Abstract: A flushing and flow guiding device for an electric nose hair cutter includes a spiral guiding plate located at an outer periphery of an inner blade seat. The spiral guiding plate has an outer radius, smaller than an inner radius of an outer blade seat. By a rotation of the inner blade seat, the spiral guiding plate can drive detergent filled in an inner barrel inside the outer blade seat. By rotating the spiral guiding plate clockwise or counterclockwise, the detergent can be sucked in from a front end of the outer blade seat of the nose hair cutter and then expelled through a periphery at a lower end of the outer blade seat, or can be sucked in from the periphery at the lower end of the outer blade seat, and then expelled through the front end, in order to flush nose hair debris in the blade seat.

Abstract: The powered tubing cutter is a hand held, mechanical device driven by a motor for cutting tubing/piping. The device comprises a housing, a drive plate, a main drive shaft, a cutting assembly having a cutting blade, a cam plate and a chain drive secured to a motor housing, having a handle, by a mounting bracket. The chain drive is powered by the motor, which causes the main drive shaft to rotate. The cutting assembly is pivotally secured to a pin on the main drive shaft. The pipe/tube to be cut is placed into the hole in the center of the housing and the main drive shaft. As the cutting assembly rotates with the main drive shaft the cam plate forces the cutting blade into cutting engagement with the tube/pipe.

Abstract: A rotary blade holding tool for facilitating safe and firm grasping of a rotary blade during removal includes an elongated bowed sheath having an end opening for receiving a rotary blade therein such that the sheath surrounds an end of the rotary blade.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the push-pull stripper-scraper comprises a single stripping blade and a quadruple-edged scraping blade. The stripping blade accommodates a sliding carrier plate which incorporates guide channels for sliding along the stripping blade. The carrier plate is adapted to retain the scraping blade, thus, the scraping blade moves in unison with the carrier plate as it shifts in position along the stripping blade. The carrier plate, stripping blade and scraping blade also include apertures through which a fastening means secures these respective components but which nevertheless selectively permits movement of the carrier plate along the stripping blade. Significantly, the device allows a user to switch between using the stripping blade and scraping blade, respectively, without changing tools. This is particularly advantageous when using the device in conjunction with an extension pole.

Abstract: An assisted opening folding knife having a blade with an engagement surface extending generally radially outwardly with respect to the pivot axis of the blade. A cantilevered leaf spring contacts the engagement surface and immediately urges the blade to the extended position upon the blade pivoting through a predetermined angle from the retracted position. An elongated engagement member is pivotally connected to the handle and configured for pivoting between a blade locking position and an unlocking position. In one embodiment, the cantilevered leaf spring also urges the engagement member towards the blade locking position. The engagement member automatically locks the blade in the extended position, and the cantilevered leaf spring, the blade, and the engagement member all substantially extend in the pivot plane.

Abstract: A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the guide surface so that a piece is cut off from cuttable material moved on the guide surface in the surfaced in the guide direction toward the blade. The offset between the blade and the guide surface determines the cutting thickness. The appliance further comprises an exchangeable insert for modifying the cutting thickness.

Abstract: A cleaning device for a shaving apparatus, includes a container for receiving the shaving apparatus. The container is at least partially filled with a cleaning fluid. The cleaning device of the invention also includes a device to limit the immersion depth of the shaving apparatus in the container dependent on the level of the cleaning fluid.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns embodiments of an improved chainsaw guard. The saw guard includes a pivotable guard arm that may include downwardly extending saw chain guarding walls. In particular embodiments, the guard arm is pivotally connected to a mounting bracket, which is adapted to accommodate mounting the guard to the bar studs of various chainsaws having different bar stud spacing. The mounting bracket may be swept back to facilitate mounting to a wide variety of chainsaw models. The guard arm may include a handle adjacent the chainsaw housing to permit the guard arm to be lifted away from the guide bar so as to provide access to the upper run of the saw chain such as to perform maintenance or to permit positioning of the saw chain against a work piece in an undercutting operation.

Abstract: In a shaving implement a handle is provided that includes a body section and an end portion projecting outwardly therefrom. An axle member is rotatably coupled to the end portion for selective angular movement relative thereto. A razor cartridge is coupled to the axle member and includes at least one razor blade that defines an at least partially exposed cutting edge. The razor cartridge is rotatably moveable with the axle member and the detent is provided for releasably retaining the axle member and thereby the razor cartridge in the user selected angular position relative to the handle.

Abstract: A blade of ceramic material is treated to enhance the strength and sharpness of the cutting edge. In one embodiment, ceramic particles along at least one margin of an edge-forming face are fused, such as by a laser treatment. The edge mardin can have a hard ceramic coating of a different ceramic material such as a nitride of chromium, zirconium, titanium, titanium carbon or boron. The hard ceramic coating can be used alone or in conjunction with the laser treatment. The invention includes the methods of treating the edge, both to form the hard ceramic coating and to fuse the particles by scanning with laser, such as an ultraviolet laser.

Abstract: A shaving apparatus includes a razor blade, a reservoir for containing a non-solid shaving aid material, at least one conduit extending between the reservoir and one or more ports, and a pump in fluid communication with one or both of the reservoir and the conduit. Movement of the razor blade actuates the pump, and the pump transfers shaving aid material from the reservoir to the one or more ports.

Abstract: The invention comprises a tool useful for the manipulation of a wire. The tool includes a first body portion, a second body portion substantially translationally coupled to the first body portion, and a wire engaging member. The wire engaging member has a first section partially carried on the first body portion and a second section partially carried on the second body portion. The first and second sections of the wire engaging member exert compressive force on the wire when the first body portion and the second body portion are translated towards each other.

Abstract: A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends; a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from one of the longitudinal ends; and a fork extending integrally from a remaining one of the two longitudinal heads.

Abstract: A utility knife has a blade carrier defining a blade support surface movably mounted in a housing between retracted and extended positions. A catch is mounted on the blade carrier and is movable between a first position engagable with a blade seated on the blade carrier and substantially preventing the blade from moving relative to the blade carrier, and a second position spaced away from the blade located on the blade carrier and permitting removal of the blade from the blade carrier. An actuator is mounted on the blade carrier and is operable to move the blade carrier between the retracted and extended positions to, in turn, move a blade located on the blade carrier between retracted and extended positions, and move the catch between the first and second positions to release a blade from the blade carrier. The housing has a nose portion that defines the blade aperture and is made of a more wear-resistant material than the other portions of the housing.

Abstract: A cutting member for a shaving razor includes an elongated metal blade having a cutting edge, a blade end, a tapered portion near the blade end and a uniform thickness portion extending from the blade end to the tapered portion, and an elongated bent metal support that has a platform portion, a bent portion and a base portion extending downward from the bent potion. The platform portion extends forward from the bent portion to a front end. The platform portion includes an attachment area that is spaced from the front end and the bent portion, and a flat portion that includes and extends beyond the attachment area. The uniform thickness portion of the blade is supported on the platform portion and secured thereto at the attachment area, the tapered portion extending forward beyond the front end of the platform portion.

Abstract: A shaving assembly for simultaneously applying a shaving preparation and removing hair in a single step includes a base having an upper end, a lower end and a hollow space between the upper and lower ends, whereby the hollow space defines an opening at the upper end of the base. The shaving assembly includes a receiver for a razor, such as a cartridge receiver for a razor blade cartridge, that is connected with the base and that is disposed at the opening at the upper end of the base. The cartridge receiver has a perimeter and the opening at the upper end of the base completely surrounds the perimeter of the cartridge receiver. The hollow space of the base is adapted for containing a shaving preparation, such as a soap cake, a liquid soap, shaving cream or a body wash and may be combined with skin beneficial ingredients and/or scent.

Abstract: A pair of scissors including a pair of scissor pieces, each having a handle and a blade, and a pin, which connects the two scissor pieces so that they may be opened and closed. The cutting edges of the two blades intersect each other at an intersecting point that moves along a predetermined movement path when the two blades are opened and closed. A cap accommodates the two blades. The cap includes an engaging slit detachably engaged with at least the pin to keep the two blades accommodated in the cap. A slit is formed in the cap. The slit is located at a portion of the cap, which accommodates the two blades, corresponding to the movement path. The scissors improves safety regardless of whether or not the scissors are being used.

Abstract: A long blade of a knife has first and second working end portions disposed at opposite sides of the blade central portion. The central portion of the blade is pivotally attached to a handle such that, in a first position, the first working end portion is exposed for use and the second working end portion extends along the handle, and in a second position, the second end portion of the blade is exposed for use and the first end portion of the blade extends along the handle. A spring biased locking mechanism is provided to retain the blade in either of the first or second positions.

Abstract: A razor blade is provided, which achieves improved safety in use and reduced cutting resistance to an object to be cut such as beard and hair, as compared with conventional razor blades. This razor blade can be obtained by using, as a silicon thin sheet, a single crystal silicon material such as Si wafer or a polycrystalline silicon material including relatively large silicon crystal grains, forming at least one opening in the silicon thin sheet by chemical etching, and forming a cutting edge made of silicon single crystal by ion beam etching without machining such that the cutting edge projects into the opening and has a nose radius of 0.5 ?m or less, and preferably 0.1 ?m or less.

Abstract: The can opener is a side-cutting opener with handle levers which pivot vertically towards and away from one another. A rotary cutter wheel is normally retracted to a position inside one of said handle levers, but is thrust outwardly to cut into the rim of the can when the handle levers are squeezed together. A drive wheel engages the rim and is rotated by means of a rotary drive handle to cut the top off the can. Spreading the handle levers apart causes the cutting wheel to retract at the end of the cutting operation to release the cut-off top of the can.