Abstract:
A gardening shears includes two handles, a first shear blade connected to one handle and providing a suspension arm portion, a linking rod connected to the other handle, a second shear blade coaxially pivoted to the first shear blade and the linking rod and providing an elongated slot, and a control unit including an arched guide member fixedly connected with its one end to the linking rod and a guide wheel pivotally connected to the suspension arm portion of the first shear blade with a guiding protrusion thereof inserted into the elongated slot of the second shear blade. Thus, when opening and closing the handles, the mating arrangement of the arched guide member, the guide wheel and the elongated slot of the second shear blade enables the first and second shear blade to implement the shearing action twice.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a halogen-free composition and conductors coated with the halogen-free composition. The halogen-free composition includes (A) from 70 wt % to 85 wt % of a polymeric component and (B) from 30 wt % to 15 wt % of a halogen-free flame retardant. The polymeric component (A) includes (i) a propylene homopolymer or a mini-random copolymer with greater than 40% crystallinity and (ii) an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer. The halogen-free composition has a density less than 1.15 g/cc. The halogen-free composition also has a scrape abrasion resistance of greater than or equal to 350 cycles as measured in accordance with ISO 6722.
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel methods of forming component carriers, component modules, and the carriers and modules formed therefrom which utilize thick film technology. In some embodiments, these methods are used to form lighting device chip carriers and modules. In further embodiments, these lighting device chip carriers and modules are used in LED applications.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for identifying defective lithium-ion polymer battery electrodes are disclosed. The methods include assembling a stack of electrodes, monitoring voltage of the stack during the assembling, and identifying defective electrodes based on the voltage monitoring.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for identifying defective lithium-ion polymer battery electrodes are disclosed. The methods include assembling a stack of electrodes, monitoring voltage of the stack during the assembling, and identifying defective electrodes based on the voltage monitoring.
Abstract:
A positioning structure for a retractable tube assembly having a retractable tube set, which has two semicircle recesses formed in a bottom wall thereof, and a rotary knob, which has a receiving hole formed in a top wall thereof, for locking the rotary knob to the retractable tube includes a positioning member that is movably mounted in the receiving hole of the rotary knob and has a bottom hole, and a spring member disposed between the bottom hole of the positioning member and the receiving hole of the rotary knob for pushing the positioning member into one semicircle recess to further lock the rotary knob to the retractable tube set.
Abstract:
A cutting stroke-adjustable pruning shears is constructed to include a fixed jaw and a movable jaw pivoted together, the movable jaw having an elongated slot and a plurality of retaining notches in one long side of the elongated slot, a holder shell, the holder shell having two parallel side panels pivoted to a middle part of the fixed jaw at two sides and a spine connected between the parallel side panels, a coupling arm, the coupling arm having one end pivoted to the parallel side panels of the holder shell and an opposite end mounted with a pivot coupled to the elongated slot of the movable jaw and selectively positioned in one of the retaining notches, a tension spring disposed inside the holder shell and connected between the holder shell and the coupling arm, and two handles respectively fastened to the fixed jaw and the holder shell.
Abstract:
A method of peeling and segmenting a fruit which has an interior portion and a peel about the interior portion comprises forcing the fruit through a cutting assembly. While passing through the cutting assembly, the fruit is separated into at least two portions, each completely severed from the other. Additionally, each separated portion is also partially severed through the interior portion. The separated portions of the fruit are placed in contact with a scooping device which is then rotated so that the interior portion of the fruit is scooped out and separated from the peel. The portions so scooped out are comprised of two or more segments each in which is substantially separate from the remaining segments.
Abstract:
A cutting device for cutting an object such as a citrus fruit includes an outer casing containing a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a first cutting blade extending radially outwardly from the central axis to a side wall of the casing and cuts the fruit so as to completely sever one portion thereof from another. A second cutting blade extends outwardly radially from the central axis towards the side wall of the casing, but does not reach the side wall. The second cutting blade partially severs one portion of the object from another. In use, fruit if forced over the cutting assembly. A scooping device is provided which generally comprises a hemispherical-shaped scooping member with a dome and a substantially circular edge which forms a cutting blade. The scooping device has a shaft extending outwardly from a point on the outer surface so that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the scooping member thereby removing the edible inner portion of the fruit.