Abstract: Toothbrush heads with bristle tufts comprised of longer tapered bristles and shorter non-tapered bristles in respective embodiments comprising tufts which include both tapered and non-tapered bristles, and comprising an outer ring of tufts of non-tapered bristles round an inner region of tufts of longer tapered bristles.

Abstract: A hair brush with a cleaning element for removing entwined hair from the brush before or after use. The cleaning element of the brush includes a plate(s) with opening through which the bristles protrude. When the plate is expanded, the plate pushes any hairs entwined in the bristles to the tips of the bristles where they are removed. The brush also has a post mechanism, which allows for the adjustment of the cleaning element to various intermediary positions, effectively adjusting the length of the bristles for use of the brush. A mirror is provided on the back of the brush, on the reverse side from the bristles.

Abstract: A windshield wiper blade includes an elastic plate and a rubber enclosure enclosed around the elastic plate. Thus, the elastic plate is enclosed by the rubber enclosure which is formed integrally so that the windshield wiper blade is made easily and quickly, thereby decreasing the costs of fabrication. In addition, the wiper of the rubber enclosure has multiple arc-shaped chamfered corners to prevent the wiper of the rubber enclosure from being worn out during the wiping movement process. Further, the elastic plate is fully enclosed by the rubber enclosure so that the elastic plate is not exposed to the ambient environment to prevent the elastic plate from being rusted or eroded, thereby maintaining the elasticity of the elastic plate, and thereby enhancing the lifetime of the elastic plate.

Abstract: A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, and wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece with the special feature that said connecting piece comprises a channel for a part of said wiper blade that extends from said strips in a direction away from the windscreen to be wiped, wherein said channel comprises retaining means for retaining said connecting piece onto said wiper blade.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber blade for an automotive wiper capable of autonomously pressing firmly and resting securely against a windshield surface by altering the structure of the rubber blade. The rubber blade has a head portion forming an upper portion of the rubber blade. The head portion includes a pair of mounting slots for mounting the rubber blade along a wiper frame. The pair of mounting slots has a sectional offset angle (?1), dependant on the disposition of the wiper frame. A central axis in a center between the pair of mounting slots in a sectional view of the blade is offset by an angle (?3) from a vertical axis (L1). A wiping portion forms a lower portion of the rubber blade for contacting the windshield, and is disposed in the direction of the vertical axis (L1).

Abstract: A carpet cleaner with a base, a handle, and a plurality of wheels includes a suction opening, a fulcrum, a lever, and a cable line. The suction opening is provided at a front portion of the base of the carpet cleaner. The fulcrum is provided at a rear portion of the base of the carpet cleaner. The lever with an active end and a passive end is for levering the suction opening against the fulcrum. The cable line is extended from the active end of the lever toward the handle. The suction opening is pressed down to the carpet floor by the lever actuated by pulling up the cable line, and the suction opening contacts the carpet floor tight for facilitating suction of the carpet cleaner. The suction opening can be pressed down by a pressing bar attached to the base.

Abstract: A carpet cleaner with a base, a handle, and a plurality of wheels is provided. The carpet cleaner includes a suction opening provided at a front portion of the base of the carpet cleaner and a detachable pressing bar extended from the front portion of the base above the suction opening, wherein the suction opening is pressed down to the carpet floor by pushing down the detachable pressing bar, wherein the suction opening contacts the carpet floor tight for facilitating suction of the carpet cleaner. The detachable pressing bar includes a built-in spring for regulating the amount of pressure to the detachable pressing bar. The pressing bar includes a handle adapted to grab and push.

Abstract: A modular street sweeper includes a pair of side brooms to sweep debris laterally inwardly from opposing sides of the sweeper and a pickup mechanism to convey the swept debris from the ground to a collection hopper. The pickup mechanism includes a conveyor module in which a main broom at a rear of the sweeper sweeps the debris forwardly onto a rotating conveyor and a vacuum module in which a vacuum head spans laterally across the sweeper in proximity to the ground and communicates with a fan to direct the swept debris into the hopper. The vacuum pick up module is interchangeable with the conveyor pickup module so that a single sweeper investment can perform both a spring function of sand collection with the conveyor and a fall function of leaf collection with the vacuum head.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pull strap assembly for attaching to a sliding closure such as a door on the rear of a semitrailer. The pull strap assembly comprises a first band attached to the sliding closure and a second band attached to the first band to prevent the first band from hanging out of the cargo enclosure when the sliding closure is in the closed position.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a body having a housing. A plug is disposed and locked inside said housing. A resilient sleeve is received in said plug. The resilient sleeve includes a first portion having two first peripheral surfaces and a second peripheral surface and a second portion disposed therebetween. The first portion is attached to the second portion at the two first peripheral surfaces and defines a frictional hole and two gaps therebetween. Each of the gaps allows the first portion to be stretchably bonded with the second portion. A pintle includes a pivoting portion being disposed in the frictional hole. The pivoting portion includes two curved surfaces and two flat surfaces formed thereon, wherein one of the flat surfaces is positioned correspondingly to the second peripheral surface, and one of the flat surfaces corresponds to the second portion.

Abstract: The invention provides an engaging apparatus utilized in equipment which includes a cover and a base. The engaging apparatus includes a pivotal device and an engaging device. The pivotal device includes a retaining portion. The cover is pivotally connected to the base by the pivotal device. The engaging device is disposed on the cover, and includes an operating portion and an engaging portion. The engaging portion cooperates with the retaining portion. When the cover is positioned at a closed position with respect to the base, the engaging portion is capable of cooperating with the retaining portion to form a locked engagement.

Abstract: A hinge device having a first installation frame (10) installed on a first housing (2); a second installation frame (20) installed on a second housing (3); a third installation frame (30) for rotatably supporting a base end section of each of the frames, the base end sections being supported such that a head section side of each frame is rotatable in a direction to approach to and separate from each other, the base end sections being supported through a first main shaft (40) and a second main shaft (50) that are arranged parallel to each other and to which rotation of the frames is transmitted; a rotation force transmission mechanism (80) disposed between the main shafts (40, 50) and including gears (81, 82) having a function of transmitting reverse rotation force from one to the other and vice versa; and a rotation angle restriction means (60). The hinge device enables stable closing operation in which displacement between the housings does not occur.

Abstract: There is disposed a damper 7, which provides a resistance to a retracting movement of a piston 71. A door opening lever 2 has a pressing part 2c formed with a cam surface, which is configured so as to have a distance from a swingable shaft 2a gradually increasing toward a cam end 2e. The damper 7 is configured so that a piston rod 72 is fixed to a depth end of a housing 9, that a gap 9c is formed between an outer wall of the cylinder 70 and an inner wall of the housing 9, and that the cylinder 70 has a depth end 70a constantly brought into press-contact with the cam surface 2d of the door opening lever 2 under a biasing action. When the door opening lever 2 is not subjected to pulling operation, a portion of the cam surface 2d close to the cam end 2e is brought into press-contact with the depth end 70a of the cylinder 70 to retract the piston 71 into the cylinder 70 at the maximum.

Abstract: An adjustable handlebar assembly for a stand comprises a handlebar and a positioning assembly. The handlebar is rotatably mounted on the stand, and the positioning assembly serves to position the handlebar. The handlebar can be rotated to adjust its operation angle and can be positioned by the positioning assembly after rotating to a desired angle, so that the user can adjust the operation angle of the handlebar according to his own stature and habit, thus enhancing the convenience of use.

Abstract: An easy to use, inexpensive fastener device that is generally shaped like the letter “H,” or similar cross-connected structure, which is used for bundling multiple items in conjunction with a closed loop band. The multi-purpose fastening device has a simple structural design such that a continuous length of cord or elastic may be looped around one of the uprights of the “H,” wrapped around a bundle of items, and then looped around the other upright of the “H,” thus holding the items together. The clip may be constructed of plastic, metal, or other rigid material and may be of varying size, thickness, and tensile strength, depending on the weight to be supported.

Abstract: A wire organizer for use with mobile electronics device which require the use of wired speakers or microphones. Said wire organizer may be attached directly onto the device. Alternatively said organizer may be attached to the holder of said device. Said organizer will allow the user to instantly deploy the entire length of the wire attached to speakers or microphones. Alternatively, once use of the device is finished the user may quickly rearrange the wire in a compact fashion in relation to the device. The preferred embodiment includes a middle portion which maybe removably attached to the surface of said device or holder, where one of the cooperating arms has male velcro backing and the other velcro arm has female velcro backing mounted so that the two cooperate to allow the velcro to interact when one arm overlaps the other.

Abstract: A metallic double-sided element comprising a coupling head includes: thin flat plate portions; coupling convex portions projecting at a central portion in the right-left direction of the thin flat plate portion; right and left raised portions which are raised in the front surface-rear surface direction from the thin flat plate portion disposed on the right and left sides of each of the coupling convex portions and integrated with the body portion; and a coupling concave portion which is formed surrounded by the coupling convex portion, the right and left raised portions and the body portion, wherein each of the right and left raised portions has a slope portion which is inclined from a front edge toward the body portion such that the slope portion rises thereof, part of each side face of the right and left slope portions is integrated with part of right and left side faces of the coupling convex portion in a face bonding manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silent surface fastener, wherein the surface fastener is provided with noise suppressing means and auxiliary engaging and disengaging means, so that even if joining strength necessary for a surface fastener (1) cannot be obtained due to adoption of the noise suppressing means, not only the joining strength necessary for the surface fastener (1) is compensated by the auxiliary engaging and disengaging means, but also only a peeling noise suppressed by the noise suppressing means is generated at the time of peeling of the surface fastener because the auxiliary engaging and disengaging means generates no noise when the engagement of the surface fastener is released, and consequently, only a quiet sound of 80 dB at a maximum is generated.

Abstract: A clamp for attaching a medical device to an OR table rail, including two closable clamp jaws that close to an extreme position that leaves inadequate room for the rail. A handle actuates the jaws apart, and a spring biases them together through a range of jaw positions. A lock member is biased to swing through a range of lock positions in which it progressively engages and locks the jaw mechanism through its range of jaw positions. A pair of bars carries the medical device on the clamp, and allows it to be adjustably positioned with respect to the rail.

Abstract: An adapter system for the detachable fastening of objects, with two adapter elements (5), wherein one adapter element (5) can be connected to the object to be fastened and the other adapter element (5) can be connected to the corresponding counterpart, and wherein the two adapter elements (5) can be connected detachably to each other, characterized in that the two adapter elements (5) are of identical design.

Abstract: A clamp for holding shut and submerged a coffee filter containing coffee grounds or the like inside a vessel comprises one strand of wire formed such that an arc-shaped portion separates two arms. A first arm possesses a first jaw of the clamp. A second arm possesses a bent loop portion that functions as a second jaw of the clamp. The first jaw protrudes slightly through the second jaw when the clamp is in its free state. Pushing the first jaw farther through the second jaw expands a “window” in which an object can be placed, while bending the arc portion. After removing pressure from the arms, the clamp will release some of its stored mechanical energy, gripping and holding an object within the clamp's window portion by way of the remaining stored energy within the clamp and from the friction between the object and the clamp's window portion.

Abstract: A buckle device includes a female buckle member having a chamber for pivotally attaching two pawls with pivot pins, the pawls each has a depression and a projection formed in an inner surface, a male buckle member includes a tong for engaging into the chamber of the female buckle member and for engaging with the pawls, the tong includes two side surfaces each having a protrusion and a void for engaging into the depressions and the projections of the pawls and for increasing the contact area between the tong and the pawls and for solidly anchoring the tong to the female buckle member, and for sustaining a great pulling or towing force and for attaching to the facilities that require to sustain a great pulling or towing force, such as parachutes.

Abstract: A cargo bracing device includes a base having two side plates for rotatably attaching a reel drum, one or more toothed discs attached to the reel drum and controlled to rotate relative to the base with a stop, an operating arm having two legs rotatably attached to the reel drum, a catch device attached to the operating arm and engaged with the toothed disc, and an anchoring device may detachably anchor the legs of the operating arm to the reel drum, and the legs of the operating arm may be selectively disengaged from the reel drum to prevent the operating arm from being operated by unauthorized persons, and for preventing the cargo from being stolen by the unauthorized persons.

Abstract: A structure for connecting cremation ashes comprising a first vessel, a second vessel, first cremated remains, second cremated remains and a link. The first vessel holds the first cremated remains. The second vessel holds the second cremated remains. The link connects the first and second cremated remains. The link further connects the cremated remains to a living being when contact is made by the living being to the link. The structure is meant to provide a way for living beings to connect physically and spiritually with deceased loved ones.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new type of urn. According to the invention it concerns an urn with an inlet opening for water and an opening for the discharge of the water with the powdery mortal remains, said opening being situated lower than the inlet opening. The ashes are introduced in the urn, for instance, in the form of a body comprising powdery mortal remains (ashes) and a binder, where the binder is selected from a water-soluble binder and an agent that disintegrates under the influence of water. The mortal remains are introduced into the earth under the influence of (rain) water The invention also relates to a method for making such a body.

Abstract: A spring-compression apparatus for facilitating maintenance of a strut assembly comprises a guide member, a carriage assembly, and a spring-channeling assembly. The guide member comprises a first member end and a second member end. The carriage assembly comprises a jack assembly and a slide assembly. The jack assembly is operable to otherwise displace the slide assembly along the guide member. The slide assembly comprises a locator assembly, which comprises a locator extension arm and a pivotable strut end interface. A strut spring is receivable in the spring channeling assembly as laterally engaged therewith. The strut end interface is engageable with a strut end for compressing the strut spring. The locator assembly further enables a user to remove a mounting nut from the interface-engaged end when the strut spring is compressed, thus enabling strut assembly disassembly.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for holding lens holders includes a first board (14) and a second board (16). The first board includes a plurality of through slots (146) defined therein. The second board includes a base portion (160) and a plurality of elongated protrusions (162) for insertion in and sliding in the respective slots. The protrusions extend from the base portion. The first board and the second board are attached to each other with the protrusions inserted in the slots. The first board and the second board cooperatively form a plurality of receptacles between the first inner surfaces in the slots and the first surface of the protrusions. A platform (12) with one of the first board and the second board are secured thereon. A driving device (20) is configured for driving the other one of the first board and the second board to move relative to the one secured on the table to change a size of the receptacles.

Abstract: A method of repairing a damaged portion of an underground pipeline positioned within a subterranean formation below the surface of the earth and having a flowbore. In some embodiments, the method includes inserting one or more pipe sections into the flowbore, the one or more pipe sections coupled and forming a throughpassage, positioning the one or more pipe sections within a damaged portion of the pipeline, disposing an expansion device within the throughpassage, and displacing the expansion device along the throughpassage, wherein the one or more pipe sections are radially expanded into engagement with at least the damaged portion of the pipeline.

Abstract: A method of repairing a housing for a machine system includes returning an inner diameter of at least one bearing bore of the housing to a uniform diameter state. The at least one bearing bore is prepared for resurfacing via removing deeply entrapped grease from within pores in cast surface material of the housing subsequent to returning the inner diameter to a uniform diameter state. Subsequent to preparing the at least one bearing bore for resurfacing, it is resurfaced with a material different from cast material of the housing and bonded therewith, for example via thermal spray coating. Resurfacing a cast metallic component, of iron, steel, or the like with metal spray coating may include removing deeply embedded grease from pores of cast surface material of a cast component, in preparation for spraying the cast component with metal spray resurfacing material.

Abstract: In a method for controlling tensile stress of a clamping rod, such as a screw or pin, by the axial extension of the rod and the positioning of at least one retaining member, before the rod is released, such that the latter is blocked at the two ends of the useful clamping length with a residual clamping tensile force, measurements are made which represent the elongation of the rod in the stretched state under a measured extension force and of the rod after release in relation to the rod before extension, by comparing values supplied by at least one sensor during extension and after release with a reference value supplied by this sensor before extension, and, on the basis of these data, a residual clamping force in the useful clamping length of the released rod after extension is calculated.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a crystal device is provided. The method includes providing a package wafer including a plurality of internal and external connection terminals each having top and bottom ends respectively exposed to top and bottom surfaces of the package wafer; forming a height control member on the top end of the internal and external connection terminal and bonding one end of a crystal blank including an excitation electrode on the height control member; placing a bottom surface of a cap wafer having a cavity, which is open downward, on the top surface of the package wafer to which the crystal blank is mounted, and anodically bonding the package wafer with the cap wafer; and cutting the package wafer and the cap wafer in a direction across a bonding line formed by the bonding of the package wafer and the cap wafer to provide a plurality of crystal resonator that are individually separated.

Abstract: A winding method for winding a wire (2) fed from a nozzle (9) onto a stator (1) having a plurality of radially disposed teeth (4) includes a positioning step for positioning the wire (2) fed from the nozzle (9) relative to a tooth (4) while holding the wire (2) using a guide (7, 8) and a wire inserting step for moving the nozzle (9) relative to the stator (1) without passing the nozzle (9) between adjacent teeth (4A, 4B) while the wire (2) is held by the guide (7, 8) such that the wire (2) fed from the nozzle (9) is inserted between the adjacent teeth (4A, 4B).

Abstract: A reconstituted battery pack producing method comprises an obtaining process for obtaining, by use of one of a first charged-state control device having ever controlled a charged state of a used battery pack when it was used before and a second charged-state control device arranged to control the charged state of the used battery pack as with the first charged-state control device, a reference-time charge amount charged in each used secondary battery constituting the used battery pack; a selecting process for selecting more than one of the used secondary batteries close to each other in the reference-time charge amount from a group of the used secondary batteries whose reference-time charge amounts have been obtained; and an assembling process for combining and assembling the selected used secondary batteries into a new reconstituted battery pack.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of the present invention includes ejecting a melt 61 of a solid electrolyte onto at least one electrode plate selected from a positive electrode plate 20 and a negative electrode plate 30, thereby depositing the melt 61 onto the at least one electrode plate, and compressing the positive electrode plate 20 and the negative electrode plate 30 while sandwiching the melt 61, thereby forming a layered body including the positive electrode plate 20, an electrolyte layer 62 including the solid electrolyte, and the negative electrode plate 30. In accordance with this manufacturing method, a thin lithium secondary battery having excellent characteristics can be manufactured in a highly productive manner.

Abstract: A press frame for attaching connectors to workpieces such as cables and pipes is described. The press frame is adapted to be releasably attached to a hand-held, battery powered press tool. The press frame includes selectively interchangeable components that enable a wide range of different styles, sizes, and configurations of electrical connectors to be attached to cables.

Abstract: An automotive body transfer method and a transfer system are provided in which, when carrying out handing over of a body (B) between transfer means (5, 6) and transferred-to means (3) in an automobile production process, one longitudinal half (Ja) of each of front and rear pairs of left and right jack-up brackets (J, J; J, J) formed in lower parts of left and right side sills (Bs, Bs) of the body (B) is supported by the transfer means (5, 6), and the other longitudinal half (Jb) of each of the jack-up brackets (J, J; J, J) is supported by the transferred-to means (3), thereby enabling the shape and structure of the transfer means and the transferred-to means to be simplified.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a printed circuit board is disclosed. The method includes: forming a first circuit pattern on a metal layer of a conductive carrier, which has the metal layer stacked on one side, pressing the conductive carrier and a first insulation layer together with the first circuit pattern facing the first insulation layer, forming a via by selectively removing the conductive carrier, and removing the metal layer. Using this method, a high-density thin package can be manufactured with increased reliability, and the productivity of the manufacturing process can also be improved.

Abstract: An exemplary inner substrate for manufacturing multilayer printed circuit boards is provided. The inner substrate has a number of substrate units and a number of transverse folding portions alternately arranged along a longitudinal direction of the inner substrate. Each of the substrate units is configured for forming a unitary printed circuit board. Each of the folding portions is interconnected between neighboring substrate units. Each of the folding portions defines at least one line weakness perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the inner substrate for facilitating folding and unfolding the neighboring substrate units to each other. An exemplary method for manufacturing multilayer printed circuit boards using the inner substrate is also provided. The method can improve efficiency of manufacturing multilayer printed circuit boards.

Abstract: A method for repairing molds for collapsible connections utilizing a femtosecond laser pulse length. Also provided is a laser source for implementing a multistep profile repair process for the removal of excess material in C4 molds by utilizing the femtosecond laser pulse lengths.

Abstract: A method of producing a land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cros s-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. At least one sidewall of the interposer is slitted to facilitate the venting of gases and pressure therethrough. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane.

Abstract: A tool for engaging a telecommunications connector within a slot so that a releasable latch of the connector is released by the tool. The tool may be used to remove a telecommunications connector from a mating opening of a receptacle or may be used to insert a connector within a receptacle.

Abstract: A method of producing a plurality of effusion holes in a wall of a combustor of a gas turbine engine comprises: determining a hole pattern definition which provides a functional relationship of the spacing between each adjacent hole within the row of holes; using the hole pattern definition to identify individual positions of the effusion holes to be produced; and using a hole producing system to produce the effusion holes at the identified positions.

Abstract: A method and a manufacturing line allow for the manufacture of piston blanks of dimensions close to the final dimensions, which in the course of subsequent finish-machining need only be machined with removal of material to a small degree. A piston shaft of the piston blank is produced by backward extrusion. At least one hollow throat element is already produced at the piston blank by an upset-forging operation. For this purpose, a special forging tool is provided, which, after the manufacture of the piston shaft, takes effect on the piston blank in such a way that at least one hollow throat element is formed at the latest at subsequent forming of the piston base. In this way, a perceptible reduction is achieved in the weight of a piston in relation to conventionally manufactured forging pistons.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an airfoil is provided. The method includes fabricating at least one airfoil including a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the airfoil includes a plurality of first and second chord sections each extending between the trailing and leading edges, wherein at least one of the first chord sections extends outward from the pressure side of the airfoil at the trailing edge, and at least one of the second chord sections extends outward from the suction side of the airfoil at the trailing edge.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a differential assembly, comprising producing a first case portion by cold flow forming a first workpiece on a first mandrel, producing a second case portion by cold flow forming a second workpiece on a second mandrel, installing in a cavity formed in the first case portion a spider assembly including radially extending spider pins located at an axial position, pinions supported for rotation on the spider assembly, and a first side gear engaged with the pinions, installing in a cavity formed in the second case portion a second side gear engaged with the pinions, and securing the second case portion to the first case portion.

Abstract: A multiple face razor, including blade head, a plurality of blade faces attached to the blade head, and a razor handle attached to the blade head.

Abstract: A tool for stripping electric cables includes a mount (1) whereon are slidingly mounted two jaw blocks (2, 3) both co-operating with a common mechanism (4) setting their mutual positions, providing a symmetrical positioning of the two jaw blocks relative to a median geometrical plane. The mechanism (4) includes a threaded rod (40) with a maneuvering knob, mounted fixedly in translation and mobile in rotation relative to the mount, the rod having a first right-hand threaded section (401) screwingly engaged in a through female thread provided in one of the jaw blocks and a second left-hand threaded section (402) having a pitch similar to the former section, the second threaded section being engaged in a through female thread provided in the other jaw block.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hand machine-tool comprising a housing (12), a bearing plate (14) for guiding on the surface of a workpiece, and a pump unit (16) for driving a coolant flow and/or a lubricant flow (18) for cooling and/or lubricating at least one heavily loaded component (20). According to the invention, the pump unit (16) is arranged in the bearing plate (14).

Abstract: The invention discloses a folding knife having a knife handle and a blade. A pivotal shaft is at an end of the knife handle; a limit slot is inside the knife handle; and a latch element is in the limit slot. The blade is pivotally coupled to the knife handle through the pivotal shaft. The blade includes a protruding pillar corresponding to a latch portion. When the blade is stored into the knife handle, the protruding pillar is fixed between the limit slot and the latch element, and the blade will not pivot out of the knife handle due to shakes or vibrations. If a predetermined force is applied to rotate the blade towards the knife handle, the protruding pillar will rotate in conformity with the blade and push the latch element, so that the protruding pillar is released and rotated with the blade in the limit slot.

Abstract: A new and improved cutting instrument is disclosed, having a strong rigid exoskeleton. The exoskeleton is made of a fiber and resin matrix, such as a carbon fiber weave. The carbon fiber exoskeleton can be applied to a scissors handle for increased cutting performance.