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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7346991 | Hand tool providing double compound leverage to the jaws A hand tool for use by one hand provides double compound leverage of the force exerted on the handles to the jaws. This is achieved by adding additional pivots and lever arms between the handles and the jaws. The jaws may take the form of a sheet metal snip or a pru... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7210230 | Cuticle cutter A cuticle cutter of the like is described which is of the scissors type. Instruments of this type, especially in beauty salons, require constant cleaning, sharpening and sterilisation. The cutter of the invention facilitates such procedures by permitting the handles... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7111376 | Tool with inserted blade members A tool includes first and second elongated members, each member having a handle portion at one end and a jaw portion at an opposite end. Intermediate portions of the members are movably coupled to one another. Movement of the handle portions opens and closes the jaw... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7080455 | Handheld kitchen scissor/knife appliance A cutting apparatus includes first and second subassemblies. The first subassembly has a first handle and a blade connected to the first handle, the blade including a proximal end portion attached to the handle, a distal end portion, and a cutting edge intermediate ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059166 | Method and apparatus for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp assembly Methods and apparatus are disclosed for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. In some embodiments, positive stopping apparatus on the crimp ring are used to assure appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. The positive stopping ap... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6966244 | Non-metallic hand pliers with wire cutter A pair of preferably substantially buoyant-in-water hand pliers comprising a pair of non-metallic lever members each having a handle portion and a jaw portion and formed of material preferably having a density greater than water. The lever members are pivotally conn... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6944953 | Corner cutter A cutting tool provides a device for cutting a plate glass corner. The structure includes upper and lower blades which are opened and closed to cut the plate glass. The upper and lower blade edge lines mutually oppose each other to form a cutter body having a scisso... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6915575 | Cutting tool The cutting tool, in particular nail clippers, comprise two elongated members hinged around an axis (A), wherein each member is provided with an actuating arm and a cutting edge; the cutting edges of the two elongated members face each other so as to reciprocally co... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6860017 | Single-spring or double-spring biased nipper A nipper is disclosed, having handles outwardly-biased by a spring and a removable, flexible lever member can be a second spring. The biasing force can thereby be adjusted by employment or removal of flexible lever member. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6813832 | Scissors type implement for sectioning and retaining a candle wick A scissor-type implement for use in removing a trailing end of a candle wick. The implement includes first and second elongated handle portions pivotally connected together at an intermediate location and each terminating in an opposing and inter engaging wick secti... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6757979 | Secateurs with a cutter blade and an anvil which interacts with the cutter blade An anvil of a set of secateurs can be displaced in relation to a supporting limb on a swivel axis to permit alignment of the anvil with an edge of a cooperative cutting blade. A bolt and nut are arranged in a hole of the secateur limb to prevent rotation of the nut.... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6751866 | Cuticle cutting instrument A cuticle cutting instrument has tubes rotatably disposed in each other and forming two working endings, cutting elements provided on the endings, handles fixed on the tubes, a return spring installed between the handles, and a tubing connection for communicating wi... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6625888 | Pruning device A pruning device includes a blade mounting jaw and an opposing jaw. A blade is removably mounted on a blade mounting portion of the blade mounting jaw to cut vegetation positioned between the jaws as the jaws are closed. A blade retainer is movable betwee... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6581293 | Device in connection to hole punching pliers arranged to punch holes in a skin protection plate for stoma bag A pair of hole punching pliers, so-called stoma pliers, is arranged to punch a hole in a skin protection plate for a stoma bag. The hole punching remedies of the pliers consist of a hole socket (16) and a holding-up plate (18) for the same. During the pun... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6513245 | Tube cutting pliers A pinching tube cutting device to transversely cut a tube made of a plastic material. The device consists of two handles attached to each other in a pivoting movement around an axis wherein one handle contains a cutting blade at its end while the end of t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6473969 | Tool for the hygiene and cutting of cuticles, fingernails, and toe nails A tool for the hygiene and cutting of cuticles, fingernails and toenails, wherein two interchangeable jaws, provided with respective cutting blades, are removably supported by two jaw holders connected to respective handles for gripping the tool itself; t... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6473972 | Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus that includes a handle, a first arm and a second arm. A hinge pin pivotally supporting the first and second arms about a pivot point adjacent facing ends of the arms. A cutter blade is supported from at least one of the first and secon... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6425183 | Ring cutting tool A ring cutting tool for cutting a ring which encircles tubing, the ring cutting tool having a first member with a jaw at one end and a handle at the other end, a second member having a jaw at one end thereof, and a handle at the other end thereof, the fir... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6305086 | Pin cutoff tool A pin cutoff tool employs shears to sever pins. The pin cutoff tool is formed in a pliers-like configuration, with working surfaces formed within the jaws, and a pair of handles situated in working arrangement opposite a pivot point to provide leveraging ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6105256 | Cutting shear A cutting shear which is formed of a pair of members pivotally mounted in a scissors arrangement. Each member has a jaw member and a handle member, and within one of the handle members is mounted an internal chamber which is closeable by a removable cap l... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5987752 | Tool for farriers An improved farrier nippers formed from two elongated members including handles, pivot regions and jaws. Blade members are formed separately from each elongated member and brazed into shelves of the jaws of the elongated members. Neck regions of the jaws ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5920990 | Wire cutting tool with integral holding means A wire cutting tool includes a jaw defining a cutting edge and at least one cavity disposed in sufficient proximity to the cutting edge so that a wire being cut by the cutting edge is swaged into the cavity and held therein after the wire has been cut.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5890295 | Complex action cutting device The present invention is a compound action complex pivotal multi-planar cutting device. It is pivotal between four distinct pivot points and it includes a handle portion and a jaw portion which are attached to one another. The jaw portion may be curved or... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5876416 | Surgical knife A surgical knife especially suited for surgical procedures such as a tympanoplasty comprises a handle having a proximal and a distal end, with a curved blade rotatably carried on a post on the distal end of the handle. The blade extends radially outward f... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5862597 | Super bolt cutter A mechanical cutter for cutting solid materials. It comprises left and right cutting jaws which are moveably connected by a rear hardware unit and rotate about this pivot point. The cutting jaws have opposing curved cutting edges which close but form an o... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5860985 | Ophthalmic instrument for cataract surgery An ophthalmic instrument for removal of the natural cataractogenious lens includes a distal end portion configured to be received through a small incision into the anterior capsule of the eye. This distal end portion includes a pair of opposed jaw portion... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5507096 | Flushcutter A cutting tool for cutting an object flush against a surface from which it protrudes is disclosed. The cutting tool comprises a first jaw member which includes a blade having a cutting edge. A second jaw member is pivotally connected to the first jaw memb... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5454410 | Apparatus for rough-splitting planks A mechanical hand tool converts random-sized boards or planks into small, uniformly sized pieces suitable for use as kindling wood for stoves, fireplaces, and campfires. The device as a whole works on the principle of pincers or nippers, comprising two ha... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5357830 | Cable cutting apparatus with mechanism for preventing erroneous cable cutting A cable cutting apparatus incorporating a mechanism for preventing the erroneous cutting of the cables in use, which is both inexpensive and simple. This cable cutting apparatus includes a cutting mechanism having cutting blades for cutting a cable; a cor... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5301431 | Hand-held cutting tool A hand-held cutting tool can make repeated precision cuts into hard materials after being repeatedly exposed to highly corrosive and oxidizing conditions. The cutting tool comprises a pair of interactive stainless steel complementary members, each member ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5272810 | Garden shears having a cutting blade and an anvil cooperating with it In garden shears of this type, the anvil and/or the cutter are adjustable with respect to the cutting edge of the blade. For this purpose, the anvil has slots which may be linear or curved and are set at an angle with respect to the cutting edge. These sl... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5214854 | Spring-biased nipper A spring-biased nipper has a pair of handles connected for pivoting movement toward and away from each other. A helical spring has first and second cylindrical ends and a relatively wide central portion which tapers toward each end. One end of the spring ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5003695 | Compound action anvil snips A pair of cutting snips includes a pair of handles which are mounted to a pair of blades. Located on one of the blades is a pivotably mounted self-aligning anvil. When the handles are squeezed, the blades come together in such a manner that the workpiece ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4400876 | Spring devices A spring, particularly adapted for use with hand tools, comprising springy material formed into a flat, V-shaped configuration wherein the end region of one of the arms is adapted for removeable affixation to one of the elements to which the spring is to ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4141141 | Wire cutter A hand operated cutter for cutting insulated wire of fine guage ranging in size from 24 to 32 American wire gauge. The wire has a central cylindrical metal core of copper, which may be unplated or covered with a nickel, silver or tin plating. The wire cor... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4137630 | Pincers The pincers comprise two pincer legs pivotally mounted on a pivot pin about a common pivotal axis. Each leg has a handgrip portion and a head portion. The head portions extend toward each other in open arches and have cutting edges which meet in a cutting... | 02/06/1979 |
