Abstract: An adjustable beading and grooving tool having a combination handle and fence within which a blade holder telescopes. The holder is a longitudinally slotted cylinder having two holder arms, or may be two half-cylinders, between which a blade may be fixed to project a desired distance from the holder, thereby establishing the depth of workpiece surface penetration. The blade holder is separately, adjustably fixed in the handle with the blade located a desired distance from the fence surface to establish the location of the profile to be formed with respect to the workpiece edge against which the fence bears during use.

Abstract: A compact, hand-held cutting tool for manually girdling trees. The tool is generally L-shaped and includes an elongate body portion having a leading end and a trailing end, and a handle extending laterally from the trailing end for gripping by the operator. The elongate body portion has a substantially planar guide surface for contacting an outer surface section of the tree to be girdled. A generally U-shaped cutting blade is pivotally coupled to the elongate body proximate the trailing end. The angle of inclination of the cutting blade relative to the guide surface is adjustable to achieve an optimum depth cut in trees of varying diameter.

Abstract: A car emblem remover for cleaning removing car emblems from a car to preserve both the car emblem and the painted surface of the car. Features of the car emblem remover include paper-thin spacers to space the cutting edge of the blade from the painted car surface, a tubular-like handle for receiving and shielding the car emblem being removed, an inclined inner surface to slowly lift the emblem from the car, and slightly raised bottom runners to account for curvature of the painted car surface.

Abstract: A hand-held cutting tool includes a unitary housing defining a through-extending housing opening for manual grasping of the housing, with a piercing boss plate mounted below a bottom wall of the housing to effect a piercing of an associated animal game carcass, with a cutting blade positioned at an obtuse angle between a cutting blade edge and the piercing boss plate to bend a forwardmost end portion of a cutting slot defined between the piercing boss plate and the housing bottom wall. A modification of the invention includes a blade receiving slot projecting through a rear wall of the housing and the cutting slot to permit reciprocation of the knife blade to effect a severing or sawing action of the game carcass as required.

Abstract: A blade for cutting a groove in ductboard and forming a corresponding scrap strip of ductboard. The blade includes two blade portions depending from a support member such as a hand tool with a sled for engaging the ductboard. Each of the blade portions includes an inner end which engages the other inner end to partially fix the blades relative to each other and partially restrict the blades from spreading which may be caused by the horizontal grain of ductboard.

Abstract: A shaping and/or scraping tool comprises a main body with a handle means adjacent one end and at the other end a carrier portion for a large plurality of cutting blades individually slidable and lockable towards and away from the handle means in said carrier portion so that the ends of the blades define a cutting edge of chosen shape.

Abstract: A double welt trimmer (10) for trimming selvage (28) from a double welt cord (22) used in upholstery. The double welt trimmer (10) includes a housing (12) which includes a forward and rearward end (32 and 34). A double welt guide (14) is carried by the housing (12) and includes at least one through hole (44) opening on the forward and rearward ends (32 and 34) and dimensioned to closely receive and guide the double welt (22). The double welt guide (14) includes a substantially radial slot (46) to receive and guide the selvage (28). A cutting blade (16) is attached to the housing (12) at an acute angle proximate the forward end (32) with the cutting portion (52) of the blade (16) directed toward the rearward end (34). A J-type bolt (56) is provided for securing the cutting blade (16) on the housing (12) such that the cutting blade (16) may be selectively mounted and adjusted. In another embodiment, at least one set screw (74) is provided to fix the cutting blade (16) to the housing (12).

Abstract: Waffle-style cutter for slicing fruit, vegetables or the like, comprising a blade-holding plate at whose front edge a wave-shaped cutter blade is arranged, comprising two frame ledges arranged essentially parallel, and comprising a slide plate adjoining the frame ledges and introduceable parallel to the blade-holding plate, whereby a narrow gap remains between the trailing edge of the slide plate and the cutter blade. In accord with the invention, a support plate fashioned as a closed surface is arranged under the slide plate.

Abstract: A flower stem cutter unit includes a small decanter sufficient to cover the lower end of a flower stem projecting into the decanter. A guillotine blade unit is secured to a cover and projects into the decanter. A guide wall projects inwardly from a cover opening and terminates in a vertical fixed blade support wall having a flat cutting blade secured thereto. The wall and blade have an opening to receive the stem. The movable blade unit has a supporting stem extending through said cover and an integral vertical blade support abutting said fixed blade. A guillotine blade is fixed to the inner face of the vertical blade support to form the integrated unit. The blade and is secured in angular relationship to the fixed blade and moves progressively over the cutting edge of the fixed blade. A finger gripping tab projects outwardly from the movable blade support for periodic replacement of the movable blade unit.

Abstract: The tool is formed of a pair of planar webs which are spaced apart, in a parallel disposition, and are joined, along common sides thereof, in a spine. One of the webs has a diagonal cutting edge formed therealong, and the other thereof is integral with an apertured tab which extends therefrom in an obtuse angle. The web with the cutting edge further has an upturned lip which closes into proximate interface with the other web. Ends of strapping are slid into the tool, after having been enwrapped about a crate, box, stack of lumber, or the like. The tool can be crimped, to secure the strap ends therein, or the strapping can be crimped elsewhere, for or aft of the tool. When the strapped crate, box, or whatever, needs to be opened, one has only to insert a tire iron, rifle barrel, or the like, into the aperture of the tab and, bearing against the tool with the end thereof, pull the cutting edge across the strapping to sever the same.

Abstract: A biopsy needle, for sampling tissue and the like, including a sidewall defining a hollow interior and a sharpened end. The needle has a lanced section which is formed from material of the sidewall itself and defines a rearwardly sloping, rearwardly facing blade disposed within the hollow interior of the needle. Tissue is sampled per insertion of the needle by severing the tissue with the sharpened end, passing the tissue into the hollow interior and slicing the tissue off by rotating the blade through 360 degrees. The sliced off sample is securely held by the blade as the needle is withdrawn.

Abstract: A tool for cutting a hose to length and for inserting a fitting into the end of a hose is provided. The tool includes a base which mounts a slide member for reciprocal movement therealong. The slide mounts a knife and a fitting member die, and is actuated by a handle connected by a linkage thereto. The base includes a notch to support a hose for cutting by the blade, and a support and bar engaging cam to retain the hose is positioned to have a fitting inserted therein.

Abstract: A vegetable harvesting apparatus which is characterized by a generally triangular-shaped hopper having a cutting opening provided therein, a blade slidably mounted in the hopper and a handle attached to the opposite end of the hopper from the cutting opening, with a pivoting lever mounted in the handle and a blade rod connecting the upper end of the pivoting lever to the blade. The vegetable harvesting apparatus is utilized by extending a vegetable such as a pod of okra through the opening in the front portion of the hopper and forcing the blade against the pod stem by manipulating the rod lever with the hand, to sever the stem and collect the okra pod in the hopper.

Abstract: A hand held woodturning tool for cutting a turning timber workpiece. The tool has a long straight rod-like, tool shank and, a cutting head at one end of the tool shank and rigid with the tool shank. A hole is formed within the cutting head and has an end opening. The end opening has a periphery which is of continuous extent about the opening and which convexly arcs along part of the periphery, and an arcuate sharp cutting edge extends in a flat plane along a substantial section of the arcuate periphery part. An outer surface of the cutting head adjacent the periphery extends perpendicular to the plane containing the cutting edge and an inner surface converges toward the outer surface to form the sharp cutting edge. The tool is hand held and presented to a turning timber workpiece so that the outer surface of the cutting head adjacent the periphery rubs on a surface of the workpiece and the cutting edge engages the workpiece surface in a cutting action.

Abstract: A food slicer mountable within a kitchen work unit support frame and comprising a slicer body with a removable infeed ramp. The slicer body includes aligned upper and lower platforms defining a slot therebetween. The adjacent edge of the upper platform forms the slicing blade. The ramp is positioned in overlying relation to the lower platform and includes opposed end edges of different height which, upon selective alignment below the blade edge of the upper platform, vary the effective height of the slot and the thickness of the slice.

Abstract: A hand held tool for removing excess urethane sealant from the outer edges of an automotive windshield to facilitate simple replacement of the windshield. The tool generally has a handle, an elongated member with a longitudinal bore partially extending therethrough, and a removable and replaceable blade. The cutting portion of the blade is substantially U-shaped in cross-section with the exposed edges tapered and sharpened. The shape of the blade and its sharpened edges facilitate the cutting and removal of a channel within the urethane sealant in order to allow placement of a strip of plastic moulding which retains the windshield in place.

Abstract: A hand implement for slicing cheese, root vegetables and the like has a cutting blade (1) having an opening (4) for a cutting element (5). In order to prevent the cutting blade from sticking to the foodstuff and to prevent the sliced foodstuff (18) from sticking to the blade (1), the blade is manufactured from a bending resistant plastics material and the end parts of the cutting element (5) are cast or moulded in the blade so as to form a free slot (17) rearwardly of the cutting element (5). The slot (17) is effective to form a layer of air between the sliced foodstuff (18) and the upper surface (8) of the blade and prevents adhesion between the blade (1) and the sliced foodstuff (18).

Abstract: There is disclosed an assembly of a slicing knife, support board and a holding strap cooperatively arranged for slicing a mass of foods, such as a loaf of bread, into slices of equal thickness. The support board includes a bottom having an upwardly-extending abutment wall at one end and upwardly-extending lateral guides adjacent said abutment wall, each guide having a knife blade-receiving guide slot spaced forwardly of the abutment wall a distance corresponding to the thickness of the slices to be obtained. The guide slots are in transverse registry. The holding strap forms a loop upwardly extending from the bottom and is engageable around the loaf of bread to prevent its deformation during the slicing operation. The knife includes a blade held under tension by a bow frame. The knife blade is co-axial with the knife handle to prevent twisting of the blade during slicing.

Abstract: A cheese grating tool comprises a handle shaft (1) and a plate (2) connected thereto. The plate (2) comprises a generally single-curved portion (22) with a plurality of apertures (31) which are distributed over the width of the blade (2) generally in the region of said curved portion which is remote from the handle shaft. Each of said apertures is delimited by a scope (32), which projects from the convex side of the curved plate portion (22). The scopes are parallel as seen in the plate plane and the scope edges face generally toward the handle shaft. The scope axis extends obliquely to the adjacent plate surface.

Abstract: A letter opener for cutting open an envelope comprises a channel-shaped blade holder having a pair of manually-movable arms and a cutting blade mounted on one of the arms. The blade holder closely embraces opposite sides of a marginal edge region of an envelope to be opened, as well as a longitudinal edge thereof. The cutting blade is operative to pierce through at least one layer of the marginal edge region, and to cut a longitudinally-extending cutting line which is generally parallel to, and offset by a slight spacing from, the longitudinal edge when the holder is guided along the longitudinal edge.

Abstract: The subject filleting knife has a cutting element having two cutting edges starting from the juncture of the blade element and handle and extending to a point part way along the element at which the two edges merge into a single edge. The knife thus serves the functions of both single blade and double blade filleting knives. It allows a significant improvement in the efficiency of the process of filleting in terms of time, skill and care required relative to the quality of the fillets produced and reduction of wastage. Safety is enhanced.

Abstract: A slicing apparatus including a handle, a curved continuous loop blade attached to the handle, and an adjustably positioned, rotatable roller. The positioning of the roller adjusts the depth of cut. The blade has a forward edge with a plurality of teeth and a plurality of V-shaped grooves extending into the blade adjacent the teeth while the rearward edge may be sharpened. Certain structure for the adjustability of the positioning of the roller is disclosed.

Abstract: A simple tool, involving a suitably grooved flat base and a stripping blade movably connected thereto whereby the blade may be simply moved in and out of its stripping position, and wherein its cutting edge straddles a plurality of the base grooves. The grooves are sized as to depth, appropriate to the diameter of the optical fiber and its buffer coat, and with a small clearance, such that when the coated fiber is held and drawn in a first groove, the blade is never loaded against the glass fiber, so that the blade strips only the coating from only one side of the buffered fiber, without scoring contact with the fiber core, and further such that upon 180.degree. rotation of the fiber to place it in a second groove, the drawn fiber will be stripped of the remaining coating, also without scoring contact with the fiber core.

Abstract: A tool which can separate the skin of a potato from its meat while simultaneously cutting the meat into usable sections is disclosed. The tool has a handle which mounts at one end a cutting edge assembly shaped to cut along the inside of the potato skin and lengthwise through the meat of the potato when the tool is held in one hand and a partially-baked potato which has been cut lengthwise is held in the other and the tool manipulated to cause the cutting edge assembly to be drawn lengthwise through the potato.

Abstract: A tire trimmer tool has an elongated handle and a U-shaped frame to which a blade of undulated sheet metal is detachably mounted. The undulations comprise closely-spaced parallel ridges which extend front and rear, are open on their underside and are united by narrow connecting webs. The undulations are arranged across the full width of the blade; and the outermost undulations which comprise the two sides of the blade have upturned walls, the edge of which seat is facing slots provided the legs of the U-frame; and an adjustable clamp which connects the two legs secures the blade in place. The fore end of the blade is sharpened on its underside and a narrow transverse portion of the blade therebehind is struck or turned upwardly across the full width of the blade and limits bowing of the blade in response to tightening of the clamp.

Abstract: A tool for use in removing glazing has a head including a conical point of substantial length and a shank connected to a straight handle with the point disposed towards but angled away from the handle at an angle that does not exceed 30.degree.. The maximum diameter of the point is substantially less than the cross section of the glazing and the angle of taper of the point is such that the point may be drawn with moderate pulling forces lengthwise through the glazing with radial expanding stresses resulting that are adequate to rupture the glazing.

Abstract: A medical cutting instrument including an elongated member having one end thereof curved to permit the application of pressure from a finger. A cutting blade is associated with the curved portion of the elongated member to permit tissue to be cut at a precise depth and width. A cutting blade forms an integral part of the elongated member and is so shaped that a rearward pull on the elongated member serves to cause the blade to cut the tissue. The entire elongated member including the blade and curved portion are all made of material that is readily sterilizable without losing its temper so that the instrument can be resharpened and sterilized numerous times. The instrument is particularly useful in obtaining tissue grafts that can be used in dental surgery and the like.

Abstract: A readily and easily manipulatable tree girdling device is provided which effectively removes a complete circular band of bark and all that underlies the bark to the central portion of the tree so that fluid cannot pass from the root system of the tree to the upper portion of the tree whereby with the elimination of such fluid transmission the tree dies. This operation is called "girdling." In many areas it is practiced widely as a method of improving the ecology of the area.

Abstract: Apparatus for removing the external bead formed when two polyethylene pipes are joined by thermal butt fusion. The apparatus comprises a frame having two arms, one of which is adapted at one end to slide on the other arm, and be maintained at an angle between the two of approximately 60.degree.. A sharp blade is attached to the first arm which presses against the surface of the pipe and the bead at a selected angle. The frame is placed against a pipe which fits into the 60.degree. V, with the two arms tangent to the pipe surface, the blade being at one point of tangency. While holding the frame in tight contact with the circumference of the pipe, the frame is rotated around the pipe so that the blade continually presses against the pipe at the root of the bead and removes the bead as a continuous strip. Various sizes of pipe can be handled by this device by sliding the second arm along the first arm closer to or further away from the blade, still maintaining the same 60.degree. angle between the two arms.

Abstract: A dermatome for cutting thin organic tissue sections for transplanting, the dermatome comprising a thin resilient cutting band provided with a cutting surface disposed along a longitudinal edge of the cutting band. A T-shaped support member positions the cutting surface of the cutting band relative to the tissue sections. The head portion of the support member holds portions of the cutting band to determine the width of the cut tissue sections, the cutting band being held in a loop-like arrangement with the cutting surface extending along a bight portion thereof. The head portion of the support member also includes a guide element for determining the depth or thickness of the cut tissue sections, the guide element being disposed between the spaced apart cutting band portions and being spaced a preselected distance from the bight portion. Attachment elements are provided on the support member to permit connection of the support member to a handle member.

Abstract: Manual tool used for trimming mold flash and protuberances from a tire has a handle with ends which are slotted to receive mounting flanges of a undulated sheet metal blade. The blade is so folded that its undulations comprise closely spaced ridges which extend from front to rear, are open on their underside and are united by narrow intervening webs. The underside of the lead edge of the blade is sloped along an arc and/or angle providing the blade with recesses in said leading edge between the ridges. The recesses have sharp cutting edges which cut entering flash close to the tire surface, the open under side of the ridges on either side of the webs providing clearance for missed flash and trimmings so that the tool blade is not raised off the tire surface in use of the tool.