Gardening shears
US5839195A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G3/0251
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gardening shears consists of a fixed jaw, a movable jaw fastened pivotally with the fixed jaw and provided with a blade opposite to the fixed jaw, a braking member fastened pivotally with the fixed jaw and provided with a slide slot in which a pivoting member is capable of moving back and forth so as to actuate the movable jaw, and two handles fastened respectively with the fixed jaw and the braking member. As one of the two handles is moved in the direction away from another one of the two handles, the pivoting member is caused to relocated in the slide slot of the braking member so as to bring about a desired change in the length of the arm of application to make the pruning job easier.
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