Brunswick Corporation

S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

Fiskars Brands, Inc.

Other

Fiskars Finland Oy Ab

Armament Systems and Procedures, Inc.

Halvor, Inc.

Inspire Industries, LLC

Centurion Garden and Outdoor Living

James C Boda

Allen D Miller

Edward J Kunesh

Douglas James Birkholz

Gordon C Slattery

Robert T Schofield

Kevin L Parsons

Douglas J Birkholz

John Edward Pfeifer

David P Mather

William E LeBoeuf

Robert A Seaton

Sean T Petersen

Doug Birkholz

Eric H Eby

Michael J Skalitzky

Mark T Lokken

Robert J Baumhardt

Rick Parduhn

Bruce A Heidel

Stephen A Peterson

David M Hoerr

The invention is directed to storage containers and lids for storage containers which provide for a secure closure and a storage container which is airtight and leakproof. The lid includes a generally U-shaped closure made of a plastic material for securing to a container base; a center window also made of a plastic material and preferably the same as the U-shaped closure; and a thermoplastic material which provides for a sealing gasket on the underside of the U-shaped closure for mating with the container base and a perimeter seal on the outside of the U-shaped closure and around the outer circumference of the center window. The lid may further include a gripping tab made at least in part of thermoplastic material in the lid corner for opening or closing the container, and wings made of a thermoplastic material in one or more portions or corners of the lid.

Storage container lids

The present invention is related generally to hoists, and more particularly to a hoist system for safely raising, storing, and lowering loads.

Ratcheted lift mechanism

Rake head

A pulling tool for pulling nails, screws, rivets, pegs, or other protrusions includes a jaw which may be opened to receive the head of the protrusion. The jaw is then at least partially closed against the protrusion, and when the handle of the tool is pulled, the jaw is both urged shut and also away from the surface from which the protrusion extends. Thus, as the protrusion is pulled, its shaft is also more tightly grasped, which helps to pull the protrusion from the surface without stripping off its head/cap. The pulling tool can be provided as a part of a hammer, crowbar, or other conventional tool.

Tool for pulling nails and other protrusions

A pressure resistant plastic bottle for containing and dispensing an aerosol composition. The plastic bottle is comprised of a hollow elongate body having a central portion, a top portion and an opposite bottom portion with the central portion having an inwardly concave configuration extending along its longitudinal direction. The bottom portion of the elongate body is integral with the central portion and defines an outwardly projecting convexly shaped configuration. The top portion of the bottle is integral with the central portion and has an outwardly convex configuration extending along its longitudinal direction and defines a neck having an opening for receiving and dispensing the aerosol composition. A closure covers the opening and is sealingly attached to the neck to contain the aerosol within the plastic bottle.

Pressurized plastic bottle for dispensing an aerosol

A cutting device having a head member having a movable cutting blade positioned therein, first and second legs pivotally mounted on said head member, a connector connecting the first leg, the cutting blade, and the second blade, wherein the connector and cutting blade are movable within a slot in the head member to bring the cutting blade into cutting engagement with a shield connected to said head member when the legs are moved into a closed position.

Cutting device

A storage system having a releasably mounted mounting clip that can be connected to a wall stud or ceiling joist. A variety of storage components can be joined to the mounting clip. The mounting clip can also be used to join boards and panels to construct furniture and stand-alone storage units.

Mounting clip and related modular storage system

Pressure container with actuator overcap

Pressure container with actuator overcap and dust cover

Aerosol container

Aerosol container with actuator overcap and dust cover

Aerosol container with actuator overcap

A portable power system for a hand tool employs a high-voltage transmission of power from a battery pack over a cord to a DC to DC converter, which steps the transmission voltage down to rated tool voltage. The system uses a switching transistor to transmit power according to a duty cycle which varies automatically according to tool current draw and voltage. The DC to DC converter employs synchronous rectification with an inductor-capacitor network to transform a duty cycle square wave into DC power. The startup voltage sense feature permits powering up the converter circuitry only when needed. The converter will shut down if no current has been drawn by the tool for a predetermined period of time or if the converter unit is in danger of overheating, as determined by a stored algorithm. The portable power system has safeguards to prevent fouling or shorting in wet environments, is adaptable to left or right handed users, and is physically configurable into a variety of carrying modes.

Portable power system using DC to DC converter

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Merrimac, WI, United States of America

James C Boda