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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7913349 | Two blade scraping device A hand-held scraper device containing a stowable multi blade pivoting head. The pivoting head is comprised of at least two scraping elements which remain at a fixed angle relative to each other while still allowing a pivoting action of the head assembly independentl... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7849551 | Assembly type cleaning structure for an induction reader An assembly type cleaning structure for an induction reader comprises a positioning member with an assembling portion and restricting portions. With the assembling portion, the positioning member can be detachably assembled on the induction reader. And the restricti... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7437794 | Magnetic scraper A magnetic scraper for manually cleaning contaminated surfaces, such as commercial kitchen exhaust duct systems, is disclosed. Two sharpened blades are positioned opposite one another secured to a body portion. An elongated, extendable arm pivotally connected to the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437793 | Spiked golf shoe cleaning brush An athletic shoe cleaning device includes cleaning teeth affixed to a handle. Pairs or opposed cleaning teeth are provided which have a first section and a second section joined by an angle suitable for cleaning golf shoe spikes having multiple nubs or flanges. The ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7275278 | Grill cleaning device A scraping tool for cleaning the grill rods making up the surface of a cooking grill having a handle, a rigid shaft extending therefrom and a scraping blade. The blade in a preferred form is comprised of brass and is die cut from a brass plate, having a thickness of... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263738 | Cleaning and sanitizing device for razors A razor cleaning device particularly suited for multi-bladed disposable razors, comprising a brush and at least two sets of teeth supported by a handle. One of the sets of teeth of said device extend from the handle at an oblique angle. The second set of teeth exten... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249393 | Ice scraper A hand tool adapted to mechanically remove materials such as ice, frost, and/or snow from surfaces such as automobile window glass comprises a longitudinally-extending handle having a front end and a rear end, a scraper disposed adjacent the front end of the handle,... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7150102 | Push-pull stripper-scraper In a preferred embodiment, the push-pull stripper-scraper comprises a single stripping blade and a quadruple-edged scraping blade. The stripping blade accommodates a sliding carrier plate which incorporates guide channels for sliding along the stripping blade. The c... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7103936 | Scraper A wood scraper having two oppositely angled blades on a single head, and preferably two heads with two oppositely angled blades on each head. Thus, on both the forward and reverse stroke, there are two spaced apart blades scraping the work piece. This covers twice t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086117 | Grill rack cleaning device and method A grill rack cleaning device is disclosed for efficiently cleaning grill racks having parallel metal rods. The cleaning device comprises a rigid main body and plurality of substantially cylindrical clip members. The clip members are spaced apart from each other in t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073935 | Method and apparatus for handling residual contents of a container for a liquid or semi-liquid An apparatus is provided for handling the contents of a container for a liquid or semi-liquid, including the residual contents. The subject container is one that has a bottom surface, sidewalls that extend upwardly from the bottom surface and form a bottom corner th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069616 | Scraper As shown in FIG. 1, there is a paint scraper 1, comprising support means 2 supporting a blade portion 3, the blade portion having a scraping edge 5 with undulations, the undulations being arranged to match corrugations of a sheet o... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047590 | Combination barbecue grill care tool A combination grill care tool for cleaning a barbecue grill cooking surface includes a tool head having an upper surface and a lower surface. A handle having a proximal end and a distal end extends from the tool head such that the distal end opposes the tool head. A... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047585 | Power tool A power tool in accordance with the invention includes a housing having a handle connected to the housing in at least one position and extending about the rear of the housing with first and second end portions positioned at least in part off the sides of the housing... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039983 | Grill brush A grill brush assembly comprising an elongated handle portion, a head portion integral the head portion and extending from a forward end thereof constructed of rigid material such as but not limited to wood or molded polymeric material. The invention includes a plur... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013524 | Grill cleaning claw A grill cleaning apparatus is provided for scraping to the grooves of grill broiler plates to remove unwanted matter comprising of an elongated body having a handle portion at one end and a scraper portion at the other end, with a claw extending outward from the scr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004690 | Drill build-up remover A system is provided for removing build-up on drills. The system includes a sensing component that automatically senses the size of a drill, a first component that automatically grips the sensed drill and positioning the gripped drill to a first position, and a disc... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6792855 | Flexographic machine A flexographic machine comprising at least one inking unit that has lateral supporting means for a doctor body that forms at least partially an inking chamber and supports at least one first doctor blade and at least one second doctor blade; the inking unit further ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6757928 | Deck gap cleaning tool A deck gap cleaning tool comprises a pole and a cleaning head. The cleaning head comprises an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the pole, and a blade extending opposite to the pole. The blade is configured to be received between deck flooring gaps for cle... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6676181 | Grill spatula A spatula for removing stuck food items from charcoal grills and liquid propane gas grills. The spatula has a handle and several flexible tines joined thereto. Arc-shaped blades are joined to the free ends of the tines. The arc-shaped blades conform close... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6643888 | Grill cleaning tool A grill cleaning tool for cleaning a surface of a grill grate provided, for example, by a rod or bar includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end portion capable of being grasped by a user and an opposite distal end portion and utilizes a plurality o... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6629331 | Ergonomic hand scraper A hand scraper having a blade with a cutting edge that is attached to a handle having a rear end, a central portion and a front end with a bottom portion shaped and sized to receive and act as a support for the blade. The handle is upwardly curved over al... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6618894 | Scraping tool The invention relates to a scraping tool for removal of a coating on a surface. The tool has a plate with a first scraping edge that is a straight outer edge of the plate. The plate has an inner part with a slit defined therein to form a tongue-like eleme... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6611983 | Tool for dislodging packed material from a discharge chute A tool for safely dislodging packed material from a discharge chute which includes an elongated shaft having a handle at one end and a probe tip at the other end. One or more plates depend from one side of the shaft intermediate the ends of the tool. The ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6594852 | Cleaning device, in particular, for grilling appliances or the like A cleaning device for cleaning a grate bar comprising a pair of tongs having two limbs held in an opened position, and being squeezable into a working position by hand-applied force. A holding element at a free end of each limb. The holding elements are d... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6585742 | Wart removal method and device A wart removal device includes a handle and a pad. The pad has a base and tines with each tine preferably having a height not less than approximately twice its width. The tine height is preferably less than approximately 0.1 inch. The pad has a width that... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6494963 | Scraping tool and method for its use A scraper head of a scraping tool includes (i) a base having a longitudinal axis, longitudinally opposing first and second ends, and an interior threaded surface defining a longitudinally extending cavity within the base, the cavity having an open end at ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6415471 | Device for cleaning mechanism for fiber optic connectors A device for cleaning the polished end faces of fibers of an optical connector having guide pins is provided. The device has a surface with at least one rail disposed on the surface. The rail has a height above the surface sufficient to accommodate guide ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6338599 | Abrasion tool for improved electrical conduction of connections Conductive devices and tools to provide electrical conduction with a generally planar conductor which is covered with an insulation substance such as paint, rust or dust, by scraping a portion of the conductor and removing the insulation substance. A cond... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6282795 | Wallpaper scarifying device A wallpaper scarifying device including a plate and at least one scarifying assembly coupled to the plate. The scarifying assembly includes a swivel fixture rotatably coupled to the plate about an axis of rotation and rotatably carrying a cutting disk at ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6243910 | Apparatus for cleaning the tubular frames of scaffolding To be able to easily and quickly remove adhering dirt, for example rendering mortar, from the pipes of the tubular frame of scaffolding both with the scaffold assembled and disassembled, a device is proposed which has scraper elements (2-5) which are atta... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243906 | Ice scraper assembly A combination ice scraper and snow removal assembly which has multiple blades in contact with the working/windshield surface to more efficiently remove ice and snow therefrom and reduce the amount of energy expended by the user to scrape and remove snow f... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6237181 | Comb for removing debris on carpet The present invention "A Comb for Removing Debris on Carpet" is a hand held tool that will comb debris such as pine needles or other debris left lying on carpet or embedded in carpet into a pile for easy pick-up. This tool consists of a body, a handle, an... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6105198 | Blower wheel blade cleaner for air conditioners An improved blower wheel blade cleaner, which is hand held, and includes a first handle portion for grasping the apparatus, and a second cleaning portion. The cleaning portion comprises a double row of elongated teeth extending outward from the handle por... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6044563 | Ice scraper with retractable cord A device for scraping ice from the windows of a vehicle where the device includes a scraping blade, a handle, a holder and a cord. The cord attaches the scraper to the holder. The cord is attached to the interior bottom surface of the holder and is attach... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6023811 | Modular tool to remove grout A modular, grout removal tool of adjustable thickness, to better accommodate grout joints of varying widths on all types of tiled surfaces. The tool has a handle with a pear-shaped cross section and a protrusion extending from and continuous with its subs... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5950312 | Wallpaper scarifying device A wallpaper scarifying device including a plate and at least one scarifying assembly coupled to the plate. The scarifying assembly includes a swivel fixture rotatably coupled to the plate about an axis of rotation and rotatably carrying a cutting disk at ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5839152 | Apparatus for cleaning trowel blades An apparatus for removing adhesive or other contaminants from a hand trowel. Two embodiments are disclosed, each including a body having a slot extending through at least a portion thereof, and through which the trowel blade is drawn for cleaning. A pair ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5792159 | Tongue cleaner A tongue cleaning device for personal use or use by an oral hygiene professional. The device has a relatively flat cleaning head integral with a handle that preferably is angled to permit ease of use without causing tissue damage. The cleaning head is pro... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5735014 | Grill cleaning device A grill cleaning device for removing unwanted residue from grill rail surfaces. The device includes an elongated handle. A rigid blade, for removing residue from the top surfaces of the rails, is mounted at one end of the handle. A deformable coiled wire,... | 04/07/1998 |
