Abstract: A vegetable cutting device incorporating a turntable for placement thereon of the vegetables to be cut and chopped. The device includes a cutting board having a cutting board top surface and an aperture formed in a center thereof, a turntable having a shaft integrally formed perpendicularly to a center of a bottom surface, the shaft being receivable within the aperture, a cutting tool mounted upon the cutting board top surface and a basket having a perforated bottom shelf, the basket being hingedly attachable to the cutting board. In a stored position, the cutting board rests upon a top surface of the basket and the turntable and cutting tool are receivable within the basket.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sorting out short lengths in light-section finishing lines, including a cutting device, for example, a cold shear, which has a cutting plane, wherein the cutting device is followed by a driven roller conveyor with a length stop which can be removed preferably by being lifted and is adjustable to the desired length. The rolling stock resting against the length stop is held after cutting to length in the cutting device until the short lengths have been conveyed away by the driven roller conveyor after lifting the length stop.

Abstract: The cutting device (1) for a continuous material, in particular a corrugated web, consists of rotating paired cutter bars (5, 6) mounted in bearings above one another, with blades (8) which run in the lengthwise direction of the cutter bars. Each cutter bar (5, 6) is connected directly with a driving motor (10) on each end (9). A synchronizing device (11, 12, 13) for the cutter bars (5, 6) is present.FIG. 1 is the main illustration.

Abstract: A punching tool includes: a punch driver transmitting an impact force to a punch body and having a screw portion on an outer peripheral surface of an upper portion; a punch head having a screw portion meshed with the screw portion of the punch driver on an inside surface and having a main scale provided in a vertical direction on an outside surface; a punch head rotation preventing means freely selecting a rotation and a fixation of the punch head with respect to the punch driver; and a punch head collar freely rotating and fixing with respect to the punch driver and provided with a sub scale showing a change of a height of the punch head in cooperation with the main scale.

Abstract: A portable knife includes a retainer portion to reliably hold a knife within a sheath even when a grip of the knife collides with a solid object. An actuating slider mounted in proximity to the retainer portion slides in the direction along which the knife is drawn out from the sheath. A bottom portion of the actuating slider slidable along one of slide surfaces of locking projections formed on the knife grip pushes up the retainer portion engaged with the locking projections until the retainer portion is disengaged from the locking projection.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a blade (12) in its lowermost position while replacing a used one in a machine for cutting paper, cardboard, and similar stock. The blade is loosely attached to a blade holder that travels up and down. The blade can be loosened from the holder and raised and lowered therein. With the blade holder down, the blade can be adjusted by lowering it against at least one support (19 or 20) at the level of the stock being cut.The backing strip is removed from the stock-positioning board. The support is advanced out of a disengaged position and into an engaged, blade-adjustment, position. The blade holder, accommodating the blade loose in its raised position, is lowered into its lowermost position. The blade is lowered onto the support in its engaged position and secured tight to the blade holder in that position. The blade holder is raised. The support is returned into its disengaged position. The backing strip is replaced in the stock-positioning board.

Abstract: A ball screw spline shaft 41 is driven for rotation by a drive motor 53 provided at least on one end thereof. When a feeder ball nut 61 moves in response to the rotation of the ball screw spline shaft 41 from one end of the ball screw spline shaft 41 toward the other end, intermediate supports 65 on both sides thereof travel in the same direction at a lower speed on a support guide 67 and the ball screw spline shaft 41. As a result, the intermediate supports 65 on both sides are located in positions around the middle of the distances between the feeder ball nut and both of the ends and moves while supporting the ball screw spline shaft 41. This increases the critical speed of the ball screw spline shaft 41 to increase the speed of rotation of the ball screw spline shaft 41.

Abstract: An adapter used to mount a single direction pivoting cartridge on a disposable razor. The adapter may be either integral with the handle or a removable adapter. A spring tongue member or spring arm biases the cartridge to its at-rest position and provides a restoring moment when the cartridge is pivoted during use.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for electronically measuring a floor space area into which a floor covering is to be installed. A stylus is traced around the periphery of the floor space. The stylus emits signals which a controller decodes into electronic measurement data. The electronic measurement data is stored in memory. Data stored in memory is then transferred to an electronic cutting unit which uses the measurement data to generate commands for controlling a cutting tool to cut the floor covering to a predetermined size.

Abstract: Cutters are disclosed including a pair of cutting blade holders and a pair of cutting blades mounted for movement in a cutting direction with respect to each other, at least one of the blade holders comprising a sprung holder.

Abstract: A brake device disposed in the vicinity of a clutch drum has a leaf spring having a brake pad thereon which is brought into slidable contact with the clutch drum. A cam member and a compression coil spring which opposes a cam member with the leaf spring disposed therebetween are provided on a free end of the leaf spring. The cam member is rotated by a rotatable shaft together with a pinion gear which meshes with a rack formed on a stand. When a trimmer is placed on the ground, the stand is moved upwardly and the brake pad is brought into the braking position where the brake pad slidably contacts with the clutch drum. This braking position is released when an operation lever is operated by an operator.

Abstract: The housing (11) of a roll of foil consists of a housing body (12) with a roll chamber and a holder guide and a cover plate (13), a holder guide cover (14) and a roll chamber cover (15a). The roll chamber has a dispensing slot (22) and the holder guide has a cutting slot (23). A cutting blade (17) protects through the cutting slot (23) and is fitted on a blade holder guided in the holder guide. With the housing (11) sufficiently inclined, the blade (17) moves under the force of gravity along the cutting slot (23) and cuts off the unrolled section of foil (10). Before, during and after cutting, the housing is held with one hand and the unrolled foil section (10) with the other.

Abstract: There is disclosed a stacker used in conjunction with a cutter, wherein the stacker has a roller assembly which is pivotally mounted to facilitate in servicing and for clearing jams. The stacker is positioned close to a cutter assembly to enable short labels to be received and advanced by the stacker.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus including a device for selecting the operating mode of the apparatus so that it operates automatically or semi-automatically. The device includes a first member forming a double lever with opposed arms freely and pivotally mounted in the central portion of the device relative to a fixed point on the flange of the housing of the apparatus. The ends of the double lever are arranged to be functional depending on the operating mode of the apparatus. The device includes a second, handle-like component positioned and pivotally mounted about the pivot axis of the double lever. The handle is pivotable between two end positions counter to a resilient return mechanism enabling, depending on its position, the double lever to be positioned relative to a rotatable drum and the device to be operated in either an automatic or semi-automatic mode.

Abstract: A wrist mountable tape dispenser includes a tape holder which supports a roll of tape for rotation and dispensing. An adjustable wrist connector connects the tape holder to the wrist. The tape holder also supports a cutter for cutting the tape dispensed from the dispenser.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable attachment comb for use with a hair cutting device, where the adjustable attachment comb includes a stationary comb chassis that is configured and arranged to be removably attached to a hair cutting device and a movable comb body that is configured and arranged to be adjustably attached to the stationary comb chassis in one of a plurality of predetermined settings. The movable comb body and the stationary comb chassis cooperate to form a complete attachment comb unit. To supply the adjustment feature, a plurality of adjustment formations are located on the stationary comb chassis, and at least one cooperating adjustment formation is located on the movable comb body. The movable comb body can be releasably secured upon the stationary comb chassis in one of the predetermined settings by a mating interaction between one of the plurality of adjustment formations and the at least one cooperating adjustment formation.

Abstract: A glass cutter's table for controllably breaking glass sheets along straight lines includes a supported rigid panel having intersecting first and second arrays of downwardly recessed parallel elongated straight grooves. Pneumatically expandable tubing having a braided sleeve is disposed within the grooves and connected to a valve-controlled source of pressurized gas. When inflated, the tubing protrudes above the top surface of the panel. The tubing is of sufficiently thin walled construction that the weight of an overlying sheet of glass compacts the deflated tubing to a thickness of about twice the wall thickness of the tubing.

Abstract: A clipper for cutting an end from a cigar preparatory to smoking the cigar includes a pair of relatively slidable body sections, each of which has an opening at an outer end dimensioned to permit a finger to pass thereinto and a pair of slide rails disposed along the sides. Two opposed cutouts at the inner ends form a body hole, into which extend a pair of opposed blade edges, which each also have opposed cutouts that form a cutting hole. The body sections are slidable between an admitting position for placing the cigar end into the cutting hole and a cutting position wherein the blade cutouts obscure the cutting hole, thereby clipping the end from the cigar.

Abstract: A reciprocating electric shaver including a main body, plural blade cassettes and a retainer. Each of the plural blade cassettes includes an outer blade and an outer blade frame to which the outer blade is attached. The outer blade frame has engaging members at end portions in a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to an arranging direction of the plural blade cassettes. The plural blade cassettes are attached to the main body via the retainer. The retainer has a pair of end walls substantially parallel to the arranging direction. Each of the pair of end walls has slits extending along a floating direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the arranging direction.

Abstract: The present invention is a workpiece support apparatus and method of making of using the same. A holding fixture frame supports the workpiece about the perimeter and also locates the workpiece. A series of support wires keep the workpiece from sagging inside the holding fixture frame. The support wires provide support while allowing top and bottom access to the workpiece. The workpiece remains flat at the point of the machining operation.