, Nordigen is a global account data analytics provider that helps banks and lenders improve the speed and accuracy of their credit decisions. The company offers account-based income verification, transaction categorization, and behavioral scoring solutions.
Nordigen is headquartered in Latvia and operates across 15 countries, including Spain, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, working with 60+ global banks and lenders.
In January, Nordigen signed a partnership with Nordic financial services group SEB to test Nordigen's transaction categorization and behavioral analysis capabilities.
Savy is a P2P lending platform for consumer loans and the first to launch in Lithuania back in 2014. The platform connects investors with borrowers across Europe.
Unlike other lending platforms, Savy does not use deposit account to collect money or distribute payments. The platform connects investors and borrowers directly via their bank accounts.
The company claims over 23,660 investors on its platform who have invested more than EUR 18 million in loans and received EUR 3 million in interest.
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Dead or Alive has a new character (sort of)
News by Matt S.
Over in Japan, there's a PC version of the rather voyeurtastic (I'm trademarking that word) Dead or Alive Xtreme 3. And on that version of the game (which is formally called Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation), Koei has produced another new character, Tamaki.
Related reading: Our review of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3
Yes, while fans of some of the other Dead or Alive women (Lei Fang, in particular) are still waiting for them to appear in Dead or Alive Xtreme, Koei Tecmo is busily producing other characters.
What's perhaps most amusing about this though is that Koei's new habit for Dead or Alive seems to be taking virtual idols and making "Dead or Alive"-style replicas of them in its games. Honoka, of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round fame onwards (she also appears in Xtreme 3 and Venus Vacation) is explicitly based on Love Live's Honoka. Tamaki, meanwhile, is pretty obviously Kaede from the Idolm@ster series. It's the hair that gives it away.
Hatsune Miku next, please.
Anyhow, you can grab Venus Vacation from the DMM Game Portal in Japan. Don't expect Tamaki to come to the PlayStation 4 version of Xtreme 3... but perhaps she'll show up in the next "proper" Dead or Alive game, whenever that happens.
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Though the Greek and Roman crew members of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake.
Finally! The last book of the series. It is a bitter-sweet feeling, as it is always the case when you're nearing the end of a book series you fell in love with. You just want to finish the book, but at the same time feel compelled to take your time to enjoy it before you get to the last page. Probably why I'm still not finish with it, I just felt I needed to find a new book series to get addicted to before I finally get to close the book.


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How do LGBT interests mesh with those of a party that opposes gay marriage and adoption for gay couples? DW spoke with two openly gay politicians about why they joined the AfD, and why one ultimately decided to leave.


route from 16 miles to 11, and inflated its cost to $2.7 billion.
Yeah, the headline above is a little bitty bit of editorializing, but I said that this was going to happen regardless. Because what the real estate overlords want, the real estate overlords get. And I don't like it anymore than you do.
Dumblasio is totally in the deep pockets of the real estate industry, yet the gothamist, Huffington post reading libturds love him, wtf?
The city hopes to have the trolley completed in 2029 — it still hasn't determined how it will be funded."
And if the leftist liberals take complete hold of Washington and the Senate you can be sure Schumer will push for funding to help his daughter who is on charge of the Trolley Folly.
Why not add $1 Billion worth of buses and give the rest of the cash to the subway system?
Build that BQX! Hmmm...sounds familiar. Is there a wall involved, too?
And $7.2 million of our tax dollars going to study the environmental impact of the Trolley Folly.
Will the real Diblassio please stand up. Oh wait, he already has. Hes a sellout progressive !!
Google Maps, Gowanus to Astoria: G at 4 Avenue & 9 Street, M at Court Sq 23 Street.
Establish a bus route and see how many people utilize it, before spending millions of dollars. No wonder our taxes are through the roof and people are moving out in droves.


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Q: Creating a Compact Framework DLL using ilasm.exe Assembler So I'm attempting to modify a Compact Framework to export a C function.
It works fine on the Full Framework.
The method being used is described here. https://sites.google.com/site/robertgiesecke/Home/uploads/csharpprojecttemplateforunmanagedexports
Anyway the issue seems to be if I take a Compact Framework Dll disassemble it and then reassemble it it seems to reassemble it as a Full Framework Dll.
Any idea how I can get it to reassemble as a Compact Framework Dll.

A: There is no reasonable way to make this happen.
The Compact Framework compiler supports C# and VB.NET.  Managed C++ was never supported, though in some experimentation it could be made to generate an assembly.  The problem is that the CF doesn't support all of the opcodes that .NET in general uses, so even if you manage to get it to build for a CF target, there's no way to guarantee it won't put in unsupported opcodes (the CF compilers do this filtering for you).
The other problem you have is that native code (whatever is loading your DLL) cannot host the CLR in the compact framework - the plumbing for EE Hosting simply doesn't exist outside of a managed application process.  So even if you somehow got your DLL to compile, export the entry point and not have any invalid opcodes, the native process would have no way to spin up the EE to load the managed bits in the assembly.

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Acrobits apps may use an external web service to load user's contacts (address book). Web Service Contact Source can be used instead of native phone address book, or both phone address book, web service contacts and also CardDAV Contact Source can be used together. In case multiple contact sources are defined, the GUI lets the user switch between different sources.
The app calls the web service and receives response. This response must be in XML or JSON format and should contain an array of contact objects.
The apps will call the web service periodically at a configurable interval (the default is 180 seconds).
Parameter templates for Contacts Source Web Service can use any variables from Global parameters and Account parameters scopes.
The HTTP method to use. Typically GET or POST. The default is GET.
If filled in, the app will use POST request to call the web service.
In case your server uses HTTP authentication, you can provide the username and password here. The apps support Basic and Digest authentication, but note that Basic authentication will only work when using https url scheme. The app will not send passwords over plaintext connection.
The period in seconds which determines how often will the app call the web service. The default is 180 seconds. The web service will only be called when the app is running in foreground.
In case the web service response returns XML which contains other information than just the list of contacts, this parameter tells the app where to look for contact data. See the examples for more information.
Defines the transformation between the format returned by the web service and Contacts JSON.
The response will be considered successful if the HTTP response code is 2xx. All other responses are silently ignored.
In case the successful response contains Last-Modified header, the app will remember it and send its value in the next request in If-Modified-Since header. The server is expected to return 304 Not Modified if the contacts have not changed since the last request.
It is highly recommended to include the Last-Modified header in the response and return 304 Not Modified response in case the contacts have not changed. The contacts can be quite big and fully reloading them periodically (the default period is only 3 minutes!) can consume very significant bandwidth.
The client has some previous response stored with Last-Modified date of Wed, 21 Oct 2017 06:28:00 GMT. It sends this value in If-Modified-Since header of the request.
The server has a newer version of the contacts, by 1 hour. It sends 200 OK response with the new value in Last-Modified header and XML in the response body. The array of contacts is burried inside the response; the app will use the wsContactsXPath to get to the node with contact elements. The app will then enumerate child nodes of this node and apply the transform described in the next section.
In case the web service returns Content-Type: application/json, the response should look like below. In case there is wsContactsKeywordMapping defined, it will be used.
"uri": "+420 276 285 602"
"uri": "+40 774 935 236"
The native format of contacts is described in Contacts JSON. In case the web service can return this format, there is nothing else to do. In case it returns XML like above, we need to define a transformation which will map the xml nodes to Contacts JSON keys.
The transformation is a string with comma-separated entries in the form xmlNodeName=jsonKey. In this example, we use the correct key names for first and last name, company, department and contact identifier. The web service result provides lastModified value, which we can use as our internal checksum (the value will change whenever the contact data are modified).
This particular XML response uses only one phone number per contact, there is no array of contact entries like in our internal representation. To deal with situations like this, there is a special syntax used in the last entry. It tells the app to create a new element in contactEntries JSON array, set the type key to tel and uri key to the value found in extension xml node.