Electric can opener having removable opener tools
Patent 8,079,152
An electric can opener for opening a top of a metal can which includes a housing that has a top end and a front side. A can cutting mechanism is on the front side of the housing proximate the top end of the housing. A hand held jar grip is removably mounted on the top end of the housing. The top end of the housing includes a recess that receives an interior surface of the hand held jar grip.
Inventors: Michael Garman (Midlothian); Brandon Song (Midlothian)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc (Glen Allen)
Dec. 20, 2011
Ballistic shield composites with enhanced fragment resistance
Patent 8,080,486
Consolidated, layered composites having high penetration resistance to both bullets and fragments are described. The composites comprise, in order, a first non-woven fabric comprising one or a plurality of unidirectionally oriented high tenacity fibrous layers, a felt material comprising high tenacity felt fibers, and a second non-woven fabric comprising one or a plurality of unidirectionally oriented high tenacity fibrous layers. The non-woven fabrics and intermediate felt material are consolidated at facing lateral surfaces.
Inventors: Ashok Bhatnagar (Richmond); Brian D. Arvidson (Chester); Henry G. Ardiff (Chesterfield); David A. Hurst (Richmond); Terry S. Chern (Chesterfield)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, N.J.)
Dec. 20, 2011
