Loppers with detachable saw and pruner
OwnerShawn Jacquesinventor
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Abstract
A tree pruning assembly is provided. The assembly comprises a lopper comprising two lopper handles pivotally connected to one another and a respective cutting blade arranged on an end of each of the lopper handles, a pruner adapted to be detachably connected to either one of the lopper handles, a saw adapted to be detachably connected to the other of the lopper handles, and a respective connection device for detachably connecting each of the pruner and the saw to a respective one of the lopper handles. The connection devices may be of identical construction so that the saw and pruner can each be connected to either of the lopper handles. A connection device for connecting a saw or pruner to a lopper handle is also encompassed by the present invention.
Claims11
A tree pruning assembly, comprising:
- a lopper comprising two lopper handles pivotally connected to each other and a respective cutting blade arranged on an end of each of the lopper handles;
- a pruner adapted to be detachably connected to either one of the lopper handles;
- a saw adapted to be detachably connected to the other of the lopper handles;
- and
- a respective connection device for detachably connecting each of the pruner and the saw to a respective one of the lopper handles;
- wherein:
- the connection devices are of identical construction;
- the connection devices each comprise:
- a pin extending from the pruner or the saw;
- and
- a slot in each of the lopper handles for accepting the pin extending from the pruner or the saw;
- a top end of the slot has a widened receiving area for accepting a corresponding widened end of the pin;
- the slot has an elongated section which is narrower than the widened receiving area;
- and
- a depth of the slot is greater than an extent of the corresponding widened end of the pin.
A tree pruning assembly, comprising:
- a lopper comprising two lopper handles pivotally connected to each other and a respective cutting blade arranged on an end of each of the lopper handles;
- a pruner adapted to be detachably connected to either one of the lopper handles;
- a saw adapted to be detachably connected to the other of the lopper handles;
- a respective connection device for detachably connecting each of the pruner and the saw to a respective one of the lopper handles;
- the connection devices being of identical construction, each of the connection devices comprising:
- a pin extending from the pruner or the saw;
- and
- a slot in each of the lopper handles for accepting the pin extending from the pruner or the saw;
- and
- a releasable safety lock extending into the slot for locking the pin in a position at a bottom end of the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.