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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424778 | Adjustable thumb ringlet for pivoted cutting instruments Surgical and hairdressing scissors having an adjustable, articulated thumb ringlet rotatably connected to a handle by a flexible pin. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7392587 | Handle for scissors A handle for scissors including an embedded joint portion that is embedded in the finger support of the first handle portion as a joint portion of the first blade and expose from the intermediate section. The first section and the second section extend from the inte... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380342 | Scissors having separated blades and handles A pair of improved scissors is provided herein, which separates the blades and handles of the pair of scissors into individual parts. These parts are joined at the pivot point by a locking mechanism. By adjusting the locking mechanism, the included angle between the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373728 | Ring insert kit for scissors and template for use therewith A ring insert kit includes a plurality of ring inserts and optional a selection template. The ring inserts are arranged in predetermined sizes for selection using the template. The ring inserts are insertable into one or more finger receiving openings within a pair ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363712 | Cutting tool having detachable grips A cutting tool includes two metal handles each having a first end formed with a mounting portion and a second end formed with a blade portion, and two plastic grips each having an inside formed with a mounting hole mounted on the mounting portion of the respective m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7346991 | Hand tool providing double compound leverage to the jaws A hand tool for use by one hand provides double compound leverage of the force exerted on the handles to the jaws. This is achieved by adding additional pivots and lever arms between the handles and the jaws. The jaws may take the form of a sheet metal snip or a pru... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7260894 | Scissor apparatus and method of using thereof A scissor apparatus including a first section and a second section pivotably connected to each other. Both the first section and the second section have a blade end and a handle end. The scissors also include a stop member attached to the handle end of the first sec... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234238 | Nail clipper A nail clipper includes a body, an upper cutting part, a lower cutting part and a pressing piece. The body is a box shape which is open at the top and at the bottom near the front end, and has the lower cutting part at its front end and a sliding locking piece at it... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204025 | Hand-operated tool with handle The invention relates to a hand-operated tool with handle (1) with a handle section (2) on the user side and with a foot section (3) arranged on the bottom side of the handle section (2) and with a detachable one-piece upper handle shell ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165330 | Pivotal device for scissors A pair of scissors includes two scissor elements and a pivotal device. Each scissor element includes a countersink extending from a first side thereof through a second side thereof. The pivotal device includes a screw and a nut. The screw includes a threaded shank a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7080455 | Handheld kitchen scissor/knife appliance A cutting apparatus includes first and second subassemblies. The first subassembly has a first handle and a blade connected to the first handle, the blade including a proximal end portion attached to the handle, a distal end portion, and a cutting edge intermediate ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6981326 | Gardening scissors provided with a protective cover on the seam A gardening scissor includes a handle, a fixed jaw, a movable jaw, a linkage slab, and a module board. The fixed jaw and module board are constructed of two separating boards with a seam between them. The seam is provided with a protective cover by the hood. The wid... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6928740 | Buffering member for scissors A pair of scissors includes a first handle having a ring portion, a second handle having a ring portion, and a buffering member. One of the ring portion of the first handle and the ring portion of the second portion has a radial hole. The buffering member includes a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915578 | Reversible scissors A reversible scissors comprising a pair of pivotally connected two edge cutting blade members, operating handles and ring members. Ring members are connected pivotally with and movable along the operating handles. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6904685 | Pivotal device for scissors A pair of scissors includes two scissor elements and a pivotal device. Each scissor element includes a countersink extending from a first side thereof through a second side thereof. The pivotal device includes a screw and a nut. The screw includes a threaded shank a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6883238 | Hairstyling scissors A pair of hairstyling scissors includes first and second members pivotally connected to each other. Each member includes a cutting portion and a handle portion integral therewith, respectively. The handle portion of the second member is adjustable and includes a thu... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6860017 | Single-spring or double-spring biased nipper A nipper is disclosed, having handles outwardly-biased by a spring and a removable, flexible lever member can be a second spring. The biasing force can thereby be adjusted by employment or removal of flexible lever member. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6789324 | Double gear hedge shears A hedge having two opposing cutting blades connected to handles. Both of the cutting blades and both of the handles have gear elements formed as part of the blade or handle. The gear element of one handle engages the gear element of one of the cutting blades, while ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6752054 | Utility cutting tool having toggle link mechanism field of the invention A utility tool utilizing a toggle link mechanism and a method for using the utility tool for providing a substantial mechanical advantage for a user throughout an entire work operation such as cutting sheet material. The tool comprises an upper handle, a jaw pivotal... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739057 | Pair of Scissors A scissor half of a hand-held pair of scissors comprises a blade portion and a handle portion having a handle lug. The inner circumference of the handle lug is provided with a handle insert which is made from another material than the handle portion. The handle inse... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6665939 | Scissors with hole parts Scissors having two shear bodies joined to each other for opening and closing movements, each shear body composed of a blade with a pivot portion, a shank, and a finger grip, wherein the shank of each blade has a desired portion distal from the pivot port... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6643937 | Gardening shears A pair of gardening shears includes a fixed handle, a fixed jaw, a movable handle, a movable jaw, and a pivoting member for pivoting the fixed jaw and the movable jaw together. The pivoting member is formed of a bolt, a nut, and a collar for preventing si... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6625888 | Pruning device A pruning device includes a blade mounting jaw and an opposing jaw. A blade is removably mounted on a blade mounting portion of the blade mounting jaw to cut vegetation positioned between the jaws as the jaws are closed. A blade retainer is movable betwee... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6606794 | Nail clippers The inventive nail clippers comprise a two-membered clipper body (2) with a metal fitting (8) placed inside. The metal fitting has a U-shaped spring section (46) that, at the end of each of its legs (48), has bent portions (50) which form the cutting edge... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6594909 | Cutting tool or the like, such as a pair of secateurs comprising tow pivoting active members A cutting tool has two active members pivotally mounted around a common transverse axis. The rear portion of each active member has a cross-section of height greater than its width. The corresponding intermediate element is made by being overmolded around... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6584693 | Ergonomic handle for scissors A scissor is made more ergonomic and comfortable to use by the addition to the upper loop handle of the scissor of an enlarged handle portion that fits into and can be held in the palm of a user's hand without the user's thumb passing through the loop han... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6493947 | Scissors The invention relates to scissors. Hitherto scissors have been formed with rigid and identical handles to allow use in either hand, but with some discomfort to the user, or with handles specifically shaped to suit a right-handed or a left-handed user, but... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6434832 | Hair-cutting tool A manually operable hair-cutting tool is disclosed wherein a plurality of paired cutting blades operate together simultaneously to achieve cutting or thinning of hair. The hair-cutting tool preferably comprises three pairs of elongated cutting blades, the... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6427338 | Scissors Pair of scissors, in particular hair-cutting scissors, consisting of two scissor halves (1, 2), each comprising a scissor blade and a tang (3) with a grip eye (4, 5, 6, 7), where the grip eye (4, 5, 6, 7) of at least one scissor half (2) is mounted such t... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6422780 | Structure for connecting a tool with a grip A structure for connecting a tool with a grip, including an insertion rod, an outer sheath and a fastening ring. The insertion rod is inserted in the outer sheath. One side of the insertion rod has a projecting block formed with a transverse recess. The o... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6418626 | Pruning shears with a lock device A pair of pruning shears has two bodies pivotally mounted together with a pivot, a spring connected between the bodies, and a lock device arranged near the pivot. The lock device comprises a step hole defined in one of the bodies near the pivot, a locking... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6397478 | Plastic handle for a cutting instrument such as scissors and scissors having a pair of such handles Handles for cutting instruments such as scissors are described, each handle being made of a relatively rigid plastics material and being provided in its finger-receiving hole portion (8;8') with a lining ring (15;15') of elastically deformable material, s... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6393703 | Structure for confining a rotational angle of a handle of gardening shears A pair of gardening shears includes a primary handle and a fixed secondary handle. The primary handle is formed of a shaft rod and a rotary grip. The shaft rod is provided with an annular slot and a flat edge. The rotary grip is provided with a locating m... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6341424 | Training scissors A pair of protective scissors, for use by a child, including a pair of elongated members pivotally coupled together by a pivot pin. A pair of cover members are secured to finger apertures of the elongated members. The cover members prevent the child from ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6282995 | Plier tool having quickly attachable tool members A plier or shear tool includes a pair of handles having one end rotatably secured together with a tube and each having a pole. One or more tool members each includes a pair of levers having a middle orifice for receiving the tube and each having an apertu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6272754 | Retrofit handle attachment for scissors A retrofit handle attachment for scissors. The attachment includes a contoured attachment body adapted for being secured to a handle portion of the scissors and held in a palm of a user. The attachment body defines an enlarged surface area for being gripp... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6260279 | Device for cutting workpieces A device for cutting workpieces is in the form of pliers. One plier arm carries on an operating-end section an interchangeable blade. The blade can be moved toward and engages against an anvil of the operating-end section of the other plier arm by moving ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6249977 | Scissors Disclosed is a pair of scissors, more particularly a barber scissors, comprising two scissor halves (3 and 4) that are joined at an axis of rotation (2). Each half has a cutting blade (5 and 6) and a shank (7 and 8) with a grip. The grip of one of the sci... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6223440 | Autoclavable stainless steel medical instruments with polypropylene injected color handles Improved autoclavable medical instruments are manufactured with colored synthetic handles of sufficient heat resistance to allow autoclaving. This color coding assists in the segregation of instruments by ward or medical facility. The ready identification... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6154964 | Tube cutting tool A hose cutter tool includes scissor arms joined at a pivot point having opposed jaws, one of which includes a cutter blade and the other of which defines an arcuate support surface to hold tubing material. As the arms are manipulated, the blade descends t... | 12/05/2000 |
