Scissors with bendable and shape-retaining blades
OwnerLydia M. Hoinventor
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Abstract
A pair of scissors includes two handles (12, 14) having two overlapping shank portions (16, 18). Two recesses (20, 22) are formed on opposite inner faces of the shank portions (16, 18) respectively. Two blades (24, 26) are made of bendable and shape-retaining metal or alloy, and have inner end portions (28, 30) sandwiched between the shank portions (16, 18) and secured within the two recesses (20, 22) respectively. A pivot screw (50) is threaded through aligned screw holes and openings (32, 34, 36, 38) formed on the two shank portions (16, 18) and the inner end portions (28, 30). Two resilient blade covers (40, 42) are provided on two outer faces of the two blades (24, 26).
Claims3
A pair of scissors with bendable and shape-retaining blades, the pair of scissors comprising:
- (a) a pair of handles (12, 14) having two overlapping shank portions (16, 18), two recesses (20, 22) being formed on two opposite inner faces of the two overlapping shank portions (16, 18) and extending from two free ends (52, 54) of the two overlapping shank portions (16, 18) towards the pair of handles (12, 14) respectively, the pair of handles (12,14) and the two overlapping shank portions (16, 18) being rigid;
- (b) a pair of blades (24, 26) having inner end portions (28, 30) sandwiched between the two overlapping shank portions (16, 18) and secured within the two recesses (20, 22) respectively, the pair of blades (24, 26) being made of a bendable and shape-retaining material selected from the group consisting of copper, copper alloy, aluminum, and aluminum alloy;
- (c) a pivot screw (50) threaded through two aligned screw holes (32, 34) formed on the two overlapping shank portions (16, 18) and passed through two aligned openings (36, 38) formed on the inner end portions (28, 30) respectively for pivotally connecting the two overlapping shank portions (16, 18) with the inner end portions (28, 30) secured thereinbetween;
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- (d) a first resilient blade cover (40) adhered to an outer face (44) of one blade (24), and a second resilient blade cover (42) adhered to an outer face (46) of the other blade (26), the first and second resilient blade covers (40, 42) being made of a shape-retaining plastic material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyurethane, and polystyrene;
- (e) wherein the pair of blades (24, 26) and the pair of blade covers (40, 42) are capable of being manipulated together and bent into multiple desired shapes for cutting hair and creating a plurality of haircuts of the desired shapes;
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- (f) wherein the multiple desired shapes comprise a straight shape, an upwardly curved shape, a downwardly curved shape, a generally U-shape, a generally V-shape, and a wavy shape.
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