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Borderlands 2
Is Bordedlands 2 worth $30?
Amazon has it one sale right now for $30 new. Is it worth getting or should I wait for a GOTY edition that includes all the DLC?
Do you want to play Borderlands 2 now or possibly wait till sometime after June? I mean I'm not sure when the next DLC is going to be coming out they did give themselves a window up until June 2013.
So it may not come out till after that possibly, so it's really up to you. I've enjoyed all the DLC so far and I think am one of the few who is not complaining about any of it what so ever, but then again I didn't have to pay for mine so I guess I didn't spend an insignificant amount of pocket change :P
I'd probably grab it for $30 though.
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If you are willing to look around and do some trading you can probably get a 'key' copy for steam less than $20. The fact that the 'key' copies are lower are due to a lot of people grabbing lots of borderlands keys from gamersgate when they by mistake put them on sale for about $20 a 4 pack of keys
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I ordered it for $25 around black Friday. I would've payed up to 30 but probably not more. I'm offline/single-player only, so maybe that's why I'm valuing it as such. If I had Gold, friends to play with, and more time to play I would've bought it on release day.
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Amazon has it one sale right now for $30 new. Is it worth getting or should I wait for a GOTY edition that includes all the DLC?
Actually good question and hard to give advice.
Pros I guess for getting BL2 now just simply it is such a great/fun gameplay both solo and/or co-op IMO.
Pro for waiting for GOTY with DLC is the fact the DLC is kind of blase IMO and you would get everything at an reduced price thus making a little delayed gratification pay off. So I am not going to advise you TC. It is a tough call.
It's worth it, but I say you'd get more out of it if you wait a couple more months for the GOTY edition.
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Is Borderlands 2 worth 30 bucks? ....would anyone really say no to this? The game has TONS of content and is well worth the original 60, so definitely worth 30.
Thats not including the whole GOTY version DLC talk either...just a straight answer on whether borderlands 2 is worth 30 bucks.
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The blades are worthless---at best they only score the product, not cutting more than 80% through. In several tries, french fries and carrot sticks have been impossible to achieve!! Cuts (slices cheese fairly well, BUT---every slice hangs up under the Mandoline, usually on the forever-to-remain-empty blade slot. The unit must be picked uo to remove every slice!!
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Looking at the picture, you would expect you could slice oranges and other fruits and vegetables, but I found the blades are too dull. With an orange, it squeezes the slice before it starts to cut it. So I have tried to sharpen the edge with a knife sharpening tool. I found that a V-Slicer works much better at slicing because the blades shaped like a V and the blades being so sharp can slice thin or thick slices. I found that this product could not possibly make those slices in the photograph depicted with the advertisement because the edge is too dull.Was this helpful?
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I tried my Norpro Delux Mandoline yesterday for the first time. Was trying to slice zucchini & yellow squash. The mandoline didn't work well at all! I think my vegetables were too soft for using a mandoline. This kitchen tool definitely takes some getting use to. It will work better on very firm vegetables & cheeses.Was this helpful?
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This item is extremely sharp so be careful!! I have bought a few different mandolins and this particular one works the best!! Great deal!I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
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I use this mandolin on a daily basis. Although I have not yet used it to julienne and thus have no experience with changing the blades, I have used it it to create thick and thin slices of onions, peppers, cucumbers, cheese, and apples . Although I have owned mandolins for years, this one seems very easy to operate. The pusher , which is the achilles heal of many models including my old OXO, seems well designed to stand up to ther many uses I put it through. This bproduct is a great value and unless you are a professional or need some very fancy applications, this is the mandolin for you.I recommend this product.Was this helpful?
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iron deficiency in mandarin?
does this look like an iron deficiency?
gold nugget mandarin, planted a few months ago.. was watering it initially at 4 gallons once a week, then jumped to twice a week..
i took it off my drip watering system now since its probably acclimated enough to water by hand like my other trovita orange..
only fert used is fish emulsion and some B-1
if it is Iron, would liquid Iron foliar spray do the trick?
It looks more like a manganese problem to me, or possible sun burn?
I am not sure of what kind of soil you have, or even if it has nutrients in it already like mine does. If that is a dead soil, devoid of most nutrients, especially one that provides calcium, manganese, immediate nitrogen, and or iron, I would not rely solely on FE since the amount delivered at that ratio can be almost nil as compared to a well prepared balanced formulated fertilizer specifically for citrus trees or some that are perfect all around like Foliage Pro.
You would probably be the best judge for ground fertility and you could even have it tested.
But honestly, it does not look like iron deficiency and I would make really sure it is before spraying iron all over it. I would also find out why the roots are not providing enough of any type nutrient too.
Goodluck and make sure your little tree is not in full hot Arizona sun since one that size can burn so easily if not burn or collapse from heat exhaustion. Do you spray FE or any other product on your leaves just before the hot sun. How how much FE do you use at any given time? What is your dosage per what?
Have a goodnight and hopefully someone well versed in ground plantings can come along and hit your problem dead on.
looks a lot like zinc deficiency, maybe magnesium. use an all around fert that includes trace elements.
Mull, it's not an Iron Deficiency..
I agree with Mike..it could be a manganese deficiency.
It's definately lacking a mineral but not iron.
Fish Emulsion is is a great organic fertilizer, but instead of using it solely, alternate with another fertilizer that contains minerals.
Have you ever tried Citrus Fertilier? Toni
I had a very similar issue with my potted Mandarin, same color and pattern on leaves. I re-potted it, gave it a 24-8-16 fertilizer and some Iron Chelate mixed in. It seems to be clearing up now. I believe though the issue is mostly due to high PH water. I am trying to water with diluted fertilizer and white vinegar at least once every 2 weeks.
Also been mulching all my container plants with used coffee grounds and pine bark.
Mull, what does the pink bark do?Do grounds attract insects? Ants, not plant bugs.
I'm a tea drinker..Do tea grounds work like coffee?
I've heard coffee grounds help with acidity, but some people say it's not a good idea.
One last question. Are your citrus in pots or in-ground? Thanks, Toni
Hi Toni!
I must say that I agree with you too!
Iron defficiency can often be seen in new leaves with green veins and brighter color around them.
How have you been. I know that your trees are absolutley beautiful from what you have shown me. Bravo!
I know that coffee grounds in teh mulch pile attrack earth worms more than honey attracks bees...lol
Have a great weekend and be safe
Hi, I use Espoma Citrus Tone and use the liquid Iron when I see the yellowing leaves and veins. I usually see fast results with the liquid Iron. I overwinter my meyers lemon inside in a southern exposure window and sometimes scale is a problem. I don't know why but I found that spraying it all over with all season dormancy oil really resulted in dark green leaves also.
thanks for the input guys.. i decided not to give it iron.. just reduce on the watering and see what happens..
hopefulauthor: the bark is cedar mulch and the plants are in ground... i occationally use coffee grounds on some of my other plants like grapes and my apple tree.
If you feed your tree with a well balanced fertilizer in which the nutrients are readily available and the pH for your tree is fine, it should reverse to green once again.
Please, do not over feritilize since this can burn your leaves and cause die back.
Please. Also make sure about your watering habits and sudden changes in enviroment. Did you know that citrus trees can burn in very sunny hot temps too? Especially the bark?
Looks like micro nutrient deficiency. This is commonly caused by alkaline (hi-calcium) soil, subsoil or water. If this is the case, the best solution is to start checking for the cause before feeding more minerals (which will only become unavailable). The water is easy to check with a pool test kit. Sometimes it is buried building materials (concrete). Look for small pieces of natural limestone. Or it may be alkaline clay (look for yellow clay in the subsoil).
While you're doing this, spray with a solution of 2 tsp. each of the following; Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate), Zinc sulfate, and manganese sulfate in 1 gal. reverse osmosis water.
The magnesium may not be unavailable but just swamped out by an excess of calcium.
A polymeric spreader sticker can be helpful. Especially if
a tsp of ferrous sulfate is added.
You will probably not find manganese readily available except where palm trees are sold in large numbers.
Some micro nutrient sprays for citrus are available. Southern Ag makes one sold in the gulf coast region.
EDTA chelated chemicals are not effective.
Long term solution is addition of soil sulfur. This is hard to do without soil samples. It is easy to go too far and have a worse problem.
If you use ferrous sulfate as a foliar spray, do not use more than 1 tsp per gal. The spreader sticker is necessary to keep from getting burned leaves when the spray beads up and then concentrates as it dries. I have used molasses at 1-2 tbs per gallon also when black sooty mold is not a problem.
Ferrous sulfate is iron++ or Fe++ and is sold as copperas in garden stores.
Hey Mike..How ya doing?
Thanks, and the same with your Citrus..They're Beautiful. Are they outside yet?
Vivian. I meant, citrus fertilizer in general. There are a few brands on the market..I can't get it locally, so it has to be ordered online.
I buy on Ebay or Briteleaf.
Like TMC, I use Epsoma, but also add a balanced fertilizer in-between. Epsoma is slow-timed-release fertilizer. Supposed to last 3 months.
But like Mike said, never over-fertilize..Over-fertilizing will do more harm than benefit.
Mull. Coffee grounds are supposed to acidify soil. It's natural and organic. Since citrus require acidic soil, what harm can it do?
I don't know if anyone here remembers the old Victory Garden Show...host was James Underwood Crockett.
He was also an author. Wrote a few plant books.
I respect this man, and deem him a wonderful indoor/outdoor gardener.
It was one of his books that urged me to add Iron on certain plants..Citrus, Azaleas, etc.
He suggests adding Iron 3 times a year, as a Chlorosis preventative.
Since I started using Iron...plants never had Iron/Chlorosis deficiency...Toni
Hey Toni!
We have some catching to do! I have been under the weather but will explain to you soon:-)
Good to see you here again.
Yes, I did put them outside, but then the very cold rains moved in and cold nights, and then they all started turning yellow on me.
Too cold. I had to lug them all back into the greenhouse, and after a couple of days in there with temps above the high 40's into the 50's, they greened back up again.
I have had to do this over a dozen times since then. It seems that every time I get a nice warm day and put them outdoors, the very next day it clouds up and the cold weather moves right back in for days on end. It is quite challenging. So Now I am going to keep them in a stable environment where the low temps get no lower than the 50's until nights outside match that for more than one day in a row.
Thank you for caring.
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Despite less than ideal climatic conditions, featuring storms which threatened an otherwise perfect year, most parts of California had an excellent year for viticulture. Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs were picked at optimum ripeness, and Californian white wine was just about as good as it could be. Surprises and overcoming difficulties summed up much of the United States' wine industry in 2009, and many of the results from Oregon, Washington State and all over California speak for themselves, with the flagship Cabernet Sauvignon grapes having developed healthy, thick skins and thus plenty of character and distinction. Elsewhere in the New World, South Africa had a very good year in 2009, and wineries across the cape of the African continent are proclaiming it a truly great vintage. In most of Europe, fine weather and punctual ripening periods produced some excellent wines, with many of the best coming out of France's Bordeaux and the surrounding regions. Merlot had an exceptionally good year in France, and wineries are proclaiming that the 2009 Merlot harvest was one of the best in living memory. Indeed, across most of France, ripening was relatively even, and red wine grapes such as Cabernet Franc, Syrah and others were reportedly highly characterful, with plenty of the required tannin levels with which to make high quality wines. Italy, too, had a very good 2009. Piedmont reported extremely favorable conditions throughout 2009, and their signature Nebbiolo grapes were more or less perfect when harvested, having benefited from the slight drop in temperature at the end of their ripening period. Veneto, too, had an enviable year, producing superb Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay wines in 2009.
California has long been the New World's most important and prodigious wine producing regions, with a history which stretches back to the 18th century and the Spanish pioneers who settled here. Today, California produces vast quantities of wine, and if it were a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine on earth. Despite experiencing many problems in the mid 20th century, including a very serious blight which almost crippled the state's wine industry, the ideal terroir and excellent climate ensured that Californian wines soon became the envy of the New World once again. California produces a vast range of wines, and utilizes a long list of fine grape varietals, with many wineries and their produce more closely resembling those of France and other Old World countries in regards to character, practices and flavors
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There are few places on earth quite as ideal for viticulture and wine production as California's Napa Valley, a place which is now considered something of a spiritual home for the American wine industry. For generations now, Napa Valley has consistently produced the finest wines to come out of the United States, and has used its ideal climate and terroir to coax the very finest flavors and aromas from a wide range of grape varietals, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, amongst many others. Shielded from the oceanic climate by mountain ranges, the Napa Valley provides plenty of sunshine, heat and little rainfall in which grapes can grow and ripen fully, and express plenty of their superb terroir, much to the delight of New World wine drinkers across the globe.


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Captain Richard B. McNees, USN, (Ret.)
Richard B. McNees, Sr. died on September 30, 2012 at his home at the age of 93. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 59 years, VeMae (Sandy) Sanders McNees. They met in Jacksonville, FL where he was stationed as a young pilot and she was finishing nurses training.
Richard is survived by his son, Richard (Cathy) McNees, his daughters Cheryl McNees (Kurt Gores) and Linda (Wayne) Armstrong, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his younger sister, Grace Rawlings of Spokane.
Richard was born on September 1, 1919 in Salem, Oregon. He graduated from Twisp High School and felt a strong connection to the Methow Valley all his life. He then attended Willamette University and the UW before joining the Navy in 1940. His intention to serve his country for two years before attending law school became a 32 year career as a naval aviator.
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Thirty two years later, he achieved his original goal to attend to law school at UW, graduating in 1975. He was in private practice until 1988 in downtown Seattle and later in Mill Creek, WA.
While waiting for his bar exam results, he and his wife, Sandy, made a trip around the world, which included crossing Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. He loved to travel and experience different cultures, often playing golf.
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On discovering that his parents cleaned latrines for a living, Bezwada Wilson began a campaign to end this degrading profession. Andrew Buncombe hears his story
Friday 15 October 2010
There is an infectious, impassioned enthusiasm about Bezwada Wilson that is hard to ignore. He laughs, he smiles. He frowns too, but soon he is smiling again. And yet things might have been very different. When he was aged 18, he came very close to taking his own life. The thing that led him to the very edge was the discovery of what his parents really did to scrape together a living.
Growing up in a gold mining area of southern India, they had told him as a child that they mined for ore. The evening they revealed to him that they were actually "dry latrine" cleaners who spent their days covered in the filth of others, he was so horrified, so disgusted, that he came close to committing suicide at a secluded water tower. After hours of weeping, wrestling with his thoughts, he decided he was better off alive, fighting to help people like his parents.
Two decades later, his efforts have been nothing short of remarkable. As head of a nationwide organisation that has confronted head-on some of his country's most ingrained prejudice, he believes he is close to eradicating the dehumanising practice known as "manual scavenging".
Ten years ago, there were around three million people employed as manual scavengers in India; today there are fewer than 600,000. By the end of the year, he believes the figure will be zero. "Once people realise that it's slavery, they want to stop. The problem is that it's never discussed publicly," Mr Wilson said.
Dry latrines are toilets that do not flush. In most Indian homes, such latrines have been replaced with flush systems. In 1993, a law ruled all dry latrines should be destroyed and the practice of manual scavenging abolished. But in pockets of India, especially in poorer states such as Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar, the practice has persisted.
In India, the people employed to clean such toilets have always been members of groups of "Untouchable" or Dalit people. Equipped with nothing more sophisticated than a brush and bucket or pieces of cardboard, such groups have cleaned the toilets of higher-caste people, carrying away the waste, or "nightsoil", in baskets placed on their heads.
Payment for such work is minimal; many scavengers say they do it because they have always done so, because their parents and grandparents did the same. Activists say it is a form of bondage.
The work of a scavenger is filthy and soul-destroying. One morning I accompanied two women, members of the Balmiki clan, as they went about their work on the edge of the city of Ambala, in Haryana.
Cheranji Kaur and Seema clean six dry latrines every morning, using a brush to sweep away the waste into a nearby open drain. "I started this work at the age of 10," said 35-year-old Mrs Kaur. "My parents did it, our ancestors did it. I'd go with my parents; that is how you learn."
The women made their way around a scruffy, higher-caste neighbourhood where they set about cleaning the toilets. One resident threw a bucket of water into the latrine, sending the waste splashing and gushing as the two women used their brushes to clean it away. The air was sour and corrosive. It was a sad sight, made worse by the women's determination to try to retain their dignity as they worked, and keep their clothes clean, gold bangles bouncing on their wrists.
One of the latrines belonged to a family of Sikhs, a religion whose founder utterly rejected the notion of caste differences. The head of the household, Mahinder Singh, said he paid the women 50 rupees (71p) a month and that "it had always been the Balmiki who cleaned the toilets".
Mr Singh added: "Everybody gets it done so we get it done. Those who are supposed to do it, should do it. I did not know it was illegal."
Mr Wilson's campaign has two aims: to raise awareness among groups of scavengers that they do not have to perform such tasks, and then help them find alternative work. A key element of his publicity drives, or yatras, is the symbolic burning of the scavengers' wooden baskets and the destruction of the dry latrines themselves.
In one incident in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, activists discovered a block of supposedly outlawed dry latrines in a court complex, which were being used by judges. When activists destroyed the toilets, officials did not dare protest, aware that the existence of the latrines had been in breach of the law.
Mrs Kaur and Seema revealed that they laboured every day for around 150 rupees a month. They said the work was difficult, it was hard to get rid of the smell and they suffered widespread discrimination.
"We do it because there is no other work," said Mrs Kaur, who has two young children. "The other communities will not let us inside their homes to work as cleaners or domestic servants. Any work would be better than this; a little shop, a vegetable cart, or rearing cattle."
Seema added: "I don't feel good doing this work, people look at us different, they look down at us."
Largely as a result of the work of Mr Wilson and his group Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), there are now just a handful of scavengers in the state of Haryana. One of those who was "rehabilitated" is Saroj Balla. She had worked as a scavenger all her life to earn enough to send her children to school. Thirty years ago, members of her community even struggled to buy vegetables; vendors would put them on the floor rather than hand them over directly.
Once, when Mrs Balla was pregnant, she fell from a ladder while descending from a dry latrine located on a roof, collapsing on the floor in a slew of human waste. The toilet owners refused to help her, instead prodding her with a stick to make her get to her feet.
Five years ago, activists from SKA, which receives support and some funding from Christian Aid, which is based in London, arrived in Ambala and told Mrs Balla and others that they were not required to perform such degrading work. "They told us we had a right to a better life," Mrs Balla said, her voice swelling. "We all knew it was dirty work. We took courage from the people who came to talk with us."
The 50-year-old recalled the day that she and other scavengers went out and demolished 15 dry latrines in the area. The toilets' owners had told them to clean them, but instead the group of women used heavy sticks to break them up. "I felt very good," said Mrs Balla, who now works as a domestic help. "It felt like a rebirth." Her advice to the other two women was simple: definitely stop.
Mr Wilson, 44, who presented a piece of brick from a demolished dry latrine to Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, talks about eradicating all scavenging by 31 December of this year. Volunteers are currently holding rallies across the country and will descend on Delhi at the end of the month.
By then he believes the number of people working as scavengers will have been reduced from 600,000 to 300,000, giving him two months to finish his task.
"Everything is messed up. People say we are unclean, but who has made us unclean? We are cleaners; the person shitting in a dry latrine is the dirty person," he said. "For thousands of years we have been told we are dirty. Now people are shouting back, 'No, we are not dirty'."
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Long ago, a lost civilization called the Elders, who worshipped the magical power of Nature, built a network of sacred temples around the world. Millennia have since passed, and the temples now lie in ruins. But their energy still resonates from the land, attracting adventurers from distant lands.
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Now that question downvotes are free, why do we need a flag? Should 'low quality' processing be simply triggered by a sufficiency of negativity? If you think a question is low quality, downvote it. If the score reaches, oh, -2 or -3, set loose the dogs of raw.
I see a fairly large number of low quality questions that I flag and which are closed by a moderator, that never receive more than one downvote -- mine, right before I flag.
It's not a bad thought to have a flag automatically raised when a question goes sufficiently negative, and I agree that more downvoting and maybe a pamphleting campaign about same would be good for the site. I just don't think that the flag should be removed. Supplemented, maybe; eliminated, absolutely not.
Also, the value of "sufficiently" would have to be pretty negative -- I'd say -6 at the absolute maximum, probably more like -8. Voting is supposed to reflect the quality of the post, of course, but people vote for all kinds of reasons, and lots of unwarranted automatic flags sounds like a great way to frustrate the moderators.
While generally low quality questions should be edited, some of them are too unclear for anyone to edit. Those who don't have the ability to close, need to have a way of flagging them for attention. The text at the end of the explanatory sentence for low quality is
Of course only a moderator could do that.
While I haven't used the reason a lot, since I usually edit those questions, I have had to use it a few times. For answers you have the 'Not An Answer' flag reason, but we don't have a 'Not a Real Question' flag reason, it's only a close reason.


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United States Patent Harry F. Chapell lnventor Maynard, Mass. Appl. No. 21,111 Filed Mar. 19, 1970 Patented Dec. 14, 1971 Assignee Sage Laboratories, Inc.
Natick, Mass.
MAGNETIC LATCHING AND SWITCHING 10 Claims, 4 Drawing Figs.
0.8. CI. 200/61.62, 335/205. 335/230, 2l9/l0.55
Int. Cl. l-l01h 3/16 Field of Search ZOO/61.62,
[56] References Cited 7 UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,426,166 2/ l 969 Canceill ZOO/61.62 3,161,742 12/1964 Bagno 200/6L62X 3,017,473 1/1962 Verger 335/205 3,513,273 5/1970 Qualheim 200/6162 Primary Examiner-Robert K. Schaefer Assistant ExaminerM. Ginsburg Attorney-Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks ABSTRACT: A door latch and magnetically actuable switch includes an H'shaped permanent magnet and pole assembly for both latching and switching having a first pair of pole ends that are shunted by a striker plate of low-reluctance ferromagnetic material located in the door when the door is closed. Opening the door removes the shunt to actuate a magnetic switch located near a second pair of pole ends of the permanent magnet.
1 MAGNETIC LATCHING AND swi-TcmNo BACKGROUND or THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to magnetically latching andv switching and more particularly concerns a novel system especially useful for a microwave oven in which a magnet both latches a door and actuates a switch.
In typical prior art microwave ovens a mechanically actuated switch deenergizes the microwave source when the door is opened to prevent the escape of potentially harmful radiation. Apart from cost considerations separate latch and switch mechanisms improperly adjusted may allow the microwave source to be energized while the radiation seal around the door has been broken.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved door latch and switch arrangement.
It is a further object of the invention to magnetically latch I and switch substantially simultaneously.
Still another object of the invention is to satisfy the above object reliably, inexpensively and relatively free from complexity.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the invention, the latch and switch arrange- .ment includes a magnet preferably used for both latching and drawings in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a perspective view of the microwave oven showing the door latch and switch according to the invention;
FIGS. 2A and 2B are top views of the magnetic latch and switch with the door open and closed, respectively; and
FIG. 3 is a side view of an alternate embodiment for the magnetic switch.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1 there is shown a perspective view of a microwave oven 12 having a magnetic latch and switch actuator according to the invention. Door includes a recessed magnetic striker plate 14. A doorjamb 22 has a surface 23 facing striker plate 14 when the door is closed. Magnet assembly 11, which is shown in more detail in FIGS. 2A and 2B, respectively, includes low-reluctance pole ends 16 and 18 with respective pole faces 13 and protruding slightly from surface 23 as shown in FIG. 1. Doorjamb 22 is fabricated of a nonmagnetic. high-reluctance, material to prevent flux loss through the oven itself. Switch includes leads 26 and 27 which may connect to external circuitry (not shown).
When door 10 is open as shown, switch 20 receives flux coupled from magnet assembly 11. When the door is closed, striker plate 14 shunts pole faces 13 and 15 of magnet assembly 11 to deactivate switch 20 by reducing the flux it receives.
FIGS, 2A and 2B show top views of one embodiment of a latch and reed switch arrangement with the door in open and closed positions, respectively, Referring in particular to FIG. 2A, there is shown an I-I-shaped magnet assembly 11 including low-reluctance pole ends 16 and 18, magnet 17 and pole faces 13, 15, 19 and 21. Striker plate 14 is then away from pole faces 13 and 15. Switch 20, which is located near pole faces 19 and 21 of magnet assembly 11, is shown in FIG. 2A in-a closed position when the door is open. The magnetic flux between pole faces 19 and 2! flowing through switch contacts 30 and 32 and support elements 34 and 36 is large enough to keep contacts 30 and 3-2 closed when plate 14 is not shunting pole faces 13 and 15. Contact arms 30 and 32 typically comprise ferromagnetic material. Wires 35 and 37 connect contact arms 30 and 32 to respective external leads 26 and 27.
In FIG. 2B striker plate 14 is shown shunting pole faces 13 and 15 when the door is closed to open switch 20 becausethe flux through contact arms 30 and 32 is then reduced to a level insufficient to keep them closed.
It has been found that the shape of the pole pieces 16 and 18 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B provides the following functions: (1) a magnetic field in the vicinity of the switch that provides for efficient switch closure when the door is only slightly opened. (2) isolation between the magnet and switch so that stray magnetic leakage will not hold the switch closed after the door is shut; and (3) a convenient surface for the striker plate to short the magnetic field. The invention thus assumes substantially simultaneous switch actuation and door-opening reliability with relatively few components.
In FIG. 3 there is shown another embodiment of switch 20. This variation includes an arm 45 supported at one end by support member 43, and having a ferromagnetic contact 46 affixed to the other end. Arm 45 also includes an actuator shoulder 42 for pressing button 41 of switch 40 when the door is open as shown in FIG. 3. As with the embodiment of FIG. 2, when the door is open, ferromagnetic contact 46 moves toward magnet assembly 11, thereby pulling arm 45 to the left and pressing button 41. When the door is closed and striker plate 14 shunts magnet assembly 11, contact 46 moves away from magnet assembly 11, thereby releasing button 41.
Other variations may be practiced. For example, the magnet 17 may be an electromagnet. Switches with different poles and .throws may be used. Also, a U-shaped magnet assembly could be used. Among the uses of the invention, it may be used as a proximity switch in other types of devices where accurate spacial control is desired.
It is evident that those skilled in the art may now make numerous uses and modifications of the specific embodiments described herein without departing from the inventive concepts. Consequently, the invention is to be construed as embracing each and every novel feature and novel combination of features present in or possessed by the apparatus and techniques herein disclosed and limited solely by the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
What is claimed is:
1. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus comprising;
first and second members,
said first member being movable toward and away from said second member,
magnetically actuable switching means and a magnetic assembly both carried by one of said first and second members,
a magnetic flux shunting means carried by the other of said members and having an exposed surface, said magnetic assembly including a permanent magnet and a pair of low-reluctance pole pieces secured to opposite ends of said permanent magnet and extending toward both said magnetically actuable switching means and said magnetic flux shunting means when said first and second members are in close proximity, said pole pieces having exposed faces positioned to contact the exposed surface of said shunting means when said members are moved together,
thereby completing a magnetic circuit through said permanent magnet that results in a force sufficient to hold said members together, and to actuate said switching means,
whereby the flux coupling to said switching means is reduced when said members are together to thereby cause said actuation.
2. Magnetic, switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first member includes a door for carrying said magnetic flux shunting means and said second member includes a container defining an opening to be covered by said door when closed, said magnetically actuable switching means and said magnetic assembly being carried by said container.
3. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said switching means is positioned in fixed close relationship to said magnetic assembly.
4. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said switching means is positioned adjacent the end of said pole pieces opposite to the ends having the exposed faces.
5. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein said magnetic flux shunting means comprises a striker plate of low-reluctance material seated in a recess in said door.
6. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein said switching means comprises a magnetic reed switch.
7. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim Zwherein said door and container comprise a microwave oven.
8. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein said switching means comprises a cantilevered ann having ferromagnetic material near the free end thereof for being attracted toward said magnetic assembly when said door is open,
and a mechanically actuated switch operated when said door is closed and said arm is released by said magnetic assembly.
9. Magnetic switching andlatching apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said magnetic assembly includes an H- shaped member with said pole pieces forming the legs of the member and the permanent magnet forming the crossing part of the member.
10. Magnetic switching and latching apparatus in accordance with claim 9 wherein said pole pieces extending relatively horizontally and parallel to each other.
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Sizing: Roomy fit; order the next whole size down when shopping for a ˝ size
- Ventilation on top and around the toe box drains away water and debris, making these clogs water ready
- Ergonomic, Italian design allows flexibility and natural expansion of the foot
- Croslite ™ material cushions the clogs for a superior comfort level
- Croslite ™ footbed molds to the foot for a custom fit with added arch support
- Odor-resistant Croslite ™ material keeps your foot fresh in land or water
- Crocs roomy fit is the most generous fit in length and width like the original style Croc
- Style: 10001-54R
- Crocs
Country of Origin: ImportedWeb ID: 13237532
Customer Reviews:
Crocs Adult Original Classic Clogs 3 3
Classic croc shoes So happy to find a pair in the color I was seeking, they arrived in excellent condition, proper fit and the color as shown and advertised. Thank you. October 26, 2013
Great Looks Looks great, too short, will have to return for a larger size. I have an old pair a size larger but they were too big. Sizes have changed since I purchased my original. Had great service at Dick's and would shop there again June 28, 2013
Classic It's what is expected from this brand. The color though us very different than what it is shown. June 27, 2013
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Posted by eruiz on 2014-01-23 21:15:24 tags:
Upper Valley are concerned about a pond behind the 100 block of Shorty Lane. The pond was brimming with birds las summer and now being drained because of construction along Country Club Road. Victor Calzada / El Paso Times
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