Thong T Le

56305494, May 20, 1997

Apr 29, 1996

8/638857

Thong H. Le - San Jose CA

B05B 132
B05B 114

239451

An apparatus is provided for distributing water to a lawn or garden. One or several units may be used to provide for custom watering at any point in the garden. With multiple units stacked, a custom watering pattern may be produced. Each unit has provisions for adjusting the angle of dispersion and the amount of water flow independently of each other.

61786446, Jan 30, 2001

Mar 15, 2000

9/526108

Thong Huu Le - San Jose CA
Timothy Van Le - San Jose CA

B26B 1326

30249

A pruner assembly having hollow shaft with a longitudinal axis, a lower end, and open upper end, and a handgrip portion slidable along the longitudinal axis between a first and a second position. A shearing mechanism attaches to said open upper end of the hollow shaft, which mechanism includes a body having a hook adapted to receive and hold a limb, a cutting blade pivots on the body and against the hook to cut the limb. An arm member pivots to the body and couples to the blade so that pivotal movement of the arm member pivotally moves the cutting blade. A pulley is mounted to the arm member distal end and a cable guide pulley is coupled to the hollow shaft adjacent the open upper end for guiding a cable into and out of the open upper end without the cable contacting the walls thereof. A cable is provided for moving the cutting blade with respect to the hook. The cable extends in operable engagement with the arm pulley and the guide member pulley, thus forming a two-pulley system for reducing the pull force needed to operate the assembly and cut the limb.

60387734, Mar 21, 2000

May 4, 1998

9/072123

Thong Huu Le - San Jose CA
Timothy Van Le - San Jose CA

B26B 1326

30249

A portable pruner for cutting limbs comprising a hollow handle assembly having a longitudinal axis, a lower end and an open upper end. The slidable grip portion is slidable along the longitudinal axis between a first and a second position. The cable runs through the hollow handle assembly to the outer engagement with the shearing mechanism. A shearing mechanism is attached to the upper open end of the hollow handle and includes a body having a hook adapted to receive and hold a limb. A cutting blade is pivotally attached to the body and selectively pivots against the hook to cut the selected limb. The pruner includes means for pivoting the cutting blade with respect to the hook wherein the pivoting means is responsive to movement of the sliding portion between the first and second positions. In one embodiment, the overall pruner length is adjustable with two clamped telescoping handle assembly segments and a mechanism for adjusting the operative cable length to accommodate the length variation of the pruner.