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O-Sage Power Equipment LLC

O-Sage, LLC

Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Pepsico, Inc.

Craig D Witty

Peter Frisk

Craig Boyd

Keith L Alm, Sr

Keith L Alm, Jr

Jacob M Latinsky

A method of securing a blade to an apparatus for cutting vegetation, wherein the apparatus includes a first and a second blade contacting structure. The method includes providing an elongated blade that is configured and arranged to be relatively flexible; and positioning the elongated blade between the first blade contacting structure and the second blade contacting structure such that the first blade contacting structure makes contact with a first surface of the elongated blade and the second blade contacting structure makes contact with a second surface of the elongated blade. The positioning step results in a plurality of bending forces being applied to the first and second surfaces of the elongated blade via the first and second blade contacting structures, thereby bending the elongated blade, and whereby the bending forces secure the elongated blade to the apparatus for cutting vegetation.

Blade for mowing apparatus and method of securing a blade to a mowing apparatus

Mowing apparatus

A mowing apparatus includes a reel mechanism and a cutting mechanism. The reel mechanism rotates about a first central axis in a first direction. The cutting mechanism rotates about a second central axis in a second direction opposite of the rotation of the first direction. The cutting mechanism is positioned eccentric to the reel mechanism wherein the first central axis is offset from the second central axis by a distance less than 10% of the diameter of a reel diameter. The reel mechanism and the cutting mechanism are configured to have at least one cutting blade contact at least one reel bar during the rotation of the cutting mechanism about the second central axis such that vegetation is cut at a section of a rotary path of the reel mechanism that is greater than 10% of a circumference of the rotary path.

An apparatus () for mowing vegetation is disclosed herein. The apparatus () generally includes a reel mechanism () and a cutting mechanism (). The reel mechanism () preferably includes a plurality of reel bars () that rotate in a first direction. The cutting mechanism () preferably includes a plurality of cutting blades () that rotate in a second direction opposite of the first direction. Each of the plurality of cutting blades () is preferably disposed concentrically within the plurality of reel bars ().

Mowing apparatus and method

A novel hybrid beverage container having a rigid body and flexible polymer film ends is disclosed herein. The hybrid container may be folded in a closed state for storage, and erected for a filling state. The top end of the container has a recloseable access for filling and sealing the container with a beverage. The container may also have a handle device. In one preferred embodiment, the rigid body is composed of a polyethylene coated fiberboard material. In another embodiment, the rigid body is composed of a mineral filled polyolefin.

Hybrid container having a rigid body and polymer film ends

The system includes a rigid container having a fitment coupling, and a flexible pouch with a fitment thereon which is placed within a recess of the rigid container. The fitment has an annular attachment member which engages with a mating member on the fitment coupling. In this manner, the fitment is secured to the rigid container thereby allowing an user/consumer to dispense the contents of the flexible pouch by gripping the container. In an alternate embodiment, the rigid container permits the user to grasp the pouch to dispense the contents without raising the rigid container from a table. Various fitments may be employed in practicing the present invention such as flip cap, screw cap, tamper-proof fitments, and the like.

Fitment based dispensing system for a pouch

A method and apparatus for adding titles, subtitles, and computer-generated images to pre-existing film images as part of the process of rephotography or photographic printing, in which a light valve is used first to create a high-contrast mask to prevent double exposure, and the same light valve is subsequently used to expose the image of the titles, subtitles, or computer-generated graphics onto the film.

Process and apparatus for adding titles, subtitles, and

A method and apparatus for creating traveling mattes in which a first image is photographed and then sensed. The first image is then electronically processed followed by the steps of photographing on the same film a successive image and simultaneously transmitting to a light valve an electronic signal to produce a high-contrast negative image corresponding to the first image so that the successive image is combined with the first image.

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Winnetka, IL, United States of America

Craig D Witty