US 2003/0145470 A1Published application

Gardening shears having an upright long arm

OwnerYu-Hsin Huanginventor

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Abstract

A pair of gardening shears comprises an upright arm, a hand grip mounted on the top end of the upright arm, a fork fastened with the bottom end of the upright arm, a base fastened pivotally with the fork, and a blade mount pivoted to the base. The hand grip is provided with a fixed grip and a movable grip. The blade mount is provided with a fixed blade and a movable blade which is linked with the movable grip by two transmission rods. The base can be adjusted in rotational angle. The movable grip of the hand grip can be fixed at an angular position. The blade mount can be adjusted in its shearing angle.

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A pair of gardening shears comprising:

an upright arm provided with a longitudinal through hole;
a hand grip provided with a receiving slot, a fixed grip, and a movable grip, said hand grip being mounted on a top end of said upright arm such that said receiving slot is in communication with said longitudinal through hole of said upright arm, said movable grip being fastened pivotally with said hand grip by a pivot;
a fork fastened with a bottom end of said upright arm and provided with two locating pieces and a series of through holes, said locating pieces being provided with a retaining projecting and pivoted to said fork by a pivot in conjunction with a torsion spring such that said retaining projection of said locating pieces is put through one of said through holes of said fork;
a base provided with a through slot, a series of locating holes, and a rotation piece pivoted to an interior thereof whereby said base is pivotally fastened with said fork such that said retaining projection of said locating pieces of said fork is retained in one of said locating holes of said base via one of said through holes of said fork, thereby enabling said base to be securely located by said fork upon being adjusted in rotational angle;
a first transmission rod disposed in said longitudinal through hole of said upright arm such that said first transmission rod is fastened at a top end with said movable grip of said hand grip, and at a bottom end with said rotation piece of said base via said through slot of said base;
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a blade mount provided at a front end with a fixed blade and a movable blade, said blade mount being fastened pivotally at a rear end with said base such that said movable blade is linked with said rotation piece of said base by a second transmission rod, thereby enabling said movable blade to be actuated by said movable grip of said hand grip to bring about a shearing action in conjunction with said fixed blade.

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Abstract

A pair of gardening shears comprising:

an upright arm provided with a longitudinal through hole;
a hand grip provided with a receiving slot, a fixed grip, and a movable grip, said hand grip being mounted on a top end of said upright arm such that said receiving slot is in communication with said longitudinal through hole of said upright arm, said movable grip being fastened pivotally with said hand grip by a pivot;
a fork fastened with a bottom end of said upright arm and provided with two locating pieces and a series of through holes, said locating pieces being provided with a retaining projecting and pivoted to said fork by a pivot in conjunction with a torsion spring such that said retaining projection of said locating pieces is put through one of said through holes of said fork;
a base provided with a through slot, a series of locating holes, and a rotation piece pivoted to an interior thereof whereby said base is pivotally fastened with said fork such that said retaining projection of said locating pieces of said fork is retained in one of said locating holes of said base via one of said through holes of said fork, thereby enabling said base to be securely located by said fork upon being adjusted in rotational angle;
a first transmission rod disposed in said longitudinal through hole of said upright arm such that said first transmission rod is fastened at a top end with said movable grip of said hand grip, and at a bottom end with said rotation piece of said base via said through slot of said base;
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a blade mount provided at a front end with a fixed blade and a movable blade, said blade mount being fastened pivotally at a rear end with said base such that said movable blade is linked with said rotation piece of said base by a second transmission rod, thereby enabling said movable blade to be actuated by said movable grip of said hand grip to bring about a shearing action in conjunction with said fixed blade.

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