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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042275 | Scoop and blade guard for hedge trimmer A blade guard for a hedge trimmer that can cut trimmings from a hedge includes a cutting arm member with a first set of the cutting blades that extends laterally from the cutting arm member. The blade guard generally includes a first housing member and a second hous... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7581320 | Method for connecting component delivery tapes, structure of the connection, and scissors for component delivery tape, used for the connection method Scissors for cutting off a part delivery tape are disclosed. The part delivery tape includes a carrier tape with recesses at predetermined intervals where the recesses include openings on an upper end for accommodating parts, and a top tape adhered to the upper surf... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7424777 | Pruning shears improvement system An improvement on pruning shears which allows the user to quickly saw off branches and keep debris confined during use of the shears so that clean up operations after pruning are made in a shorter time and with less effort. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421788 | Cutting tool for a strap A cutting tool for strap includes a fixed element and a movable element pivotally operably connected to one another. The fixed element has a body, a grip extending from an end of the body and an anvil. The anvil has a cutting edge. A pivot region is defined between ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7350313 | Device for cutting and marking a metal cable Device for cutting and marking a metal cable (16), comprising means (12, 18) for cutting the cable (16) and marking means (20) for marking the cable (16) with a mark at a predetermined distance (d) from the cutting plane (C), cutti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346986 | Cutting tool for flexible conduit A tool for cutting flexible plastic conduit having a pair of pivotally attached handles. One of the handles includes a cutting blade. The cutting blade cooperatively associates with an anvil located on the other handle. The cutting blade and anvil form a cutting jaw... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346987 | Cutting tool with work piece feed mechanism A cutting tool having a work piece feed mechanism includes a first jaw and a second jaw connected together for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position. The work piece feed mechanism includes first and second ratchet members as well as a slide... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328513 | Cutter having changeable carrier A cutter includes a lever having a handle on one end and a fixed jaw on the other end and having one or more catches extended from the fixed jaw and having a groove formed in the fixed jaw, a cutter device is pivotally attached to the lever and has a cutter blade mo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7269903 | Combination hairdressing scissor assembly A combination hairdressing scissor assembly includes pairs of hairdressing scissors, each formed of two cutting members pivotally connected together, a coupling structure set between each two pairs of hairdressing scissors for enabling the hairdressing scissors to b... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246442 | Hair-trimming tool A hair-trimming tool including a tool body having a pair of hair-bunch supporting pieces whose tip ends can open and close, a connecting portion which connects base ends of the hair-bunch supporting pieces, a protruding portion protruding from the connecting portion... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228630 | Hair-cutting apparatus comprising a hair suction device A hair cutting device with a suction device for drawing off cut pieces of hair is provided. A varier, which may have an adjustable spring loaded movable wall portion, reacts to the circumstances of the hair being cut and adjusts an air flow rate in the area of the s... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7174640 | Tool for cutting cable ties leaving a round end The present invention presents a pliers-like hand tool with special shaped cutting edges and grooved guides in the jaws of the tool so that when used to cut off the unwanted ends of cable ties the cable tie can be guided into the tool and positioned for cuffing the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7047851 | Wick trimmer A wick trimmer apparatus is herein provided and more particularly, a wick trimmer with a measuring foot that facilitates the effective cutting of a wick to an appropriate length. The wick trimmer has two arms and a measuring foot connected to the second arm that det... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7020967 | Rod cutting device A rod cutting device includes a cutting head including a stationary cutting blade and a movable cutting blade for cutting off a waste part of a rod, and a waste part holding mechanism disposed near a cutting operation completing position, toward which the movable cu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6952876 | Plant clipper with chemical dispenser A clipper and herbicide or other chemical dispenser comprises a pair of pivotal handle members that are squeezed together to operate a shear mechanism and a chemical dispenser that dispenses chemical directly on the end of the cut stem after the stem has been cut. P... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6925717 | Industrial scissors The present invention is industrial scissors and a method of manufacturing and using same including first and second scissor halves, each half having a blade, a handle, and first and second major opposed surfaces. Each blade has a first edge that is relatively thick... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901620 | Landscaping shears with branch tool for retrieving branches and limbs A branch hook attachment for tools such as loping shears or hedge trimmers to provide the user extended reach to grasp foliage so the foliage can be pulled within the user's reach. The hook is U-shaped and defines a bight area into which the branch or limb can be gu... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6751866 | Cuticle cutting instrument A cuticle cutting instrument has tubes rotatably disposed in each other and forming two working endings, cutting elements provided on the endings, handles fixed on the tubes, a return spring installed between the handles, and a tubing connection for communicating wi... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6651345 | Non-slip scissors Provided is scissors for hair cutting or hair dressing, wherein substantially linear slits provided at the edge of the scissors are formed in a slit width that is equal to or smaller than predetermined thickness of a hair, the slits being serially provide... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6539632 | Long handle toenail clipper A balanced Long Handle Toenail Clipper for allowing a person to cut their toenails without the need to bend over or stand, including a cylindrical tubular housing which encloses a plunger rod, finger grips which are attached to the tubular housing, and a ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523264 | Method and apparatus for cutting an object while simultaneously applying a border to the object The present invention is directed toward a method and an apparatus for cutting material, such as paper and/or fabric, while simultaneously marking the material with a decorative border. The present invention utilizes an air pump and replaceable coloring m... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6418625 | Cutting apparatus An apparatus for cutting pic cords of a fabric material comprises a pair of blades, each blade having a cutting portion wherein the cutting portion comprises a cutting edge and a non-cutting edge. The pair of blades are disposed such that a cutting edge o... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6334255 | Shears capable of cutting simultaneously a plurality of objects of different dimensions and profiles A pair of shears comprises two pivotally-fastened handles, two blades pivoted to the handles, and a connection device pivoted with the two blades. The two handles are provided with a cutting edge. As the two handles are moved toward each other, the cuttin... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6209207 | Handheld candle wick cutting device A handheld candle wick cutting device enables an individual to trim the excess long candle wick on any flat-top candles, but especially on candles positioned deep in a narrow candle jar/holder or the like. The wick cutting device includes a main outer tub... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6145203 | Miter cutting shears for curved metal trim Shears for making angular cuts in curved metal trim, comprising a pair of opposed griping handles, upper and lower pivotally interconnected scissor action shearing jaws having curved cutting edges and attached to the handles for operation thereby, and at ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5826338 | Wire cutter structure for multipurpose tool A multipurpose tool may have several tool elements which pivot into storage positions in profiled handles attached to one of a pair of pliers jaws. A wire-cutter portion of each pliers jaw includes a sharp edge and a notch located at the throat of the pai... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5740611 | Grooming device A grooming device including a stem, a first and a second arm extending from one end of the stem, the first arm having a first flat surface and the second arm having a second flat surface arranged substantially parallel to the first flat surface. An angled... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5625951 | Combination hand tool for cutting flexible duct and the like A combination hand tool for cutting flexible duct and the like, which tool has both (i) a blade-holding mechanism which enables safe, quick and convenient replacement of a utility knife blade for cutting material requiring relatively low cutting pressure ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5469622 | Pizza cutting scissors A pizza cutting scissor comprising: a first scissor blade having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment formed in a planar rectangular configuration with a sharp inboard edge and a dull outboard edge, the blade including a screw aperture, t... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5459926 | Nail clipping and catching implement and collector assembly A nail clipping and catching implement includes a nail clipper having a forward end portion operable for severing nail fragments from a fingernail and a collector assembly fitted over the forward end portion of the nail clipper for catching and retaining ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5383274 | Garden shears with debris catchers A pair of garden shears is provided with a debris catcher that is attached to the back edge of each blade. Each debris catcher is transversely curved to extend over the blade and terminate in an upper edge that faces the upper edge of the other catcher. T... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5297342 | Safety scissors Synthetic fiber safety cutting scissors comprising a pair of first and second elongated scissor blades, each having an inner side and an outer side and a continuous cutting edge, a plurality of non-cutting protrusions part of the blade, and a gripping mea... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5259114 | Reversible comb-shears An apparatus for cutting hair, which includes a comb assembly attached to the blades of a pair of scissors. The handles of the apparatus are identical so that the comb-shears may be reversed to conveniently enable the use of combs with different sized tee... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5230151 | Heavy duty shear head and mounting support A heavy duty shear attachable to the boom of a mobile machine, such as a backhoe, comprises a support structure of welded steel plate construction, and a shear head of steel plate construction mounted on the support structure and having pivotally intercon... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5226236 | Nipper including anvil having locator hooks A nipper for pruning sticks, stems and branches is provided with an anvil having locator hooks which partially block the jaw opening of a nipper to limit the size of sticks, stems and branches to be cut. The locator hooks further position sticks, stems an... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5203785 | Laparoscopic hook scissors Hook scissors end effectors are provided for a laparoscopic instrument. The hook scissors end effectors generally comprise first and second blades, with at least one of the blades pivotally engaging the laparoscopic instrument. Each blade comprises an elo... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5197193 | Apparatus for cutting an article into sheets An apparatus for cutting an article into sheets includes an upper jaw pivotally mounted to a lower jaw. The lower jaw includes three coplanar cutting edges, and the upper jaw includes three cutting edges which cooperate with those of the lower jaw. Longit... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5185930 | Flex-duct cutters An improved hand tool for cutting flex-duct material comprising a plier-type wire cutter having retaining member mounted on the outside of the jaws of the wire cutter for releasably retaining a disposable razor-type blade.... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5157996 | Tool A tool of the type having two handles and a pivot axis, and two extension members longitudinal axially aligned with the pivot axis and each attached at one end to one of the handles and having at the other end working tool members positioned for opposed o... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4998349 | Key-cutting device A key-cutting device includes a holder which holds the key blank. The holder is movable between initial and cutting positions. When the holder is in a cutting position, a cutter is moved to cut one or more notches in the key blank. An actuator is connecte... | 03/12/1991 |
