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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814607 | Concrete edger and keyway device During the construction of a building it is necessary to smooth the concrete, create a keyway for the wall and produce a slight curve on the edge of the concrete slab. The current device will enable the operator to perform all three tasks with one tool. The position... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7730575 | Structure for a hand trowel handle with adjustable rotational angle The invention relates to a structure for a hand trowel handle with adjustable rotational angle on the grasping section. The hand trowel is composed of a blade, a connecting section and a grasping section. The connecting section uses its base to connect with the tong... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7698774 | Apparatus for producing an arcuate blade Disclosed in this specification is an assembly for bending the blade of a drywall knife. In one aspect of the invention, a first and second blade bender are each attached to a drywall knife and a force is applied. This force bends the blade in such a manner that an ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7673365 | Adjustable tool for finishing concrete surfaces A tool assembly includes a handle section including operably connected linear sections. A proximal section has a handle portion and a distal section has a fixed longitudinal length protruding away from the proximal section. A float is included having planar top and ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7506398 | Adjustable trowel An adjustable trowel for spreading material on a surface includes a trowel plane and a post extending from the trowel plane. A mechanism for selectively attaches a handle to the post in either a left-handed orientation or a right-handed orientation relative to the t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7316524 | Tamping device A tamping device for tamping of asphalt or stone includes a motor being coupled to a drive shaft. The motor rotates the drive shaft when the motor is actuated. A sleeve is coupled to the motor. The drive shaft extends through the sleeve. A transmission housing is co... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310845 | Putty knife made of plastic material for the application of substances for mural coatings and the like A putty knife for the application of substances for mural coatings and the like comprising a blade made of plastic material provided with a manoeuvring part formed by a handle made also of plastic material secured to the blade in a rapidly detachable fashion. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7252456 | Portable form and method for using same for concrete strike-off A form for concrete strike-off includes a pan adapted to float on a plastic concrete surface, a rigid straightedge, and a support. The straightedge is coupled on one end to the pan and the support is coupled to the opposing end of the straightedge with the straighte... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213295 | Trowel assembly A trowel assembly includes a blade plate, a connecting strip fixed on the blade plate and formed with an insertion recess, and a handle mounted on the connecting strip and having a downward extended support post provided with an insertion block inserted into the ins... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204517 | Motor vehicle steering column arrangement A bulkhead collar for using in conjunction with a bearing housing of a motor vehicle steering column including an upper column shaft and a lower column shaft where the lower column shaft passes through an opening in a bulkhead in the vehicle. The bearing housing is ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204288 | Multi-burnish applicator for and method of applying a sheet material to a substrate A method and applicator for applying sheet material to a substrate. The applicator comprises two outwardly facing burnishes, each having an outwardly facing surface. The surfaces are disposed at an included angle of at least 180°, and preferably at least 270°. Thi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182587 | Anglehead An improved drywall finishing tool and method for using the tool. The drywall finishing tool includes a rigid body portion having a first section, a second section, and a smoothly curved center section. An inlet port is provided on one side thereof adjacent the cent... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7051397 | Multi-use tool device, tool therefor and method of using the same A multi-use tool device is provided with an actuator that is moveable to turn a tool relative to the tool device to change the angle of attack of the tool to the work or to change to a different work surface on the fool. Further, the tool device is releasably connec... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010828 | Tri-joint groover A tri-joint groover or trowel assembly for finishing a concrete surface includes an elongate handle, a base member and a connector assembly for selectively connecting the handle to the base member. The base member has opposed edge portions and a centrally disposed l... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6923595 | Vibrating tamping bull-float A vibrating tamping bull-float is used for smoothing the top surface of freshly poured concrete, while pushing coarse aggregate down into the concrete while allowing cement cream to surface. Additionally it levels the concrete in the area surrounding the vibrating t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6729088 | Positioning jig for installing molding A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6595764 | Drywall finishing tool A corner finishing tool having a hard planar spreading member, a receiver portion, and a tensioning assembly. The spreading member has upper and lower surfaces, each surface having front, rear, left and right edges, wherein the spreading member can be fle... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6526619 | Gutter cleaning system A gutter cleaning system has a shovel with a working surface and a connecting component. The connecting component is a rigid member. A handle has inboard and outboard components and a locking mechanism to vary the length of the handle. An adjustable holde... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6412138 | Adjustable length handle for flat finishers The primary structural parts of the handle are two telescopic tubes, the smaller diameter tube being an extrusion. A rib on the smaller tube engages a notch in a fitting attached to the larger tube to prevent relative rotation of the tube. A box footplate... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6379080 | Apparatus for leveling and smoothing of concrete An apparatus for leveling and smoothing concrete and drawing up paste in one motion. The apparatus has a leveling blade with a straight edge and a smooth-surfaced float. The float attaches to the leveling blade by a connecting strip of resilient material,... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6367121 | Adjustable length handle for flat finishers The primary structural parts of the handle are two telescopic tubes, the smaller diameter tube being an extrusion. A rib on the smaller tube engages a notch in a fitting attached to the larger tube to prevent relative rotation of the tubes. A box footplat... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6308370 | Adhesive spreader A spreader for use in spreading a bed of predetermined thickness of adhesive material on a prepared floor surface prior to the laying of tiles. The spreader comprises a rectangular planar portion (2) having a serrated lower longitudinal edge (4) and flang... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6227750 | Universal adjustable angle bracket for concrete leveling and finishing tools An adjustable tilting bracket for concrete finishing tools include a base plate, with an elongated slot in the bottom thereof, the slot being arranged to straddle a reinforcing rib on the tool. A yoke is pivotally mounted on the base plate and includes a ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6155809 | Apparatus for applying viscous mass to a surface corner An applicator head for receiving and distributing viscous mass to a surface corner comprising a chassis engagable with a source of viscous mass and a trowel assembly carried by the chassis for receiving viscous mass from the chassis and distributing the v... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6053659 | Inlaid brick walkway bed leveler An inlaid brick walkway bed leveler consisting of a handle affixed to a rakehead with the handle being supported by a pair of equivalent mediolateral struts attached to the handle and the rakehead, a brace serving to support the struts, a straight bottom ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6003192 | Radius surface trowel A hand tool consisting of a flexible blade with a working edge is provided for use with a cementitious material to permit the forming and finishing of columns and other curved surfaces of relatively large radii. A pair of gripping surfaces are formed in t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5984571 | Vibrating screed A vibrating screed is provided which permits selective adjustment of the angle between the axis of a rotatable eccentric and the plane defined by the bottom of the screed plate to vary the relative vertical compaction and horizontal smoothing oscillation ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5946762 | Squeegee with ergonomic handle and non-loosening pivotable blade A squeegee with ergonomic handle and non-loosening pivotable blade. The squeegee includes a handle for one of attaching to a pole and holding in a hand of a user, a blade portion pivotally mounted to the handle for side to side pivotal movement relative t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5836040 | Tool for applying varnish, glue or any other material requiring smoothing This invention concerns a building trade tool for smoothing flat surfaces coated with varnish, glue or other fluid materials, consisting of a handle fitted with a spatula at the end, rotating to the left or to the right with respect to the axis of the han... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5774924 | Adjustable drywall and plastering tool A cornering tool is provided which may be used for application of drywall or plaster or similar construction coating materials. The tool is adjustable over a wide range of corner angles. In addition, the adjustability allows for use in plastering as well ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5759590 | Spackling tool A spackling tool is provided. The spackling tool includes multiple blades, each having a different width. The spackling tool of the present invention can be used to efficiently apply spackle material or the like to a work surface until a desired finished ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5699580 | Adjustable trowel and method of producing An adjustable trowel which is suitable for both internal and external abutting comers is provided. The trowel includes first and second blade members, each having a plurality of arcuate slots formed therein and a blade angle between the sides of the blade... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5687448 | Adjustable cement finishing tool An adjustable cement finishing tool including a generally planar float; a rigid mounting bracket coupled to an upper extent of the float; a swiveling member pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket; and a generally elongated arm with a central axis coupl... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5664280 | Adjustable cove trowel An adjustable trowel to facilitate formation of a coved corner between two structural panels comprises a blade having two laterally spaced trapezoidal-shaped, rigid wing segments integrally joined along parallel inside edges by an intermediate segment whi... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5611102 | Method and apparatus for applying viscous materials to curved surfaces In a preferred embodiment, a tool for applying a viscous material to a curved surface, including: a thin, flexible, planar blade having first and second side edges; and first and second elongate handles depending from the blade, the first and second handl... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5606763 | Applicator for liquid floor levelers Apparatus (10) for applying floor coatings (11) in selectively predetermined thicknesses (12) includes an elongated handle (16) that is attached to an elongated spreader blade (13), a pair of cams (28 or 56) that are attached to ends (14A and 14B) of the ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5606761 | Telescopic scraper tool A telescopic scraper tool including a first handle. The first handle has a first upper end with a threaded projection and a first lower end. Also included is a second handle. The second handle has a second upper end that is threaded and has a rounded end ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5607256 | Adjustable floor tile mortar and grout spreader An adjustable, floor tile mortar and grout spreading device for applying bonding material at a predetermined thickness in an efficient manner, and for spreading grout between floor tiles. The device comprises a telescopically adjustable rectangular frame ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5605415 | Screed bar attachment An attachment for a screed bar which is used to level concrete in concrete forms wherein the screed bar is operated by two individuals who place the bar on the concrete forms and then move it back and forth along the forms to level the concrete after it h... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5544384 | Wall corner finishing tool A wall corner finishing tool includes a pair of plastic blades connected by a living hinge. The proximal ends of a pair of arcuate arms are hingeably connected to the back sides of the blades. The arms are curved toward each other so as to overlap at thei... | 08/13/1996 |