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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142263 | Method of manufacturing revolving whetstone and revolving whetstone manufactured by the same In a method of manufacturing a revolving whetstone comprising a central portion in which a whetstone center hole into which a whetstone driving shaft of a grinder is inserted is arranged and a disk-shaped whetstone body that has an effective whetstone circular porti... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8007347 | Rotary abrading tool The present invention relates to rotary abrading tools of the erasure-type. The invention includes a wheel assembly comprising an annular eraser wheel having an outer crown of radially directed teeth, a central core of an elastomeric material that radially expands d... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7955161 | Handheld sander A handheld sander having an abrasive roller and a flexible drive shaft that is connected at the outer end thereof to the roller and is connected at the inner end thereof to an electric motor. A handle encloses the motor. An extension arm extends from the handle and ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7530885 | Pneumatic grinder with improved handle structure A pneumatic grinder with improved handle structure comprising a driving portion, a connecting portion, and a grinding portion wherein the connecting portion has a handle fixing portion at one side thereof that has an accommodating space to receive a pivot element wh... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7510465 | Sand pad lock for sander A lock formed from a body and a projection that is inserted into the aperture in the spindle to rotatably connect a sanding pad to the housing. The lock may include an arm rotatably mounted to the body that is movable between a first position wherein the arm can be ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7431637 | Saw-setting machine for saw chain It is to provide a saw chain sharpener such that while a saw chain is clamped at both ends by a holding plate, which is supported forward of a handy type electric motor, so as to stabilize its sharpening posture, a grinding tool such as a round rod-shaped grinding t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428881 | Rotary nail filing apparatus for animals A rotary nail filing apparatus for animals is described that includes a shroud or housing, an opening in the shroud that is suitable sized and shaped to allow an end portion of an animal's nail to be put through the opening, and a suitably shaped and oriented rotary... | 09/30/2008 |
| RE40304 | Angle attachment for power tool An angle attachment of a hand-held power tool, such as a spiral cutting tool, includes an angle attachment housing having an open first end adapted to be attached to the motor housing of the power tool. An alignment bearing is mounted in the angle attachment housing... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7344435 | Hand-held power tool with clamping device for a tool A hand-held power tool (10) is specified, comprising a work spindle (12) for driving a tool (68), said tool (68) being fastenable between a fastening element (38) and a holding portion (36) on a tool end of the work spindle ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337561 | Shoe sole traction-enhancing device This disclosure relates to a method of using a traction-enhancing device to enhance the traction between a sole of a shoe and a hard court athletic surface. The method includes rolling an adhesive roll of the traction-enhancing device against the sole of the shoe. T... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311589 | Electric portable power tool with rotatable guard A manually operated electric machine tool for a disk-shaped rotating tool (18), having a machine housing (11) from which a drive spindle (12) for the tool (18) protrudes and on which a hollow cylindrical collar (15) is embodied coa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310879 | Cutting attachment having an adjustable foot for rotary hand tools Embodiments of an accessory attachment for a rotary power hand tool are disclosed wherein the hand tool is of the type which has a tool housing with a preferably cylindrical nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft with a mounting coupling extending forwardl... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311100 | Injection and adjusting handle for abrasive cutting-off machine The invention relates to a tool, in particular an abrasive cutting-off machine (1), having a cutting tool (7) and a protective hood (8), partly covering the cutting tool (7) and [lacuna] in its relative position to the cutting tool (7 | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300521 | Wall scrubber for blown insulation An insulation system comprising: a supply of material having discrete elements; an applicator assembly for installation of the material having discrete elements to a surface; and a scrubber for finishing the face of the material, the scrubber including: (a) a vacuum... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300337 | Grinding machine with a dust collector A grinding machine with a dust collector includes a driving portion, a transmitting portion, a dust-collecting tube, a fender, an air intake connector and a grinding wheel. The dust produced by the rotation of the grinding wheel is sucked by the dust-collecting tube... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300339 | Covering device A covering device (2) for a power tool (4) for driving a circular working tool (6) includes a cover (8) for enclosing the circular working tool (6), a guide member (18) pivotally supported on the cover (8) for being p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290538 | Valve structure of a paint bullet gun An arrestor drives a valve-body. An air source supplies air into the valve-body to control a strike-controlling unit and bolt to reciprocally move. The valve-body has linking and arresting sections. The arresting section communicates with the linking section via a v... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288022 | Water-driven tool A portable water-driven rotary tool for drilling, grinding and polishing concrete and stone that provides for high torque and that uses water pressures as the power source, the tool including a water control valve, an impeller with blades and a drive shaft that has ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275326 | Portable electric cutting apparatus A portable electric cutting apparatus includes a housing for housing an electric motor for rotating a saw blade a fan provided in the housing and driven by the electric motor, a saw cover attached to the housing and having a saw blade housing part having a shape to ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261622 | Multiple cutting edged sanding wheel An improved sanding wheel configured to rotate axially for sanding or polishing milled contours that will provide sharp edges and corners in the workpiece. The preferred sanding wheel has a cylindrical body with a plurality of segments extending radially from the bo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251874 | Electrical tool for panning or milling An electrical tool for planning and/or milling has a motor shaft, a working shaft connected with the motor shaft, wherein the working shaft is positioned perpendicular to the motor shaft. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237987 | Reversible drill and drive tool A tool adapted to be coupled to a power drill includes a multi-component bit mounted to reverse positions so that in one position its drill element drills a hole and in another position its driver element drives in a fastener. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238096 | Orbital rotary blade sharpener An orbital rotary blade sharpener for sharpening rotary cutter blades and other rotary blades includes a bottom blade holding portion having a center and a perimeter edge, a top blade holding portion rotatably connectable to said bottom blade holding portion, having... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223161 | Cutting apparatus with dust discharging In a cutting apparatus having a circular blade with a dust discharging unit for, during cutting, discharging chips (dust) within a dust cover covering the circular blade, a pulley is fixed to an output shaft of a power source, and a flat belt for transmitting power ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217126 | Dental instrument sharpening stone system A hand-held dental mirror carrying a sharpening stone for a dental instrument such as a curette, comprising a shaft supporting a mirror, a hand grip coupled to the shaft, and a sharpening stone coupled to the shaft. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217178 | Rotary power tool In order to provide an effective technique in simplifying the vibration-proof structure of a handle equipped in a rotary power tool, a representative rotary power tool 101 is provided with a tool body 103, a rotary-disk shaped tool bit 115, a ha... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213591 | Groove cutting tool A cutting tool in which a disc-like cutter blade is fixed to a spindle of a rotary electric tool, comprising a first guide plate, which is attached on electric tool side to a cutter blade such that it is capable of rotating freely and makes contact with the referenc... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207873 | Hand machine tool with clamping device A hand power tool has a disk-shaped tool, and a clamping device for clamping the tool, the clamping device including at least one flange and a clamping unit for clamping the tool to the at least one flange and passing through the tool, the clamping unit and the at l... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198042 | Apparatus for cutting a mitered edge in stone A system for supporting and positioning a portable stone-cutting track saw to make a mitered cut in a piece stone-type material is described. The system includes lightweight support fixtures that clamp to the stone and that are configured to support rails of the por... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192338 | Fixing device, clamping system and allocated tool A tool for co-operating with a fixing device wherein the tool comprises a tool body in the form of a circular disk, with a central opening and a radially inwardly facing locking surface. The fixing device comprises at least one radially outwardly facing projection o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191751 | Handle for a pull-rope starter of a motor-driven chain saw The invention entails a handle for a pull-rope starter of a drive motor, especially of a chain saw. The invention includes at least one handle section, at least one fastening section for a starter rope, and a damping for smoothing out force peaks produced in the han... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189142 | Sharpening-trimming assembly The present invention relates to a sharpening-trimming assembly comprising a base (20), a casing (30) mounted on said base (20), the casing (30) having at least two insertion slots (40, 40′) provided on the upper portion of the c... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186173 | Tool particularly for milling operations A tool, particularly for milling operations, capable of being driven in rotation about its own main axis. The tool has a core provided with a plurality of abrasive elements extending from the core radially to the axis and spaced apart from each other angularly. Betw... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186170 | Device and method for severing welds A milling cutter or grinding tool for severing welds on body sheets is provided. The tool includes an essentially circular-cylindrical cutting wheel having cutting edges at least on the circumference and a pair of distance plates with a smaller radius than the outsi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181993 | Apparatus and process for cutting of extruded material A rotating cutting apparatus comprising a cutting blade holder with at least one hole on the outside diameter of the cutting blade holder into which cutting blades are inserted and bonded to the cutting blade holder. The cutting blade holder encloses a center hole, ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179156 | Grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect. The grinder includes a main body in which a rotary shaft is disposed for a grinding disc mounted under a bottom end of the rotary shaft. A controlling button is switchable for powering ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175513 | Power grinder with safety guard and spindle arresting means A portable power grinder has a housing, a rotating output shaft with a grinding wheel mounting device, a grinding wheel safety guard adjustable between angular positions defined by apertures in the safety guard, and a manually operable safety guard arresting device ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169022 | Method and apparatus for creating a groove in a collector ring of an electrical device A method and apparatus for creating a groove in the surface of a collector ring for use in an electrical device. The method and apparatus can be used to create a new groove in the surface of a collector ring having none, or can be used to enhance or re-form an exist... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144311 | Foot unit for abrasive cutting-off machine The invention described here entails a work device (such as an abrasive cutting-off machine) that can be comfortably guided in a work position and is stable in a turned-off position without components relative to safety being exposed to increased wear. In particular... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144315 | Grinding wheel A grinding wheel including a ring-shaped wheel, a first fixing cap, a second fixing cap and a buffer member. The ring-shaped wheel has a fixing section and a working section formed along outer circumference of the fixing section. The first and second fixing caps are... | 12/05/2006 |
