Abstract: Apparatus and methods for applying solder paste to circuits, such as integrated circuits, are disclosed. The apparatus and methods comprise a squeegee blade having a pair of elongated face sides spaced apart by a selected thickness and a corresponding pair of elongated substantially parallel narrow sides spaced apart by a selected width. The elongated face sides and elongated narrow sides join together to form squeegee operating edges. The squeegee blade is free of mounting aperture as to provide four operating edges. The squeegee blade is mounted to a resilient clamping structure which applies a regular and controlled gripping force so as to avoid deformation of the squeegee blade edge due to excessive mounting force. The plurality of fasteners are received by the clamping structure for adjusting the gripping force to the squeegee blade.

Abstract: A gutter cleaning tool with a curved blade and a shovel blade is disclosed. The curved blade is used to collect debris in the gutter, and the shovel blade is used to push debris under a gutter strut. The present invention also includes a handle attachment means, for attachment to standard handles, including telescoping poles.

Abstract: A multi-use tool device is provided with an actuator that is moveable to turn a tool relative to the tool device to change the angle of attack of the tool to the work or to change to a different work surface on the fool. Further, the tool device is releasably connected to the tool without the use of threaded fasteners or wrenches. An actuator on the tool is moved to release the tool and preferably to push the tool from the tool device so that the user need not touch a dirty or spent tool that may be coated with an adhesive, mastic or the like. Conversely, the tool may be attached by pushing the tool relative to the tool device. Also, the preferred tool is made in one piece with a connecting portion and a turning portion thereon. The illustrated tool has an upstanding post and angularly spaced teeth that cooperate with the tool device to allow the connected tool to be turned relative to the tool body.

Abstract: A combination grill care tool for cleaning a barbecue grill cooking surface includes a tool head having an upper surface and a lower surface. A handle having a proximal end and a distal end extends from the tool head such that the distal end opposes the tool head. A push-pull scraper disposed on the upper surface of the tool head extends from the tool head. The push-pull scraper has a first blade and a second blade. The first blade and the second blade are adapted to engage and break loose residue on the barbecue grill cooking surface. A method of use is also provided.

Abstract: A hand tool having a flat, planar blade parallel to a surface and a variable length handle allows efficient and effective grading or leveling of a surface. The device allows for effective grading without undue stress on the body of the operator. The ergonomic design of the device, as well as the functional design, allow for effective and efficient grading of surfaces next to and surrounding sensitive structures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a grill cleaning tool that is comprised of a handle portion and a cleaning head portion with a removable brush head and scraper blade. The handle has a rubber grip and a hanger eye for storage when the tool is not in use. The cleaning head portion is wedge shaped to keep the cleaning head up and away from the flame. A brush head is attached vertically to the bottom of the cleaning head by a series of split snaps. Attaching the brush head vertically allows for added strength during the forward and backward motion during cleaning. A scraper blade is attached horizontally to the front of the cleaning head. Both the brush head and the scraper blade could be manufactured in a variety of sizes to accommodate any type of grill.

Abstract: A wallboard rasp having an expanded metal blade mounted to a molded plastic handle. The handle is configured with a downwardly-opening receiving groove for receipt of an upwardly-curved perimeter portion of the blade. Sections of the blade's perimeter may be crimped or heat staked within the groove. The groove may be formed between a downwardly-projecting outer lip and one or more downwardly-projecting inner ribs. Where the blade is formed with a substantially planar central portion, the ribs may have substantially planar downwardly-facing surfaces against which the blade's central portion may be supported when mounted on the handle. The grip portion of the handle is configured as a contoured, upwardly-extending body having a base with opposite knurled inset surfaces and a convex top flanged surface with spaced-apart grip ribs.

Abstract: A thermal ice scraper includes a body portion, a blade portion, and a heatable material in the body portion that can heat the edges of the blade portion. The body and blade portions may be permanently or removably attached, and a conductive element may be included to aid in transferring heat to the edges of the blade portion. When in use, the body portion is heated in a microwave oven, causing the heatable material to become hot. This heat is then transferred to the edges of the blade portion. The thermal ice scraper is held in a hand and used to scrape a smooth surface, such as an automobile windshield. The blade portion allows multi-directional usage of the scraper, and the heat along the edges of the blade portion facilitates the removal of frost, ice, or snow. The body portion comfortably accommodates the hand.

Abstract: A utensil for scooping, scraping, measuring, pouring and serving includes a main body having a generally flat bottom and side walls extending up from the bottom to a top edge in surrounding relation to an interior reservoir. The top edge is preferably tapered in thickness to provide a scraping blade which generally conforms to and seals against the surface of a bowl, dish, pan or the like to thoroughly scrape and remove a substance therefrom. A pour spout formed with a non-drip lip extends from one of the side walls, along the top edge, and allows the scooped substance to be easily poured into a storage container without spilling the substance. A handle extends from the main body and, in a preferred embodiment, is offset towards the pour spout side to reduce the likelihood of contact of the user's fingers with the substance when the top edge opposite of the spout is used to scrape and scoop the substance.

Abstract: A tool for use in transferring labels and appliques from one surface to another surface and for removing materials from a surface. The tool includes an elongated tool body having a taper portion, a grip portion and a blunt portion axially spaced along a longitudinal axis of the tool. The grip portion includes an enlarged area to be gripped by a user and is covered with a resilient cover material which is softer than the material of the tool body. The taper portion extends from a first longitudinal end of the tool body and includes sides tapering to a point which may be used for punching out small dye cuts, positioning stickers, or applying rub-on transfers. The blunt portion extends from a second longitudinal end of the tool body and is formed as an elongated, flexible portion of the tool which may be used to separate photographs attached to photo album pages.

Abstract: A grill scraper is provided for scraping the surface of a cooking grill or the like. The scraper includes an elongated frame defining a longitudinal axis which extends between a front head end of the frame and a rear handle end of the frame. A blade head is mounted at the head end of the frame for mounting a scraping blade thereon. A first handle is mounted at the handle end of the frame and extends downwardly therefrom. A second handle is mounted on the frame rearwardly of the head end but remote from the first handle.

Abstract: A paint scraper is provided, with the blade being heated by electrical heating elements within the blade, or in other embodiments, by heated air being discharge from the handle onto the blade. A variety of different blade designs are described. The scraper consists of a hand held unit into which the blade is plugged. A dial is provided on the unit to set the temperature of the blade.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for the cleaning of magnetic tape cartridge drive, particularly such as removable data-storage media tapes, and especially an arrangement and method of providing a disposable cartridge retention spring cleaning tool.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a scraper suitable for use in removing material adhering to flat surfaces, e.g. paint. In the presently preferred embodiment, the scraper comprises a blade body, a scraping surface and a handle. The scraping surface extends longitudinally along a bottom edge of the blade body while the handle is affixed to a top edge of the blade body. The blade body comprises an elongate, flat body constructed of a rigid, yet flexible material, e.g. steel. The blade is characterized by a pair of angular bends dividing the blade into a center portion and two end portions, each portion being in a different plane. The bends are preferably positioned on opposite sides of the handle, more preferably equidistant from each end of the blade body. The end portions are angled to opposite sides of the center portion so that the angles are complementary, resulting in the end portions being generally parallel.

Abstract: A lawn mower cleaning tool includes an elongated handle and a cleaning blade attached to one end of the handle. The handle has opposite ends, a longitudinal axis, and a length greater than the radius of the mower blade. An angled cleaning blade member attaches to one of the ends of the handle. The blade member includes a shank portion extending longitudinally from the handle and a scraping blade portion attached to the shank portion and diverging therefrom in a radial direction. Thus, the mower deck can be cleaned without the operator's hands entering into close proximity with the mower blade.

Abstract: A blade scraping tool including a hand gripping casing formed of a top covering and a bottom covering; a resilient plate mounted inside the casing; a blade; a blade mounting device; and an interlocking assembly. The resilient plate is slidably movable along a longitudinal slot on the top covering by actuating a push button thereon to release engagement of the interlocking assembly. The interlocking assembly cooperates with the resilient plate and the top covering for locking the plate into different positions by actuating and sliding the push button; a first position where the blade is entirely retracted within the casing, a second position where the blade is exposed for scraping, and a third position where the blade is exposed far enough for mounting and removal of the blade from the blade mounting device. The tool preferably includes a peripheral elastomer rim along a portion of the periphery of the casing.

Abstract: A grill scraper is provided for scraping the surface of a cooking grill or the like. The scraper includes an elongated frame defining a longitudinal axis which extends between a front head end of the frame and a rear handle end of the frame. A blade head is mounted at the head end of the frame for mounting a scraping blade thereon. A first handle is mounted at the handle end of the frame and extends downwardly therefrom. A second handle is mounted on the frame rearwardly of the head end but remote from the first handle.

Abstract: A deck gap cleaning tool comprises a pole and a cleaning head. The cleaning head comprises an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the pole, and a blade extending opposite to the pole. The blade is configured to be received between deck flooring gaps for clearing debris therefrom.

Abstract: This invention is a tool that is primarily used to remove or extract foreign debris from a seal and its contact surface. This tool is thin and flexible and is made up of various types of materials. This tool has a special shape and texture to help assist in the removal the said debris. This is a completely new idea and no other prior art exists.

Abstract: A scraper blade for fitting into a gripper such as a mounting, holding, or clamping device of a scraper. The inventive scraper blade is particularly useful with a floor scraper. The inventive scraper blade has a beveled edge portion, a flat portion, a skirt portion extending outward from the flat portion, and a shank portion fitting into a gripper of a scraper apparatus. The skirt portion has a generally vertical rear side which preferably rests against the nose of the gripper. A flat shank portion extends rearward from the rear side of the skirt portion and serves as the gripping surface of the blade for the gripper of the scraper apparatus. Dislodged material travels over the beveled edge portion, then over the flat portion, and then directed upward over the skirt portion and then over the nose of the gripper avoiding jamming at the gripper nose.

Abstract: A drywall knife having a handle and a blade securely mounted thereon. The handle includes an elongated inner core having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, a front end, a rear end and first and second opposite surfaces extending from the rear end to the front end of the inner core along the longitudinal axis of the handle, the blade being securely mounted to the front end of the inner core. The improvement resides in that the inner core of the handle includes at least one recess having an opening facing the first surface so as to reduce the overall weight of the drywall knife, and the inner core further includes a lid hingedly mounted to the first surface of the inner core, said lid being positioned and sized to be folded about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inner core so as to cover each recess. The drywall knife is inherently lightweight due to its design. The drywall knife is mounted onto the blade without the use of fasteners, due to the design of the handle and blade.

Abstract: A contour scraper has an elongated handle having an upper curved convex surface and two arcuate elongated concave lower surfaces and outwardly proximately flared sides to provide a grip construction, and a transversely distally disposed blade receiving surface. A two-edged blade is readily reversibly detachably attached to the handle without the need for removing a locking screw. The handle grip has an over molded soft elastomeric cover. The handle is formed with a distal end slotted recess to slidably receive a file. A rare earth magnet of high magnetic strength magnetically holds and stows the file in the handle. The handle is formed with a through hole to access the magnetically stowed file for removal through the end slot.

Abstract: A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating from the positioning portion, the positioning margins being configured so as to be substantially perpendicular to each other. The jig facilitates placement of the molding at a proper installation angle at a juncture of two surfaces, such as a ceiling and wall.

Abstract: A foldable hand tool for use with cleaning golf club heads which has an open position and a closed position. The tool has a first section having a first inner side; a second section having a second inner side; and a connector section. The connector section is connected pivotably to the first section at a first connection point, and the connector section is connected pivotably to the second section at a second connection point. The first connection point and the second connection point are spaced from one another and positioned such that the first inner side of the first section is capable of contacting the second inner side of the second section when the tool is in the closed position.

Abstract: An apparatus is provide that aids in the finishing of ceilings. The tool provides for the rolling on of cement or other similar finishes and then an integral knife blade smoothes over the finished surface. Such an invention prevents the user from using multiple tools, and from using stilts to reach the ceiling surface.

Abstract: An ice scraper comprising an elongated handle portion having a scraper blade mounted at one end thereof and a U-shaped yoke mounted at the other end thereof. The U-shaped yoke comprises a pair of spaced-apart yoke members which have a U-shaped arm or wrist engaging member secured thereto and which extends therebetween. An optional brush may be secured to the handle portion adjacent the scraper blade but disposed oppositely thereto. The ice scraper may be used as an ice scraper or as a snow brush.

Abstract: A doctor blade is provided that is suitable for use in the manufacture of paper, particularly for use in calenders. The doctor blade includes a plurality of serrations in the leading edge.

Abstract: A spatula for depilatory use comprises a generally S-section flexible plastics body 4, a straight elastomeric fin 10 at one end, and at the other end, an elastomeric fin of “fish-tail” shape. The straight fin can remove a depilatory preparation from most areas of the skin, and the other fin is able to remove the preparation from less accessible areas. The elastomeric fins give effective hair removal whilst avoiding the deleterious effects of earlier scrapers.

Abstract: An engine block cylinder groove cleaner for cleaning the grooves in the cylinder of a diesel engine. The engine block cylinder groove cleaner includes a main housing comprising a lower portion. A plurality of groove cleaning members each being outwardly extendable from the lower portion. The groove cleaning member scrapes out debris from a circumferential groove when the main housing is rotated.

Abstract: A hand scraper having a blade with a cutting edge that is attached to a handle having a rear end, a central portion and a front end with a bottom portion shaped and sized to receive and act as a support for the blade. The handle is upwardly curved over all its length in order to give room to a user's fingers below its central portion when this central portion is gripped by the fingers and the blade and the bottom portion of the rear end of the handle are in contact with a surface, and simultaneously to allow maximum transfer of pressure exerted by the user in the central section of the handle towards the blade at the front end thereof. Advantageously also, the central portion of the handle is covered at least in part with a layer of rubber material in order to maximize grip and reduce hand fatigue in use.

Abstract: An arrangement for removing residue from cooking spills from a heated or cold cooking surface. The arrangement includes a scraping device having a blade and a body, which body includes an ergonomically-shaped handgrip portion for a user to hold the scraping device. The user uses the blade to remove or scrape residue from the cooking surface, while minimizing damage to the cooking surface. The blade is held in a blade holder, which blade holder includes a moveable protection cover to protect the user from accidental contact with the blade. The cover can be retracted during use to expose the blade for removing residue. The blade holder and the handgrip portion are made of a duroplastic synthetic-plastic material having a low thermal conductivity.

Abstract: An ergonomically-designed squeegee apparatus utilizes a substantially T-shaped body formed of a pair of hollow tube members, the laterally-extending tube member of the “T” frictionally mounting an easily removable and replaceable wiper blade member in substantially snap-fit engagement in an axial mounting slot, the longitudinally extending tube member of the “T” forming an arcuately curved handle member arranged for a comfortable and natural grasp by the hand of a user when the wiper blade member is positioned correctly for squeegeeing operations.

Abstract: A ticket scraper and method for the efficient production thereof using conventional plastic sheet printing and die-cutting techniques. Multiple scrapers of the same or varied designs are produced from a single sheet of plastic. The ticket scraper is effective for removing the obscuring surface of scratch-off tickets, but can be safely handled without risk to the user, the user's personal effects, or others. Production costs are minimized, while flexibility with respect to the appearance of the scraper produced is retained. Using conventional plastic sheet printing techniques, indicia comprised of a variety of shapes, designs and/or promotional logos/advertising are printed on a plastic sheet. Conventional die-cutting techniques are used to cut the scrapers from the printed plastic sheet.

Abstract: A unique, clean, fast and low cost method for the application of a textured ceiling, and if necessary the removal of acoustical ceiling, including improved tooling that does not include the use of ladders, scaffolding or other such dangerous structures. The tooling includes a unique changeable tool holder for readily exchanging the tools required, such as a ceiling scraping tool, ceiling brush, texture application pad, and spreading blade. Improved means for isolating the work area are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a scraping tool for removal of a coating on a surface. The tool has a plate with a first scraping edge that is a straight outer edge of the plate. The plate has an inner part with a slit defined therein to form a tongue-like element. The element has a straight edge and is bendable when in use. The edge is a second scraping edge that may bear against the surface substantially parallel to the first scraping edge for simultaneous scraping of the surface. This provides a more powerful scraping effect.

Abstract: A tool for safely dislodging packed material from a discharge chute which includes an elongated shaft having a handle at one end and a probe tip at the other end. One or more plates depend from one side of the shaft intermediate the ends of the tool. The pointed probe tip is off center with respect to the center line of the shaft in a direction opposite the direction which the plate or plates depend from the shaft. The upper edge of the tool is preferably convex in configuration and may include a brush.

Abstract: A tool for scraping and cleaning articles having varied surface characteristics wherein the tool includes a cleaning head defined by upper and lower oppositely oriented concavely arcuate edges which intersect at opposite sides of the tool head in converging pointed tips. Notches of different sizes are provided centrally of the upper and lower edges and the head is reinforced by a rearwardly extending neck which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a pair of spaced notches oriented rearwardly of a rear face of the head and toward a handle of the tool.

Abstract: A contour scraper has an elongated handle having an upper curved convex surface and two arcuate elongated concave lower surfaces and outwardly proximately flared sides to provide a grip construction, and a transversely distally disposed blade receiving surface. A two-edged blade is readily reversibly detachably attached to the handle without the need for removing a locking screw. The handle grip has an over molded soft elastomeric cover. The handle is formed with a distal end slotted recess to slidably receive a file. A rare earth magnet of high magnetic strength magnetically holds and stows the file in the handle. The handle is formed with a through hole to access the magnetically stowed file for removal through the end slot.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for removing joint filler and a method of using the same. The device includes a body member and a peeling element located adjacent to the front end of the body member. The peeling element includes at least two peeling points, where the first peeling point is located proximate to the topside of the peeling element and the second peeling point is located proximate to the underside of the peeling element. The device also includes an opening located between the peeling element and body member.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing snow and other accretions from difficult to reach areas of motor vehicles. The apparatus comprises an elongated body having opposing first and second ends. The first end comprises an extension that is angled and laterally flared with respect to the elongated body, and which terminates in a substantially transverse edge. The extension is provided with a pair of sidewalls and a rib that provide rigidity and strength thereto, and whose edges may be used for scraping and chipping. The second end of the apparatus comprises a scoop-shaped body that is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the elongated body and which terminates in a curved edge. The different configurations and orientations of the first and second ends enable the apparatus to easily remove snow and other accretions from such hard to reach areas as fender wells and mud flaps.

Abstract: A scraper has an arcuately contoured elastomeric molded over plastic ergonomic handle. The scraper handle has a proximate end slot and recess. A permanent rare earth magnet is fixedly disposed at the bottom wall of the recess. A ferro-metallic file is slidably disposed and seated in the recess with the file contactingly engaging the magnet. The handle is formed with a vertically disposed through hole so that the user can access the file and forcibly slidably remove the file to sharpen the scraper blade edge. The scraper has a 4-way blade, formed with two spoon shaped blades for fine scraping and two flat folded edges for rough scraping. All four edges are ground to the same large radius. The scraper is a pull scraper.

Abstract: A cooking utensil is provided which can be stood invertedly upright and stored temporarily in a hygienic manner, without taking up space. The cooking utensil includes a shank portion, a head portion, a supporting member, and a liquid receiving member. The supporting member is formed at an end section of the shank portion and supports the cooking utensil in an inverted upright state with the head portion in an upward position. And the liquid receiving member is formed on the shank portion and/or head portion for receiving liquid adhering to the head portion when the cooking utensil is invertably stood.

Abstract: A foot scrubbing device comprising a pedestal with a rough surface pad to step on and four vertical scrubbing posts for scrubbing in between the toes. Beneath the surface pad is a pressurized soap compartment having several channels through which liquid soap may be pumped to the surface of the surface pad via a foot pump. A person may clean his or her foot by placing it on the scrubbing surface so that the toes are placed in between the scrubbing posts. The person then uses his or her other foot to step on the pump pedal, thereby causing liquid soap to move to the surface of the pad where the foot is resting.

Abstract: A paint scraper has a lower cover, an upper cover detachably engaged with the lower cover, a locking device securely clamping the lower cover to the upper cover and a blade clamped between the lower cover and the upper cover. The locking device has a lever with a protruding edge detachably pressing against a face of the upper cover to provide even pressure to the upper cover to ensure the engagement between the lower and the upper covers. The lever is pivotally pressed against the upper cover that is movable relative to the lower cover, so that the pivotal movement of the lever is able to secure the engagement between the lower and the upper covers and the upper cover is able to move forward with respect to the lower cover to conceal the blade.

Abstract: An ice scraper construction (10) for cleaning ice and/or snow from vehicle windows wherein the construction (10) includes a handle member (20) having a pair of slots, (25), (28) whose upper ends are provided with an elongated cylindrical recess (29), a generally straight blade member (30), and a contoured deflector member (50). Both the blade member (30) and the deflector member (50) have elongated cylindrical beads (34) and (54), respectively, that are dimensioned to be laterally received within the cylindrical recesses (29) in the handle member (20).

Abstract: A foot care device for removing build-up and diminishing calluses. The foot care device comprises a frame and one or more blades connected to the frame at an angle thereto. The device may further comprise a brush attached to the frame.

Abstract: To remove a Chewing Gum Wad from Carpet, Upholstery while standing upright. With Gum Probe Hand tool, probe Gum Wad. Pour or spray Gum remover directly on Gum Wad. Let stand 2-3 minutes, allowing Gum Remover to start loosing Gum from fibers. With Gum Eliminator Hand Tool, at edge of Gum Wad, gently push toward center of Gum Wad. Place Gum Wad in a piece of paper. With Gum Scraper Hand Tool, place clean cloth on Scraper. Securing cloth with Gum Hand Clamp. Move Gum Scraper Hand Tool in a back and forth motion to wick up excess solution. To remove Carpet Stains, generously spray Carpet Stain. With Gum Scraper Hand Tool, agitate Carpet Stain. Place clean cloth on Scraper Hand Tool using Gum Clamp. Move in a back and forth motion wicking stain into clean cloth.

Abstract: A deck gap cleaning tool comprises a pole and a cleaning head. The cleaning head comprises an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the pole, and a blade extending opposite to the pole. The blade is configured to be received between deck flooring gaps for clearing debris therefrom.

Abstract: A tool includes an elongate body having a handle unit on one end and a grill contacting unit on another end. The grill contacting unit includes diverging tines with each having a beveled edge that may be scraped against a bar of a grill to clean that grill. A hollow tube is positioned in the grill contacting unit to contain a match that is used to ignite charcoals.

Abstract: A T-handled scraping tool has a thin, razor-like scraping blade securely fastened to a blade holder so that a narrow margin of the scraping blade is exposed. A shaft is mounted to the blade holder and extends therefrom to a distal end. The scraper is provided with a handle fixed in swiveling relation to the distal end of the shaft. The handle is attached to the shaft at a center of the handle and has opposite arms extending from the center of the handle away from the shaft. The handle is free to swivel around the shaft when the handle of the scraping tool is grasped by one hand while the scraping tool is moved in reciprocating motion over a surface to be scraped.