Abstract: A utility knife in accordance with the present invention includes a handle having a longitudinal cavity, a channel member fixedly received in the longitudinal cavity, a blade carrier slidably received in the channel member and configured to receive a cutting blade, an operating button to facilitate movement of the blade carrier to a selected operating position, and a catch to prevent the blade carrier from being extended forward of a selected position with respect to the channel member.

Abstract: Tools and methods for releasing air entrapped between sheeting material and a substrate around a rivet are disclosed. The tools include movable pins biased outwardly by a resilient member. As a result, the pins can retract when encountering a discontinuity on an otherwise planar surface, such as a rivet, while still allowing for perforation of the sheeting around the rivet.

Abstract: A multi-use scissors composed of a first grip, a second grip and a blade bar which are pivotally connected with each other. A link is additionally pivotally connected between the second grip and the blade bar to form a double lever aspect. A multi-use blade sheath unit is fitted with the front end of the first grip. The top and bottom faces of the blade sheath unit are respectively formed with two kinds of blade sheaths for cutting different types of work pieces.

Abstract: A cutting guide for use with a cutting device having a blade is provided. The cutting guide includes a bracket for securing the guide to the cutting device, a base connected to the bracket for supporting mounting stresses of the bracket, an ankle having a blade receiving and aligning slot and a flexure connecting the base to the ankle, thereby providing a cutting guide that can sustain high levels of force yet retain lateral flexibility. The width of the flexure is slightly greater than the width of the blade of the cutting device, thereby allowing the cutting device employing the cutting guide to cut any kind of material that would otherwise require a workbench.

Abstract: A hand held battery powered vegetation trimmer, comprising a battery pack (4), which powers an electric motor (12) to generate a rotary output (22) and a cutting line (30) which is adapted to be rotatably driven by a line support structure (28). By introducing a reduction gear stage (24) between the motor output (22) and the line support structure (28) the speed at which the line (30) is rotated is reduced which substantially reduces the power consumption of the trimmer without reducing the cutting performance of the line.

Abstract: A cable cutting device having one handle of the cutter placed parallel and closely adjacent to the cable which is to undergo cutting. When a cable is about to be cut, the cable and the handle of the cutter are placed in a side by side relationship and both the cable and handle of the cutter are grasped by the user. The remaining handle is attached to a ratchet mechanism in the cutter and is oscillated to drive the cutter by means of a ratchet device to cut the cable which is still being grasped by the user. Now, the severed cable may be suitably disposed of in a controlled and safe manner. If the user is a utility lineman, the safety associated with the above operation cannot be overemphasized.

Abstract: A coping saw attachment for a hand held power jig saw which is capable of being quickly and easily attached to a standard hand held power jig saw. The coping saw attachment for a hand held power jig saw generally includes a substantially “c-shaped” coping saw blade support member which supports a standard coping saw blade, a handle which is removably attached on either side of the substantially “c-shaped” coping saw blade support member and a coping saw blade adapter which facilitates the attachment of a standard coping blade into a hand held power jig saw blade chuck.

Abstract: A device (2) for effecting opening of a sealed bag-like flexible packet (4) and for dispensing its contents. The device (2) includes two interconnected limbs (6, 8), each limb includes an inside (12) and an outside (10) surface, and is of a size at least equal to one dimension of the packet (4), to facilitate placing the packet (4) in between the limbs (6, 8). The device (2) also includes a mechanism (32, 36) located at the end portions of the limbs (6, 8) facilitating piercing or cutting the packet (4) to form an opening (38), allowing the contents to be dispensed upon effecting a sequential squeezing action on the packet (4) starting from a point distant from the opening (38).

Abstract: An improved structure of a sharpener comprising an ornamental seat, a light-emitting body, a fixing seat module, a spring, a conductive cap, a push rod, a main body containing a sharpening means, and a bottom cap, wherein the fixing seat module can be replaced by a circuit board, a musical disc and a sound mask. When a pencil is inserted into a sharpening aperture provided on the main body, the push rod is elevated and the light-emitting body at the top end of the fixing seat module is lighted. When the circuit board is used to replace the fixing seat module and a pencil is inserted into the sharpening aperture, the light-emitting body on the circuit board is lighted and music is produced. If the pencil is withdrawn from the main body, there is no electrical current provided to the circuit board, and thus, the music and the light are turned off.

Abstract: A scraping tool for vinyl floors for easily and conveniently removing vinyl flooring, in particular. The scraping tool for vinyl floors includes an elongate shaft having a head portion and a handle portion with the head portion having a greater breadth than that of the handle portion and having a recessed portion in the top thereof near a bladed front edge, and also includes a bladed member having a bladed front edge and being removeably secured in the recessed portion, and further includes a bracket member having a bladed front edge and being securely fastened to the head portion with the bladed member being securely engaged between the head portion and the bracket member. The elongate shaft has an intermediate angled portion and is approximately 5½ feet long.

Abstract: A utensil comprised of a shaped wire utilizing mechanical separation to facilitate the removal of foodstuffs from their container to eliminate the possibility of breakage.

Abstract: A retractable blade knife is described, which has a handle composed of two parallel members connected by biasing spring assemblies and a blade orthogonal to the handle members. A cutting edge comprising cutting segments connected at varying angles to one another is disclosed, the cutting edge providing a visual effect similar to a flaked cutting edge.

Abstract: A hand-held beauty appliance assembly comprising a hand-held beauty appliance and a battery charger. The hand-held beauty appliance includes an appliance housing portion including a rechargeable battery socket having therein a keyway groove, a frame fixedly supported within the appliance housing portion, an electrical motor fixedly supported on the frame, and a pair of electrical terminals connected to the electrical motor and fixedly supported on the frame. The hand-held appliance also includes a rechargeable battery portion insertable into the battery socket and including a pair of electrical terminals in engagement with the pair of electrical terminals of the appliance housing portion when the rechargeable battery portion is located in the battery socket.

Abstract: A cutting assembly adapted for use in line trimmers that employ either a spooled filament or a fixed filament. The cutting assembly comprises a cutting filament consisting of a stainless steel filament coated with a polymeric elastomer, steel tube-type collar stops, and allen head set screws. The cutting performance and capabilities of commercially available vegetation trimmers can be substantially improved by replacing their cutting assembly with the instant cutting assembly. The cutting filament does not have a point of attachment within the rotating housing hub located on the bottom of the trimmer, thereby enabling the cutting filament to better follow the rotation of the hub, and thereby improve the overall cutting ability of the trimmer.

Abstract: A collapsible cigar corer tool assembly is disclosed having a body and a collapsible cigar corer including at least one cutting aperture with a fixed, circumferential, cutting blade. The cap of a cigar is prepared for coring an opening by urging the cap against the cutting blade and by rotating the cigar relative to the aperture. The cigar corer is mounted on the tool assembly such that it pivots between two positions, a first closed position in which the cutting aperture is housed within the body, and a second open position in which the cutting aperture is in an operative position outside the body.

Abstract: A knife holder has a hollow casing, a positioning plate disposed in the hollow casing, and a base plate disposed on a bottom of the hollow casing. The base plate has a periphery recess. The positioning plate has a center hole, an oblong aperture, and a plurality of slot apertures. An oblong hole is formed on a top portion of the hollow casing. A plurality of slot apertures are formed on the top portion of the hollow casing. A post extends downward from the top portion of the hollow casing. The post has a threaded end inserted in the center hole and fastened by a nut. The hollow casing has a periphery flange engaging with the periphery recess.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes a housing, and two cutter members rotatably attached to the housing and rotated relative to each other in a reciprocating action, such that the cutter members may be actuated as a shearing action for cutting and trimming purposes. The cutter members are not required to be rotated in a high speed such that the grass cut by the cutter members will not fly out in a fast speed. Two followers are secured to the cutter members respectively, and two cams are engaged with the followers for rotating the followers and thus the cutter members in the reciprocation action relative to each other for forming the shearing action.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hair clipper comprising a blade set, a blade drive assembly located in rearward relation to the blade set and drivingly connected to the blade set, a housing assembly extending rearwardly from the blade set and including a main portion, and a removable portion located adjacent the blade set in enclosing relation to the blade drive assembly, and structure on the main portion and on the removable portion resiliently and removably connecting the removable portion to the main portion.

Abstract: A carbide-tipped circular saw blade is formed by brazing cutting tips of tungsten carbide to the teeth of a steel blade blank, thereby creating discoloration on the planar surfaces of the blade adjacent the rim. Substantially the entire surface of the blade is sandblasted with blast media to remove the discoloration while generating a substantially uniform coloration and texture to the planar surfaces of the blade. User-readable graphics are overprinted upon the blasted surface. The graphics and the surface appearance of the blasted area are selected to be at a predetermined contrast, and the carbide cutting tips retain a visual appearance different from the rest of the blade, such that the graphics and cutting tips are visually perceptible to a potential purchaser at the blade's point of sale. The saw blade surfaces are sandblasted by jets directed at both sides of the saw blade. The blast nozzles are oriented such that the vertical components of force of the jets offset one another.

Abstract: A line for a rotating trimmer has a plurality of longitudinal outwardly-extending cutting edges, spaced circumferentially about the main body portion of the line. A cross-sectional area of the main body portion is selected to be between 70 percent and 90 percent of the area of the space circumscribing the cutting edges to provide substantial bulk to the line to increase its wear, while retaining the advantages of the cutting edges for facilitating cutting of grass and the like.