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  2. Shop-Vac - Wikipedia

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    Shop-Vac, also known as Shop-Vac Corporation, is an American wet/dry vacuum manufacturer headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Currently, Shop-Vac is owned by Hangzhou GreatStar Industrial and shares a facility with SK Hand Tools .

  3. List of James Bond gadgets - Wikipedia

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    Wrist-mounted dart gun A dart gun concealed under the wearer's sleeve. Uses wearer's nerve impulses to fire armour-piercing or cyanide-tipped darts. [7] [11] [8] [1] Safe-cracking device Shows an X-ray of the lock mechanism as well as the combination status. It is concealed within a cigarette case. [60] Spy camera A mini-camera imprinted with ...

  4. Sleeve gun - Wikipedia

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    The Welwand sleeve gun. The "sleeve gun" was developed during World War II by Station IX of the Special Operations Executive.The design was by Hugh Reeves. [1] It was essentially a version of the noise-suppressed Welrod pistol, minus the pistol grip, and produced in both .32 ACP and 9×19mm.

  5. Sleeve valve - Wikipedia

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    Sleeve valve closeup from a Bristol Centaurus Mark 175. Bristol Perseus. The sleeve valve is a type of valve mechanism for piston engines, distinct from the usual poppet valve. Sleeve valve engines saw use in a number of pre–World War II luxury cars and in the United States in the Willys-Knight car and light truck. They subsequently fell from ...

  6. Vacuum packing - Wikipedia

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    The intent of vacuum packing is usually to remove oxygen from the container to extend the shelf life of foods and, with flexible package forms, to reduce the volume of the contents and package. [2] Vacuum packing reduces atmospheric oxygen, limiting the growth of aerobic bacteria or fungi, and preventing the evaporation of volatile components

  7. Thermal sleeve - Wikipedia

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    A bolt-on thermal sleeve. A thermal sleeve, or blanket, is a device around the length of a gun barrel of a large caliber gun, typically found on modern tanks.Its primary purpose is to provide a more consistent temperature to the gun barrel, preventing distortions due to differential thermal expansion caused by the temperature differences around the barrel when firing.

  8. Seecamp - Wikipedia

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    The LWS-32, for example, is smaller than pocket pistols produced by Beretta, such as the Model 21 Bobcat in .22 Long Rifle. It is only marginally larger than the old .25 ACP Baby Browning , or modern versions thereof, such as the PSA-25 made by Precision Small Arms.The Seecamp patented spring system is currently used in almost every locked ...

  9. Thermos LLC - Wikipedia

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    Thermos LLC is a manufacturer of insulated food and beverage containers and other consumer products. The original company was founded in Germany in 1904. [2]In 1989, the Thermos operating companies in Japan, the UK, Canada and Australia were acquired by Nippon Sanso K.K., which had developed the world's first stainless steel vacuum bottle in 1978, [3] before it renamed itself Taiyo Nippon ...