Lopping shears

Abstract

Abstract 1,118,385. Shears; pliers. S. R. FLORIAN. 10 Jan., 1967 [14 Jan., 1966], No. 1333/67. Headings B4B and B4W. Shears for trimming tree &c. branches or for cutting wires comprise jaws 3, 16 pivotally connected together at 17, the jaw 3 having an anvil 6 and serrated nose portions 9 and the jaw 16 having a cutting edge 18, a handle 1 rigidly connected to the jaw 3, a handle 2 having a portion 10 which is pivoted, at 11, to the jaw 3, a link 12 pivoted, at 13, to the portion 10 and provided with a pin 14 engageable, under the action of a spring 22, with the serrated edge 15 of a slot 21 provided in a shank portion 20 of the jaw 16, and a spring-influenced latch 23 pivotally mounted on the lever 12 and provided with a hook portion engageable over a pin 25 carried by the portion 10. The shank portion 20 is provided with a recess 29 and with a pivotally-mounted clip 45 which is pulled when it is desired to disengage the latch 23 from the pin 25. The latch may be omitted. In a modification, the shears comprise jaws 50, 53, Fig. 6, pivotally connected at 52, a handle 47 having a portion 49 rigidly connected to the jaw 50, a handle 48 having a portion 55 pivotally connected at 56, to the jaw 50, the portion 55 having pivotally connected thereto, at 57, one end of a link 58 the opposite end of which is pivotally connected, at 59, to the blade 53.

Inventors

• 👤 Steuart R Florian

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