Abstract: A pivotal neck type razor includes a holder having a top end, and a razor head attached to the holder. The razor head includes a blade assembly, an elastic support body, and a connection unit that is continuous with the top end of the holder. The elastic support body includes a support portion that supports the blade assembly and a flexible portion located between the support portion and the connection unit. The blade assembly is urged by the flexible portion of the elastic support body to be stationary at a neutral position. The blade assembly is movable to at least one movement position from the neutral position against an urging force of the flexible portion.

Abstract: The trimmer head (1) includes: an axis of rotation (A-A); a housing (3); a spool (13) insertable in the housing, configured and arranged to wind a stock of cutting line (F) therearound. The spool includes flanges (13A, 13B), between which anchoring elements (15) extend to anchor the cutting line.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a blade set (20) of a hair cutting appliance (10) includes forming a stationary blade (22). The stationary blade (22) comprises a first wall portion (100) arranged to serve as a skin facing wall when in operation, a second wall portion (102) at least partially offset from the first wall portion (100), such that the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102) define therebetween a guide slot (96) arranged to receive a movable cutter blade (24), an intermediate wall portion (44) arranged between the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102), and at least one toothed leading edge (30) jointly formed by the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102). The at least one toothed leading edge (30) comprises a plurality of teeth (36), wherein the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102) are connected at a frontal end of the at least one leading edge (30), thereby forming tips (86) of the teeth (36).

Abstract: A bread cutting machine has a circular blade that is moveable in a guide gap through an extension gap of a machine housing from a waiting position into a cutting space. When the blade is in the waiting position, the guide gap is coverable by a rocker displaceable away from the guide gap simultaneously with the extension of the blade from the waiting position, whereby the guide gap is opened. A cover plate is rigidly fastened to a side surface of the rocker, projects vertically away from the rocker, and covers the extension gap whenever the blade is in the waiting position. By a positive guide, the cover plate is moveable away from the extension gap simultaneously with the movement of the rocker, whereby the extension gap is opened.

Abstract: A chainsaw (100) includes a power unit, a bar (120), a chain (122) operably coupled to the bar (120) to rotate around the bar (120) responsive to drive power from the power unit, an oil pump operably coupled to the power unit to deliver oil to the chain (122), and an oil 420 reservoir (400) configured to hold oil for delivery to the chain (122) via the oil pump. The oil reservoir (400) may include a main chamber (410) to receive the oil and an air chamber (420). The air chamber (420) may be formed adjacent to and distinct from the main chamber (410). The air chamber (420) is configured to define a space for an air pocket.

Abstract: A system for treating a part of a body to be treated includes a hand-held treating device and a position identifier configured to generate information indicative of the position of the treating device relative to the part of the body to be treated. A controller is configured to determine a path and/or angle of orientation of the treating device relative to the part of the body to be treated in dependence of the information generated by the position identifier. The controller is also configured to operate a feedback module to provide feedback to a user based on the path and/or angle of orientation of the treating device determined by the controller.

Abstract: A manual skiver (10) for precise removal of outside material from an elongated device, such as a medical catheter or the like, includes a longitudinal recess (11) in a planar bottom surface (24) at the front end, a transverse replaceable blade (28) therein, a removable cover (32), and a handle (22) extending from the back end thereof. A second embodiment (66) is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus arranged to secure a portable cutting machine on an elongated profiled object, said apparatus comprising a base adapted to be disposed on an upper surface of the profiled object and at least one arm mounted to the base at right angles to the main extension of said object; the base comprising two parallel, spaced plates with an opening for receiving the object; each plate comprising a central, first contact surface arranged to contact the upper surface of the object; and a second inwardly angled contact surface extending from a first end of the plate towards a corresponding side surface of the object; that the base further comprises a rocker arm having a first end, a central portion and a second end; which rocker arm is mounted pivotable about a first axis at right angles to the parallel plates.

Abstract: There is provided a method of providing feedback regarding motion of a rotary shaver performed by a user, the method comprising the steps of receiving, during at least one time interval, at least one motion type determined for the motion of the rotary shaver performed by the user, wherein the motion type is selected from a set of predefined motion types that comprises small rotational motion and one or more other predefined motion types; determining a degree of occurrence in the time interval of each of the motion types in the set of time interval; determining from the determined degree of occurrence of each of the motion types in the set of predefined motion types which motion type has a highest degree of occurrence in the time interval; and providing feedback to the user to increase a degree of occurrence of small rotational motion of the rotary shaver if the determined motion type having the highest degree of occurrence is one of the other predefined motion types.

Abstract: An adhesive tape dispenser and applicator which folds one or both edges of tape being applied over upon themselves is constructed with an edge folding guide having a planar surface, two inwardly converging edges and tape guides cooperating to fold the edges of the tape. A method of threading tape onto a folding tape dispenser is also described.

Abstract: A device for shaving and dispensing material therefrom. The shaving device has a shaving head removably attached to a handle. The shaving head includes at least one blade to allow a user to cut hair. The handle has an internal cavity, wherein the internal cavity can be separated into two parts to allow insertion of a capsule containing a dispensable material, such as shaving cream or aftershave. The handle includes an opening adjacent to the shaving head and an outlet at the opposing end of the handle. The opening and the outlet allow the material from the capsule to be dispensed therethrough. The dispensable material may be dispensed at will by the user.

Abstract: A cardboard box dividing device includes lower conveyors on which a plurality of connected cardboard box bodies are stacked and transported; a pressing device pressing, from above, the plurality of connected cardboard box bodies stacked on the lower conveyors; a cutting blade disposed along a width direction of the connected cardboard box body and dividing the plurality of connected cardboard box bodies stacked on the lower conveyors into a front part and a rear part; a lifting/lowering device relatively moving the plurality of connected cardboard box bodies on the lower conveyors and the cutting blade along an up-down direction; and a control device controlling the pressing device based on a lifting/lowering height of a loading upper conveyor at a time when a pressing reaction force at a time when the loading upper conveyor presses the plurality of stacked connected cardboard box bodies reaches a preset reference pressing reaction force.

Abstract: Process for cutting a water-soluble web in a cross-machine direction. Each cutting cycle contains at least two speeds. A first speed matches that of the speed of the water-soluble web and is also the speed at the point of cutting, and a second speed is faster than the speed of the water-soluble web in the machine direction and is the speed at a point in-between two cutting actions.

Abstract: Disclosed here are shaving razor systems and methods including razor cartridges with a unitary frame having a length and width, a topside and an underside, wherein the unitary frame includes angled joints or bends connecting at least three guards running lengthwise on the unitary frame, the guards separated by at least three gaps in the frame, and at least three blades, affixed to the underside of the guards of the unitary frame, wherein the at least three blades include edges, and wherein the blade edges extend into the gaps in the frame when affixed to the underside of the guards of the unitary frame.

Abstract: Disclosed is a line catcher-type waterjet cutting apparatus in which a workpiece is subjected to the waterjet processing in a state of being clamped by a workpiece edge clamping device and a separate driving unit for the workpiece edge clamping device is provided, and in which the workpiece is clamped by the workpiece edge clamping device during the waterjet processing, while the workpiece is easily decoupled from the workpiece edge clamping device after the waterjet processing is completed, so that the waterjet processing is carried out while reciprocally conveying the workpiece in an X-direction, thereby increasing the processing accuracy of the waterjet processing and easily automating the waterjet processing.

Abstract: A sample sectioning device including a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample, a sample holder operable to move relative to the cutting mechanism, the sample holder having a first side and a second side, the first side faces the cutting mechanism and is dimensioned to receive a sample, a light source coupled to the sample holder, wherein the light source is operable to emit a light from the first side of the sample holder and through a sample positioned on the first side, and a generator operable to generate an electrical energy for providing power to the light source.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing a chopped fiber bundle includes a cutter roll provided with one or more disk blades on a circumference of a roll core having a center axis coinciding with a rotation axis of the roll core and a nip roll provided in parallel with the rotation axis of the roll core, to feed a reinforcing fiber yarn to be continuously cut between the nip roll and the cutter roll, further including a rotary drive mechanism that rotates the cutter roll and at least one of: a reciprocating drive mechanism that reciprocates the cutter roll along the rotation axis of the roll core; and a traverse guide that traverses the reinforcing fiber yarn along the rotation axis of the roll core.

Abstract: A blade extension for a reciprocating saw comprises a movable member and a stationary member. The movable member has a proximal end, a distal end and a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal end comprises a blade end shaped to be received in a blade holder of the reciprocating saw. The distal end is configured to be coupled to a reciprocating saw blade. The stationary member extends along at least a portion of the movable member and supports the movable member for movement relative to the stationary member. The stationary member has a proximal end configured to be coupled to the reciprocating saw and an opposite distal end. The distal end of the movable member is arranged to protrude distally beyond the distal end of the stationary member.

Abstract: A razor handle and method of manufacture, the razor handle having a connection member for connecting a razor blade cartridge to the handle, a core member, a cap member attached to the core member and an overmolded member surrounding the core member and bounded by the cap member, where the overmolded member and cap member form portions of the exterior surface of the handle.

Abstract: A push block for advancing a work piece over a table saw is disclosed. The push block includes a table-top; a handle mounted on the table-top; a first leg having a proximal end mounted on a first side of the table-top, where the first leg includes a first grip member arranged on distal end of the first leg; a second leg having a proximal end movably mounted underneath the table-top, the second leg is spaced apart from the first leg to form a cut tunnel therebetween, where the second leg includes a second grip member arranged on a distal end of the second leg; a maneuvering mechanism, arranged on the table-top, for moving the second leg to adjust a width of the cut tunnel; and a balancing wheel slidably mounted on a second side, opposite to the first side, of the table-top.