B26B25/005

Safety utility blades, assemblies and methods of manufacturing
10442093 · 2019-10-15 ·

A safety blade for use with a knife assembly having a handle with a cutting head engagement portion, the safety bade comprising (a) a blade body, a bade attachment having a first inner edge and a second inner edge, a first blade shield, a second blade shield, a first blade cutting edge, and a second blade cutting edge, and (b) a handle adaptor having a body portion and a handle engagement portion with a handle securing mechanism. The first blade cutting edge is positioned between the first blade shield and the first inner edge, and the second blade cutting edge is positioned between the second blade shield and the second inner edge.

ROTARY CUTTER SAFETY INSERT
20190240853 · 2019-08-08 ·

A rotary cutter insert can include a body configured to cover a first portion of a surface of a rotary blade. Further, the body of the rotary cutter insert can have an angled cutout configured to expose a second portion of the surface of the rotary blade so a rotary cutter can be used while the rotary cutter insert is in place. The rotary cutter insert reduces the area of exposed rotary blade that could potentially injure a user, thus making the rotary cutter significantly safer.

Stem removing tool
10328588 · 2019-06-25 ·

A stem removing tool for cutting the stems from vegetables, herbs, and the like. The stem removing tool includes a pair of elongated arms pivotally secured to one another at a common pivot point. Each arm includes a handle disposed on a first end thereof and a rotary blade disposed on a second end thereof, wherein the pair of blades are parallel to one another. The blades are able to rotate along a surface and over an object, such as the rib of a lettuce leaf, thereby removing the rib therefrom with a single use. A spring is secured between the pair of elongated arms on the second ends thereof so as to allow the blades to compress together when the handles are compressed together and spread apart when the handles are released from one another.

Circular cutter
10232522 · 2019-03-19 · ·

A circular cutter contains: a connection assembly having a first extension and a first fixing head. The first fixing head has a locking hole. The first extension has a cavity, a first groove, and a second groove. The cavity accommodates a protection assembly which has a second extension and a second fixing head, wherein the second extension has a projection and a flexible deformation section connecting with the projection, the flexible deformation section deforms, and the projection retains in the second groove of the connection assembly. An elongated section is defined between the flexible deformation section and the second fixing head and is fixed in the first groove, the second fixing head has a first orifice corresponding to the locking hole of the connection assembly, such that a fixing assembly is rotatably connected with a cutting blade and is fixed in the locking hole.

Food slicer

A food slicer, which may be used for cutting a pizza with a single blade, and other food, such as pancakes, with multiple blades includes a housing configured to be gripped by a user in a first tilted orientation in which only the first rotating blade touches a work surface, and in a second level orientation, in which all three blades touch the work surface. A first rotating blade is mounted in the housing offset along a longitudinal axis from second and third rotating blades, whereby the tripod arrangement enables a steady structure during non-use, and whereby the second and third rotating blades may be lifted off of the working surface, while the first rotating blade cuts the pizza.

Tubing Cutter
20190061193 · 2019-02-28 ·

A cutter, such as a tubing cutter or a swing cutter. The cutter may include a cutting wheel; a roller; a housing assembly including a first housing portion supporting the cutting wheel and a second housing portion supporting the roller; a shaft connecting the housing portions, rotation of the shaft causing relative movement of the housing portions along a shaft axis; and a knob connected to the shaft and engageable by a user to rotate the shaft, the knob having, in a plane perpendicular to the shaft axis, a non-symmetrical shape defined by opposite circular sector portions and opposite lever portions, each lever portion being engageable by a user to apply a force to the knob in a direction of rotation. The cutter may include a shaft with a radial shoulder preventing movement of the shaft from the cavity through an opening in the housing portion.

CIRCULAR CUTTER
20190061189 · 2019-02-28 ·

A circular cutter contains: a connection assembly having a first extension and a first fixing head. The first fixing head has a locking hole. The first extension has a cavity, a first groove, and a second groove. The cavity accommodates a protection assembly which has a second extension and a second fixing head, wherein the second extension has a projection and a flexible deformation section connecting with the projection, the flexible deformation section deforms, and the projection retains in the second groove of the connection assembly. An elongated section is defined between the flexible deformation section and the second fixing head and is fixed in the first groove, the second fixing head has a first orifice corresponding to the locking hole of the connection assembly, such that a fixing assembly is rotatably connected with a cutting blade and is fixed in the locking hole.

Tubing cutter

A cutter, such as a tubing cutter or a swing cutter. The cutter may include a cutting wheel; a roller; a housing assembly including a first housing portion supporting the cutting wheel and a second housing portion supporting the roller; a shaft connecting the housing portions, rotation of the shaft causing relative movement of the housing portions along a shaft axis; and a knob connected to the shaft and engageable by a user to rotate the shaft, the knob having, in a plane perpendicular to the shaft axis, a non-symmetrical shape defined by opposite circular sector portions and opposite lever portions, each lever portion being engageable by a user to apply a force to the knob in a direction of rotation. The cutter may include a shaft with a radial shoulder preventing movement of the shaft from the cavity through an opening in the housing portion.

Magnetic cutting system and method
10143253 · 2018-12-04 ·

A magnetic cutting system includes a magnetic cutting mat assembly. The magnetic cutting mat assembly includes a cutting mat, and a magnetic layer attached to the cutting mat. Magnets releasably attach to the magnetic cutting assembly. A grain alignment guide having at least one opening receives one of magnets to secure the grain alignment guide to the magnetic cutting assembly.

METHODS OF OPERATING CUTTING TOOLS

A method of cutting a tie wrap, bound about at least one wire, using a cutting tool is provided. The method comprising steps of: applying a housing of the cutting tool to the tie wrap, positioning a portion of the tie wrap within a first groove of the housing between first two opposing sidewalls and second two opposite sidewalls of the housing, moving the at least one wire and maintaining the at least one wire a distance away from the tie wrap, moving a circular blade of the cutting tool against the portion of the tie wrap, positioned within the first groove, and at least partially cutting the tie wrap with the circular blade. In some examples, the method further comprises controlling a depth of the circular blade within the tie wrap while the circular blade at least partially cuts the tie wrap.