Abstract: A cutting tool is disclosed with an elongated, hollow first handle. An extension mechanism fixed with the first handle's distal end features a housing with a blade slot and blade connected with gears rotationally fixed with the housing. The proximal end of the housing's extension rod slides within the first handle, and its distal end terminates at a rigid hook with a first gear rack that engages the pinion gears. The cutting tool is suited for safety and ease-of-use in small, tight or otherwise difficult to reach environments.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved pipe cutting tool based upon a ratchet closure action wherein handles are pivotedly attached to allow successive movement of a cutting blade in response to the squeezing of the handles. The handles are also hingedly coupled to the cutting member to maintain the cutting member in a position perpendicular to the tubular item to be cut while allowing the operator to squeeze the handles at offset angles, up to and including a right angle cut. The hinged handles allow for offset operation without forgoing the ease of operation by the consumer or causing a large reduction in the mechanical advantage. A ratchet allows sequential advancement of a cutting member toward a tubular shaped jaw that holds the item to be cut.

Abstract: Garden shears has a pair of overlapped engaging members, an anvil, a blade plate and two operating arms. The engaging member has a plurality of positioning apertures, at least two pivoting apertures, and a containment space. The engaging member has two parallel protruding strips which form a guiding track in between. The blade plate has a positioning slot, a blade and an extending portion. A plurality of driving teeth are formed at two sides of the extending portion. A limiting member is respectively mounted onto both sides of the extending portion and slidably engages with the guiding track of the engaging member. The operating arm has a connecting aperture at one end, and a driving portion adjacent to the connecting aperture. An arced section with the driving portion is provided with corresponding teeth, and another of the operating arm is provided with a handle.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved pipe cutting tool based upon a ratchet closure action wherein handles are pivotedly attached to allow successive movement of a cutting blade in response to the squeezing of the handles. The handles are also hingedly coupled to the cutting member to maintain the cutting member in a position perpendicular to the tubular item to be cut while allowing the operator to squeeze the handles at offset angles, up to and including a right angle cut. The hinged handles allow for offset operation without forgoing the ease of operation by the consumer or causing a large reduction in the mechanical advantage. A ratchet allows sequential advancement of a cutting member toward a tubular shaped jaw that holds the item to be cut.

Abstract: A garden shears with a driving mechanism includes two cutter bases, an anvil cooperating with the cutter bases, two supporting plates, a cutter plate, and an operating arm. The two cutter bases face each other to form an accommodating space in which the anvil and the two supporting plates are sandwiched. The anvil is fixed to top sections of the two cutter bases. The cutter plate and the operating arm are sandwiched between the two supporting plates. A roller wheel is disposed in a positioning slot of the cutter blade and sandwiched between restricting holes of the two supporting plates. A pivotal hole of the operating arm is pivotally connected between pivotal holes of the two supporting plates in such a manner that a driving toothed edge of the operating arm is drivingly engaged with a driven rack of the cutter plate. A pull lever is fixed to a fixing portion provided on a lower portion of the cutter plate through an elongate slot of the cutter base.

Abstract: A pair of gardening shears include two support seats spaced from each other, an anvil mounted between the support seats, a slide movably mounted between the support seats and having a cutting blade that is movable relative to the anvil, and a rotation arm pivotally mounted between the support seats to move the slide relative to the anvil by rotation of the rotation arm relative to the support seats and the slide. The slide has a side formed with an elongated driven rack. The rotation arm has an end portion formed with a drive gear portion pivotally mounted between the support seats and meshing with the driven rack of the slide.

Abstract: A tool body (32) has a forward cradle (34) that surroundingly receives a fastener collar (14). A slider (68) is slid in a cavity (40) in the body (32) by a lever (56) pivotably attached to the body (32). Cutting edges (70) on either side of a slot (74) in the slider (68) cut the collar (14). Spreading surfaces (72) adjacent to the edges (70) spread the collar material away from the fastener shaft. The lever (56) has cam surfaces (60, 62) that engage a hook (78) on the rear end of the slider (68) to move the slider (68) forward and back perpendicular to the fastener shaft axis (X).

Abstract: A hand tool for cutting a textile cot from an associated mandrel, method of making such tool, and method of utilizing the tool and removing such a cot from the mandrel are provided wherein such tool is in the form of a pliers-like instrument having a special cutting blade.