Cutting tool
AssigneeFiskars Finland Oy Ab
InventorsMatti Isomaa, Arho Happonen
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Abstract
A cutting tool includes a first blade having a cutting edge, a second blade having a cutting edge, and pivotally connected to the first blade at a first pivot point. A first handle is pivotally connected to the first blade at a second pivot point, a second handle is pivotally connected to the second blade at a third pivot point, the first handle is pivotally connected to the second handle at an adjustable fourth pivot point, and the cutting tool further includes a switch arrangement including a switch allowing a user to change location of the fourth pivot point from a proximal pivot point to a distal pivot point.
Claims13
A cutting tool, comprising:
- a first blade having a cutting edge,
- a second blade having a cutting edge, and pivotally connected to the first blade defining a first pivot point,
- a first handle pivotally connected to the first blade defining a second pivot point, the first handle comprising a first protrusion,
- a second handle pivotally connected to the second blade defining a third pivot point, the second handle comprising a second protrusion, each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion comprising a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein:
- the first handle is pivotally connected to the second handle via a switch arrangement that defines an adjustable fourth pivot point,
- the switch arrangement comprises a switch allowing a user to change location of the fourth pivot point from a proximal pivot point to a distal pivot point,
- the switch comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the first part of the switch is connected to a first pin, and the second part of the switch is connected to a second pin, and
- the first pin is arranged to pass through both first apertures defining the proximal pivot point when the first part of the switch is pressed, and the second pin is arranged to pass through both second apertures at the distal pivot point when the second part of the switch is pressed.
A cutting tool, comprising:
- a first blade having a cutting edge,
- a second blade having a cutting edge, and pivotally connected to the first blade defining a first pivot point,
- a first handle pivotally connected to the first blade defining a second pivot point, the first handle comprising a first protrusion,
- a second handle pivotally connected to the second blade defining a third pivot point, the second handle comprising a second protrusion, each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion comprising a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein:
- the first handle is pivotally connected to the second handle via a switch arrangement that defines an adjustable fourth pivot point,
- the switch arrangement comprises a switch allowing a user to change location of the fourth pivot point from a proximal pivot point to a distal pivot point, and
- the switch comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the first part of the switch is connected to a first pin, and the second part of the switch is connected to a second pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.