Abstract: The cover for a nail clipper is made of plastic and is mounted over the cutting end of the nail clipper. The cover is movable from a position shielding the jaws of the nail clipper to a position permitting access to the jaws of the nail clipper. The cover includes a front wall to shield the jaws in the first position and an opening to provide access to the jaws of the second position. Shoulders are provided on the upper ends of the side walls to define a stop for abutting the nail clipper in the second position.

Abstract: A holder for a safety razor is presented which also contains a sponge reservoir. The sponge reservoir is at one end of the holder and contains lubricating fluids within the sponge and reservoir. At the other end of the safety razor holder is a handle end which is slotted. A safety razor is placed in the holder by placing the razor blade head end in the sponge reservoir and the razor handle into the holder handle slot. When the blade of the safety razor is pressed into the lubricating sponge, the fluid keeps the blade relatively free of the corrosive effects of oxidation of the air, debris from shaving or other dulling factors. The blade may be lubricated by pressing it against the lubricated sponge as needed. The effect of using the safety razor holder is to keep blades sharper, to provide smoother and more comfortable shaves, and to allow the user to apply an appropriate amount of lubricating or softening oils to the razor blade.

Abstract: A scraper having a body portion with a front edge and a cover portion slidable relative to the body portion. The blade is received in the body portion with its cutting edge extending beyond the front edge of the body portion. The cover portion is movable relative to the body portion from a retracted position exposing the blade cutting edge to an extended position overlying the blade cutting edge. The cover portion is held in its retracted and/or its extended positions by locking mechanisms on the cover portion and on the body portion which cooperate with each other to hold the cover in its retracted and/or extended positions.

Abstract: A simple miter guide uses planar sheet material to define an overlay panel, a saw guiderail and depending lumber guides and spacers which orient the lumber at a predetermined angle relative to the saw blade and space the guide over an underlying surface. The guide is designed specifically for construction lumber such as two-by-fours and two-by-sixes, and is used by placing the guide on a flat surface, and feeding the lumber into the guide from the back until it is properly aligned for the saw cut. The guide and lumber can be aligned to establish an orthogonal square-cut, or an angle-cut such as 45 degrees. A saw guiderail guides the end of the saw foot as it moves across the saw support raceway, spacing the sawblade adequately from the guide to prevent damage, and permitting an angled undercut to be made. Means to mount the guide to an underlying surface are provided, although unmounted operation is useful too.

Abstract: In a pair of scissors, particularly hairdresser's scissors, with a pivot joint consisting of a pivot screw (1) and a screw nut (18), where the pivot screw (1) is connected to one scissor blade (21) in an essentially non-rotating fashion, play between the pivot screw (1) and the one scissor blade (21) is to be prevented by providing the screw nut (18) with an annular groove (10) in its inner wall, in which an annular body (11) made of flexible material is located, the inside diameter of which is smaller that the thread diameter of the pivot screw (1), and by the screw nut (18) additionally having a flexible moulding (22) on its inner face, which contacts the screw nut (18) and the wall of the drilled hole (20) in the one scissor blade (21) when under pressure.

Abstract: A can opener of the type having a housing, a motor, a feed wheel for rotating a can about its axis, a gear assembly connecting the motor and the feed wheel, and a cutter for severing a can lid from a can includes a cutter control associatively connected to the cutter and operable to bias a switch contact to a closed position while the cutter is severing the can lid from the can and to automatically open the switch contact after the can lid has been severed, the cutter control comprising an integrally formed spring operable to engage an armature mounted on the housing, and a cutter support plate supporting the cutter and associatively connected to the cutter control, the cutter support plate operable to lower a magnet assembly into contact with the can lid when the cutter is moved into contact with the can lid and to raise the magnet assembly and the can lid when the cutter is raised from the can after the can lid has been severed from the can.

Abstract: A power skinning knife having a single substantially disc shaped blade driven in continuous unidirectional rotary motion with a pair of blade shields on opposite sides of the blade covering most of the blade and exposing only a limited depth arcuate cutting region of the blade between the perimeter of the shield and the cutting edge. The blade is driven by a pneumatic motor that is geared to turn first and second toothed pulleys connected by a toothed belt. The blade may be circular or lobed and mounted concentrically or offset to provide either a smooth or pulsing cutting action. The tool may also include a wiping element which removes debris from the blade edge before it enters the tool housing and a steeling element which can be actuated by the operator's thumb while the tool is being used to sharpen the blade.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for accurately removing preselected lengths and thicknesses of insulation from an electrical cable. This is accomplished by making a circumferential cut of preselected depth and distance from the end of the electrical cable, through the use of a guide tool in combination with a first cutting tool. Following the circumferential cut in the insulation, the end portion of the electrical cable is secured in a substantially stationary position through the use of one or more clamping devices in combination with a fixturing body. The insulation layer is then removed through the use of a cylindrical cutting tool guided by a guide body into the end of the electrical cable. This second cutting tool is forced axially along the length of the electrical cable and rotated with respect to the cable so as to perform a circular cutting of the cable insulation in an axial direction from the end of the electrical cable to the location of the previous circumferential cut.

Abstract: A scalpel including an elongated handle having an engaging surface located on the handle, a blade carried by the handle adjacent one end thereof and a guard movably mounted to the handle for sliding movement relative to the handle between a protective position covering the blade and a retracted position exposing the blade for use. The guard includes side members extending downwardly from an upper surface. The side members are positioned adjacent opposite sides of the handle and the resiliency of the guard forces the inner surfaces of the side members into engagement with the engaging surface of the handle. The guard is movably along the engaging surface in response to sliding movement of the guard relative to the handle. In a further form, the guard is slidable into a permanently locked position relative to the handle, thereby preventing reuse of the scalpel and inadvertent exposure of the blade.

Abstract: A safety razor having two independent separate shaving heads for shaving with and against the grain by pulling the handle of the razor across a working surface, then turning the handle about its longitudinal axis and using the other head by pushing the handle to shave against the grain. The shaving head used by pulling is mounted at an angle with respect to the handle and the head used by pushing is mounted substantially parallel to the handle.

Abstract: A power tool braking system includes a brake movably mounted to a frame of the power tool and a system for automatically moving the brake to a braking position. The brake has a first portion with a braking surface and a second portion. The system for automatically moving the brake to a braking position comprises a throttle of the power tool having a trigger with a section adapted to engage the brake second portion to move the brake to its braking position upon release of the throttle by a user.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for peeling the husk from produce such as garlic cloves in which cup means are provided with circumferentially spaced, inwardly biased prongs that converge toward an exit end, the prongs having gripping members adjacent the exit end. A plunger is provided for pushing the garlic meat relative to the husk while the husk is being held by the gripping members. In the method, the husk is held and gripped at the circumferentially spaced locations while the meat is pressed axially of the husk relative to the husk while the husk is being gripped. Preferably, the husk is simultaneously scored or cut as it is gripped to split the husk.

Abstract: An adapter for use with a circular-type saw for controllably making incisions in a tubular member comprising a base having an elongated slot therein, means for attaching the base to the saw in such a manner that the slot receives a portion of the blade of the saw, and means for removably mounting the saw upon the tubular member in the area of the intended incision. The base has a top and bottom surface and is attached to the saw in such a manner that the top surface of the base faces the saw. The mounting means is attached to and projects from the bottom surface of base. The mounting means has first and second perpendicularly intersecting, substantially V-shaped channels. The second V-shaped channel substantially overlaps the slot. The portion of the saw blade received by the slot is operative within the slot and the second V-shaped channel.

Abstract: A hand-operated cutting tool in the form of shears having handle portions and cutting portions pivoted so that the cutting portions may be rotatably moved toward and away from each other. The cutting portions each include a pair of cutting edges angularly disposed with respect to each, providing an included angle there between which is obtuse. As the cutting edges are rotated toward each other, a first portion thereof are brought into sliding, overlapping contact for shearing a flexible material such as flexible ducting and a second portion thereof are brought in sliding, overlapping contact for cutting wire.

Abstract: A hand-held cutting tool can make repeated precision cuts into hard materials after being repeatedly exposed to highly corrosive and oxidizing conditions. The cutting tool comprises a pair of interactive stainless steel complementary members, each member having a handle portion at one end and a cutting portion at the other end. The cutting portion comprises a hardened tool-steel insert forming the tool's cutting edge. The surface of each member is hard chrome plated except for the hardened tool-steel cutting edge. Each member comprises a recessed portion of complementary size and configuration to accommodate interaction between the members. A washer resides between each member to accommodate unwanted space and a screw is used to hingedly join each member together so that the cutting edges are aligned in an opposed fashion directed toward each other. The tool's cutting portion, including both cutting edges are coated with a refractory material.

Abstract: 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 internal cavity, a unitary actuating member mounted in the cavity in the handle and head, a circular blade supported by the actuating member for movement between a storage position and an operating position with respect to one of the planar surfaces, the actuating member including a spring for biasing the blade to the storage position, and a resilient latch for locking the actuating member in the operative position.

Abstract: The scalpel includes a handle mounting a scalpel blade at one end and having a slot opening through and between its opposite sides. A guard, including two side members straddling the handle, is mounted for sliding movement between a protective position overlying the blade and a retracted position exposing the blade for use. The side members are connected by an element extending through the handle slot and one or more resilient fingers in the slot cooperates with the element to detent the guard in one of the positions. In a further form, the guard is slidable into a permanently locked position relative to the handle, thereby preventing reuse of the scalpel and inadvertent exposure of the blade.

Abstract: An oscillating wet shave razor with a battery powered motor rotating an eccentric element within the head portion of the razor handle to generate an oscillating vibration signal which is transmitted to the razor blade cartridge to desensitize the facial nerves from the discomforts of shaving. The vibration which is transmitted to the cartridge is partially damped in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the cartridge that engages the user's face so that the blades mounted in the cartridge tend not to chop at the whiskers of the user's beard during shaving.

Abstract: The invention relates to an eating utensil for counting the number of bites the user consumes in accordance with a specific diet plan regulating the fat intake by the user. The eating utensil has an illuminated display which changes depending on the number of bites consumed by the user. A push button is activated each time the user lifts up a fork full of food from the plate. An associated set of cards carries the names of the food items and the particular number of bites allowed to be taken depending on the fat content of that food item.

Abstract: Synthetic fiber safety cutting scissors comprising a pair of first and second elongated scissor blades, each having an inner side and an outer side and a continuous cutting edge, a plurality of non-cutting protrusions part of the blade, and a gripping means; and a means for pivotally securing said first and second scissor blades to each other with said inner sides facing towards each other such that the said cutting edges cooperate with each other to cut strands of synthetic fiber. It has been found that with the protrusions that foreign objects such as fingers may be prevented from being intersected at the cutting edge.