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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363660 | Work glove having handling tool This patent discloses a work glove to retrieve, manipulate, and hold small metal articles. The work glove may include a palm protector, a thumb cover, an index cover, a middle cover, a ring cover, and a pinky cover. Each cover may allow a portion of the thumb and th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7313842 | Shoe-mounted umpire's brush unit A brush is mounted on the toe of an umpire's shoe and is used to clean dirt and debris from home plate. One form of the brush includes straps that encircle the shoe, while other forms of the brush include brushes that are movable. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7264630 | Hot/cold therapy pack A thermal pack for applying thermal therapy to a human body part includes a flexible body that defines a cavity holding a thermal medium. A skeletal structure supports the flexible body. The skeletal structure is malleable such that it can be deformed around and hel... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7210171 | Cleaning glove A cleaning glove includes a waterproof glove having at least one finger stall and a thumb stall, a mounting plate attached to the thumb stall, an artificial thumbnail connected to the mounting plate, a first scouring surface positioned on a thumbward side and an out... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7159810 | Food contact device A food contact device including a handle member with a first end and a second end. The first end of the handle member includes a pressure enhancing structure. One or more blade elements are in direct or indirect contact with the second end of the handle member. In o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7024804 | Boot mounted braking device for snow sleds A braking member attachable to a sledder's boot is provided. The braking member includes a braking surface that is oriented at a specific ranges of angles with respect to the boot. In use, the braking surface engages the snow like an anchor as the sledder traverses ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6012165 | Thumb guard for carpenters A thumb protector for use in carpentry, made of metal or a durable composite material of sufficient strength to protect a human thumb from a hammer blow. A cloth fastening jacket and associated fastening band encircling the second phalanx of the thumb fir... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5887283 | Hand garden tool A hand worn garden tool is provided including a glove having a plurality of fingers. Next provided is a plurality of finger gardening claws each mounted to an associated one of the fingers. Each finger gardening claw has at least one hinged section mounte... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5628370 | Lawn and garden tool The invention is a wooden handled, heart shaped, garden tool configured to perform various garden tasks. The tool includes multiple edges and angles configured to perform various garden tasks and a bolt attached thereon at 36° to mate with a handle conne... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5620121 | Quick releasing support for line trimmers A quick-releasing pivoting support for a line trimmer, which includes the use of a detachable interconnection such as a ball-and-socket to at least partially support the weight of a line trimmer while still allowing pivoting of the trimmer. In the case of... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5555943 | Combined lawn aerating and weed remover apparatus and method of using same The present invention is a lawn-aerating and weed-pulling apparatus for use in aerating the ground and removing weeds. The apparatus comprises a substantially horizontal foot plate having a first side and a second side. A coring mechanism and a resilient ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5433278 | Earth clod chopper A clod chopper structure arranged to effect the cutting and cubing of earth clods into manageable agricultural components is provided. The chopper includes a rectilinear frame, including intersecting rows of first and second blade members whose edges exte... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5402853 | Weed digger A weed puller which has a body portion with a tapered front surface. A weed digger blade is attached ot the bottom surface of the body portion and a top bracket is attached to the front tapered surface of the body portion. An ejector blade is mounted on a... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5042778 | Weed puller apparatus A weed puller apparatus is arranged for securement about a foot of an individual utilizing forward and rear spine plates to adjust the apparatus relative to the foot or shoe of the individual. A forward bifurcated plate enables securement about an associa... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4964472 | Weed remover A weed remover (14) for eradicating, killing, collecting and dispensing weeds without the user having to touch the soil or weeds comprises a frame (22), a handle (16), a foot bar (34), a digging blade (36), a vacuum inlet tube (40), a vacuum blower (86), ... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4867246 | Gardening glove with attached fingertip cups A gardening glove which snugly fits on the hand with each finger and thumb stall including rigid cup-like or claw-like projections generally configured to simulate long fingernails which project beyond the tip ends of the finger and thumb stalls for effec... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4856599 | Ground-working tool for attachment to the foot of a wearer A ground-working tool for attachment to the foot of the wearer includes a base plate for attachment against the underside of a wearer's shoe and a pair of ground-working hoe blades rigidly supported beneath the base plate. The hoe blades are generally fla... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4555848 | Defense weapon A defense weapon, comprising a toe boot which fits over the toe of a wearer's shoe and held securely in place by straps, one on each side of the toe boot, which are carried to the rear of a person's shoe, there tightly fastened and held by a belt and buck... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4490911 | Shoe deweeder A weed cutting device having a double edged, rectangular, shaped blade that is attached to and in front of a toe boot that fits over a user's shoe.... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4474246 | Hand-attached ground scraper A device is attached to the human hand and has parts extending along and attached to each finger and extending beyond the outer end of each finger to provide a tool for digging in the ground. The device is formed of a flat sheet material having a central ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4467873 | Weeding tool for mounting on fingers of user's hand A weeding tool for mounting on the index and middle fingers of the user's hand. The tool comprises an elongated flexible band which is adjustable to form a loop of the size to encircle the first phalanges of the index and middle fingers of the user's hand... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4203495 | Glove and tool device with two tool elements A device having combined features of a glove and a garden tool is disclosed. The device includes a glove element having a bar grip installed therein, with a tool element attached to the bar grip. In one embodiment, a horizontal bar grip is employed in con... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4149601 | Cultivator glove An improved cultivator glove has been designed which comprises a full handed glove covering all four fingers and thumb and a point element attached to each finger and thumb of this glove wherein the point extends from one-half inch to one and one-half inc... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4126188 | Walking type agricultural implement with harness An agricultural implement including an elongated body member with a cultivating member extending downwardly therefrom at the rear thereof, a body support member attached to the front end thereof, a handle disposed therebetween and extending upwardly there... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4090298 | Golf tee awl A golf tee awl for making holes in the ground to make it easier to insert golf tees. The awl has a circular knob-shaped handle with a sharpened shank or spike protruding therefrom and a protective sheath which covers the sharpened shank when the awl is no... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4089379 | Glove and tool device A device having combined features of a glove and a garden tool is disclosed. The device includes a glove element having a bar grip installed therein, with a tool element attached to the bar grip. In one embodiment, a horizontal bar grip is employed in con... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4013131 | Walking type agricultural implement with harness An agricultural implement including an elongated body member with a cultivating member extending downwardly therefrom at the rear thereof, a body support assembly attached to the front end thereof, a handle disposed therebetween and extending upwardly the... | 03/22/1977 |
