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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6941662 | Shaving head assembly for a lint shaver A shaving head assembly for a lint shaver includes a transmission shaft rotatably received inside the casing and having a V-shaped cutout defined in a distal end of the transmission shaft. The blade assembly has a blade seat with a V-shaped extension extending from ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6711822 | Single rotary blade grooming trimmer A single rotary blade grooming trimmer for sculpting and trimming eyebrows in an attractive arched shape. The single rotary blade grooming trimmer includes a housing with a generally L-shaped configuration having upper and lower ends, and upper and lower portions. T... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6665943 | Substantially circular blade hedge trimmer A hedge trimmer is provided with a substantially circular housing and a substantially circular blade having a plurality of cutting elements thereon. The substantially circular blade is mounted within the substantially circular housing and adapted to rotat... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6381853 | Rotary cutting device having adjustable tension A tensioning means for a rotary handpiece is described in which the handpiece (2) is characterized in having a planar rotating blade (12) provided with a plurality of teeth and a plurality of cutting elements (22) capable of moving reciprocally in a linea... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6151785 | Pen-shaped hair clipper A shaving apparatus is provided including a housing having an inboard portion and an outboard portion having a hollow configuration. Also included is a flexible wire mesh having a circular configuration being mounted within an end of the outboard portion ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5659957 | Hair-cutting device A hair cutting device has a movable arm for holding a comb and a mechanism for driving the movable comb which combines light weight with hardness. The mechanism to drive the movable arm comprises a bar screw rotated by a drive motor and a ring that ascend... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5513435 | Nail fin removal tool A tool for removing nail fins from vinyl window frames comprising either a pneumatic wrench or an electric hand drill driving a tool having a slot into which cutter wheels project along with toothed rings above the cutter wheels. The toothed rings move th... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5060380 | Hair cutter with comb A hair cutter has a housing with a part-cylindrical cutter head and a comb member. The cutter head comprises an outer shear plate having a number of perforations and an inner cutter assembly. The inner cutter assembly includes a rotary shaft carrying a pl... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5031320 | Vacuum hair cutter A hand held vacuum hair cutting device containing a turning plate, a stationary plate, and a positioning plate which can be adjusted to cut hair to a desired length. An electric motor turns a flexible rotating nylon trim line which is located between the ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5025559 | Pneumatic control system for meat trimming knife A pneumatic control system for a meat trimming knife in which an annular cutting blade of the knife is rotated by a flexible cable driven by an electric motor mounted remote from the knife. A diaphragm mounted in the handle of the knife is compressed by t... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4985999 | Hand-held clipper for removing entangled fibers from the surface of fabrics A hand-held clipper for removing entangled fibers from the surface of fabrics has a grip handle with a cutting head. The cutting head comprises a perforated shear foil and cutter blades rotating in shearing engagement with the interior face of the shear f... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4670982 | Hair cutter An open bottom housing containing motor driven cutting blades is placed on the head and the hair if drawn up into the housing and through the cutting blades by an upward air flow through the housing. This air flow is produced by a suction connection at th... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4419821 | Shearing unit A shearing unit for sheep and removing wool from a pelt by an endless or rotary cutter having a serrated cutting edge to operate at high speed. The endless belt cutting blade (1) is supported by a frame (3) with a comb (4) to maintain distance between the... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4324043 | Handpiece for meat-trimming knife An improved handpiece for a meat-cutting tool of the type having a cutting blade rotatably mounted on a blade holder which is mounted on one end of the handpiece. A flexible drive cable enters the opposite end of the handpiece and is drivingly engaged wit... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4215451 | Dehider A dehider having a novel housing and blade gear assembly and a novel bearing and blade grease system. The novel housing and blade gear assembly permits the dehider's head to be easily disassembled and reassembled for blade changing or sharpening purposes ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4055890 | Grass trimming device The trimming device has a blade driven by a shaft to have each end pass over cutting teeth at the edge of a circular cutting plate. The drive mechanism is a motor having an enclosed speed reducing unit for driving a shaft at a low speed when rotating the ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4037323 | Grass trimming device The trimming device has a blade driven by a shaft to have each end pass over cutting teeth at the forward edge of a circular cutting plate. The drive mechanism may be a belt or a gear train driven by a motor which is mounted on a frame to which a top and ... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3945116 | Rotary shear with improved cutting assembly A portable hand-held shear for cutting grass and the like comprising a housing enclosing an electric motor and forming a handle. The motor includes an output rotary shaft which, through a gear train, drives a rotary blade. A stationary bed knife assembly ... | 03/23/1976 |
