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US 11,110,618 B2Granted
Hand-held shearing device
OwnerShane Robert Vermetteinventor
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Abstract
A hand-held device includes a first member and a second member coupled together by a pivot point such that each member may rotate independently. The hand-held device further comprises a handle on one side of each member and a protrusion on an opposite side of each member. Further, the hand-held device may include counter-torque extensions which extend from each member such that the counter-torque extensions touch when the device is engaged.
Claims16
A single-handed hand-held device, comprising:
- a first member and a second member coupled together by a pivot point such that each member can rotate independently;
- wherein the pivot point is located to facilitate an opening and a closing of the single-handed hand-held device during a cutting action;
- a handle on a first region of each member;
- wherein the first handle has a first eye-hole and the second handle has a second eye-hole;
- such that the first handle can facilitate a thumb insertion and the second handle can facilitate the insertion of at least two fingers of the human hand;
- and
- an extension on a second region of each member;
- wherein the handle and cutting edge of the extension of the first member are disposed approximately 90 degrees apart and the handle and cutting edge of the extension of the second member are also disposed approximately 90 degrees apart;
- wherein the handles and cutting edges of the extensions form an angle that is approximately 90 degrees throughout a cutting action;
- wherein the inner surface of the second handle which is in contact with the at least two fingers of the hand during the cutting action is disposed in the formed angle whereas the inner surface of the first handle which is in contact with the thumb of the hand during the cutting action is disposed outside of the formed angle;
- wherein the shape of each handle and the angular distance between the cutting edges of the extensions and the handles facilitate an upright grip of the hand-held device;
- wherein the upright grip is characterized as when a user grips the handles during a cutting action, the extensions are disposed below the handles.
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A single-handed hand-held shearing device, comprising:
- a first member and a second member coupled together by a pivot point such that each member can rotate independently;
- wherein the pivot point is located to facilitate an opening and a closing of the single-handed hand-held device during a cutting action;
- a handle on a first region of each member;
- wherein the first handle has a first eye-hole and the second handle has a second eye-hole;
- such that the first handle can facilitate a thumb insertion and the second handle can facilitate the insertion of at least two fingers of the human hand;
- and
- an extension on a second region of each member;
- wherein the handles and cutting edges of the extensions form an angle that is approximately 90 degrees throughout a cutting action such that the first member and the second member are disposed about the pivot point such that two approximately perpendicular axes which form an angle of approximately 90 degrees at an intersection point are disposed such that a first axis of the two approximately perpendicular axes extends between and approximately equidistant from the handles of the first member and the second member and a second axis of the two approximately perpendicular axes extends between and approximately equidistant from the cutting edges of the extensions of the first member and the second member;
- wherein the inner surface of the second handle which is in contact with the at least two fingers of the hand during the cutting action is disposed in the formed angle whereas the inner surface of the first handle which is in contact with the thumb of the hand during the cutting action is disposed outside of the formed angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.