A stem cleaner for cutting away thorns, excess foliage and the like from stems having a flexible handle with two free ends to which are attached at least one cutting blade capable of being pressed against a stem. The cutting blade is shaped so as to prevent damage to the outer stem bark: the stem-contact surface is wide along the stem length direction; oblique-angle transitions are provided between that surface and surfaces sloping away from the stem-contact surface; and a sharpened cutting edge for cutting away the thorns and foliage is spaced outwardly from the stem-contact surface to prevent its contact with the stem bark.
A device for grooming game dart flights includes spaced cooperating cutting blades defining a recess for receiving dart flights and for grooming the flights by smoothing or trimming between the blades.
An apparatus for removing protuberances such as thorns extending from a plant stem includes a first and second stripping arm pivotally attached to each other. The arms have a plurality of concave sections set along the opposing edges of each arm to allow a plant stem to be inserted therebetween. The apparatus is mounted to a table by a plate attached to one of the arms.
A dart tool (110) having a hollow first housing (112). The dart tool (110) has a flight straightener (114) securely attached at a rear distal end to the first housing (112). The flight straightener (114) has a flight straightener top (114T) which has a flight straightener top front (114TA) having a flight straightener top front right corner (114TAR) and a flight straightener top front left corner (114TAL). The flight straightener (114) further has a flight straightener bottom (114B) which has a flight straightener bottom front (114BA) having a flight straightener bottom front right corner (114BAR) and a flight straightener bottom front left corner (114BAL). A first sharpener (116) securely positioned within the first housing (112).
A first dart tool 110 having a hollow first housing 112. The first dart tool 110 has a flight straightener 114 securely attached to the first housing 112. The flight straightener 114 has a flight straightener top 114T which has a flight straightener top front 114TA having a flight straightener top front right corner 114TAR and a flight straightener top front left corner 114TAL. The flight straightener 114 further has a flight straightener bottom 114B which has a flight straightener bottom front 114BA having a flight straightener bottom front right corner 114BAR and a flight straightener bottom front left corner 114BAL. A first sharpener 116 is securely positioned within the first housing 112. An alternative embodiment of the dart tool includes a unique combination of flight straighteners, tip sharpener and wrench-type devices for removal of metal and plastic types of several sizes, as well as a device for removal of broken plastic shafts and tips. A housing is provided having a flight straightener, a tip sharpener, and an adjacent metal insert which includes a through hole which defines wrenches of several types and sizes for ready tip removal. A channel is provided in the housing to receive a shaft for removal. Positioned within the channel is a post which is insertable into an aperture of the shaft to rotationally fix the shaft for threaded removal. The post includes a plurality of sharp tips at the free end for gripping the surface of a broken shaft or tip for threaded removal. The unique collection of multi-type tools in a single unit permits the player to concentrate effectively while quickly maintaining the darts with a readily accessible combination of tools.
A rose stem stripper according to the present invention is accomplished by two metal arms including a base, a handle with looped gripping projections and a pair of jaws laterally offset from the handle. The metal arms are pivotally attached to each other at their bases. A rose containing a stem is inserted between the pair of jaws where each jaw has a V-shaped opening with a sharpened edge in order to overlap and form a generally diamond-shaped opening allowing only the rose stem to pass and thereby remove thorns and foliage. The handle of the rose stem stripper being offset from the jaws is gripped via the looped gripping projections and squeezed so that the sharpened edges of the V-shaped openings in the jaws move toward each other and encompass the rose stem. The rose stem stripper then traverses the rose stem, with the handle and hand implementing the rose stem stripper laterally offset from the rose stem, to accomplish stripping without obstructing the rose stem and by utilizing on-axis force components relative to the rose stem.
