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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7681319 | Cutting wheel assembly The present invention is a portable compact cutting wheel assembly designed to be easy and convenient to use for cutting food items. The cutting wheel assembly includes a handle, a rotatably attached cutting blade and a conformal blade cover that fits over the cutti... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7434319 | Circular cutter A circular cutter comprises a circular blade mounted to a front end of a handle via a shaft assembly, in the handle is disposed a slide member for controlling a hood having a T-shaped hole, the T-shaped hole is located correspondingly to a center of the circular bla... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7363710 | Rotary cutting tool assembly A tool assembly comprising a primary tool including a housing internally mounting a rotary cutter blade with a portion of the blade exposed for a cutting action, and a cover for selectively protectively enclosing the cutter blade of the primary tool, the cover also ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340836 | Hand tool for measuring and cutting A combination tool for measuring and cutting materials such as drywall is disclosed. The tool includes a mount formed by first and second housing portions, the first and second housing portions defining a path terminating at an opening at one end of the mount. A tap... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7290340 | Circular cutter A circular cutter comprising a circular blade mounted to a front end of a handle via a shaft assembly, in the handle is disposed a slide member for controlling a hood, the hood is formed with a T-shaped hole located correspondingly to a center of the circular blade ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7234383 | Chip holder A rotating shaft (23) is inserted through an axial center of a cutter wheel tip for scribing a brittle object. The rotating shaft (23) is integrally provided with the cutter wheel tip. The rotating shaft (23) is inserted into supporting holes ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222778 | Multifunctional device for supporting a container lid A multifunctional device for supporting a lid of a container in order to protect an item stored within the container is provided. The support device includes a generally planar upper member. The support device also includes at least one leg member detachably connect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204023 | Rotary cutter A rotary cutter includes a housing, a swing member rotatably attached to the housing and having a trigger extended out of the housing and having a curved slot and an enlarged opening communicating with each other. A button is slidably engaged through the housing, an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188424 | Cutting wheel A cutting device in accordance with the present invention is deal for use in cutting pizza and other “flat-bread” like cuisine. For example, in accordance with various embodiments, a cutting device is provided which exhibits improved functionality and ease of us... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181848 | Multiple use rotary cutting device A multiple use rotary cutting device having an accessory cutting mechanism for use with prepackaged food products such as pizza. The rotary cutting device provides multiple functions which enhance the convenience of use. The device further minimizes the quantity of ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152380 | Apparatus and method for repairing popped wallboard nails An apparatus and a method for repairing nail pops in a wallboard is disclosed. The apparatus can be placed In a first state in which it acts as a cutting tool and can be used to cut a bore hole into a wallboard to separate a popped nail from the wallboard. The appar... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134209 | Disc cutter A pizza cutter has a hollow semi-circular shaped handle having a convex curved radiused top edge to facilitate use and reduce hand stress. A removable cutter wheel has outwardly extending axles having protrusions on the outer ends thereof that have a snap fit relati... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134129 | Data storage disc carrier with self centering and locking structures A disc holder for holding at least one media storage disc during rotation includes a central hub arranged for rotation about a central axis. The hub includes resilient centering arms which are arranged to provide an outwardly directed centering force on an internal ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7073263 | Hand-held tool with discal blade A hand-held tool includes a body having a handle, a discal blade rotatably supported at a tip end of the body, a cover for covering the discal blade at one side in a thicknesswise of the discal blade, an operating member connected to the cover for reciprocal movemen... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040208 | Cutter cassette and cutting device A cutter cassette mechanism includes a holding mechanism for holding a cutter blade in a completely inserted state and an extending mechanism for protruding the cutter blade from the case holder. The cutting blade is held in the holding mechanism when not used, and ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6931814 | Devices for positioning and tapering the edges of adjacent wallboards and methods for using same An apparatus is disclosed for reshaping a butt joint formed by a pair of adjacent butt edges of mounted wallboards. The apparatus has tapering means, which includes a body with a pair of beveled surfaces for contacting and simultaneously tapering the adjacent butt e... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6862812 | Cutting device A cutting device (1) for floor coverings, intended for cutting or starting a tear of seams, includes a base body (2) with at least one blade (3) that is mounted on the base body (2), and a contact edge (4), formed on the bottom sid... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6675689 | Circular blade unit A blade unit for cutting sheet material including a base member assembly mounting a circular blade and a cover member for detachable engagement with the base member assembly. The base member assembly includes a supporting wall having a circular upper edge... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6643936 | Hand-held rotary cutter A hand held rotary cutter comprising a first handle including a head at one end thereof for receiving a blade and a second handle pivotally connected to the first handle. The second handle includes a rotating member at one end thereof. The rotating member... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6591503 | Pizza cutting and eating tool A pizza cutter and eating tool has a fork portion, an elongated handle connected to a rearward end of the fork portion. A cutting wheel mounting area is located in the handle adjacent the rearward end of the fork portion. An elongated longitudinal slot is... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6502313 | Edge trimming tool An edge trimming tool for trimming the edge of a piece of material. The edge trimming tool includes a trimming head rotatably attached to a handle. The trimming head defines a first cylindrical section having a peripheral surface and a pair of substantial... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6484407 | Food cutting utensil A food cutting utensil, (e.g., a rotary pizza cutter) includes a disc and a handle that are selectively connectable together. The disc has a first side, a second side and a central through bore that is substantially aligned with an axis of the disc. A rim... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484405 | Rotary wheel cutting apparatus with a spring-biased blade cover A rotary-blade cutting apparatus which includes a spring-biased cutting-blade cover. The cover is spring biased to a closed position and includes a projection for manually applying a hold-open force to rotate and hold the spring-biased cover in an open or... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6460254 | Cutter Around a push button formed on an arm 3, teeth are disposed at a regular angle, and around the push button inserting hole in a handle 4 grooves are disposed corresponding to the teeth, thereby, by biasing the arm 3 with a compressed coil spring to engage ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6438850 | Roller cutter with retractable and removable cutter wheel A roller cutter has a partially circular housing having a slit extending in from receiving a cutter wheel, which can be selectively shifted between an extended cutting position and a retracted position enclosed within the housing to protect the cutter whe... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6327783 | Rotating and locating structures of protective shield of round knife A round knife including a handle which is provided in a head end thereof with a slot for receiving pivotally a round knife blade and a support frame. The slot is provided with a protective groove for retaining and locating the support frame. When the supp... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6282794 | Rotary cutter with a blade cartridge The present invention is directed to a cutter having a disposable blade cartridge, a grip for handling by a user, and a coupling arrangement for coupling the cartridge to the grip in such a manner to prevent undesired rotation of the cartridge with respec... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6189218 | Grip-type lockable cutter knife A gripping type of cutter knife wherein a knife blade can be locked into both the retracted and projected positions. This cutter knife includes a locking mechanism of which construction and handling are simple. In this cutter knife, a knife blade is proje... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6154967 | Rotatable pivoting cutting tool A tool is described as including a pivotable guide member through which a rotatable cutting blade extends. As the cutting tool is advanced over the object to be cut, the guide member pivots in response to contacting the object which allows the object to b... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6094824 | Rotary cutter A rotary cutter has a handle, a rotary blade having a cutting edge, a protective member for covering the blade, a lock mechanism for locking the protective member, and a brake mechanism for applying rotational resistance to the blade. The blade is rotatab... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6065215 | Cutter wheel A cutter wheel which can form a deep slit on an article to be cut so that the article can be broken easily along the slit and a perpendicular cut surface can be formed reliably when the article is broken along the slit. The cutter wheel is a disk-shaped m... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6044565 | Physiologically appropriate hand-held cutter for fabric and sheet goods A physiologically appropriate hand-held cutter for fabric and sheet goods comprising a rotary cutter blade encased within a handle that includes a recessed depression within the handle surface essentially proximate the area of the handle enclosing the bla... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5836229 | Glass scribing disc A glass cutting disc forms a scribed line on a surface of a glass product along which the glass product can be broken when an external force is applied thereto. The glass cutting disc includes an outer peripheral portion radially outwardly beveled to defi... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5765289 | Rotary cutter A rotary cutter includes an elongated handle having a gripping portion connected to a platform having a peripheral edge. A generally circular blade is rotatably mounted on a shaft extending through an aperture formed in the platform. The cutter also inclu... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5711077 | Double blade actuator for a hand held cutter blade assembly A rotary cutter including a handle, a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle and having a planar surface on each side, the handle and head having an interval cavity, an actuating member mounted in the cavity in the handle and head, a blade suppo... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5649365 | Blade and cover assembly for a multiple function cutting tool An assembly including a wheel-shaped cutting blade and protective cover may be attached to a multiple function cutting tool by inserting an engagement member of the assembly into a connecting chamber of the tool and securing the member to the tool with a ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5632090 | Deglazing hand tool A hand tool comprising an angular handle, a circular blade and a hand guard permits efficient removal of caulking in window units.... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5569285 | Scalpel with rotary depth guard A scalpel includes a circular blade rotatably attached to one end of a handle. A circular depth guard having a diameter smaller than that of the blade is rigidly and coaxially connected thereto. The depth guard includes tractional knurls arranged around a... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5555625 | Rotary cutter A rotary cutter employs a disc blade removably mounted on a cylindrical bearing surface portion carried to upstand from adjacent one end of a handle and a swing arm movable between a retaining position in which it overlies the disc blade and a release pos... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5504998 | Manual cutting wheel A rotating cutter for cutting pizza or other planar objects. The inventive device includes a substantially U-shaped handle with a rotating cutting wheel mounted to the base of the handle. The handle is oriented relative to the cutting wheel such that a do... | 04/09/1996 |