Garden Items That Use Springs

1. Clippers:

Several garden clippers have a compression spring in between the handles to create a rebound motion that facilitates quick clipping when pruning roses and small branches. In fact, Corona garden tools started their business with their ¨corona clippers¨ that were advertised to speed up orange picking. These clippers were quite innovative when the company started back in 1928. These clippers used spring in between the handles to speed up the rebound motion of the opening and closing, allowing farmers to quickly clip orange after orange. You can learn more about their clippers and gardening tools here: https://www.coronatoolsusa.com/company-history

2. Folding Chair:

although many new foldable chairs now use hydraulics to open and close. Several older models and even vintage versions of metal chairs used springs. Some had very long tension springs in the seat to place an adjustable cover on top. Others used these extension springs to tense the fabric and create a stretch effect similar to that in trampolines.

3. Lawnmower:

Some lawnmowers also have springs inside them. These may not be visible or in an external component but some have extension springs in the gearbox while others include compression springs inside the carburetor and even some smaller torsion springs for certain torque functions.

4. Wheelbarrow:

You may not realize this but there are newer, more advanced wheelbarrows that thanks to patent technology, now have shock absorption springs. The springs allow these wheelbarrows to carry plants, pottery, and other gardening items around with less movement and reduce the possibility of tilting and accidents as the wheelbarrow moves through the uneven ground and rocky paths in your garden.

5. Bicycle:

Many vintage bikes have conical or regular compression spring that are used as a type of suspension that you can see under the seat. These thick compression springs allow there to be less of a shock when it comes to riding in bumpy trails and uneven ground. The thick compression springs absorb the shock as the bike moves through the bumpy road and this allows the driver to experience a more reduced impact on the seat as the bike is pedaled forward through a rough patch.