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  2. Knife switch - Wikipedia

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    Dual-pole, dual-throw knife switch in one of its two closed positions. A knife switch is a type of switch used to control the flow of electricity in a circuit. It is composed of a hinge which allows a metal lever, or knife, to be lifted from or inserted into a slot or jaw. The hinge and jaw are both fixed to an insulated base, and the knife has ...

  3. Switch - Wikipedia

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    In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. [1][2] The most common type of switch is an electromechanical device consisting of one or more sets of movable electrical ...

  4. Switchgear - Wikipedia

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    Switchgear. A section of a large switchgear panel. This circuit breaker uses both SF 6 and air as insulation. In an electric power system, a switchgear is composed of electrical disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment. Switchgear is used both to de-energize equipment to allow work ...

  5. Switchblade - Wikipedia

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    A folding switchblade. A switchblade (also known as switch knife, automatic knife, pushbutton knife, ejector knife, flick knife, gravity knife, flick blade, or spring knife) is a pocketknife with a sliding or pivoting blade contained in the handle which is extended automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle or bolster is activated.

  6. W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.wrcase.com. W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of traditional pocket knives, fixed blades/sporting knives, kitchen knives, limited edition commemoratives and collectibles. The company originated in Little Valley, New York, around the turn of the 20th century, before relocating to its current home, Bradford ...

  7. Buck Knives - Wikipedia

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    The knife is a heavy duty factory built switchblade which opens with the depression of a button built into the knife handle. The Buck Model 112 Ranger, a slightly smaller version of the 110, has a three-inch (76mm) blade and is better suited for carrying both with respect to the knife laws of some US jurisdictions that limit pocket carry to ...

  8. Butterfly knife - Wikipedia

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    A balisong, also known as a butterfly knife, fan knife or Batangas knife, is a type of folding pocketknife that originated in the Philippines. Its distinct features are two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. A latch sometimes holds the handles together ...

  9. Zwilling J. A. Henckels - Wikipedia

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    Zwilling J. A. Henckels AG. Zwilling J. A. Henckels AG is a German knife-maker based in Solingen, Germany. It is one of the largest and oldest manufacturers of kitchen knives for domestic and professional use, having been founded in June 1731 by Peter Henckels. It is also one of the oldest operating companies in the world.