Abstract: A cutter includes a platform, two handles, a blade, a lever, two pawls, a helical spring and a torque spring. The platform is connected to the first handle. The lever includes a ratchet formed at a rear end and a block formed on a side. The blade includes a rear end formed with a slit for receiving the block. The first pawl is pivotally connected to the second handle. The torque spring includes an end in contact with the first pawl and another end in contact with the second handle for keeping a tip of the first pawl engaged with the ratchet of the lever. The second pawl and the handles are pivotally connected to one another. A helical spring includes an end connected to the second pawl and another end connected to the lever. The tips of the pawls are alternately engaged with the ratchet.

Abstract: A rod cutter apparatus includes a rod holding plate having a rod opening for receiving a rod to be cut; a cutting member having a central opening defined by a cutting edge, the central opening being substantially aligned with the rod opening; and a drive assembly connected between the rod holding plate and the cutting member to cause oscillation of the cutting member relative to the rod holding plate, wherein oscillation of the cutting member relative to the rod holding plate cuts a rod in the rod opening.

Abstract: A hand pruner having a first and second handle, the first handle having a hook, formed at a far end, the second handle having a cutting blade formed at the far end. The first handle and hook and second handle and blade pivotally connected for movement with respect to each other. The blade and second handle having a cup formed between the blade and second handle. The hook and first handle having a cup formed between the hook and first handle. The cutting edge of the hook is formed along two concave intersecting arcs of different diameters, the smaller diameter arc located next to the pivot. The cutting edge of the blade is formed along two convex intersecting arcs having diameters that complement the two concave arcs in the hook cutting edge.

Abstract: A multifunctional pruning shears for one step cutting and step by step cutting wherein a first cutting section, a first connection section and a first pivot section are disposed to a front section of a first scissor body of a first driving member; a second driving member has a second connection section; a front section of a second scissor body has a second cutting section, a driven section and a second pivot section; and the driven section is driven by a first linkage and a second linkage to prevent the pruning shears from being damaged due to excessive force imposing.

Abstract: According to inventive techniques, a trimmer includes a fixed blade and a moveable blade. The fixed blade may include a focal aperture comprising a focal point, a radial extension region extending in a radial direction away from the focal point of the focal aperture and including a primary plane, and an arcuate region extending in a dimension away from the primary plane of the radial extension region. The moveable blade may include a focal aperture comprising a focal point, a radial extension region extending in a radial direction away from the focal point of the focal aperture and including a primary plane, and an arcuate region extending in a dimension away from the primary plane of the radial extension region.

Abstract: A hair trimmer includes a handle having a housing including an actuation assembly rotatable relative to the housing, and a blade assembly including a reciprocating blade, a stationary blade and a blade assembly housing, the blade assembly constructed and arranged for being detachably engaged to the actuation assembly in a plane of rotation of the actuation assembly.

Abstract: A pair of cutting jaws are provided for a hydraulic or electric pressing tool. Each jaw is formed in the manner of a lever, with a driving portion and a working portion, which extend in opposite directions from a pivot axis. The working portion is reduced in its thickness by half or more in comparison with the driving portion.

Abstract: Portable electric tool including a body configured to act as a handgrip and at one of the ends of which there is mounted a moving active member, the movements of which are brought about by an actuator, characterized in that the moving part is equipped with an oriented magnetization magnet that can be moved past a magneto-resistive sensor fixed to a fixed element of the body. The trigger is equipped with an oriented magnetization magnet that can be moved past a magneto-resistive sensor fixed to a fixed element of the body. The portable electric tool further includes an electronic board for analyzing the information emitted by each magneto-resistive sensor according to the inclination of the magnetic field lines presented to it, in order to control the operation of the actuator so as to position the moving part accurately according to the position of the control device.

Abstract: The invention provides a pair of hairdressing scissors having a joint structure for joining a blade body of the hairdressing scissors. The joint structure enables a blade member and a finger ring member constituting the blade body to be easily assembled and separated from each other. The joint structure provides satisfactorily stable, firm and accurate joint performance and excellent design features. A blade member is formed with an engagement concave portion as an open plane in the base portion thereof and a finger ring member is formed with an engagement-protruding piece in the base portion thereof. When they are engaged and brought into close contact with each other, the engagement-protruding piece and the engagement concave portion are positioned and oriented properly as viewed in a width direction thereof. Thus, the blade member and the finger ring member can be stably assembled in a separable manner.

Abstract: A branch scissors structure with an adjustable structure includes a main body and an adjustable structure. One handle of the main body has a wedging opening at a front end near a blade, and a slot is recessedly formed at a bottom wall of the wedging opening. The adjustable structure located corresponding to the wedging opening has a connecting block, a restricting block, a pressing unit and a restricting unit. The position of the restricting block can be adjusted, so that the restricting block can protrude and lean against the outer periphery of the blade through the opening of the connecting block and forms a secure positioning when the restricting unit engages with the restricting slot. The blade can be restricted by the restricting block, and the angle between the handle and blade cab be further limited.

Abstract: A pair of scissors with an open second handle includes a first blade and a second blade pivotally connected by a pivot member. A first grip portion of the first handle surrounds the basal portion of a user's thumb, the thumb extends out of an inserting hole of the first blade in a lateral direction and presses against a first extension section, so that the user can hold the first grip portion with the thumb without bending too much at the wrist, thus enhancing stability of holding the scissors. The user's middle, ring and little fingers press against the grip section of the second handle, and the index finger rests against the second extension section. Besides, since the second grip portion is an open structure, the fingers of the user are supported but not restricted by the second grip portion, which improves stability and flexibility when using the scissors.

Abstract: This disclosure may disclose, inter alia, devices, systems, and methods for cleaning or removing contamination from a lens, or for increasing visibility of a lens during surgery. For example, a device with a handle actuated element is disclosed. The device includes a shaft that includes a rod, an element coupled to a distal tip of the rod, and a handle coupled to a proximal end of the rod. Actuation of the handle into a first position may cause the handle to be configured in a substantially hexagonal shape and may cause deployment of the element from the shaft. Actuation of the handle into a second position may cause the handle to be configured in a substantially rectangular shape and may cause retraction of the element into the shaft. The device may be introduced into an abdomen, and an element on the device can be deployed during surgery.

Abstract: The present invention may be used for removal of hair or fur from an animal. A blade holder may be rotatetably attached to a handle. The blade holder may have a body that may have a cavity that may be shaped to receive a cutting blade. A blade clamp may be disposable on a cutting blade and a fastener may be attached to attach the blade clamp and the cutting blade on the body.

Abstract: A surgical instrument having the dual functions of gripping a suture needle and cutting a suture. The instrument performs one function when the handles are pivoted together and the other function when the handles are pivoted apart. The instrument also provides for a precise suture tail length when the suture is cut.

Abstract: The invention features an indexable wear plate/piercing tip insert that is configured to be removably and repositionably attached to the front, nose portion of the upper, movable jaw of a metal demolition shears. The insert functions as both a wear plate and a piercing tip and is indexable in that a non-worn or less worn portion of the wear surface of the wear plate portion of the insert, and non-worn shearing and piercing edges of the piercing tip portion of the insert, can be presented simultaneously simply by rotating the insert 180° and reattaching it to the nose portion of the upper, movable jaw of a metal demolition shears.

Abstract: A pair of hairdressing scissors capable of adjusting the amount of hair cut comprises a first blade, a second blade and an adjustment member. The adjustment member is pivotally mounted on the first blade. The second blade is eccentrically pivoted on the adjustment member. The adjustment member can be rotated to change the relative position and the contact area between the two blades, thus changing the amount of hair cut.

Abstract: The present invention provides electric pruning shears which can improve operation convenience by increasing the operating speed and eliminating hand fatigue during pruning of fruit trees. For this purpose, the present invention provides electric pruning shears which can improve safety during handling by implementing a new type of switching means having a separate safety switch capable of being separated from a main body and put on a user's finger and reduce the volume and weight by reducing the number of parts associated with the safety switch. Moreover, the present invention provides electric pruning shears which control a motor to be reversely rotated when there is an abnormality in blades of the electric pruning shears during a pruning operation, thus escaping from the overall abnormality including motor damage.

Abstract: Ergonomic scissors are adjustable with respect to thumb offset, thumb ring rotation, and thumb/finger ring diameter, so as to enable effective control, in conjunction with unstrained wrist movements, of scissor roll, yaw and pitch. A set of interchangeable thumb rings of various inner diameters accommodate a range of anatomical thumb sizes. Each of the interchangeable thumb rings is rotatably attachable to the lower shank through multiple discrete placement openings in the bottom face of the lower shank.

Abstract: A pruning lopper with an adjustable attachment mechanism to provide for versatile cuts of tree branches and shrubs. The attachment mechanism is a ball joint that can rotate in an x-direction, a y-direction, around the axis of rotation of the pole, or any combination of the three. A pulley system internal to the pole prevents entanglement with tree branches while in operation.

Abstract: A blade set for hair clipper which has a lower fixed blade, an upper fixed blade, a movable blade assembly and a blade holder. The movable blade assembly is disposed in between the lower fixed blade and the upper fixed blade and is connected to a driving means driven by a driving unit in the hair clipper to reciprocate laterally relative to the lower fixed blade and the upper fixed blade in an operating condition. A third toothed front edge is provided at a front end of the movable blade assembly. A lower portion of the third toothed front edge cooperates with an upper portion of the first toothed front edge to define a first cutting surface. An upper portion of third toothed front edge cooperates with a lower portion of the second toothed front edge to define a second cutting surface.

Abstract: Co-axial actuated scissors for slidable positioning along a nerve for cutting the nerve or other anatomical surgical structure in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the scissors and away from the surgery site without harming adjacent tissues includes a first scissor portion having an offset handle attached to a slotted cylinder and a second scissor portion having an offset handle attached to an inner cylindrical member with the inner member telescoped within the slotted cylinder for concentric rotation therewith and the slotted cylinder and rotating member defining the longitudinal axis such that the cylinder and the rotating member include a loop end comprising a pair of cutting jaws whose cutting action is normal to the longitudinal axis and which are movable from an open position to a gripping position to a fully closed position for cutting the nerve through rotatable concentric actuation of the rotating member relative to the slotted cylinder and with detents positioned on an arcuate arm of the fi

Abstract: A wood boring drill bit or cutting pliers is disclosed comprising a cutting head made of a first material. A pocket is formed in the cutting head and a filler material is welded in the pocket. A cutting edge is formed on the filler material. The method of making the tool comprises forming a cutting head of a first material having a pocket. A filler material is welded into the pocket. A cutting edge is formed on the filler material such as by grinding or machining.

Abstract: Each of handles of a pair of scissors includes a hard core member and a soft member softer than the core member and including a contact face portion with which a finger of a user comes in contact, a bottomed recessed hole portion adjacent to the contact face portion and thinner than portions around it, and a through hole portion continuous with the bottomed recessed hole portion. When the user inserts and removes his/her fingers into and from finger rings, the contact face portions escape while compressing the through hole portions and the contact face portions tilt by using the bottomed recessed hole portions as fulcrums. Moreover, the bottomed recessed hole portions and the through hole portions continuous with each other are molded, which allows an elastic deformation property and a shape retaining property of the contact face portions to go together and also contributes to durability of the soft members including the contact face portions.

Abstract: Coated cutting implements having increased longevity, corrosion and stain resistance, a smooth and uniform appearance and color, and/or reduced friction between cutting blades are provided. The coatings on the cutting implements have at least two layers. The first layer is a metal-based layer that imparts hardness or wear-resistance to the cutting implement. The second layer is comprised of an inorganic or organic polymer.

Abstract: A knitting tool that has a measuring tape, a retractable crochet hook, a cutting blade, a counter, and a compartment for scissors, rings, and other knitting accessories combined in a single tool. The crochet hook can be retractable.

Abstract: An assembly having a first piece and a hollow second piece, the first piece having upper and lower parts which are connected by a hinge-forming part and form a space, a part of the second piece being accommodated in the space, the hollow second piece includes a cavity and a bushing is provided in at least part of the cavity, the bushing being provided at a level of a part of the hollow second piece that is accommodated in the first piece. The assembly further has a clamping unit that brings together the upper and lower parts of the first piece. The assembly relates in particular to the manufacture of tools for cutting, shearing, clamping or gripping, such as pruning shears. The assembly also concerns an assembly kit and a method for achieving an assembly.

Abstract: A drive arrangement for a hand-guided working machine for agriculture, forestry and horticulture applications. The drive arrangement comprises an electric motor, a DC power source for electrical energy, and a control apparatus for the electric motor which is fed from the DC power source. The electric motor has a specific, in particular linear, characteristic curve between the electric current which is consumed by the electric motor and the rotational speed of an output shaft of the electric motor. The control apparatus has current-limiter which limits the current which flows through the electric motor to a maximum value in order to protect the electric motor against overloading. The control apparatus limits the current consumption of the electric motor in a range of low rotational speeds to values which are considerably smaller than the characteristic curve values which are given for these rotational speeds by the characteristic curve of the electric motor, as a function of the rotational speed.

Abstract: An extended-life cutting blade is adapted for mounting on a hand-held cutting tool in multiple operative orientations. A single cutting blade may provide up to four independent shear edges, each of which has a useful life. The blade can be easily changed from an orientation adapted to cut a workpiece with one shear edge to a different operative orientation adapted to cut with a different shear edge by selecting an appropriate mount on the blade.

Abstract: A multifunction scissor configured for cutting and scraping for use in, for example, eating shellfish. The multifunction scissor can include an extension that function as a scraper. The multifunction scissor also can be configured such that the blade tips form a fork.

Abstract: An extended-life cutting blade is adapted for mounting on a hand-held cutting tool in multiple operative orientations. A single cutting blade may provide up to four independent shear edges, each of which has a useful life. The blade can be easily changed from an orientation adapted to cut a workpiece with one shear edge to a different operative orientation adapted to cut with a different shear edge by selecting an appropriate mount on the blade.

Abstract: An interchangeable head system for tools is provided, and the system comprises: a pair of handles having opposing top and bottom ends, and the top end of each of the handles is connected at a pivot point, and each of the top ends of the handles has two generally parallel walls forming a space therebetween, and the first wall has a moveable pin attached therethrough and the second wall has an aperture to receive the moveable pin; a plurality of heads, each head comprising a first and second component, each of the components has opposing top and bottom ends, and the top end of each of the components has at least one contact surface, and the first and second components is connected at a pivot point, and the bottom end of each of the components comprises at least one aperture designed to align with the aperture of the second wall of one of the top ends of the handle and to receive the moveable pin during an installment position, each of the bottom ends of the components of the head is inserted within the space fo

Abstract: A scissors-action tool whose blades or jaws are urged apart by a spring and which includes an adjustable member restricting opening movement to a limited blade or jaw separation angle during normal use of the tool, but allowing the blades or jaws to be opened to a wider angle when the adjustable member is moved to a rearward position. The adjustable member may be a rocker including an elongated hole permitting the rocker to be moved rearwardly from a normal position of engagement with a rocker pivot pin.

Abstract: An extended-life cutting blade is adapted for mounting on a hand-held cutting tool in multiple operative orientations. A single cutting blade may provide up to four independent shear edges, each of which has a useful life. The blade can be easily changed from an orientation adapted to cut a workpiece with one shear edge to a different operative orientation adapted to cut with a different shear edge by selecting an appropriate mount on the blade.

Abstract: A hand-operated multi-function cutting tool includes a first elongated member having a handle portion, a midportion, and a blade portion, the blade portion having a first cutting edge along a top of the blade portion and a second cutting edge along a bottom of the blade portion. A second elongated member includes a handle portion, a midportion, and a blade portion, the blade portion having a first cutting edge along a top of the blade portion and a second cutting edge along a bottom of the blade portion. A pivot joint unites the midportions for scissor movement of the handle portions and the blade portions about the pivot joint.

Abstract: A gardening shear includes two handles, a stationary cutting blade mounted on one handle and having a first sliding groove and a first retaining block, a movable cutting blade having a second sliding groove for insertion of the first retaining block of the stationary cutting blade and a second retaining block inserted into the first sliding groove of the stationary cutting blade such that the movable cutting blade is movable relative to the stationary cutting blade along longitudinal axes of the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove, a chain having two ends respectively fixed to the movable cutting blade, and a driving bar having a bottom mounted on the other handle and a top pivotally mounted on the stationary cutting blade and provided with a teeth portion engaged with the chain for driving the movable cutting blade to move relative to the stationary cutting blade.

Abstract: A pair of gardening shears include a first cutting member, a second cutting member, an end cap, and a sliding member. Thus, the gardening shears are used to cut branches or leaves and are available for a grafting purpose, thereby enhancing the versatility of the gardening shears. In addition, the male slip of the son plant and the female slip of the mother plant are formed by the blade of the sliding member to match each other exactly, so that the male slip of the son plant is inserted into and combined with the female slip of the mother plant rigidly and closely, thereby enhancing the grafting effect of the son plant and the mother plant.

Abstract: A cutting and serving device for pizza and similarly-shaped foods allows a user to cut a pizza into slices and serve the slices with one hand. Scissors cut the crust and toppings of the pizza and a spatula-like serving surface, projecting outward from the scissors, slides under and supports the cut slices. In the preferred embodiment, the serving surface extends vertically from the pizza. Alternatively, the serving surface extends horizontally from the scissors and is inserted under the pizza to receive the slice when it is cut. Preferably, the scissor blades and serving surface are coated with a non-stick clear polymer. The scissor blades may be held together by a swivel pin or by a hinge. The device may be collapsible for easy storage.

Abstract: A pair of improved scissors is provided herein, which separates the blades and handles of the pair of scissors into individual parts. These parts are joined at the pivot point by a locking mechanism. By adjusting the locking mechanism, the included angle between the blades and handles of the pair of scissors can be varied easily in accordance the requirement of the application. In addition, with the present invention, the handles can also be replaced by those that are safer and more comfortable to operate. As such, the stress and burden of the user's fingers and wrist can be relieved in operating the pair of scissors.

Abstract: A piercing tip assembly has two piercing tips, each having two sets of piercing and shearing edges. The tip is reversible so that the tip can be detached from the shears, its orientation changed, and replaced on the shears so a fresh, sharp set of piercing and shearing edges is exposed during use. The tips are reverse by rotating each tip and replacing the tip mounted on the right side of the jaw, and switching the tip on the left side of the jaw to the right side, and the tip on the right side of the jaw to the left side. The piercing tip assembly protects a substantial portion of the upper jaw of a metal shears from wear.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved pruning device which is capable cutting and/or retrieving or collecting items without such items being damaged or falling on the user or out of his/her reach. Thus, items which are beyond the reach of a user may thus be easily retrieved both in high or hard to reach areas, whether by distance or hazard (thorns, uneven surfaces, irritants, etc.).

Abstract: A scissors-action tool whose blades or jaws are urged apart by a spring and which includes an adjustable member restricting opening movement to a limited blade or jaw separation angle during normal use of the tool, but allowing the blades or jaws to be opened to a wider angle when the adjustable member is moved to a rearward position. The adjustable member may be a rocker including an elongated hole permitting the rocker to be moved rearwardly from a normal position of engagement with a rocker pivot pin.

Abstract: A pair of scissors has two elements that are cross-wise rotationally movably assembled in a hinge, each of said elements consisting of a blade and an arm. The arms each terminate in a ring for a user's finger. The general direction of the blades and the arms in a closed position of the scissors is making an angle large enough to place both rings on the same side of an extension line of the general direction of the blades. The blades are curved and have different lengths and heights, the upper blade being the shorter and higher and optionally provided with a protruding nose part, and the lower blade is relatively narrow and provided with a bulb shaped tip and a chamfered and/or rounded inner edge said distal end of said back edge of said upper blade has a nose part protruding a distance (n1) from the distal end of the cutting edge of the upper blade and having a distance (n2) from the cutting edge of the lower blade in a closed position of the scissors.

Abstract: A tool for cutting/crimping a workpiece, such as a cable, includes an automatic rapid blade advance such that a blade on a movable jaw of the tool advances toward cutting the cable every time the handles of the tool are closed. The automatic rapid blade advance also advances the blade on the movable jaw toward cutting the cable every time the handles of the tool are opened up until the blade on the movable jaw first encounters a resistive force from the cable. The tool also includes an automatic blade return such that the blade on the movable jaw will automatically return to its original position after the blade has cut through or crimped the cable.

Abstract: The invention relates to salon and spa tools comprising a head region and a handle region, the handle region comprising a stem, the stem having a deformable grip that is adapted to receive at least a portion of the stem into itself.

Abstract: This invention describes a hand operated, end cutting, sheet metal shear that makes cuts perpendicular to the axis of the tool handle. The shearing surfaces consist of a moving shear blade with a fixed rake angle and shear angle, cutting along a blunt anvil. The shear blade is pivotally mounted to the tool body and actuated by a toggle linkage and a movable handle. A stroke adjustment screw is incorporated into the fixed handle.

Abstract: A prune comprises a first handle comprising a jaw on a first end thereof and a handle portion on a second end thereof, a second handle having an end pivotally mounted to the first handle, a first roller and a second roller rotatably mounted in the second jaw and each including an outer periphery, and a cutter comprising a first end that cooperates with the jaw for performing a cutting function and a second end having a sliding portion. The cutter has an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of the first handle. A portion of the outer periphery of the first roller and a portion of the outer periphery of the second roller are located in the moving path of the sliding portion of the cutter for guiding the sliding portion of the cutter during relative pivotal movement between the first handle and the second handle.

Abstract: The invention relates to scissors. Hitherto scissors have been formed with rigid and identical handles to allow use in either hand, but with some discomfort to the user, or with handles specifically shaped to suit a right-handed or a left-handed user, but not both. The object of the invention is to provide a pair of scissors able to be used in comfort by both right-handed and left-handed users, an objective met by a construction comprising blades and associated handles pivotally secured together, the handles forming respective finger and thumb bows that are symmetrical about the center plane at the mid-point through their thickness, at least one (thumb) bow being formed as a rigid structure from the forward end towards the pivot to a point along the length of that bow, from where the at least one (thumb) bow has a rearward part formed from a form-stable but resilient and/or flexible material.

Abstract: A lopping apparatus includes a first handle having a first blade storage compartment. The lopping apparatus further includes a first blade member connected to the first handle, the first blade member having a first cutting portion. The lopping apparatus additionally includes a second handle having a second blade storage compartment. Moreover, the lopping apparatus includes a second blade member connected to the second handle, the second blade member having a second cutting portion. The lopping apparatus additionally includes a first connecting link pivotally coupled to both (i) the first handle at a first pivot location which defines a first pivot axis, and (ii) the second handle at a second pivot location which defines a second pivot axis. The first pivot axis and the second pivot axis define a line L. The lopping apparatus is positionable in a lopping mode of operation and a storage mode of operation.

Abstract: A scissor comprises a rigid blade with a fixed shape and an adjustable spring blade both pinned together at the end of the blade portions. The blades also comprise elongated leg portions extending outwardly from the junction with the blade portions and terminating in curved finger loops or a manipulating handle. The adjustable spring blade comprises a blade with spring like properties of the cutting edge which is continuously maintained in rotation around the fixed axis of the non-cutting edge of said rigid blade. When the scissors are open, the line of the cutting edge of the spring blade penetrates the plane of the opposing blade. This penetration stops when the scissors are closed. The rotation of the spring blade cutting edge may be clockwise or counter-clockwise but is always directed towards the sharp edge of the opposing blade of the scissors and thus continuously engages the sharp edge of the opposing blade at the cutting point.

Abstract: Umbilical scissors having birth-related indicia associated therewith. In this regard, the umbilical scissors may be labeled with the birth data or provided with engraved or embossed birth data or indicia in the form of a color-coded handle to indicate the gender of a baby. Further, birth data may be provided on a label, such as a gummed label or plate, which may be mounted directly to the scissors or to a container or frame in which the scissors are placed for permanent storage and/or display.