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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419339 | Drill thread milling cutter The invention relates to a drill thread milling cutter (1) for producing a bore and for the subsequent milling of a thread in the bore, said drill thread milling cutter (1) having a working region (2), on the circumference (3) of which a ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350313 | Device for cutting and marking a metal cable Device for cutting and marking a metal cable (16), comprising means (12, 18) for cutting the cable (16) and marking means (20) for marking the cable (16) with a mark at a predetermined distance (d) from the cutting plane (C), cutti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7159319 | Tube cutter having retractable tool device A tube cutter includes a handle having a chamber to slideably receive a casing of a tool device, the casing includes an aperture and two side openings communicating with a U-shaped groove, a tool member includes a shank rotatably received in the aperture of the casi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7089668 | Plastic pipe cutting device A plastic pipe cutting device for both cutting and filing a plastic pipe has a semi-circular top sleeve and bottom sleeve. A top guide track is connected to the top sleeve and a bottom guide track is connected to the bottom sleeve. The top guide track and the bottom... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7028360 | Multi-functional hand tool for punching holes and inserting fittings in irrigation pipes A multi-functional hand tool for punching holes into plastic piping and for inserting fittings, primarily intended for use in making holes in irrigation pipes of all sizes, with holes of 2–5 mm in diameter, and for inserting drips and sprinklers into the pipes. Th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6901823 | Reversible magnetic ratcheting spud wrench The reversible magnetic ratcheting spud wrench is a spud wrench having a ratcheting head in place of the typical open-ended U-shaped wrench head. The combination ratcheting spud wrench eliminates the need for a construction worker to use a separate ratchet wrench fo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6862766 | Hand tool for expanding pipe ends and pressing sleeves onto fittings A hand tool for expanding an end of a pipe to insert a fitting therein and for pressing a retaining sleeve over the pipe and fitting. The tool includes: (a) a replaceable, expandable head for insertion within an end of the pipe; and (b) a gripping and pressing membe... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6698048 | Motorized device for cutting and cleaning a piece of pipe A motorized device for cutting and cleaning a piece of pipe for more quickly and efficiently working with piping. The motorized device for cutting and cleaning a piece of pipe includes a housing that has a pair of opposite ends and at least one pair of pr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6360578 | Tool for restoring roundness to pipe couplings A hand tool for restoring roundness to an open end of a pipe coupling formed of copper or the like. The tool has a series of sections of non-concentric grooves of increasing diameters separated by ridges over which the open end of the coupling is slipped.... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6349624 | Sprinkler tool The tool of the present invention comprises two handle/body members each pivotally coupled to a respective end of a generally straight, rigid stem. Each handle/body member is adapted to function as a handle when positioned transversely, preferably at 90 d... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6226823 | Tube cutting device A tube cutting device for cutting tubes, holding a reamer, and containing measuring devices. The tube cutting device includes a base portion, having a facing wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a bottom wall and a top wall. A first b... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6134997 | Tube cutter and method Hand held tool having a pair of gripper rollers and a cutter roller, all of which grip and hold the tube to be cut. An electric motor in the casing drives the gripper rollers and rotates the tube. A second motor in the casing moves the cutter roller into ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6106370 | Pipe cleaning and burnishing tool and method The pipe cleaner attachment includes a housing, a shuttle, and a shuttle guide. The housing has a closed end, an open end, a key and two brush levers and brush pad guide slots. The shuttle guide is a rod clamped in a bore through the closed end of the hou... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6079302 | Saw and saw blade for simultaneously cutting and beveling A saw for simultaneously cutting and beveling including a cut-off saw, a cutting blade, and a beveling blade. The cutting blade cuts simultaneously while the beveling blade bevels. The beveling blade preferably has a head with two faces annularly connecte... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5853272 | Plastic pipe end forming tool A plastic pipe end forming tool to form both inside and outside bevels on a pipe end. An elongated body has a cavity constituting a cylindrical channel. A pair of opposed protrusions extend into the cylindrical channel to form a V-shaped space to receive ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5829142 | Motorized tool having rotatably driven workpiece accessories A motorized tool allows one or more operations to be performed on a workpiece, such as cutting and/or conditioning a surface of a pipe or a pipe fitting or receptacle. The motorized tool includes a cutter and/or one or more rotatably driven accessories, s... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5490747 | Multi-purpose arrow assembly tool A multi-purpose arrow shaft assembly tool is provided having several implements capable of being received within a handle. One of the implements is an insert ardor over which point inserts and nock inserts may be placed which the inserts are heated and in... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5435673 | Multi-purpose arrow assembly tool A multi-purpose arrow shaft assembly tool is provided having several implements capable of being received within a handle. One of the implements is an insert arbor over which point inserts and nock inserts may be placed which the inserts are heated and in... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5363530 | Pipe joint cleaner A pipe joint cleaner device primarily for plastic pipes which after being cut are to be joined together comprising an open tapered cone member having a plurality of sharp raised projections on both the exterior face of such cone and on the interior face t... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5245795 | Pipe support apparatus Spaced, parallel mounting plates include a first clamp rod orthogonally directed through a lower end of the clamp plates, with a guide pipe orthogonally directed through the mounting plates spaced from the first clamp rod. A second clamp rod is orthogonal... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5184531 | Sprinkler broken tube removal apparatus A tool member is arranged for ease of removal of broken sprinkler tubes typically formed of PVC pipe. The tool structure includes an elongate plate having a handle orthogonally mounted adjacent an upper distal end thereof. Projecting to the lower distal e... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5142825 | Hand-held elongated stock material cutter An elongated portable frame is provided including front and rear ends and a mid-length laterally outwardly projecting tubular handle for containing a battery pack. The front end of the frame journals a saw blade therefrom and the saw blade is driven by an... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5064320 | Controlled depth cartridge case camfering tool A controlled depth cartridge case chamfering tool and method for use thereof in firearm cartridge loading and reloading operations, which enables the adjustably set repeatedly uniform taper chamfering of the mouth interior of a sized and trimmed cartridge... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5058327 | Tubing and fitting stripper A tubing and fitting stripper is provided and consists of a T shaped housing carrying three different sized wire bristle sleeves in each leg so that an end of a copper tubing of a matching size to one of the wire bristles sleeves can fit therein allowing ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5004383 | Tube reaming and deburring device A tube reaming and deburring device (10) for deburring and beveling the edges of a tube end (12). The tube reaming and deburring device (10) comprises an inner edge cutting assembly (18) and an outer edge cutting assembly (20) mounted on opposite ends of ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4997320 | Tool for forming a circumferential projection in a pipe A tool comprising a turning bar, a pipe supporter, a handle to turn the pipe supporter and a turning disc to rotate the turning bar. The turning bar fits and rotates in the central hole in the pipe supporter and forces two steel balls to move outward in t... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4899409 | Manual tool for preparing tube ends for jointure A manual tool for preparing tube ends and/or pipe ends for jointure is provided, to perform the functions of scraping for cleaning, scarifying, deburring and abrading to remove grit and foreign matter such as solder, solder drops, chemical substances, or ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4847997 | Tubing cutters A tubing cutter having a first handle with a jaw-like element connected by a precision pivot point to a second handle with a second jaw-like element. The interior face of each jaw-like element is provided with a semicircular cutout. Each jaw-like element ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4611358 | Device for tube cutting, reaming and bending The hand held device of the invention is adapted for cutting, reaming and bending tubing. The device includes as discussed above a bender body member having a tubing guide track, a bender bracket having a bender flange, a rotatable cutting wheel, and a re... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4553280 | Water hose fitting tool An implement (10) for effecting repairs to a garden hose assembly (30) comprising a central hub element (16) having a plurality of arm elements (17) radially projecting therefrom and bearing a tap unit (12) a die unit (13), a removal unit (14) and an inse... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4349928 | Multi-purpose plumbing tool The multi-purpose plumbing tool is designed specifically for use with copper tubing to enable cutting and preparation of cut ends and associated fittings for soldering on a job site. Basically, the tool includes a frame supporting a motor driven high spee... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4347634 | Precision pipe cutter and reamer combination A precision hand-held pipe cutting tool is provided utilizing an elongated body which is hand-gripped and contains an axially aligned motor, and a rotating saw blade parallel and adjacent to an angularly adjustable dial with a variety of depth limiting no... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4016614 | Combined reamer and screwdriver A combination screwdriver and reamer has a blade with edge means for deburring the internal diameter of cut conduit or tubing. An effective tool is provided to serve as a general purpose screwdriver having the added reaming or deburring capacity. The tool... | 04/12/1977 |