Abstract: A knife has a housing, a blade having a cutting edge and mounted on the housing with the edge extending transversely of a predetermined direction. An actuator is movable on the housing and pivots a blade guard on the housing about a guard axis for movement in the predetermined direction from a safety position in which the blade guard covers the cutting edge of the blade into a cutting position in which the blade guard is spaced from the cutting edge and the cutting edge is freely accessible and from the cutting position in a direction opposite the predetermined position into the safety position.

Abstract: A first tool is configured to cut a polymer implant, and includes a handle, a cutting portion, and a bending portion. A second tool is configured to cut a polymer implant, and includes a handle, a first cutting portion, and a second cutting portion. The cutting portions contain a cutter that is preferably a blade. In the second tool, the blades are preferably angled with respect to each other between about 45°. The tools can be used to reshape an implant that is to be used to replace a portion of a skull.

Abstract: A device capable of scoring the exterior side of drywall at a point where two drywall surfaces meet to form a corner and one of the drywall surfaces runs past the other by a distance of approximately less than two inches. The device uses the intersecting surface as a guide and includes a flat guide plate which sits above a C-shaped structure that has a cutting wheel that exists on the same plane as the intersecting surface.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for cutting tape on a hockey stick blade is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body for holding the apparatus, a ski including a front edge and a bottom surface, and a cutting blade arranged generally upright relative to the bottom surface of the ski. The cutting blade may include a cutting edge disposed at an acute angle relative to the bottom surface of the ski, the cutting edge positioned proximate to the front edge of the ski.

Abstract: A grooving sled for use with a pre-formed groove blade and hot knife, for making grooves in expanded polystyrene foam boards or walls. The grooving sled includes a built-in straight edge guide, one of two cutting position margins, and a stabilizer plate that fits inside a freshly-cut groove to keep the grooving sled straight while operating along the cutting layout line established on the board or wall. The stabilizer plate aligns with the groove blade by use of an angular adjuster, and if necessary, an insert bar. The stabilizer plate can also be adjusted vertically.

Abstract: A hand held, manually driven cutting device comprises a two part substantially inverted ‘V’ shaped body. The two body parts assemble to form an ambidextrous graspable handle, and a pair of axled wheels attach to the outer surface of a rear leg and a front leg of each body part. The dividable body is dismantled to receive a detachable blade that when affixed has its cutting edge protruding beneath the assembled body midway between the two rear wheels. Also mounted beneath the assembled body is a combined safety shield and material lifting element provided with a flow passage. Four wheels to the assembled body are configured with one wheel on either side of the front lower distal, one wheel either side of the lower rear body. During the cutting process the lamina material lies above the lifting and supporting element and below the rear wheels.

Abstract: A device for trimming an osteochondral implant according to which a body member has a bore for receiving the graft and a cutting slot extending transverse to the bore for receiving a cutting blade. A mechanism adjusts the graft in the bore relative to the slot so that the graft can be cut to a predetermined length with the cutting blade in the slot.

Abstract: A candle cutter may include a case having an outer surface and in inner surface, which may form an inner cavity. The outer surface may have one or more outer surface slots and the inner surface may have one or more inner surface slots. The candle cutter may further include a cutting assembly that meshes with the case and moves through the inner cavity for the purpose of cutting the object therein, such as a candle. The movement may be pivotal if the cutting assembly is attached to a pivot point. The movement of the cutting assembly may not be pivotal. For example, it may be controlled by guide means, such as guide rods. Some embodiments may include features such a clamping mechanism, a case handle, a locking mechanism, a bottom container, handles or knobs, and/or a detachable blade.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for cutting the tapered tip of a cartridge, providing a cutler device with an angular guide adapted to receive the tapered tip through a tapered passage and cutting the tapered tip by operating the cutter between a withdrawn and deployed position. In general the cutting device includes a slide, an elongated structure having a top, bottom, proximate and distal ends and a channel adapted to receive the slide associated with the distal end. A guide associated with the elongated structure is adapted for receipt of the tapered tip and a reciprocating blade extending from the slide has a cutting edge which is adapted for engaging the tapered tip during operation of the cutter between deployed and withdrawn positions.

Abstract: A cutter operative to pierce and cut a sheet of material includes a handle and a body portion coupled to the handle. The body portion includes two puncture fingers having tips for piercing the sheet of material and two blades for cutting two parallel cuts in the sheet of material. in a method of installing a zipper on a sheet of material, left and right portions of a zipper are applied to a sheet of material. A swath portion of the sheet of material is cut having two parallel, spaced-apart cuts between the left and right portions of the zipper. In this manner, zipper installation is established in a manner that avoids formation of flap of material that would otherwise remain between the left and right flanges of the zipper.

Abstract: A hand-held implement for trimming mounted photographs, posters, and other laminates includes a handle, an edge guide connected to the handle defining a side surface for traveling against the peripheral edge of the substrate, and an upper guide connected to the handle defining a lower surface for traveling against the exposed front surface of the laminate. A blade, mounted on the upper guide, has a cutting edge extending below the lower surface of the upper guide and immediately adjacent the side surface of the first guide. When the side surface is stabilized against the peripheral edge of the substrate and pushed forward, the blade produces an edge perfectly matched to the edge of the laminate and an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

Abstract: A device for slicing the tip from an elongated food product having an elongated housing with a longitudinally extending channel open at one end and closed at its second end. The channel is dimensioned to receive the food product through the first open end of the housing. A plunger assembly is slidably mounted to the housing adjacent the second end of the housing and in the direction transverse to the channel axis. The plunger assembly includes a blade moveable between a retracted position in which the blade is retracted from the channel and an extended position in which the blade extends across the channel.

Abstract: A slitter for slitting a guide catheter has a handle and a blade assembly coupled to the handle. The blade assembly includes a shroud for receiving an elongated body of a medical device and a slitting blade having an exposed cutting edge to slit the guide catheter. The blade assembly includes a user-deflectable portion coupled to the shroud for causing the shroud to flex in response to deflection of the user-deflectable portion. The handle and the blade assembly may be assembled from piece parts in a manufacturing method.

Abstract: A candle cutter may include a case having an outer surface and in inner surface, which may form an inner cavity. The outer surface may have one or more outer surface slots and the inner surface may have one or more inner surface slots. The candle cutter may further include a cutting assembly that meshes with the case and moves through the inner cavity for the purpose of cutting the object therein, such as a candle. The movement may be pivotal if the cutting assembly is attached to a pivot point. The movement of the cutting assembly may not be pivotal. For example, it may be controlled by guide means, such as guide rods. Some embodiments may include features such a clamping mechanism, a case handle, a locking mechanism, a bottom container, handles or knobs, and/or a detachable blade.

Abstract: A housing with at least one elongate chamber for a hot dog, a series of transverse blades for slicing the hot dog laterally into a number of disc sections, and at least one longitudinal blade for slicing the hot dog lengthwise, for example into quarters. The housing includes two parts that rotate or otherwise move relative to each other to make the transverse slices. Preferably, the first part of the housing includes a hopper with a retainer surface and the second part of the housing includes a series of transverse blades that rotate to transversely slice the hot dog. Furthermore, the two parts preferably include alignable openings permitting the transversely sliced hot dog to fall into the chamber for longitudinal slicing. Preferably, a plunger pushes the hot dog into the longitudinal blade to slice the hot dog lengthwise.

Abstract: A device for cutting a sheet rock panel. A base plate has a through slot that receives a blade of a conventional utility knife and a free end right angle metal end clip of conventional tape ruler and a blind slot that receives the conventional tape ruler. A clamping plate is displaceably attached to the base plate and clamps the conventional tape ruler between itself and the base plate. The clamping plate has a center portion that is circular-shaped and a portion that has a concave upper surface and a convex lower surface that clamps the conventional tape ruler in the concave blind slot in the base plate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting an end of a tie wrap after a locking mechanism of the tie wrap has been engaged includes inserting the end of the tie wrap in proximity with a curved blade of a cutting tool. Pressure is applied to the cutting tool to force the curved blade against the tie wrap until the tie wrap is cut through.

Abstract: An apparatus for the rapid removal of an extraneous portion of a produce item with minimal loss. The apparatus, rendered attachable to an agricultural processing implement by an integral attachment device, enables one-handed operation by a user. The apparatus includes a base section in operative combination with an elevated blade that not only enables the severing of the extraneous portion from the produce body, but also separates the extraneous portion therefrom, and guides the cleaned produce body towards a collection device, for instance, a picking box.

Abstract: A device for cutting a detonating cord having an explosive core is provided. The device includes a detonating cord holding member having a cord holding portion, such as an aperture or recess, configured to closely receive the detonating cord so that the detonating cord is held in place relative to the holding member. The cord holding member also has a side surface from which the detonating cord projects when the detonating cord is held in the cord holding portion prior to cutting. A blade arm is pivotally mounted to the cord holding member. The blade arm carries a sharpened blade and is pivotal between an open and closed position. The blade passes over the cord holding portion in close proximity to the side surface so that the detonating cord is cut by the blade as the blade is passed over the cord holding portion.

Abstract: A hand-held bagel slicer is described for circumferentially slicing a bagel into two equal halves. The slicer comprises a generally U-shaped clip attached to a handle. The clip comprises a generally semi-circular bight and two flexible legs. The legs converge slightly from the bight to their free ends to hold the bagel sideways, and the free ends are outwardly flared to facilitate insertion of the bagel for slicing. Midway between the two legs is a 2 edged knife blade. The blade has a base secured to the bight and a tip terminating in a point. The blade is about 50 to 75% of the length of the legs. The free end of the handle is generally elliptical in cross section. The handle decreases in cross-sectional size and becomes generally rectangular in shape toward the flared end. The clip is joined to a core which has one or more small cross ribs extending laterally from a center rib to match with a similarly shaped recess in the handle to prevent relative rotation between the handle and the clip.

Abstract: A cutting assembly structured to cut sheets of paper or a like material from a supply roll, the assembly including a base having a guide assembly and at least one cutting blade disposed in a predetermined cutting orientation. The guide assembly includes a contact portion which is configured to substantially conform to the outer surface configuration of the supply roll so as to facilitate sliding engagement of the contact portion with the supply roll as the base is moved along a length thereof. Moreover, the cutting blade is disposed in the base such that the sheet of material is guided thereto as the base is passed across the sheet of material, and the contact portion and cutting blade are cooperatively disposed and structured relative to one another so as to maintain the cutting blade in the cutting orientation and at a substantially constant spacing relative to the supply roll and the sheet of material being cut as the base is moved along the length of the supply roll.

Abstract: A hand-held bagel slicer is described for circumferentially slicing a bagel into two equal halves. The slicer comprises a generally U-shaped clip attached to a handle. The clip comprises a generally semi-circular bight and two flexible legs. The legs converge slightly from the bight to their free ends to hold the bagel sideways, and the free ends are outwardly flared to facilitate insertion of the bagel for slicing. Midway between the two legs is a 2 edged knife blade. The blade has a base secured to the bight and a tip terminating in a point. The blade is about 50 to 75% of the length of the legs. The free end of the handle is generally elliptical in cross section. The handle decreases in cross-sectional size and becomes generally rectangular in shape toward the flared end. The clip is joined to a core which has one or more small cross ribs extending laterally from a center rib to match with a similarly shaped recess in the handle to prevent relative rotation between the handle and the clip.

Abstract: A cutting guide is provided, comprising a first clamping member having a first surface adapted to contact a pipe; a second clamping member having a second surface adapted to contact the pipe; a connecting device operatively disposed between the first clamping member and the second clamping member for connecting and urging the first and second clamping members toward one another to grip the pipe; and a cutting guide member, preferably a cylindrical member, attached to the second clamping member for slidably retaining and guiding a flexible cutting member in contact with the pipe. The first and second surfaces which contact the pipe are preferably contoured to approximate the shape of the pipe. Also preferably, the bottom surfaces of both the first and second clamping members are coplanar during operation of the cutting guide. Optionally, a recess is formed into the first clamping member which is adapted to receive a reducing member for contacting smaller sizes of pipe.

Abstract: A cutting tool is described for cutting an encircling band of identification tape from a surgical instrument handle. The tool housing has an elongated guide slot with a cutting blade mounted in the housing on a circumference of the guide slot exposed distally at a distal end of the tool. The channel slot has a circumference to accommodate surgical instrument handles having an arcuate cross-sectional segment having a radius which is equal to or less that the radius of the channel slot circumference. The cutting blade is positioned to be tangent to the surgical instrument handle operatively nested within the guide slot. The blade is also positioned to define a chord of the encircling tape band around the instrument handle nested within the guide slot. In use, the blade cuttingly engages the tape band as the tool is slid along the surgical instrument handle toward the edge of the tape band. The blade cuts a full width of the tape band, exposing a fresh margin of tape to allow complete removal.

Abstract: A compact apparatus for severing and removing tie wraps after their installation consists of a cap, a base, a button having a cutting blade mounted for reciprocating motion therein and springs for returning the button to its original position after operation. A tie wrap is passed through the device prior to being secured. The tie wrap is severed by manually reciprocating the blade.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a roofing membrane is described. The apparatus includes a frame, means coupled to the frame for facilitating movement of the frame over a roofing membrane, a blade coupled to the frame for cutting the roofing membrane, and a guide member coupled to the frame for guiding the frame over the membrane. The guide member may include an edge guide and a bar coupling the edge guide to the frame. The edge guide is adapted to cooperate with an edge of the roofing membrane to move the frame along and parallel to the edge of the membrane. The guide member may be adjustable to permit the edge guide to be moved relative to the blade.

Abstract: A manually operated nutcracking device with a threaded member for urging carrier and a wedge thereon into nut engagement to split the nut. A base includes a pair of guides and a nut supporting member. The carrier includes plate components coupled to the wedge in a detachable manner. The plate components are recessed to engage the inner edges of the pair of guides. A foot on the threaded member imparts travel to the carrier.

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: A carpet cutting knife and method for cutting a straight edge along a carpet edge having a body with a guide wall for engaging the edge of the carpet and a base for engaging one surface of the carpet. A support plate engages the second surface of the carpet and is positioned parallel to the base and is adjustably supported from the body for accommodating carpets of different thicknesses. A cutting blade is adjustably connected to the plate for adjusting the distance between the cutting blade and the guide wall and extends between the plate and base for cutting a carpet positioned between the plate and the base.