A pigment application and removal apparatus, variations, and methods of using. The apparatus or device comprises a housing portion with a reservoir compartment and interfaces for pigment application and for pigment removal. The reservoir compartment houses and supplies pigment to the pigment form interface that is applied to a surface. A person swivels the device in one hand to switch to pigment removal at the pigment removal interface.

A ceiling texture scraping assembly includes a pan that may be manipulated having the pan being positioned beneath a ceiling. A plurality of fasteners is provided. Each of the fasteners extends through an associated one of the tabs and engaging an associated one of the lateral walls. Thus, each of the lateral walls is coupled to the outer wall. A sleeve is coupled to and extends away from the pan and the sleeve may be gripped. A blade is coupled to the pan. The blade frictionally engages texture on the ceiling. Thus, the blade to removes the texture from the ceiling.

The invention is directed to an ergonomic tool holder, adaptable to a conventional pole and having a handle and a supporting base. These are coupled to an interconnecting unit in a non-permanent manner. The coupling of the handle to the interconnecting unit and the coupling of the supporting base to the interconnecting unit allows the tool holder to be assembled, having the handle in straight or multiple angled positions with regard to the supporting base and wherein the tool may be held and positioned along the X-X, Y-Y, or Z-Z axes. A given conventional utensil used in working activities such as painting or maintenance may be clamped and secured on the supporting base. Thus, the User may position such utensils in the tool holder straight or in the angled position at their convenience and may change such positions easily and quickly.

The present application discloses a combination tool characterized in comprising: a first tool component comprising a working portion and a grip portion, which are coupled to each other, the grip portion defining a tool receptacle; at least one second tool component having a different function from that of the tool component, the second tool component detachably engaged in the tool receptacle; and a damping mechanism configured to prevent the second tool component from dislodging from the grip portion in the absence of an external force acting thereon.

The invention is a tip guard with a removably attachable scraper and/or mil gauge.

Disclosed herein is a battery operated vacuum scratch device that is small, powerful, handheld and cylindrical shaped primarily for use when scratching off and cleaning up the scrapings left behind from a scratch-off lottery cards. Activated by a power switch and battery, the vacuum scratch device comprises of a blade for scratching, along with a holding arrangement for holding a coin providing an alternate option for scratching, a catch-mouth suction of the debris, a light source, a grip on its body, battery compartment, a motor, a fan, an external vented port, a removable scratch card debris catch tray. The device becomes a scraping device through use of the scraper blade or coin mechanism which is affixed to one end of the unit near the vacuum accessory piece.