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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8356382 | Knife swiper A removably attachable, multifunctional Knife Swiper (10) for a utensil such as a kitchen knife is provided comprising a handle (20), an arm (30), and a wiper (40). The device is shaped in such a fashion as to have minimal effect on norma... | 01/22/2013 |
| 7386914 | Drywall edge shaping tool A drywall edge shaping tool for cleaning and shaping bullnose corners is made out of aluminum flat stock. The tool has two shaping heads, one at each end, each shaping head having a concave shaping surface that is tilted at approximately forty-five degrees from the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6780252 | Method of cleaning a lawn mower A lawn mower cleaning tool includes an elongated handle and a cleaning blade attached to one end of the handle. The handle has opposite ends, a longitudinal axis, and a length greater than the radius of the mower blade. An angled cleaning blade member attaches to on... | 08/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6601263 | Multiple purpose scraping implement for cleaning surfaces A tool for scraping and cleaning articles having varied surface characteristics wherein the tool includes a cleaning head defined by upper and lower oppositely oriented concavely arcuate edges which intersect at opposite sides of the tool head in convergi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6523219 | Window scraper guide A window scraper guide has a base with a first straight edge disposed between an upper surface and an opposing lower surface. A pair of sides extend perpendicularly rearward a first predetermined distance from the first straight edge. The distance between... | 02/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6182324 | Golf club groove cleaning tool A device for removing peened material from within a groove on the face of a golf club and for restoring the groove to a desired shape is disclosed. The groove cleaning device includes a handle and a blade. The blade includes a body mounted to the handle a... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5987693 | Grill cleaning device A device for cleaning cooking grill rails which includes an elongated blade for scraping movement along the rails, and a handle having an elongated portion connected to the blade. The blade is attached to the elongated handle portion for rotation thereabo... | 11/23/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5732434 | Container side-wall scraper A scraper is formed by an assembly of upright blades supported by a frame which is fixed over a waste receptacle. Cylindrical containers are scraped by rotation of the container over the assembly of upright blades, the waste products from the containers t... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5706546 | Tool for scooping and scraping material from containers A hand tool for scooping semi-viscous, viscous, and dry materials out of containers. Blade members are provided on the tool for scraping materials from the interior walls and bottom sections of various shaped and sized containers. The handle of the tool h... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5699580 | Adjustable trowel and method of producing An adjustable trowel which is suitable for both internal and external abutting comers is provided. The trowel includes first and second blade members, each having a plurality of arcuate slots formed therein and a blade angle between the sides of the blade... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5666686 | Cauterizer blade wiping device A body, which may have a tubular or dome-like shape with an open top and bottom, has a wall with one or more elongated slots extending along the wall from the top toward the bottom. A cauterizer blade may be drawn through a slot in any suitable orientatio... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5555592 | Paint-can channel cleaner and recycler A cleaning device for scooping the paint left over in the channel or groove of a can of liquid paint by previous uses of the can, and for returning the collected paint, back to the interior of the can, while the device is pushed around the can to effect b... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5509167 | Cleat cleaning tool A cleat cleaning tool that is comprised of a handle and a first prong and a second prong, the first and second prongs connected to the handle and extending therefrom. The first and second prongs are positioned next to one another to form a groove, which h... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5491868 | Container cleaning spatula A container cleaning spatula includes a generally rectangular scoop attached to an elongated handle. A pair of tabs extend rearwardly from a rearward edge of the scoop. The tabs have outside edges that are collinear with the straight side edges of the sco... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5471705 | Cauterizer blade wiping device A body, which may have a tubular or dome-like shape with an open top and bottom, has a wall with one or more elongated slots extending along the wall from the top toward the bottom. A cauterizer blade may be drawn through a slot in any suitable orientatio... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5373600 | Grill scraper and cleaner A combination scraper and wire brush for cleaning a barbecue grill comprises a channel-shaped holder attached to a handle. One side of the holder has a scraper wall with a series of openings which mate with the bars of the barbecue grill. The rear wall co... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5372553 | Prorake A cleaning device for cleaning foreign matter which is lodged between the sprockets of a bicycle wheel drive shaft, and particularly, but not exclusively, useful for the sprocket clusters of mountain-type bicycles. The device includes a scraper element wh... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5309598 | Paint scraper kit A plurality of handles are arranged for selective mounting one of a plurality of blade members, wherein the blade members include blade members of triangular, square, and intersecting plate-like configurations to accommodate various scraping surfaces.... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5255406 | Adjustable barbeque grill scraper An adjustable barbeque scraper (10) for removing accumulated deposits from a variety of barbeque grills (100) having different spacing between their rods (101); wherein the adjustable scraper (10) includes a plurality of individual scraper tooth members (... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4958403 | Bar-b-que grill scraper A tool for scraping a grill of the type having a plurality of spaced apart parallel grill rods is disclosed. The scraper includes an elongated handle having a flat rectangular scraper member transversely attached to one end of the handle. The scraper memb... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4910827 | Barbecue grill with cleaning bar An easy to clean barbecue grill of the type which has a plurality of parallel rods. A cleaning bar surrounds the rods and has holes that are just slightly larger than the rods. The barbecue rods may be simply cleaned by moving the bar from one end of the ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4908899 | Golf club cleaning tool A tool for cleaning grooves having different cross-sectional profiles formed in the face of golf clubs which may also be used as a ball marker, for tightening cleats and repairing ball marks.... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4891859 | Engine oil dip stick indicator wiper A wiper system for use in removing the oil film deposited on an automobile engine dip stick. The small wiper system comprises a rigid frame adapted to be anchored to the engine compartment and having a vertical channel made thicknesswisely thereof. Two pa... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4860401 | Dipstick wiper A dipstick wiper is provided for use in association with a dipstick of the type having an elongated blade which is proportioned to extend through an open end of an access passage of an access tube into a fluid reservoir for the purposes of determining the... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4852200 | Device for cleaning electric knives An electric-knife cleaning device useful in connection with surgery comprising a cleaning head mounted on a laminated base, the bottom lamina of which is a removable pull-off sheet adhered to said base by a tacky adhesive which remains on said base when s... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4553279 | Multi-purpose paint stick A multi-purpose paint stick is described. The paint stick allows a painter to scrape paint from the inside of various size cans, to comb his paint brush to remove unwanted particles, to suspend a paint strainer over a can to mix paint, to measure exact am... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4531254 | Scraper for gutters A tool for removing paint from sheet metal gutters having a central ogee portion connected to two straight, vertical portions. The scraper includes a flat blade having an edge whose contour matches very closely the shape of the gutter. In particular, it a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4521934 | Tape wiper A device for cleaning the surfaces of a generally flat tape as the tape is wound into a tape cartridge. Spring-loaded jaws engage opposite sides of the tape and each jaw is provided with a scraping edge adjacent the tape to strip debris from the tape as i... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4458375 | Fan blade cleaner apparatus A multiblade centrifugal fan blade cleaner with means abutting the opposing surfaces of adjacent blades of the fan for cleaning the blades.... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4442636 | Dual head edge sharpening device for skis An edge sharpening device that simultaneously sharpens the edge faces on both sides of the skis has a hand-grippable support (31) capable of changing in length that carries a pair of opposed edge sharpening heads (32, 33). The heads are movable to a sprea... | 04/17/1984 |
