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Scott A Lutz

Stuart Naft

Daniel R Schumaier

Joseph Toro

Stephen Joseph Drabant

Katherine A King

Jerry V Foster

Harry S Strothers, Iv

David M Campbell, Ii

Allison Guyton

Joseph G Paul

Jason R Herman

Christopher S Kudika

An earplug shaping device compresses a compressible earplug prior to insertion of the earplug into a user's ear canal. The device includes a first member and a second member which rotate with respect to each other. The outer surface of the first member and inner surface of the second member define a space that decreases in size as the first and second members rotate with respect to each other, thereby compressing the compressible earplug. Various embodiments of the earplug shaper employ a ratchet mechanism permitting substantially only one direction of rotation.

Earplug shaper having curved shaping surfaces

An electrically operated slicing knife includes an axially movable switch guard overlying the switch of the knife. The switch guard is movable to a first position whereat the switch is uncovered and a second position whereat the switch is covered to prevent a user from actuating the switch. A pair of user actuated buttons control ejection of the blade of the knife. When the buttons are in a first position, the blade is locked relative to the knife handle, and the switch guard when positioned to uncover the knife switch maintains the buttons in their locked position. When the switch guard is moved to cover the switch, the buttons can be actuated by a user to unlock the blades from the knife handle.

Electric slicing knife with switch guard

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Scott A Lutz