Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) having a tubular shape, comprising a body (2) and at least two extremities (3a, 3b), wherein at least one of these extremities (3a, 3b) has a V-shape (4) and comprises an opening (5) forming an ellipse (6), and wherein the angle ? between i) the central and longitudinal axis (7) of the device (1) and ii) the tangential line (8) formed by said V-shape (4) is lower than 10°.

Abstract: A cutting tool is revealed. The cutting tool includes an upper handle, a lower handle, a blade, at least one quick release device and a connection part. The cutting tool features on that both the blade and the connection part are pivoted quickly by the quick release device without any special tools. When the cutting tool is in an open state or a closed state, the quick release device disposed on the connection part is switched and moved in a circular part on one end of the blade so as to cut.

Abstract: A knife for relieving pressure on the index finger metacarpophalangeal joint of one using the knife by pressing down with the index finger on a top portion of the knife, comprising a handle having a top and bottom portion and two opposing sides and a proximal and distal end, a blade having a top portion and bottom, cutting edge portion and two opposing sides and a proximal and distal end and configured so the handle and blade overlap and the blade proximal end is connected to the handle distal end, a finger rest having a top and front portion and is connected to the blade at a point proximate the proximal end of the blade, and wherein the finger rest, handle and blade are configured to minimize pressure on the index finger metacarpophalangeal joint of one using the knife by pressing down with the index finger on the finger rest.

Abstract: A pizza wheel includes a handle that is configured to fold or unfold into a variety of configurations. In a stowed, two handle halves are positioned upright, parallel to a plane defined by a cutting wheel. In a deployed position, the handle halves are rotated apart from one another to positions about 90 degrees from the original stowed position.

Abstract: A pair of gardening shears include two opposite cutters (10), two handles (30) connected with the cutters respectively, and two pivot units (20) each pivotally connected with a respective one of the cutters and a respective one of the handles. Thus, each of the handles is pivotable relative to a respective one of the cutters by a respective one of the pivot units to change the angle between each of the handles and the respective cutter and to change the pitch angle of each of the handles freely.

Abstract: An ice axe gripping shaft comprises a grip made of plastic equipped with a bottom stop for the hand to press on, located opposite an intermediate brace. An auxiliary lever articulated on the intermediate brace comprises a locking cam and a curved part acting as finger brace in the locked position.

Abstract: Garden shears have the extended rod connected to the handle to increase the reachable length and the cutting arm length of the garden shears for various ranges. The extended rod has the containment slot for accepting the tool member and the spacer at the opening, and the insertion hole of the spacer allows the tool member to be assembled with the extended rod to create a handy tool.

Abstract: A knife and chopping attachment assembly for chopping food products comprises a knife and a chopping attachment. The knife has a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion has a cutting edge and a spine disposed on a top side of the blade portion generally opposite the cutting edge. The chopping attachment is disposed over a portion of the spine of the knife. The chopping attachment is movable along the spine from a proximal end of the blade portion to a distal end of the blade portion.

Abstract: A container or pan for producing predetermined food portions is disclosed. Indicia are formed on the container at selected intervals adjacent an outer peripheral edge. A cutting blade is provided having a length substantially equivalent to a length, or a width, or a diameter of the container; or to a distance between a pair of cooperating indicia. The cutting blade is adapted to extend from the indicia on one side of the container to the indicia on another side of the container. The cutting member is placed in alignment with the respective indicia and then forced downwardly through the food. The indicia provide a guide to readily align the cutting blade for cutting the food into selected sized portions without having to measure and mark the food prior to cutting.

Abstract: Double handle knives and attachments to convert a knife to a double handle knife are described with secondary handles able to form an angle (a) between about 20 to 70 degrees between the long axis of the secondary handle and the long axis of the blade in a plane at about right angles to the blade. Embodiments describe fixed, rotatable, and indexable means for the angle of attachment of the secondary handle to the blade. Embodiments further describe reversible and permanent means of attachment. The placement of the secondary handle at the angle described allows for the optimal positioning of the hands for both controlling and assisting with the cutting of foods and other items.

Abstract: Double handle knives and attachments to convert a knife to a double handle knife are described with secondary handles able to form an angle (a) between about 20 to 70 degrees between the long axis of the secondary handle and the long axis of the blade in a plane at about right angles to the blade. Embodiments describe fixed, rotatable, and indexable means for the angle of attachment of the secondary handle to the blade. Embodiments further describe reversible and permanent means of attachment. The placement of the secondary handle at the angle described allows for the optimal positioning of the hands for both controlling and assisting with the cutting of foods and other items.

Abstract: A vegetation pruning device (2) includes a pair (4,6) of pivotally coupled arms. A motor bracket (36) with a rotary output drive (34) provides drive to a cutting element (8) which is coupled to the rotary output drive (34). The cutting element (8) is arranged for cutting vegetation (44) presented thereto.

Abstract: A vegetation pruning device (102) includes a pair (114, 116) of pivotably coupled handles and a motor having a rotary output drive (130) for driving an endless flexible cutting chain (108). A guard (162) is moved relative to the chain (108) by pivoting the handles (114, 116) relative to each other to grip vegetation between the guard (162) and the chain (108). The guard is provided with a pair of curved upper surfaces (164) having teeth (166). The rotary output drive (130) of the motor is arranged generally coaxially with the axis of pivotal movement of the handles (114, 116).

Abstract: A frozen food item separation tool for separating individual frozen food items from a frozen food item stack. The frozen food item separation tool comprises an upper lever, including wedge-shaped portion, and a lower lever, which is pivotally attached to the upper lever.

Abstract: (FIG. 1) shows an improved bolt cutting tool comprising left and right cutting jaws (10) that are closed by handles (12A and 12B). As handles (12A and 12B) are separated, jaw (10) opens to allow the material to be cut to enter. The cutting handles (12A and 12B) are closed, utilizing a partially threaded rod (14) and rotational handle (16) to draw them closed. (FIG. 2).

Abstract: A hedgetrimmer having a housing, a motor located within the housing for driving a reciprocating blade for cutting vegetation. A front handle located at a front end of the housing and a rear handle located at a rear end of the housing. The rear handle having a trigger to actuate the motor, the rear handle being rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the housing. The rear handle is lockable at one of several positions so that a user can grip the two handles in the most comfortable position for the desired cutting operation.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved long handle striking tool that provides increased speed, accuracy, efficiency, power and impact that also reduces user fatigue and improves user safety. The tool has a handle with a distal end and a proximal end with a striking tool head disposed on the distal end of the handle. There is also a sliding handle assembly that slides along the handle that includes a movable bushing to reduce friction and wear that is in direct contact with the handle and an assembly handle grip that is set on top of the bushing. There is also a plurality of fastening devices to hold the assembly handle grip and bushing together, a head mount that mounts the striking head to the distal end of the handle and a proximal handle grip attached on the proximal end of the handle. The handle can also be utilized separately.

Abstract: An actuation mechanism for actuating a power tool that includes a cable assembly comprising at least one outer sheath (41) arranged coaxially around an inner cable (40), wherein the inner cable (40) slides relative to the outer sheath (41). The actuation mechanism also comprises an electrical contact (42) connected to the cable assembly and a plurality of switch members (51, 54) connected to the cable assembly. The coaxial cable assembly provides the advantage that a power tool with a two handed dual-switching mechanism can be actuated without the need for two independent electrical contacts wired in series, thereby reducing the amount of electrical wiring and components needed. Additionally, an electrical contact is provided with a connecting structure connected to the handle assembly and to the housing and adapted to enable actuation of the tool in a plurality of orientations of the handle assembly relative to the housing.

Abstract: A hand-held power tool has a device housing having a battery pack compartment. An electric drive motor is arranged in the device housing. An output for driving a working tool is connected to the electric drive motor and arranged in the device housing. A battery pack is arranged in the battery pack compartment and is substantially received completely in the battery pack compartment. At least one grip for guiding the power tool is provided. The device housing has a housing volume and the battery pack compartment has a compartment volume located inside the device housing. A ratio of the housing volume to the compartment volume is approximately 1.5 to maximally io approximately 5.

Abstract: A shingle removing tool includes, among other possible things, a handle, a shaft connected to the handle, and a base connected to the shaft. A length of the shaft is adjustable. The base includes a blade portion that is configured to separate one or more shingles from a support structure to which the shingles are affixed.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a knife. In one aspect, a utility knife is provided. The utility knife includes a first handle and a second handle, wherein the handles are configured to be grasped by a hand of a user and slidable relative to each other between a retracted position, in which a leading edge of the second handle is disposed rearward of a leading edge of the first handle, and an extended position. The utility knife further includes a blade and a blade holder configured to hold the blade, wherein the blade holder is movable with the second handle between the extended and retracted positions. In another aspect, a method of operating a utility knife is provided.

Abstract: Double handle knives and attachments to convert a knife to a double handle knife are described with secondary handles able to form an angle of 45 degrees (+ or ?15) degrees between the long axis of the secondary handle and the long axis of the blade in a plane at about right angles to the plane of the blade. Embodiments describe fixed and rotatable means of attachment of the secondary handle to the blade. Embodiments further describe reversible and permanent means of attachment of the secondary handle. The placement of the secondary handle at the angle described allows for the optimal positioning of the hands for both controlling an assisting with the cutting of foods and other items.

Abstract: A power tool can utilize a handle that engages with a large portion of the housing and can distribute the stresses incurred by the handle over a larger area. The handle of the power tool can be a stick handle or a guard handle. The handle may be utilized to position sensors therein at positions that are remote from the working bit of the power tool. Accessory handles, such as a bail handle and a side handle, can be mounted to a single set of machined passages on the housing.

Abstract: A handheld lawn tool including a first arm and a second arm, a third arm horizontally on the first arm and a forth arm pivotally on the second arm, an operator applying a functional grip on a first control grip over the third arm and on a second control grip along a first forward transport path in a horizontal cutting circle of a cutting tool, a reverse hand grasp on the second control grip for transposing the second grip into a third control grip with the boom arranged in a diagonal direction, the first functional hand grasp on the first control grip plus the second functional hand grasp on the third control grip with a vertical cutting circle of the cutting tool in a second transport path, the balancing point of the boom transposing between the transport path.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable bush cutter including: a pole; a working part that is provided at one end of the pole; an engine part that drives the working part and that is provided at the other end of the pole; a drive shaft that connects the working part and the engine part; a maneuvering handle that is provided on an intermediate portion of the pole along a length direction thereof; and a vibration isolating member that is interposed between the maneuvering handle and the pole.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vegetation trimmer comprising a cutting head (20) located at one end thereof, a rear handle (60) located at the other end thereof, a motor (10), and a flexible drive shaft (30) for transferring the output of the motor to the cutting head, wherein the motor is located in a substantially central position on the vegetation trimmer. Preferably, the motor is located beneath the flexible drive shaft when the vegetation trimmer is oriented with the rear handle thereof uppermost. The vegetation trimmer of the invention has improved balance and inertia, making it easier for a user to operate, and in certain embodiments thereof can be made more compact than a conventional vegetation trimmer having a flexible drive shaft for greater ease of shipping and storage.

Abstract: A cutting tool comprising a working member power coupled to a power drive arrangement held by a housing, said housing comprising a front housing portion from which said working member protrudes and a rear housing portion, a first handle comprising a first hand-grip portion adapted for a user to hold said power tool at an operative level above the ground level, a second handle adapted for a user to generate a turning moment about said first handle so as to vary inclination of said working member relative to the ground level, said second handle comprising a movable hand-grip portion which is attached to said rear housing portion, characterized in that said rear housing portion is pivotally connected to said front housing portion, and said movable hand-grip portion of said second handle is arranged to pivotally move said rear housing portion relative to said front housing portion.

Abstract: Double handle knives and attachments to convert a knife to a double handle knife are described with secondary handles able to form an angle (a) between about 20 to 70 degrees between the long axis of the secondary handle and the long axis of the blade in a plane at about right angles to the blade. Embodiments describe fixed, rotatable, and indexable means for the angle of attachment of the secondary handle to the blade. Embodiments further describe reversible and permanent means of attachment. The placement of the secondary handle at the angle described allows for the optimal positioning of the hands for both controlling and assisting with the cutting of foods and other items.

Abstract: A multi-bladed cutting apparatus for slicing objects, such as food items, into slices. The blades of the apparatus may be operable between a cutting position and a release position. In the cutting position, the blades are able to efficiently cut objects into smaller sizes. In the release position, any matter lodged between the blades falls out of its own accord. In this manner, the need for a user to manually removed matter lodged between the blades is eliminated. One or more levers responsive to an input force from a user may be utilized to move the blades from the cutting position to the release position. A flexible member may provide restoring force to return the blades to the cutting position.

Abstract: A double handle knife is described with the secondary handle rotatable upon a pivot post. In further embodiments: the secondary handle is mounted to the top of the blade at a fixed angle of 45 degrees (+ or ?25) degrees between the long axis of the secondary handle and the long axis of the knife blade; and attachments are described to convert single handle knifes into double handle knives functioning identical to those described above. A methods is described utilizing the double handle knife invention in any of its embodiments being gripped by the dominant hand on the primary handle, four fingers of the non-dominant hand being placed evenly upon the secondary handle with long axis thereof positioned at an angle of 45 degrees (+ or ?25) degrees to the long axis of the knife blade, the palm/or thumb of the same hand positioning the food item, both hands applying downward pressure and the food item being easily and accurately cut.

Abstract: A double handle knife is described with the secondary handle rotatable upon a pivot post. In further embodiments: the secondary handle is mounted to the top of the blade at a fixed angle of 45 degrees (+ or ?15) degrees between the long axis of the secondary handle and the long axis of the knife blade; and attachments are described to convert single handle knifes into double handle knives functioning identical to those described above. A methods is described utilizing the double handle knife invention in any of its embodiments being gripped by the dominant hand on the primary handle, four fingers of the non-dominant hand being placed evenly upon the secondary handle with long axis thereof positioned at an angle of 45 degrees (+ or ?15) degrees to the long axis of the knife blade, the palm/or thumb of the same hand positioning the food item, both hands applying downward pressure and the food item being easily and accurately cut.

Abstract: A double handle knife is described with secondary handle rotatable upon a pivot post. In further embodiments: the secondary handle is mounted to top front of the blade: at a fixed angle; by splined means; or by indexable means. Attachments convert single handle knife into double handle knife functioning identical to those described above. Methods are described utilizing the double handle knife invention in any of its embodiments being gripped by the dominant hand on the primary handle, four fingers of the non-dominant hand being placed evenly upon the secondary handle with long axis thereof positioned at an angle of 45 degrees (+ or ?25) degrees to the long axis of the knife blade, the palm/or thumb of the same hand positioning the food item, both hands applying downward pressure and the food item being easily and accurately cut.

Abstract: The present invention provides a power tool comprising: at least a pair of handles (10, 20), wherein each of the pair of handles has (a) a respective actuator (14, 24) for operating said power tool; and (b) a respective guard member (16, 26) for restricting access to said respective actuator; the power tool further comprising a latch mechanism (72, 74) for latching the pair of handles (10, 20) together, wherein the latch mechanism has a first component (72) mounted on a first one (16) of said guard members and a second component (74) mounted on a second one (26) of said guard members and adapted to engage with said first component (72). Thus, the components of the latch mechanism are mounted on the respective guard members for the actuators, rather than directly on the handles themselves. This ensures that the components of the latch mechanism are able to latch the handles together without being impeded by the presence of the guard members or the actuators.

Abstract: An improved drywall corner bead cutting device includes a cutting device base and at least one cutting blade assembly mounted on the cutting device base. The cutting blade assembly includes a corner bead support structure having a corner bead support wall operative to engage the upper wall of a drywall corner bead having a nose and wing sections. A corner bead support structure cutting blade is mounted on the corner bead support structure generally diagonally aligned relative to the corner bead support wall. A pivotably mounted cutting arm includes a cutting blade, the cutting blade positioned adjacent to and parallel with the corner bead support structure cutting blade.

Abstract: An apparatus for slicing fruit or other items is provided. The apparatus includes a top interlocking blade, a middle interlocking blade, and a bottom interlocking blade, each having an apex and two downward sloping edges of approximate equal length. The blades have slots at each side that fit into slots in a circumferential ring. The blades form a cutting surface within the circumferential ring that allows a lime or other item to easily cut into equal-sized sections.

Abstract: The ice axe for mountaineering includes a head, a shaft, and an anatomical grip having one free end and an end secured to the shaft. The grip defines a handling zone of the ice axe and includes an adjusting member for adjusting the length of the handling zone. The adjustment member includes an adjustment end-piece arranged at the free end of the grip. The handling zone is bounded by the adjustment end-piece and by a protuberance of the grip at its end secured to the shaft. The adjustment end-piece is mounted on and pivoted around a rotation pin. The free end of the grip includes a plurality of notches operating in conjunction with a plurality of grooves of the adjustment end-piece and corresponding to different positions of the adjustment end-piece.

Abstract: A power tool (10) comprises a main body (12) having a motor driven tool (24) extending from a first front end of the main body, and has a first handle (18) integrally formed on the main body to be remote from this front end. A second support handle (20) is pivotally mounted on the tool body (12) to be pivotally displaceable about a pivot axis (34) so as to be displaceable from a first position in which a grip (22) of the support handle is disposed forwards of the first handle (18), to a second position wherein the grip member (22) is disposed rearwardly of the first handle (18). Also disclosed is the use of restraining means engageable between the support handle (20) and the main body (12) for releasably restraining the handle in either of the first or second positions.

Abstract: A shingle cutting tool for trimming shingles includes a vertical panel having a front edge, a back edge, a bottom edge and a top edge. A horizontal slot for receiving shingles extends into the front edge and extends toward the back edge. A front handle is attached to the vertical panel and is positioned nearer the front edge than the back edge. A plurality of cutting members is attached to the vertical panel and each extends into a plane of the slot. The cutting members include a cutting edge directed generally toward the front edge. A horizontal panel is attached to and extends away from either side of the vertical panel. The shingles are inserted into the slot and the front edge pulled forward such that the cutting members cut the shingles.

Abstract: An improvement to the standard manually powered cold knife used to remove vehicle windows is disclosed. The standard cold knife has a main handle, which is generally cylindrical. A blade is fixedly attached to the base of the handle, and is shaped to reach beneath vehicle window glass. A pull handle is attached at or near the base of the main handle of the standard cold knife. The invention is an additional stiff pull handle attached at or near the top of the main handle. The length of the additional pull handle is designed to roughly match that of the first pull handle, and the grip is designed so that the grip on the first pull handle roughly fits into it, allowing them to be comfortably gripped together.

Abstract: A string cutter includes two handles, two fixing devices, and a cutting string. The cutting string has two ends each secured on the respective handle by the respective fixing device. Each of the two handles includes a loop-shaped handgrip for insertion and holding of a user's fingers. The handgrip has two sides each provided with a protection rib, for encompassing and protecting the user's fingers received in the handgrip. Thus, when the cutting string is broken due to wear or excessive pull and is sprung toward thehandles, the broken cutting string will be blocked and stopped by the protection rib of each of the two handles, thereby efficiently preventing the broken cutting string from injuring the user's fingers, so as to protect the user's safety.

Abstract: A dressing tool for opening the abdomen and diaphragm of slaughtered animals comprises a knife (1) that extends like a bridge (4) between two short, substantially cylindrical pieces of tube (2) through which two fingers can be passed in order to hold the tool during use. The short pieces of tube (2) and the bridge (4) therebetween may be made of plastic and the knife (1) is then embedded in the bridge (4), with only the knife edge exposed. The short pieces of tube (2) may have longitudinal slits (3) and/or be slightly conical. The edge of the knife (1) expediently extends along the whole edge of the bridge (4) from one of the short pieces of tube (2) to the other.

Abstract: A string cutter includes two handles, two fixing devices, and a cutting string. The cutting string has two ends each secured on the respective handle by the respective fixing device. Each of the two handles includes a loop-shaped handgrip for insertion and holding of a user's fingers. The handgrip has two sides each provided with a protection rib, for encompassing and protecting the user's fingers received in the handgrip. Thus, when the cutting string is broken due to wear or excessive pull and is sprung toward the handles, the broken cutting string will be blocked and stopped by the protection rib of each of the two handles, thereby efficiently preventing the broken cutting string from injuring the user's fingers, so as to protect the user's safety.

Abstract: A combination cutter and server includes a first flexible blade having front and rear opposite ends; a second flexible blade having front and rear opposite ends; a connecting section which connects together the front end of the first blade and the front end of the second blade; a first handle connected to the rear end of the first blade; and a second handle connected to the rear end of the second blade and being unconnected with the first handle, the first handle being coplanar with the first blade in an unbiased condition of the combination cutter and server, and the second handle being coplanar with the second blade in an unbiased condition of the combination cutter and server.

Abstract: A combination cutter and server includes a first thin flexible blade having front and rear opposite ends; a second thin flexible blade having front and rear opposite ends; a connecting section which connects together the front end of the first thin blade and the front end of the second thin blade; a first handle connected to the rear end of the first thin blade; and a second handle connected to the rear end of the second thin blade and being unconnected with the first handle, the first handle being coplanar with the first thin blade in an unbiased condition of the combination cutter and server, and the second handle being coplanar with the second thin blade in an unbiased condition of the combination cutter and server; only rear ends of the first and second handles being in contact with other to form the combination cutter and server into a first geometric cutting configuration when the first and second handles are initially moved toward each other to an initial biased position; and the first and second handl

Abstract: A hand-guided working tool has a telescopic rod with a first and a second end. A drive motor is connected to the first end of the telescopic rod. A working tool, connected to the second end of the telescopic rod, is driven by the drive motor. The telescopic rod includes an outer tube and an inner tube inserted with an inner end into the outer tube and displacable in the longitudinal direction of the telescopic rod. A first clamping member is connected to the first end of the outer tube for fixing the axial position of the inner tube. The inner tube has an outer mantle surface and the outer tube has an inner circumferential surface. The outer mantle surface is spaced at a radial distance from the inner circumferential surface. A first cylindrical bearing body is supported on the inner end of the inner tube. The first bearing body is displacably supported in the outer tube.

Abstract: A pizza cutter with a dull convex cutting blade and a handle having two upwardly tilting ends. The non-cutting edge of the blade is fixed into a downwardly extending portion of the handle member. One end of the handle member includes a substantially oval opening for accommodating the fingers and the opposite end of the handle member has a straight handle. Each handle has a plurality of finger receiving indentations, adapted to receive the index, middle, ring, little finger, and/or thumb of a user. In use, the hands assume their respective positions at the opposite ends of the handle. The hands are alternately moved in a rocking motion while applying a downward pressure on each handle, to cut a pizza. By requiring the placement of each hand on a specific portion of the handle member, a user's fingers will not be inadvertently placed under the blade and injured.

Abstract: A slotter capable of providing a cut of precise depth into a tube is comprised of a main base and an adjustable roller base capable of extension and retraction from the main base, controllable by an adjustable over-center actuator linkage. A pair of roller sets securely hold the tube within the device. A cutting blade, straddled by a pair of limiting rollers, cuts into the tube. Cutting blade rotation is provided by a pneumatically powered rotational motor.

Abstract: A trimmer has a drive motor, a cutting tool, and a drive shaft connecting the drive motor and the cutting tool. A protective tube encloses the drive shaft. A connector is provided for connecting a handle bar, having a first and a second section, to the protective tube. The first and second sections are parallel to one another, and the first section is connected to the protective tube. The first section has a free end with a first handle and the second section has a free end with a second handle. The handle bar is positioned asymmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis of the protective tube. The handle bar has a bent portion, with a first and a second bend, connecting the first and second sections. The bent portion is positioned adjacent to the connector. In the operating position of the trimmer, the longitudinal axis of the second section is displaced relative to the longitudinal axis of the first section along the longitudinal axis of the protective tube.

Abstract: An electric hand tool guided with both hands has a tool housing, a stationary handle, and an additional movable handle, the additional handle being turnable about a turning axis and being also displaceable longitudinally substantially along the turning axis.

Abstract: A holder for conventional rectangular cabinet scrapers having a body shaped like an open scroll, pivoting structures within each scroll-like end of the body to grasp a scraper blade along a substantial portion of its entire end, and a centrally located padded pressure plate adjustable with a thumb screw to apply pressure to one face of the cabinet scraper in order to bow it away from the body.