Clipper

A clipper comprising:

• a first operating arm having a first handle portion and a first head portion;
• the first cutting head portion including a first engagement surface;
• a second operating arm having a second handle portion and a second head portion;
• the second head portion including a second engagement surface;
• at least one of the engagement surfaces being a cutting surface;
• the first and second head portions being pivotally connected together to allow at least one of the first and second engagement surfaces to be moved from an open position towards the other of the engagement surfaces about a pivot axis and to thereby cut an object in between the engagement surfaces;
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• a gripping handle on one of the handle portions;
• the gripping handle including:
• an elongate sleeve having an open end, an opposite closed end and a hollow interior from the open end to the closed end;
• the sleeve including an outwardly-extending first island and an outwardly-extending second island spaced a distance longitudinally from the first island;
• the sleeve including a first through-hole extending through the first island, the hollow interior and an opposite sleeve wall and engaging a bottom surface of the sleeve;
• the sleeve including a second through-hole extending through the second island, the hollow interior and the opposite sleeve wall and engaging the bottom surface;
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• a coating on the sleeve and at least substantially encircling the first and second islands;
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• wherein the one of the handle portions includes an arm first through-hole and an arm second through-hole, the sleeve first through-hole is aligned with the arm first through-hole and the sleeve second through-hole is aligned with the arm second through-hole.

A gripping handle, comprising:

• an elongate sleeve having an open end, an opposite closed end and a hollow interior from the open end to the closed end;
• the sleeve including an outwardly-extending first island and an outwardly-extending second island spaced a distance longitudinally from the first island;
• the sleeve including a first through-hole extending through the first island, the hollow interior and an opposite sleeve wall and engaging a bottom surface of the sleeve;
• the sleeve including a second through-hole extending through the second island, the hollow interior and the opposite sleeve wall and engaging the bottom surface;
• and
• a coating on the sleeve and at least substantially encircling the first and second islands.

A clipper comprising:

• a first operating arm having a first handle portion and a first head portion;
• the first cutting head portion including a first engagement surface;
• a second operating arm having a second handle portion and a second head portion;
• the second head portion including a second engagement surface;
• at least one of the engagement surfaces being a cutting surface;
• the first and second head portions being pivotally connected together to allow at least one of the first and second engagement surfaces to be moved from an open position towards the other of the engagement surfaces about a pivot axis and to thereby cut an object in between the engagement surfaces;
• a pivot assembly defining a pivot axis about which the first and second head portions pivot;
• the pivot assembly including a screw;
• a torsion spring having a first end operatively coupled to the first handle portion, a second end operatively coupled to the second handle portion, and a helical portion between the first and second ends;
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• the torsion spring being configured to bias the engagement surfaces towards the open position.