Hedge shears with pruner notch

Claim 1

A PRUNING AND SHEARING TOOL, COMPRISING: A PAIR OF METAL BLADES PIVOTALLY SECURED TOGETHER, A FLAT INNER FACE ON EACH OF THE BLADES EXTENDING FROM THE PIVOT TO THE OUTER EXTREMITY, SAID BLADES HAVING BEVELS RESPECTIVELY FORMED ON THE OUTER FACES THEREOF FORMING EDGES IN SAID FLAT FACES FOR CUTTING LIMBS AND THE LIKE, ONE OF SAID BLADES HAVING A PAIR OF CUTTING EDGES AND A BEVEL SURFACE INTERSECTING THE OUTER FACE OF THE BLADE ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE EXTENDING OVER THE LENGTH OF THE BLADE OPPOSITE BOTH SAID CUTTING EDGES, SAID BEVEL SURFACE ADJACENT THE PIVOT PROVIDING A STRAIGHT CUTTING EDGE WITH AN INCLUDED ANGLE OF NO MORE THAN 12* IN SAID BEVEL AND THE BALANCE OF SAID BLADE PROVIDING A SHEARING EDGE WITH AN INCLUDED ANGLE OF MORE THAN 12*, THE OTHER BLADE HAVING A SHEAR EDGE WITH AN ARCUATE LIBM HOLDING EDGE OPPOSITE SAID STRAIGHT CUTTING EDGE WITH AN EXTREMITY EXTENDING BEYOND THE GENERAL EDGE OF THE BLADE WHEREBY TO RESTRAIN AN OBJECT HELD BY THE ARCUATE EDGE FROM MOVEMENT ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL EXTENT OF THE BLADES WHEN THE LATTER ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR LOPPING A LIMB OR THE LIKE.