Abstract: A knife having a handle, a blade, and a guard. The handle includes a first detent on a first sidewall adjacent a front end of the handle and a second detent on a second sidewall adjacent the front end. The blade extends from the front end of the handle. The guard includes a first detent inside the guard on a first side wall adjacent an aperture of the guard and a second detent inside the guard on a second sidewall adjacent the aperture. The first detent of the handle engages the first detent of the guard and the second detent of the handle engages the second detent of the guard to removably couple the handle and the guard.

Abstract: A trip-free manual reset thermostat includes a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact for an electric circuit and a bridging contact having a first end and a second end in contact with the first and second fixed contacts, respectively, in a normally closed position. The bridging contact is tripped open and is not in contact with the first and second fixed contacts at a predetermined higher temperature. When a pushbutton is in a depressed position, the bridging contact is pressed toward the fixed contacts and the second end of the bridging contact is caused to pivot around the first end of the bridging contact. The thermostat does not require a narrow manufacturing and assembly tolerance to achieve a trip-free function and has a simpler structure and is easy to manufacture.

Abstract: An electrical component protective cover for an appliance has an upper portion and a lower panel portion. The upper portion forms a cavity within a housing having a plurality of walls, which form a perimeter around the electrical component. At least one vent in at least one sidewall of the housing vents air and enables moisture to escape from the interior of the housing. A strip of barrier material is positioned between an edge of the perimeter of the housing and the appliance, the barrier material being a narrow piece of a resilient caulk material to impede liquid or moisture from entering the interior of the housing. The protective cover attaches to the electrical component using attachment receptacles such as female tab recesses. The lower portion has an aperture intermediate the upper portion and the lower portion to provide electrical component access through the cover without removing the cover.

Abstract: A trip-free manual reset thermostat includes a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact for a normally closed circuit and a bridging contact for connecting the first and the second fixed contacts in a normally closed position. The bridging contact has a first end opposing the first fixed contact and a second end opposing the second fixed contact. After the bridging contact is moved away from the fixed contacts by a temperature responsive member in response to a temperature change, the circuit is held open by a pushbutton when a pushbutton is in a depressed position by pressing the first end of the bridging contact against the first fixed contact to cause a pivotable movement of the second end of the bridging contact around the first end. The occurrence of the pivotable movement of the bridging contact does not require a narrow manufacturing and assembly tolerance of the pushbutton and an actuator that pushes the bridging contact upwardly in response to the action of the temperature responsive member.