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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7966737 | Food cutting appliance A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7340835 | Hot dog slicer A housing with at least one elongate chamber for a hot dog, a series of transverse blades for slicing the hot dog laterally into a number of disc sections, and at least one longitudinal blade for slicing the hot dog lengthwise, for example into quarters. The housing... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322112 | Kitchen slicer A kitchen slicer for cutting items to be cut such as fruit, vegetables etc. is proposed, with a base, to which a blade is fixed, which is arranged on an edge of a discharge plate, and an exchangeable insert, which can be fixed to the base in different positions for ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7258053 | Hot dog slicer A food slicer 10 of the present invention contains a hollow body 12 having an inner wall 13 defining an interior 17 and an outer wall 15 for containment of a food product therein. A plurality of blades 32 extends across the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7191691 | Food chopper A food chopping or slicing device preferably includes three primary components, including a lid, a blade tray, and a food reservoir. The lid and the food reservoir are pivotally connected to one another, with the blade tray being removably mounted within an upper ri... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7159318 | Nail cutter An apparatus for cutting an individual's fingernails. The apparatus has a plurality of holes into which a finger nail can be inserted to be clipped. The apparatus also has an internal reservoir for storage of finger nail clippings and also has placements of animal h... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146737 | Kitchen appliance for slicing various products A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140288 | Device for shaping a food product A method and cutting device makes incisions in an elongated food product, like a hot dog or sausage, to form a pattern or character after the product is cooked. One form of the cutter includes a hinged housing into which the food product is positioned. The housing i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140112 | Head cover trimming system A head cover trimming system for trimming around a ground level head cover includes a head cap and a grass trimmer assembly. The head cap is provided on the head cover and includes a centering member. The grass trimmer assembly includes a head member having a periph... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127820 | Flexible flush cut saw The invention described herein relates to a flush cut saw that is capable of safely making a flush cut. The saw has a handle with a thin, flexible blade extending therefrom. The blade has two elongated extensions running away from the handle. The extensions can each... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114258 | Fruit stone remover A stone removing tool for removing a stone from a fruit having an outer flesh portion surrounding the stone, the tool having a head section configured for being gripped by a user and a stem section extending from the head section and having an end opposite the head ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7065880 | Hot dog slicer A housing with elongate chambers for hot dogs and transverse guide channels extending all the way through the chambers, a longitudinal blade assembly having sets of four radially arranged longitudinal blade sections positioned within the chambers and connected to ea... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017273 | Candlewick trimming device A device for trimming a candlewick trims the wick at a predetermined height above a candle. The device includes first and second elongated gripping arms that are pivotably coupled to each other at a first end. An opening is formed at the first end between the first ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6785970 | Electrical cutting utensil An electric cutting utensil adapted to receive a variety of shaped attachments for cutting any of a variety of foods into fanciful shapes is disclosed. The cutting utensil includes a housing having an ergonomically designed external shape adapted to comfortably fit ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6754960 | Device for removing coating on optical fiber Provided is a device for removing coating on an optical fiber. The device has a cutting depth limiting surface disposed on a receiver body and a cutting blade attached between a pusher body and a fixing block. The cutting blade is made from plastics and has a specif... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6681491 | Paperboard carton cutting tool A carton cutting tool for cutting and opening a sealed peaked top of a paperboard carton comprises a first blade attached to a first handle and a second blade attached to a second handle. The first and second blades are pivotally coupled at respective dis... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6655031 | Wick cutting device The present invention describes a wick cutting device, particulary designed to clip the wicks of candles to a specified length. The invention comprises two cylinders, one with a grip and one with a handle. The wick trimmer is assembled as a cylinder insid... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6578271 | Gutting knife A gutting knife including a blade with two forward extensions that define a slot between them and a peripheral cutting edge defined around the sides and bottom of the slot. A first extension has a spike tip and a cutting edge along its outside. A second e... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6298561 | Tool for cutting sandwich type plaster boards The present invention is directed to a tool for cutting sandwich type plaster boards such as gypsum plaster boards. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tool which allows the exact cutting of those boards in a time saving manner. Accordin... | 10/09/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6199283 | Implement for holding and/or coring vegetables and/or fruits during preparation of the same An implement for holding and/or coring vegetables and fruits, during the preparation of the vegetables and fruits, includes a shaft for impaling a vegetable or fruit while the vegetable or fruit is peeled, sliced, etc., and a handle for holding the implem... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6076260 | Cigar clipper and method A clipper for cutting an end from a cigar preparatory to smoking the cigar includes a pair of relatively slidable body sections, each of which has an opening at an outer end dimensioned to permit a finger to pass thereinto and a pair of slide rails dispos... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6058610 | Decorative food cutter A simplified cutter for providing decorative pieces to enhance the visual appearance of various dishes. The cutter comprises a hallow cylindrical member secured to a disk shaped lip member. A series of shaped cutter elements are secured to the inside surf... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6018876 | Spiral slicer for weiner type products A tool for incising a cylindrical shaped meat product with superficial spiral cuts includes a tubular shaped base which is formed with a lumen and which has an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of cutting blades are mounted on the base to pr... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5983505 | Bagel slicer A hand-held bagel slicer is described for circumferentially slicing a bagel into two equal halves. The slicer comprises a generally U-shaped clip attached to a handle. The clip comprises a generally semi-circular bight and two flexible legs. The legs conv... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5974668 | Irising cigar cutter The cigar cutter (1) has a housing (2), an opening (3) adapted for insertion of a cigar or the end of a cigar, at least three blades (5), and a squeeze bar (6). When the cigar cutter (1) is squeezed, for example by the pressure of a single hand on the squ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5966819 | Meat scraping tool A new meat scraping tool for easily dislodging meat by pressing a button. The inventive device includes a handle. A plurality of generally cylindrical stationary blade members arranged in a concentric configuration are included. The stationary blade membe... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5937523 | Cigar cutter A cigar cutter employing a scissors action is presented by the present invention. Parallel blades move in side-by-side relationship about a pivot point. The blades are provided with handles to permit gripping in the palm of the hand of a user. Since the b... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5893212 | Cigar cutter Cigar cutters having sliding blades are disclosed. The cutters are relatively flat and are designed to fit in a pocket. The inner ends of the blades have arcuate cutting edges to aid in cutting. The outer ends of the blades have handles with apertures.... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5826342 | Vehicle windshield removing tool A vehicle windshield removing tool includes a handle for gripping by the user, and a blade extending from the handle for insertion between the vehicle windshield and the vehicle or gasket holding the windshield. The blade includes a base portion which is ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5758423 | Edge trimmer An edge trimmer for removing excess edgebanding includes a retainer plate and a guide rail which assemble to hold a beveled, single-edged cutting blade. The retainer plate has a slot to accommodate and guide the excess edgebanding. In addition, the retain... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5659961 | Cutting tool to perform cutting operations on board material A cutting tool for sheet material such as plasterboard, plywood, plastic, masonite or metal comprising two portions which are aligned and secured by magnetic attraction, such as permanent magnets or electro-magnetic devices. Each portion includes a cutter... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5562533 | Tuna chunking apparatus A tuna chunking apparatus including a base portion that has a base front end and a base back end with a handle. The base front end has a pair of hinged extensions. The base portion has a base top and a base bottom with an opening. The base bottom is posit... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5497525 | Apparatus for removing and collecting coatings from game cards A device (10) for scraping coatings from cards includes first and second housing members (12 and 14). These housing members define a cavity (20). Blades (22 and 24) scrape coatings off of cards in opposite directions. Removed coatings are collected in the... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5481638 | Techniques for stripping optical fiber encapsulants A first portion of an optical fiber encapsulant is selectively removed by softening it; i.e., converting the first portion from a solid state to a partly fluid state, as by exposure to an appropriate chemical. The first portion (12) is then penetrated wit... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5325593 | Double-blade peeler A double-blade peeler includes two elongated, arched handles joined at one end by a pin and retained in an open position by a spring, and two cutter blades respectively fastened to the handles on an inner side by respective threaded rods. The tension of t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5303472 | Card dicer apparatus An apparatus to effect the dicing of credit cards to prevent their inadvertent and unauthorized use is provided to include confronting faces, with the first face of a first housing having a matrix of lug members in a parallel relationship received within ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5062238 | Rose thorn stripper An apparatus for removing protuberances such as thorns extending from a plant stem includes a first and second stripping arm pivotally attached to each other. The arms have a plurality of concave sections set along the opposing edges of each arm to allow ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5054695 | Shredder for paper and the like A shredder for sheets of paper and the like in which a pair of rotatable cutters are used to shred the paper, the cutters being located in a housing which has at least one pair of opposed surfaces, which are remote from the paper entrance to and exit from... | 10/08/1991 |
