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  2. Craftsman (tools) - Wikipedia

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    Craftsman is a line of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear.Originally a house brand established by Sears, the brand is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker.. As with all Sears products, Craftsman tools were not manufactured by Sears during the company's ownership, but made under contract by various other companies.

  3. Roots blower - Wikipedia

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    An Eaton M62 Roots-type supercharger is visible at the front of this Ecotec LSJ engine in a 2006 Saturn Ion Red Line.. The Roots-type blower is simple and widely used. It can be more effective than alternative superchargers at developing positive intake manifold pressure (i.e., above atmospheric pressure) at low engine speeds, making it a popular choice for passenger automobile applications.

  4. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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    Diagram 3 shows three rope parts supporting the load W, which means the tension in the rope is W/3. Thus, the mechanical advantage is three-to-one. By adding a pulley to the fixed block of a gun tackle the direction of the pulling force is reversed though the mechanical advantage remains the same, Diagram 3a. This is an example of the Luff tackle.

  5. Axial fan design - Wikipedia

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    An axial fan is a type of fan that causes gas to flow through it in an axial direction, parallel to the shaft about which the blades rotate. The flow is axial at entry and exit.

  6. Roots Blower Company - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in 1854 by the inventors Philander Higley Roots and Francis Marion Roots. It is notable for the Roots blower, a type of pump. [1] Today, Roots blowers are mainly used as air pumps in superchargers for internal combustion engines; they were first used in blast furnaces to blow combustion air to melt iron. [2]

  7. File:Craftsman logo.svg - Wikipedia

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    This logo image consists only of simple geometric shapes or text. It does not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection, and is therefore in the public domain . Although it is free of copyright restrictions, this image may still be subject to other restrictions .

  8. Lobe pump - Wikipedia

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    An early example of a lobe pump is the Roots Blower, patented in 1860 [1] to blow combustion air to melt iron in blast furnaces, but now more commonly used as an engine supercharger. Lobe pumps are used in a variety of industries including pulp and paper, chemical, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology. They are popular in these ...

  9. Elastigirl - Wikipedia

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    Helen Parr, also known as Elastigirl and Mrs. Incredible, is a fictional superhero who appears in Pixar's animated superhero film The Incredibles (2004) and its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018).