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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421787 | Thumb utensil with cutting board A utensil for a digit of a hand includes a cutting board for disposition between a thumb and an index finger. The cutting board is attached to a retainer that receives and retains the thumb such that a cutting surface of the cutting board is oriented toward the inde... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7278343 | Apparatus for lap seaming floor coverings The present invention pertains to an apparatus for continuously cutting different floor coverings to form a uniform seam between them. The apparatus is particularly suited for vinyl and linoleum tile floor coverings. The apparatus is secured to a floor at a referenc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7000564 | Icing sculptor A tool used to sculpt the icing on a baked good. The tool includes a handle having opposing inner sides with a channel formed in at least one inner side. The inner sides of the handle define a cavity therebetween. The tool also includes at least one blade with a pro... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979216 | Electrical connector having a mechanism for supplementing spring characteristics of a contact In a connector comprising a housing (11) and a contact (21) held by the housing, the contact is brought into contact with a connection object under a pressing force obtained by operating an operating member (61). An elastic member (71) el... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6941664 | Shingle cutting tool A shingle cutting tool for trimming shingles includes a vertical panel having a front edge, a back edge, a bottom edge and a top edge. A horizontal slot for receiving shingles extends into the front edge and extends toward the back edge. A front handle is attached t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6901695 | Tree limb cutting and trimming tool An electrically driven router is mounted in a top portion of an elongated rod. An electrical cord is juxtaposed along the length of the rod and is electrically connected to the router at a top portion of the rod and at a lower portion of the rod to a source of elect... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6748659 | Safety knife construction A safety knife construction (10) including: a mounting member (20) affixed to the bottom of a conventional utility knife (100) having a cutting blade (101) retractably disposed in a knife sheath (104) under the influence of a push ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6684512 | Rolling sheet material cutting device The present invention is a rolling device for cutting sheet material including a planar body member supported vertically on wheeled axles oriented perpendicularly to the vertical planar body member. The planar body member includes a cutting notch and a co... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6640446 | Floor groover A manually operated floor grooving tool is provided which has opposing front and rear ends with a seam-following roller at its front end and a groove-following roller at its rear end. The tool also employs a pair of grooving blades, one at the front end a... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6412177 | Hand crank driven fruit and vegetable peeler A hand crank driven fruit and vegetable peeler for peeling away an outer portion of a fruit or vegetable. An arbor is detachably mounted in the hand crank for rotating a fruit or vegetable against a sharp cutting blade. The cutting blade is mounted in the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408520 | Power tool driven fruit and vegetable peeler A fruit and vegetable peeler which is driven by a small rotary power tool. An arbor is detachably mounted in the power tool for rotating a fruit or vegetable against a sharp cutting blade. The cutting blade is positioned relative to the fruit or vegetable... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6327971 | Fruit and vegetable peeler A fruit and vegetable peeler having a blade mounted on a handle and a handle for supporting and traversing the blade along an outer surface of a fruit or a vegetable. The handle has a steady rest for maintaining the position of the blade relative to the f... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6112417 | Precision vinyl & carpet trimmer A hand operated trimmer for trimming an edge of vinyl, carpet or the like being installed on a floor so that the cut edge of the floor covering will lie closely against an adjacent wall. The trimmer comprises an elongate base member and an integral cuttin... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5967013 | Corner undercut jamb saw A powered circular saw blade on a vertical shaft is supported on a slide which is slideably mounted on a guideway having feet to enable moving the assembly around on a building sub-floor. The feet are adjustable to enable raising or lowering the guideway ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5946997 | Plastic stringline cutter apparatus In accordance with the invention, a plastic stringline cutter apparatus is provided which includes a base, an upright stand, and a faceplate that permanently connects unitary through which a slot with an oval acclivity or syncline is provided which accept... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946808 | Guidance system and straight edge for cutting vinyl or carpet and floor covering materials and sheet goods This invention is directed to a device designed to cut or score floor covering materials such as vinyl, linoleum, carpet and other sheet goods. The device has a metal base with a straight edge located on the front and rear portions of the meal base. Stabi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5852877 | Method and apparatus for skiving belt ends A belt skiving apparatus and method in which a free-standing blade-carrying carriage is employed which does not require a guiding base. The carriage has a pair of rollers defining a nip into which a belt end to be skived is passed. The rollers press toget... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5771586 | Apparatus for skiving belt ends A belt skiving apparatus is provided having a free-standing blade-carrying carriage mounting a pair of rollers defining a nip into which a belt end to be skived is passed. The rollers press together about the belt end to securely grip the belt, with at le... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5588212 | Safety-belt cutter An emergency safety-belt cutter is provided with frame having an opening. A slide is disposed within the frame opening for receiving and closely supporting the safety-belt. The slide constrains the safety-belt to keep the safety-belt from wrinkling during... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5471750 | Drywall cutting and scoring device An improved drywall cutting and scoring device which can quickly cut drywall transversely, longitudinally, and at right angles, without the need for separeate measuring, marking, chalk-lining, and cutting steps. The device includes an elongated measuring ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5265342 | Drywall cutting tool A drywall measuring and cutting tool has a guide riding the edge of a sheet of drywall and, normal thereto, a graduated rod. A knife is fastened to the rod, and can be rotated for shallow or deep cuts. The guide has an opening through which passes the gra... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5159758 | Carpet cutting tool A carpet trimming tool is disclosed for trimming edges of two carpet sections to be placed into abutment and joined together by a thermo adhesive tape or the like. The device utilizes a base with a pair of transversely spaced, upwardly projecting blades c... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5153998 | Panel cutting and forming device and method A porous panel cutting and forming device and method is provided including a support and guide block with an "L" shaped guide slot into which a pivot guide pin is inserted depending downwardly from a radial arm with a knife blade depending from an end. Th... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5097733 | Apparatus and method for cutting cordage and the like An apparatus 10 for safely cutting cordage has central frame members 11 that defines a cord working space 17 in which a cutting blade 33 having an elongated cutting edge 34 is mounted. Spring biased blade guards 40 are mounted on each side of the blade wh... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5075974 | Cutter for fibrous compressible material A cutting tool for cutting a sheet of compressible fibrous material. The cutting tool includes a blade which forms part of a cutting assembly which is mounted on a supporting base for movement between an upper position in which the blade is located above ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5067241 | Adjustable spiral slitter for hot dogs An adjustable spiral slitter for hot dogs which includes a pair of generally semi-cylindrical or semi-circular members hingedly connected at one end and adjustably connected at the other end with the adjustably connected ends being separable to enable the... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4979612 | Sandpaper or emery paper supply and cutting container The professional or do-it-yourself person, i.e. woodworker or metalworker, while working on wood and/or metal projects, has a handy tool for cutting production sandpaper and emery paper, supplied commerically in sheets of approximately nine by eleven inch... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4977673 | Roofing membrane An apparatus for cutting a roofing membrane is described. The apparatus includes a frame, means coupled to the frame for facilitating movement of the frame over a roofing membrane, a blade coupled to the frame for cutting the roofing membrane, and a guide... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4896422 | Fishing line cutter A cutter for cutting fishing line attached to a lure by means of knot, comprising a plate-like member having two generally parallel and substantially planar faces spaced apart a distance corresponding to the thickness of the member, and an outer periphera... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4894916 | Adjustable stabilizer wheel The invention comprises an improved adjustable stabilizer wheel which can be easily attached to a weed trimmer to reduce the weight of the trimming device while one is operating the trimmer or detached from the weed trimmer for storage.... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4884342 | Utility knife A cutting device including a handle and blade. The blade being detachably connectable to the handle, and the handle including a guidance mechanism. This guidance mechanism has a convex peripheral edge and is rotatively connected to the handle. The cutting... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4864729 | Cutting blade and holder therefor A cutting blade and a cutting blade holder are described which, when used together provide exceptional stability to the cutting blade. The cutting blade/blade holder assembly is particularly adapted for use in combination with a carpet cutting device for ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4813141 | Carpet seam cutter A device for cutting overlapped carpet sections so as to produce matched seams is disclosed. The device comprises a generally planar base plate having an upper and a lower surface. Two generally planar side plates are provided on the base plate adjacent t... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4794684 | Method of and apparatus for cutting tubes A method and apparatus for cutting a tube, preferably provided with a hard surface, into pieces which involves first subjecting the coated tube to the grinding action of a disk to remove a narrow band of coating and to effect a shallow groove in the tube ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4779504 | Device for fancy cutting melons and the like A device for effecting continuous annular fancy cuts such as serrations around melons and the like comprises an elongated substantially linear base and support member having a trough-like cross section. A flat central portion of the base and support membe... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4730397 | Jig saw with two-piece shoe A hand-held, fan-cooled motor drive jig saw with a two-piece, tiltable shoe assembly having a reversible, phenolic resin base portion with a wide recess for scrolling and a narrow recess for straight cuts. The base is connected to the shoe cover independe... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4708044 | Knife assembly for cutting sausage casings A device for cutting animal intestines into predetemined length for use as sausage casings comprises a pair of upstanding L-shaped mounting plates between which a circular shaped knife is secured. The top edge of the mounting plates is formed with a groov... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4630367 | Produce knife with depth-limiting and peel aiding fence A tool for performing cuts of controlled depth in orange rinds and the like for aiding in peeling same comprises a knife (28) with a side-cutting sharpened edge and fence means (30, 66) for limiting the depth of cut which can be made by said knife. The fe... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4598710 | Surgical instrument and method of making same A surgical instrument comprising a pair of co-axially assembled tubes having their distal walls in bearing relationship and with registrable openings extending through such distal end and annular walls correspondingly joined to their respective distal wal... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4531559 | Clamp-on marking template and saw guide for making dovetail joints A saw guide and marking template for marking and cutting pin and tail face cuts required in making dovetail joints. A central template having end faces that provide angled saw guides is clamped to the edge of the board to be worked. The angled saw guides ... | 07/30/1985 |
