Gardening shears capable of switching cutting modes
US9591808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G3/021
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gardening shears includes a first blade, a driving arm pivoted to the first blade, a second blade pivoted to the first blade, and a link arm pivotally connected between the driving arm and the second blade. The bottom portion of the second blade has a sliding groove and positioning recesses. A switching device installed inside the driving arm is locatable at a first usage position where an end of the link arm is stationarily engaged with a positioning recess next to the top end of the sliding groove for enabling a direct cutting mode for cutting a small-sized branch, and a second usage position where the end of the link arm is slidable in the sliding groove and selectively engageable with one of the positioning recesses for enabling a stepwise cutting mode for stepwise cutting off a large-sized branch by changing the force-applying fulcrum.
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