Abstract: A compound action shears having a pair of blades interconnected for reciprocation between open and closed positions, one of the blades having a serrated edge with the inner surface of the blade being beveled to provide a curved surface rearwardly of the serrated edge, and the other blade having a cutting edge positioned to engage the beveled surface rearwardly of the serrated edge.

Abstract: This invention relates to a peeling device for cable which can hold various diameter of cables by adjusting the height of its V-shape cable holder, furthermore the angle of cutter of this peeling device can be changed so as to do a radial cutting, spiral cutting or an axial straight cutting, the invention being composed of an outer shell, a V-shape cable holder, a cutter seat, an adjusting cover, a torsion spring, an adjusting bolt and a tension spring, wherein the outer shell being composed of two semi-shells, the adjusting cover being screwed into the cutter seat, the cutter being enclosed by a spring and installed inside the adjusting cover so as to adjust the extending length of the cutter by turning the adjusting cover, on side wall of the cutter seat having a thumb rod which extending out from the fixing groove of the outer shell and can be positioned in some position so as to change the angle of the cutter to do a radial cutting, a spiral cutting or an axial straight cutting.

Abstract: A razor for removing hair from the human body self-cleans when placed under a stream of flowing water. The razor contains a water inlet located along the handle more than half-way to the head portion which is adapted to receive a stream of flowing water. The razor also contains a water outlet located in the head portion behind and in close proximity to the leading edge of the blade. An internal channel connects the water inlet to the water outlet.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a long-hair trimming device for dry shaving apparatus, with a stationary cutting comb provided with a bent flange on its rear side, with a toothed blade assembly capable of reciprocating longitudinally thereof in a rectilinear direction and urged there-against by means of springs, and with a spring mounting means fastened to the flange and providing the abutment for the springs, wherein the blade assembly is configured as a thin cutting blade mounted flat and fixedly on a supporting structure, wherein at least one angle lever cooperating with the springs is pivoted at the spring mounting means, the free lever arm extending in the direction of the supporting structure in the area of the teeth of the cutting blade and cooperating with the supporting structure under spring action, and wherein, next to the guide of the blade assembly directly on the inner surface of the flange further means for guiding the blade assembly are provided on the side of the spring mounting means proximate

Abstract: A drywall measuring and cutting tool has a guide riding the edge of a sheet of drywall and, normal thereto, a graduated rod. A knife is fastened to the rod, and can be rotated for shallow or deep cuts. The guide has an opening through which passes the graduated rod. Idle rod length thus projects away from the knife, avoiding interference with the floor of a drywall truck when cutting drywall carried by the truck. When making repeated narrow scores, measurement and addition of numbers possibly including fractions are avoided by aligning graduation marks with score lines. Adjusting for new width cuts is performed without tools. The knife is adjustable for right or left hand operation.

Abstract: A cable stripping tool is set forth of the kind that includes a first and a second leg, the first leg is provided with a fitting for at least one cutter, optionally fitted in a removable cutter cassette, and of which the second leg is provided opposite the fitting with a seating for receiving a cable from which insulation is to be removed and for supporting the cable in a position at right angles to said cutter, the legs being pivotable relative to one another in a longitudinally extending central plane containing both of the legs against the action of a resiliently flexible or bendable spring device which mutually connects said legs and which is operative to resiliently bias the legs towards a working position in which a cable positioned in the seating is resiliently pressed against the cutter or cutters in the fitting.

Abstract: A collet for attaching a blade to a surgical saw is biased toward a closed position in which the blade is securely clamped between a drive member and a clamping member. A rotational movement of a knob is converted into a translational movement of the clamp to open the collet. A mechanism is provided for maintaining the collet in the open position for simplified operation and cleaning.

Abstract: A swivel axe having a swivel shaft which is attached to a striking means at one end of the swivel shaft. A holed-flange is provided at a connecting end of the swivel shaft. The swivel shaft and a main shaft are connected by means of a ball-lock-pin which is inserted through the hole in the holed-flange and a hole in the connecting end of the main shaft. A push button latch release allows the swivel shaft to rotate upon the ball-lock-pin. Means are provided to lock the swivel shaft in vertical relation to the main shaft so that the striking member attached to the swivel shaft will not reverse momentum upon impact with an object.

Abstract: The present invention is a folding pole hedge trimmer, which is capable of operating at unusual heights, twenty (20) feet or more from the ground. It includes an elbow joint in which the upper hollow pole and the lower hollow pole can be folded for easy storage. The present invention utilizes a very light-weight reciprocating cutting head used for hedge trimming, shaping of tree crowns, cypresses, bougainvilleas and other tall growing plants. The present invention relates to a spring biased mechanical cable drive. The present invention is designed to reduce the weight, complexity and cost of the spring biased mechanical cable drive.

Abstract: A hand tool having a pair of pivotally connected handles connected to a cutting blade and anvil so that on movement of the handles toward each other the blade rotates toward the anvil and the anvil moves toward the blade to cut an object located between the blade and anvil.

Abstract: A compact, hand-held cutting tool for manually girdling trees. The tool is generally L-shaped and includes an elongate body portion having a leading end and a trailing end, and a handle extending laterally from the trailing end for gripping by the operator. The elongate body portion has a substantially planar guide surface for contacting an outer surface section of the tree to be girdled. A generally U-shaped cutting blade is pivotally coupled to the elongate body proximate the trailing end. The angle of inclination of the cutting blade relative to the guide surface is adjustable to achieve an optimum depth cut in trees of varying diameter.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an electric shaving apparatus having a housing and a shaving head assembly which is adapted to pivot relative to the housing about a pivotal axis Z and is comprised of a shaving plane formed by at least one outer cutter having arcuate extensions to the longitudinal sides of the shaving head frame, and of at least one inner cutter operatively associated with the outer cutter and driven by a drive mechanism, wherein the inner cutter is coupled to the drive mechanism arranged in the housing by means of a coupling member in a manner permitting pivotal movement about the pivotal axis Z.

Abstract: A composite knife and shears apparatus provides a larger knife blade and a smaller knife blade that closely conform in a closed position so that the smaller knife is contained within the periphery of the larger knife. A pair of handle members form handles for the shears in open position and abut to define an overall composite handle with generally continuous outer surface in a folded, closed position. The top of the larger blade has a recess that holds an object to be sheared.

Abstract: A spaghetti tool has a shaft that has a grippable portion and a base portion, which is located at a first end the shaft and from which protruding elements extend. In one embodiment, the shaft forms a substantially semi-cylindrical channel into which uncooked spaghetti can be laid. Markings on the inner wall of the shaft, corresponding to the height to which the uncooked spaghetti reaches in the channel, indicate the amount of spaghetti so that the correct amount of uncooked spaghetti can be measured out to yield a desired amount of cooked spaghetti. The markings can be letters or numbers to indicate either the number of portions or a numerical quantity corresponding, for example, to spaghetti weight. In another embodiment, the protruding elements are of substantially constant length and are arranged in parallel rows and/or columns with predetermined row/column separations.

Abstract: A cutting implement employing a pair of rollers placed vertically one above the other, the rollers having sharpened edges that slightly overlap and touch each other at a selected position, forming a cutting point where they touch. When the rollers are rotated, the sharpened edges form a continuous cutting edge for cutting material such as most paper and plastics. The rollers are provided with a degree of toe-in in the direction of rotation to insure that they remain in contact with each other during the cutting process. The rollers are rotatably mounted to a stiff carrier to provide dimensionally predictable location of the rollers with respect to each other, and to insure the smooth flow of material through the rollers as the material is being cut.

Abstract: A shaving apparatus comprises a housing provided with a first shaving member having a first cutting edge and with a second shaving member having a second cutting edge, which second shaving member is drivable relative to the first shaving member, the movement of the second cutting edge relative to the first cutting edge in a plane transverse to the cutting edges being composed of the movements in two main directions in this plane. The second shaving member is provided with a carrier mounted in the housing so as to be movable in both main directions and the carrier comprises two surfaces which extend transversely of the main directions and which engage against a rotatably drivable cam disc.

Abstract: A paper cutter particularly one comprising a base, a cutter holder, a blade, a spring wire, an adjusting spring plate, an adjusting knob, an intermediate plate, and a top cover in which a notch is designed at a corner of the base for extension of a blade, the cutter holder is pressed by the adjusting knob with a plurality of protuberances of different diameters to adjust the extent of blade extension for cutting of paper of different thickness without damaging paper beneath it, and the cutting is proceeded by sliding a flange of the base on the paper to assure precise cutting.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a guide bar for guiding the saw chain of a motor-driven chain saw. The guide bar of the invention has a lamellar configuration and is not made of three parts as are conventional guide bars. Instead, the guide bar of the invention is made of two side parts. The two side parts are connected by means of spacers which are configured as projections on at least one of the two side parts. The side parts can be frames having large inner openings and are preferably stiffened. The connected frames define a composite frame which can be filled with plastic. The spacers determine the spacing of the side parts and therefore the width of the guide groove for the saw chain. The invention is also directed to a method of making the guide bar.

Abstract: A lockable knife and block assembly having a knife block having a plurality of slots for housing a plurality of knife blades. Each knife blade is provided with a notch for engaging a spring-loaded locking and latching means located at the top and front of each slot. A spring-loaded biasing means is positioned at the bottom and front of each slot to bias a blade entering a respective slot toward the spring loaded latching means. A push button release mechanism is attached to each locking and latching means for disengaging a knife blade latched thereto.

Abstract: A force-multiplying device includes a base or stationary structure and three levers all pivotally mounted on the base and each having a force input end and a force output end and being arranged in a folded configuration such that each lever extends from the force input and to the force output end thereof in a direction generally opposite to that of adjacent levers in the series. The pivot point of each lever is closer to its force output end than to its force input end so that the force delivered at the output end is greater than that applied at the input end. The base and the output lever may operate as a pair of opposed jaws, each carrying a removable force application device for different applications such as cutting, crimping, punching, lifting and spreading. The input lever and the base structure may be configured as handles of a hand-operated tool and the levers may be arranged to either open or close the jaws in response to movement of the handles together.