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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260894 | Scissor apparatus and method of using thereof A scissor apparatus including a first section and a second section pivotably connected to each other. Both the first section and the second section have a blade end and a handle end. The scissors also include a stop member attached to the handle end of the first sec... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7168168 | Knife protection device used in cutting device A knife protection device used in a cutting device; the cutting device has a tool body; the tool body having a cutting section and a handle; the cutting section having at least one cutting portion. The knife protection device comprises a protection unit installed on... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7114279 | Fishhook barb crimping tool A tool for crimping the barb defined by a conventional fishhook is disclosed. The tool includes a pair of forceps on which is carried a barb crimping element. The tool is provided for modifying a conventional fishhook to allow a fisherman to catch fish in a catch-an... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7082687 | Height-adjustable grass scissors A height-adjustable grass scissors including a main body and a pair of blades disposed at front end of the main body. A fixed handle extends from rear end of the main body. A movable handle is pivotally disposed at rear end of the main body and drivingly connected w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6966114 | Wire nipper A wire cutter having a handle, a fixed cutting blade mounted on the handle, a lever pivotally connected to the handle, and a stop on the lever for engagement with the fixed cutting blade is disclosed. The wire cutter also includes a spring to bias the lever to an â€... | 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 |
| 6928740 | Buffering member for scissors A pair of scissors includes a first handle having a ring portion, a second handle having a ring portion, and a buffering member. One of the ring portion of the first handle and the ring portion of the second portion has a radial hole. The buffering member includes a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915578 | Reversible scissors A reversible scissors comprising a pair of pivotally connected two edge cutting blade members, operating handles and ring members. Ring members are connected pivotally with and movable along the operating handles. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6748661 | “Shocking absorbing” blade stop for a folding knife A shock absorbing blade stop for a folding knife comprising; an elongated, cylinder shaped body, with o-ring grooves provided near its opposite ends. O-rings of a resilient material affixed to the o-ring grooves and the completed assembly located within the handle f... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6453561 | Effort-saving looping shears A pair of looping shears for gardening purpose to allow its user the optimal cutting angle while trimming twigs, comprised of strike jaw, blade jaw and effort-saving mechanism; within, a ratchet is provided to a pivot of the blade jaw that synchronously t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6219924 | Air bag buffer device for hand tool An air bag buffer device for a hand tool comprises a hollow bag and a plug. The front end of the hollow bag is a hollow and sealed snake-like tube. At the center of one end of the snake-like tube is formed with a round post. The center of the round post h... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5979061 | Hand-actuated scissors A hand-actuated scissors useable by an individual whose hands and fingers are weak or impaired and therefore experience difficulty in operating a conventional scissors. The scissors include a pair of blades whose cutting edges face each other, the blades ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5974670 | Multipurpose tool A multipurpose tool having two pivoted cutter blades turned with two handles to act agaisnt each other, wherein a ratchet block is turned about a pivot at a front end of one handle and fixedly fastened to one end of one cutter blade, a stop block is pivot... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5819416 | Scissors Scissors are provided having a contoured shape which allows for easy parallel surface cutting and having elastomeric, e.g., rubber, linings inserted into the finger holes of the handles of the scissors to reduce hand fatigue. These scissors are especially... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5787589 | Cutting shears particularly secateurs Cutting shears or pruning shears have one handle longer than the other handle. The tool can be used with two hands when cutting a cut-resistant object while maintaining the handiness and lightness of pruning shears for one hand.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5592743 | Shock absorber for scissor action tool The present invention relates to scissor action tools such as garden shears or the like which are provided with a pair of cooperatively engaging members united for scissor action about a joint. In particular, this invention relates to tools of the type pr... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5459929 | Tool having integral hinge member The present invention relates to hinged tools such as scissors, shears, pruners, or the like, having a force applying end with formed handles and an opposed working end consisting of a pair of blades disposed across a hinged joint through which a force ma... | 10/24/1995 |
| 4642895 | Scissors with adjustable thumb loop A scissors construction is disclosed including a first and second member pivotally mounted with respect to one another with conventional blade means being adjacent. A movably mounted thumb loop means is included interconnected with respect to the handle o... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4614034 | Compression-producing tool A tool for applying compression, e.g., a nutcracker, having a hinged pair of lever arms pin connected to a common housing. The housing contains a stopping device designed to provide a fixed crushing rotation movement to crush the nutshell without crushing... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4602432 | Shear with offset cutting edge A pruning shear with offset cutting blade is disclosed which includes in combination a pair of pivotally interacting blades which are capable of closing upon one another to sever a twig or small branch. A first blade is designed as a cutting blade having ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4528707 | Combination scissors and paper knife A combination scissors and paper knife comprises a pair of scissors members each having a blade and a handle formed integrally with each other through a pivotal portion having a pivotal hole bored therein and a clasp inserted into the pivotal holes in the... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4407069 | Scissors with cushioned stop First and second metal blades made from uniform thickness stock are fashioned into scissors which may be disposable suture scissors. Each of the blades is stamped from sheet metal, they are pivoted together, and handles extend in the opposite direction fr... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4189831 | Industrial scissors Industrial scissors having one handle formed with a ring through which fingers may be inserted and the other handle formed with an elongated arched bar having a convex surface against which a palm may be snugly seated and pressed.... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4146961 | Scissors Scissors including a finger loop and extending generally along a shank on one blade with a thumb loop on the shank of the second blade and generally perpendicular thereto. The thumb loop is adjustable along the shank of the second blade, is held in place ... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4078307 | Clipper having improved shock absorber A clipper having a pair of pivotally mounted cutter blades coupled to handles adapted to be grasped by both hands. A one-piece shock absorber of resilient material is mounted on one of the blades near the rear thereof for engagement by the other blade whe... | 03/14/1978 |
