Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353762 | Cordless stitch removing device The present invention provides a cordless device for removing a single layer of stitches from a fabric. The cordless device comprising a body having a top end and a bottom end. At the top end of the body is a blade having a plurality of upper teeth and a plurality o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318334 | Powered pipe flaring tool The powered pipe cutter and the pipe flaring tool both have a piston slidably mounted in a cylinder. The cylinder has a top end closed by a top end plug. A crimped cartridge bore in the top end plug communicates with a gas expansion chamber. A bolt and firing pin as... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7263776 | Fruit and vegetable seed removing device A fruit seed removing device includes a body, a sleeve, a button, a positioning block, a toggle, a pull rod, a connecting block and a knife. By pulling a hand of a pull rod, the pull rod will drive the knife to move inwards or expand outwards. Then the button is rot... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254891 | Lawn cutting device A lawn cutting device includes a handle having a hollow connecting part that has a bottom end portion defining a bottom opening and a driving member having an output shaft that is received in the connecting part of the handle and that extends outwardly through the b... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216880 | Universal handle and body-supporting chair utilizing same A universal handle comprising a handle body having a U-shaped gripping zone (51), open at its center (52), having two arms (53) connected by a bar (54) offering, all three, a support back for the palm of the hand or the fingers of the use... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207116 | Air saw A main spindle of an air saw is reciprocated by sliding a piston in a cylinder chamber with the pressure of air supplied to the cylinder chamber via an air supply path so as to alternately apply the air pressure to pressure-receiving surfaces of a back plate and a f... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7115027 | Grinding tool for sharpening work pieces A grinding tool for sharpening tools is provided comprising an oscillatory drive the output shaft of which is driven oscillatingly about its longitudinal axis. The grinding tool comprises a holder for mounting a working part which is configured as a grinding plate h... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107691 | Electric knife adapted for safely carving pumpkins and other fruits and vegetables According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electric knife is provided that includes a blade that is adapted to cut the pulp and shell of pumpkins and other fruits and vegetables but not readily cut the skin and flesh of humans. According to a preferred... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059216 | Fastener removal apparatus An improved fastener removal apparatus is configured to remove a swaged fastener of the type having an elongated threaded pin and a collar, with the collar being swaged to the pin. The fastener removal apparatus includes a nose assembly that can be mounted to an act... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6945862 | Power tool having a receptacle for securing a tool A power tool having a receptacle for securing a tool to a drive shaft thereof is disclosed. The receptacle comprises a receiving opening, preferably being arranged on the tool. The receiving opening engages a securing section preferably being provided in a raised fa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928765 | Tension activated, hydraulically controlled rope severing device A rope severing apparatus for releasing a rope after continued tension. The first element of the apparatus is the base, which has elastic properties that permit the base to stretch when realizing tensional forces. The base may be a spring in one embodiment, although... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928739 | Tool force transmitting method and apparatus A method and apparatus for transmitting a force around a corner is provided. The apparatus includes a force transmitter comprising a first and second rounded end, a connecting member connecting the first and second rounded ends having a smaller diameter than the fir... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905401 | Bi-directional rotation pneumatic grinding tool A bi-directional rotation pneumatic grinding tool for surface grinding operation consists of an operating section and a handgrip. The operating section includes an actuator to drive a transmission axle to rotate in two directions that has a spline section and a scre... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6865813 | Tool having a holder for mounting on a drive shaft A tool is disclosed having a holder provided with a mounting opening for mounting on a drive shaft, which may be driven in oscillating fashion, and having further a fixture for mounting a working element. The working element comprises at least two holding sections, ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6813837 | Bi-directional rotation pneumatic cutting machine A bi-directional rotation pneumatic cutting machine includes an operation section which has an actuator to drive an output shaft to rotate in two directions and a fastening mechanism coupled on the output shaft. The fastening mechanism includes a coupling head which... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802127 | Cutting knife A cutting knife for a cutting tool for cutting through adhesive beads on glass panes of vehicles comprises an attachment part and a cutting part. The attachment part, on a first end thereof, is provided with a receiving opening for attachment to an oscillating drive... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6651347 | Portable handheld work apparatus The invention relates to a portable handheld work apparatus including an overhead branch cutter. The work apparatus has a drive motor (4) mounted at one end (2) of a carrier tube (3). A work tool (6) is held at the other end (5) of the carrying tube (3). ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6591502 | Tool for cutting out motor vehicle windscreens A tool for cutting out motor vehicle windscreens is described, with a suction cup, a rotating head pivotable on the latter, a cutting wire and a spring between the rotating head and the end of the wire. The spring is a compression spring which is arranged... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6467172 | Plastic pipe cutting device A plastic pipe cutting device includes a housing, a cutter connected to a tensile spring at a rear side in the housing and adapted for cutting a plastic pipe inserted into the housing, a lever pivoted to the housing and adapted to drive the cutter, a driv... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6442844 | Cutting knife for cutting through adhesive beads on glass panes of vehicles A cutting knife for a cutting tool for cutting through adhesive beads on glass panes of vehicles is disclosed having a cross section that is bent into a U-shape and comprises a first limb, configured as an attachment part, with a receiving opening for att... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434835 | Cutting knife for cutting through adhesive beads on glass panes of vehicles The invention describes a cutting knife for a cutting tool for cutting through adhesive beads on glass panes of vehicles, having a cross section that is bent into a U-shape and comprises a first limb, configured as the attachment part, with a receiving op... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6427339 | Electrical metal cutting device An electrical metal cutting device including a housing having a generally L-shaped configuration. The housing has a hollow interior. The housing has a horizontally disposed upper portion and a vertically disposed lower portion. The upper portion has an op... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6401342 | Cutting knife for cutting cement beads of window panes A cutting knife is provided for a cutting tool for severing cement beads of window panes that are cemented in motor vehicles. The cutting knife is formed from a flat material which is bent into the shape of an U. The knife comprises a cutting portion form... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6345445 | Lopping tool and method for lopping A tool for performing lopping, pruning and similar operations includes a tool support, a tool head, an actuating line and an actuating handle. The tool support preferably includes a pair of telescoping tubes and the tool head includes a blade movable to p... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6185826 | Electric slicing knife with switch guard An electrically operated slicing knife includes an axially movable switch guard overlying the switch of the knife. The switch guard is movable to a first position whereat the switch is uncovered and a second position whereat the switch is covered to preve... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6105258 | Portable trimmer equipped with brake device for rotatable cutter A brake device disposed in the vicinity of a clutch drum has a leaf spring having a brake pad thereon which is brought into slidable contact with the clutch drum. A cam member and a compression coil spring which opposes a cam member with the leaf spring d... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5951580 | Scalpel having two blades adjustably separable A scalpel is provided with horizontally separated first and second scalpel blades and with manually operated devices to adjust the separation between the blades as desired.... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947980 | Device for squeezing and cutting an umbilical cord An improved disposable device for squeezing and cutting an umbilical cord comprising at least one clamp (1) having two legs interconnected by a hinge, said legs being supported in recesses of a holder (5). The holder further includes a knife (8). The umbi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5867910 | Control for portable power tool A portable tool including a frame, a working element on the frame and a power unit for operating the working element. A switch on the frame switches between a first state, e.g., stop operation, and a second state, e.g., running operation. An actuator on t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5842278 | Hand-held oscillation machine A hand-held oscillation machine having, at its front end, an attachment neck for tools. A component such as a flattened hexagon projection and a radial screw, is provided at the rear flat side of the neck for receiving and attaching special tools so as to... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5819417 | Hose clamp cutting device A tool for cutting elastomeric type hose clamps that are applied by shrink wrapping techniques includes a tubular member with a telescoping rod therein. A blade is attached to the rod. As the handle grips, attached to the rod and the tube, are manually ma... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5778541 | Pro pumpkin carver An electric powered handle which will receive different sizes and shapes of blades which can be used to carve pumpkins. In addition, the handle has a safety interlock to prevent operation unless the blade is completely locked into the handle.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5697938 | Device for squeezing and cutting an umbilical cord An improved disposable device for squeezing and cutting an umbilical cord comprising at least one clamp (1) having two legs interconnected by a hinge, said legs being supported in recesses of a holder (5). The holder further includes a knife (8). The umbi... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5615746 | Reinforced pneumatic tool holder A reinforced pneumatic tool holder includes: a handle having a sliding sleeve secured in a front portion of the handle, and a tool clamping device generally formed with an elastomer block for clamping a pneumatic tool such as a saw blade or a file on the ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5513709 | Power tool The invention provides a portable power tool which is lightweight and convenient to use by the general public in any of its various forms, as a wallpaper stripper, a paint scraper or a cold chisel up to a power spade. The tool comprises a housing (12), a ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5452514 | Fruit cutting apparatus A fruit cutting apparatus comprises a handle having a hollow bore, a two-part blade assembly supported at the end of the handle and a plunger axially supported in the bore of the handle for axial sliding movement at the end of the handle opposite to that ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5392519 | Reciprocating saw A reciprocating saw includes a body and a slider supported by the body such that the slider is slidably movable in a longitudinal direction of the body and is pivotally movable in a vertical direction. A first motion conversion mechanism is operable to co... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5353465 | Scraper apparatus A scraper apparatus, having a principal elongated housing; a handle member attached to a first end of the housing; a blade extending from the second end of the housing; a rod within the housing upon which the blade is mounted; a pneumatic power source for... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5309805 | Cutting knife A cutting knife for a cutting tool equipped with an oscillating drive, for cutting off the cement bead of a glass pane cemented in place, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprises at least one cutter element which can be connected, via a mounting elemen... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5231910 | Device for producing U-shaped surface channels in sheeting A device is disclosed for producing surface channels of at least approximately rectangular cross-section in sheeting consisting of a soft material, in particular mineral-fiber insulating mats or sheeting consisting of a styrene polymer. The device makes u... | 08/03/1993 |
