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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249548 | Apparatus for cutting corrugated metal sheet An apparatus for cutting a corrugated metal sheet is disclosed. The apparatus includes a table, a clamp assembly, and a cutting tool. The clamp assembly has a lower frame and an upper frame. A lower vibration absorbing pad is supported by the lower frame, and an upp... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219586 | Cutter A cutter 10 having a support member 12, a handle member 30 which is movably coupled to the support member 12, and a pair of cutting members 39, 40 which are attached to the handle member 30. The cutter 10 includes a s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7152515 | Wire cutter for artificial flower stems Cutter suitable for artificial flower stems. Typically, plastic coated wire stems are cut with hand cutters to various lengths in preparing artificial floral arrangements. The invention requires far less physical effort by the operator than is required when using co... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147548 | Grinding and cutting head A grinding and cutting head adapted to be mounted with a rotating disk of a grinding and cutting machine. The head includes a plate having a first surface which mounts at least one carrier. The carrier includes a vertical slot along one side which extends upwardly f... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140288 | Device for shaping a food product A method and cutting device makes incisions in an elongated food product, like a hot dog or sausage, to form a pattern or character after the product is cooked. One form of the cutter includes a hinged housing into which the food product is positioned. The housing i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6997092 | Cutting apparatus A photo cutting apparatus includes a support, a press, a linkage and a cutting device. The press is movably mounted on the support. The linkage is for pressing the press. The cutting device is arranged between the support and the press for separating photos develope... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945148 | Miter saw with improved safety system A miter saw is disclosed having a base, a blade supported by the base, a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade, and a reaction system associated with the detection system to cause a predetermined action to take place... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918332 | Paper punch device A paper punch device includes an elongate base having a first end, a second end, a top side and a length greater than nine inches. A compartment is positioned within the base. An aperture positioned adjacent to the first end extends through the top side into the com... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904684 | Strapping packaging device A strapping packaging device includes a compressing device, a cutting device, a strap-rolling device and a strap-pressing device. The eccentric cam of the compressing device is actuated to rotate by an operating rod, and the eccentric cam presses down a slide base t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880440 | Miter saw with improved safety system A miter saw having a base and an arm that pivots toward the base is disclosed. A blade is supported by the arm, and is designed to cut workpieces resting on the base when the arm and blade pivot downward. The saw includes a detection system configured to detect one ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6840145 | Device for trimming corner or sheet member A corner trimming device includes a base having a seat and a platform to support sheet members to be cut or trimmed, the base includes a channel formed between the seat and the platform. A cutter blade includes a bar engaged into the channel of the base and secured ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6826988 | Miter saw with improved safety system A woodworking machine is disclosed having a base, a blade, a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade, and a reaction system associated with the detection system to cause a predetermined action to take place upon detect... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6813983 | Power saw with improved safety system A miter saw having a base and an arm that pivots toward the base is disclosed. A blade is supported by the arm, and is designed to cut workpieces resting on the base when the arm and blade pivot downward. The saw includes a detection system configured to detect one ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6182548 | Guard and control apparatuses for sliding compound miter saw A guard assembly for a saw or other cutting device includes fixed and movable guards relatively pivotal by way of a linkage assembly having two links pivotally interconnected coaxially with a cam roller engageable with a cam surface for controlling relati... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6112631 | Mechanism for paper dispenser A towel dispensing mechanism includes a frame upon which a quantity of paper is stored on a supply reel. An extending portion of paper pulled through an exit slot of the housing rotates a paper feed roller rotatably supported within the frame, causing an ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6016733 | Card corner cutter A card corners cutter includes a body having a top surface with two sides and a bottom, the two sides each having a tube attached thereto in which a spring is received. Two guides extend upwardly from two sides the top surface. A passage and a slot are re... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5946997 | Plastic stringline cutter apparatus In accordance with the invention, a plastic stringline cutter apparatus is provided which includes a base, an upright stand, and a faceplate that permanently connects unitary through which a slot with an oval acclivity or syncline is provided which accept... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5852964 | Safety mechanism for right angle shear When power failures or breakdowns occur, an apparatus that is able to hold the upper blade in the raised position without using the drive source and increase the safety and facilitate maintenance and inspection. The work cutting apparatus that cuts by a pair o... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5787779 | Chop/table saw arrangement A saw (10) comprises a frame, a table (12) mounted in the frame and adapted to adopt two positions. A pivot member (14) is on a first side of the table and a saw assembly (16) is pivoted (at 18) to the pivot member. A blade (26) is journalled in the assem... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5638730 | Plastic paper punch with axially reciprocable punch heads A paper punch comprising a one-piece die body, a one-piece press body, and a plurality of one-piece punch heads; the die body and press body being pivoted along a rocking axis for a rocking motion between an inactive position and an active position, the p... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5555785 | Paper slitting device with integral spring biasing means A paper slitting device having first and second pivotally mounted platens with an integral biasing spring between them. The spring is formed by a resilient member extending from the first platen toward the second platen. The resilient member has a free en... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5513548 | Chop/table saw with parallelogram arrangement A saw (10) comprises a frame, a table (12) mounted in the frame and adapted to adopt two positions. A pivot member (14) is on a first side of the table and a saw assembly (16) is pivoted (at 18) to the pivot member. A blade (26) is journalled in the assem... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5209151 | Tape cutter In a tape cutter capable of cutting a tape completely and enhancing the durability of the cutter blade, a cutter holder is rotated by the engagement of a holder gear portion with a lever gear portion according to the rotation of an operation lever so that... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5134912 | Tab tape singulation apparatus and method An apparatus and method for cutting strip or reel form of TAB tape into individual sites ready for further processing. In addition, a lead plating buss may be removed at the same time. A universal and adjustable apparatus includes preferably two cutter as... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5065653 | Twist-shearing apparatus An apparatus for shearing extruded stock includes a stationary die and a rotatable die mounted adjacent one another wherein the rotatable die moves through a limited angle of rotation through the operation of a cam acting on a lever linked to the spindle ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5052258 | Cutter A cutter for repeatedly cutting identical size pieces from a larger sheet of a semi-brittle and semi-rigid material includes an outer jaw affixed to a base and an inner jaw affixed to an arm that is resiliently connected to the base. The upper jaw include... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4996901 | Tape advancing and cutting mechanism A dispensing and cutting mechanism for film or the like comprising a frame structure, means for holding a supply of film, an advancing roller structure for moving film from the film supply, means to drive the advancing roller structure, and a cutting stru... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4951540 | Shingle ridge cap cutter A shingle ridge cap cutter utilized for cutting uniform sections from roof shingles comprising a frame along which a shingle is guided to a manually operated cutter that comprises spaced blades that are moved to sever a section of the shingle. The cutter ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4941381 | Portable business card slit cutter A portable business card slit cutter includes a base member and cutting member which is rotatably affixed to the base member. A pair of triangular shaped cutting blades are affixed to the cutting member and a corresponding pair of receiving slits are posi... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4893535 | Slot-punching device A device for punching two parallel narrow slots in a sheet of paper at 45 degrees to one edge of the sheet and spaced apart slightly less than the corner-to-corner diagonal dimension of a card which is to be attached to that sheet by inserting diagonal co... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4869142 | Desk-top circular saw A desk-top cutter with a saw blade inclining mechanism, including a turntable rotatably provided on an upper surface of a base, a fence disposed above the turntable for supporting a workpiece on the upper surface of the base, a holder supported inclinably... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4827818 | Portable roofing felt slitter A compact, portable cutter device adapted to slit rolls of roofing felt into two or more webs of selective widths for application to a commercial roof. A rigid, box-like external housing is adapted to be supported upon a roof surface near the area where t... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4567802 | Mortise and bevel cutter A mortise and bevel cutter (10) includes a base (11) and a table (12) mounted thereon for rotation. A platform (22) is mounted for pivotal movement on table (12). A cutter assembly which includes a blade holder (40) and blade (45) is mounted on a handle (... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4553463 | Portable wood cutting device A chain saw mounting assembly wherein a chain saw is pivotally mounted at the motor housing end, on a support frame, for pivotal movement in the cutting plane of the saw blade. A throttle actuator on the assembly regulates the speed of the cutting chain b... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4503744 | Cleaving device for optical fibers An optical fiber cleaving device having a movable scoring element mounted between a movable arm and a fiber support member. The scoring element is responsive to the movement of the movable arm to move relative to both the movable arm and the fiber support... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4492139 | Device in a microtome for relative movement between the knife and specimen holder Device in a microtome in which a knife (1) and a specimen (2) are displaceable with respect to one another in two perpendicular planes, one of which is parallel to the cutting surface and the other is parallel to the knife edge, for obtaining a cutting mo... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491046 | Paper cutting device for a printer A paper cutting device for use in a printer for cutting off a sheet of recording paper. A first cutter blade is supported on a frame of the device and a second cutter blade pivotably supported on the frame is movable over the first cutter blade to cut off... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4489633 | Sawing device and associated clamp and safety cap A sawing device comprising a frame 1, a clamp provided with mutually displaceable jaw 18, at least one of which is provided with a screw sleeve 26 co-operating with a screw spindle 19, the length of the screw sleeve together with the thickness of the jaw ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4471679 | Modular force application device A force is applied to a tool, such as a strip steel knife, a counter-holder or the like, through a linear pneumatic drive including a pressure expandable hose closed at its ends which expands in a given direction. The hose, a reaction plate and a force ou... | 09/18/1984 |
