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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958640 | Pole saw head having a rope setting auxiliary hook A pole saw head which comprises a cheek plate having an integral downwardly curved arm and an integral upwardly rope setting auxiliary notched hook strategically positioned on an end of the arm. The notched hook will hold a loop of a length of rope tied in a monkey'... | 06/14/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7360311 | Drive mechanism for power tool A drive mechanism for a power tool having a housing, a motor, and an output shaft moving in a reciprocating motion. The drive mechanism comprises a gear plate (34) adapted to rotate about a first axis (Z-Z) and having a plurality of elongate first teeth (3... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7237340 | Multi-tasking utility tool A utility tool comprising a body having a first end and a second end positioned on opposite ends of the body; a removable device; as well as a first tool and a second tool configured to be selectively coupled to each other or one of either the first end and second e... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7121939 | Utensil configured for opening shellfish shell and method for providing same A knife comprises an elongated handle, a blade attached to and extending longitudinally from an end of the handle, and a shell-slitting tine attached to the blade adjacent a tip portion of the blade. A first longitudinal edge of the blade is generally blunt and a se... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7043633 | Method and apparatus for providing adaptive self-synchronized dynamic address translation A communication device is provided for a local enclave. The communication device processes packets to be transferred from the local enclave to a wide area network. The communication device intercepts packets originating from a host on the local enclave, the packets ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013569 | Cutting tool with curved distal portion and associated methods A cutting tool includes an elongate handle to be grasped by a user, and an elongate blade connected to the elongate handle. The elongate blade includes a substantially linear proximal portion extending longitudinally outwardly from an end of the handle, and a curved... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959847 | Saw frame provided with a roll-tip for cutting glass Disclosed is a saw frame having wheel cutters for cutting glass. In particular, the present invention relates to a saw frame having wheel cutters respectively mounted to both a saw frame and a handle, and with a plurality of glass bending grooves formed at the botto... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959495 | Hedge cutter A hedge cutter having at least two cutting bars, movable relatively of each other and the cutting bars each have cutting edges, at least a part of which are provided with denticulations. Preferably, the cutting edge of each cutting bar is inclined at an angle runnin... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6938345 | Combination utility knife A retractable blade utility knife includes a knife housing, a blade, a pencil housing, a pencil sharpening slot, and a rear cover. The knife may further include a rope-cutting recess and a cutting surface in a lower end and a sawing surface in an upper end of the bl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6725544 | Anvil structure for garden clippers This creation is to provide a kind of anvil structure improvement for garden clippers. Such anvil is installed at the end of garden clippers' first handle, allowing the moving blade at the end of the second handle to oscillate into contact against the inner anvil su... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6467173 | Combination utility retractable saw and knife device The present invention provides a combination utility retractable saw and knife device that comprises a handle member having a predetermined configuration and a knife blade disposed within a cavity formed in the handle member when in a retracted position. ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6363614 | Combination utility retractable saw and knife device The present invention provides a combination utility retractable saw and knife device that comprises a handle member having a predetermined configuration and a knife blade disposed within a cavity formed in the handle member when in a retracted position. ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360442 | Grapefruit knife A grapefruit knife for use in cutting sections of edible fruit from the less desirable membrane and peel is disclosed. The present invention includes a handle having two opposing ends, a single cutting blade attached to one end of the handle, and a scoopi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357122 | Plunge drywall saw A hand saw for penetrating and cutting drywall, comprising a handle, an elongated blade having generally opposed blade top and bottom edges, the blade top edge being flat and said blade bottom edge having saw teeth for cutting drywall, the blade having an... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5979058 | Contractor hand tool An easy to hold, safe, single hand operated, foldable, multi-purpose tool, particularly for use during painting for performing a variety of tasks, such as scraping, spreading, cleaning, cutting, sawing and the like, encountered during painting operations.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5794345 | Folding pocket saw A folding saw includes a double edge saw blade first and second frame members pivotally connected to one end of the blade, and first and second handles pivotally joined to the first and second frame members respectively. Frame members and handles are mova... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5613301 | Tree pruner A tree pruner comprises a support rod and a cutting set. The support rod is provided at the top end thereof with a slide seat fastened thereto. The cutting set has a fastening piece fastened with a slide block capable of sliding on the slide seat. Fastene... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5095623 | Multipurpose firefighting tool A firefighting tool having a flat blade with a pointed leading end for piercing through structural panels, a plurality of stop teeth members for engaging a structural panel that has been pierced to defeat facile withdrawal of the tool, and a plurality of ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5023996 | Multiple blade handsaw A combination handsaw providing one of a plurality of blades. A pair of blade housings are pivoted together at one end, supporting first and second blades of different types for cutting. The blade housings receive each of the blades in a retracted, non-cu... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4985954 | Glass saw A glass saw includes an elongated body portion having a forward end and a rearward end. A rear handle is provided at the rearward end. The rear handle extends generally transversely in first and second directions from the body portion. A forward handle ex... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4958395 | Outdoor cutting kit apparatus A cutting tool kit for outdoorsman consisting of a knife, a saw, a hatchet, and an ax. Four handles including two head handles releasably secured to the coupling hub openings in the ax and hatchet having tubular ends adapted to telescope onto the head han... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4593466 | Electric knife An electric knife of the kind having an elongated handle that serves as a container for a driving electric motor, a pair of blades projecting in an axial direction from the handle, the blades being releasably secured to a drive connected to the motor in s... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4571829 | Quick release hacksaw blade tensioning device A blade tensioning device for a hacksaw or the like. A generally conventional hacksaw is provided with a plate in one leg of the frame, and the blade receiving pin is on the plate. A toggle joint is arranged to rotate the plate to move the pin and loosen ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4528751 | Eviscerating and survival tool An eviscerating and survival tool having a shaft with a handle at one end, a claw-like hook at the other end, the hook being comprised of at least two arcuately shaped tines defining a slot, and a saw blade disposed longitudinally along the portion of the... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4507863 | Packsaw A compact packsaw is conveniently housed in a casing. The saw includes a flat tapered blade having different teeth on opposite edges with a multiple part collapsible handle, including opposed U-shaped channels, each havng a short mounting leg and a longer... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4461081 | Knife-saw implement A knife including a blade and a handle has a hollow sleeve connector removably positioned over its blade in the area adjacent the handle and a saw blade extends outwardly from the connector at an acute angle relative to the blade and includes a saw-tooth ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4461080 | Eviscerating and survival tool An eviscerating and survival tool having a shaft with a handle at one end, a claw-like hook at the other end, the hook being comprised of at least two arcuately shaped tines defining a slot, and as saw blade disposed longitudinally along the portion of th... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4347634 | Precision pipe cutter and reamer combination A precision hand-held pipe cutting tool is provided utilizing an elongated body which is hand-gripped and contains an axially aligned motor, and a rotating saw blade parallel and adjacent to an angularly adjustable dial with a variety of depth limiting no... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4280276 | Reciprocating cutter A reciprocating cutter incorporating at least one saw blade and being optionally provided with a cooperating guard. The guard provides a protective cover for the blade or blades of the cutter and, through a spring-loaded biasing thereof, cooperates with t... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4033036 | Morris pole type pruner A pole type pruner with an enclosed blade type construction whereby the blade is supported from the sides thru the whole cutting cycle so a thinner blade can be used for easier cutting and less distortion to the wood and bark. This distortion is further r... | 07/05/1977 |
