Helen of Troy Limited

John Thomas Jacobsen

Wilfrido Loor

Anthony Di Bitonto

Goeran Jerstroem

Paul Katz

Adriana B Kliegman

Steven Michael Dibdin

Dean Francis DiPietro

Alec Drummond

Forrest Keith Luu

Dean Dipietro

Alec Holly Drummond

A brush includes a handle and a head having an array of bristles and a paddle with a plurality of apertures formed therein. The paddle and bristles may be formed of silicone.

Brush

Tongue and groove pliers include a first member having a slot, and a second member connected to the first member by a pin in the slot. The first member has a plurality of arcuate ribs defining open ended grooves on the side adjacent to the second member. The second member has a tongue on the side facing the first member. The tongue fits in a selected groove to adjust the spacing between opposing jaws on the respective first and second members. The pliers have at least one visual alignment feature to align the tongue with a desired groove. The alignment feature can be readily visible marks indicating locations of the tongue and/or grooves.

Visual alignment features for adjusting tongue and groove pliers

A hand tool has two crossed members each having a handle and a jaw connected to each other at a pivot point. A leaf spring biases the handles towards an open position. The leaf spring can be selectively engaged or disengaged by the user.

Hand tools with suppressible stay-open mechanism

A fluid-dispensing kitchen apparatus has a body including a fluid reservoir and a handle, the reservoir being closed by an end plate which is welded to the body and is, in turn, latched to a cleaning medium block. An embodiment has a resilient tab on the block engaging an edge of the housing plate. Aligned holes through the plate and the block which provide communication between the reservoir and the plate is openable and closeable by a valve actuated by an increase in pressure provided by depressing a resilient button. In an embodiment, the resilient button includes a bias member to return the button to its rest position.

Soap dispensing apparatus

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Laguna Niguel, CA, United States of America

John Thomas Jacobsen