Patent ID: 6065213
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B25F,B26B

Abstract:
A pair of folding scissors, comprising:(a) a first blade;(b) a second blade located alongside said first blade and movable in a blade plane for scissors action with respect to said blade plane, said second blade including a base portion and a hook located on said base portion and extending away from said blade plane, and said hook including a first engagement surface;(c) an operating lever located closely alongside one of said first and second blades and thereby spaced apart from the other of said blades, said operating lever including a second engagement surface; and(d) a pivot joint interconnecting said operating lever with said one of said blades, said operating lever being movable with respect to said second blade about an axis defined by said pivot joint, between a folded position and a scissors-operating position in which said first and second engagement surfaces are in contact with each other and further movement of said operating lever with respect to said second blade is thereby limited, at least one of said engagement surfaces being oriented at such an angle with respect to said blade plane that a portion of said operating lever including said second engagement surface is wedged laterally toward said base portion of said second blade by said at least one of said engagement surfaces, in response to force urging said operating lever around said axis in a direction urging said second blade in a blade-closing direction with respect to said first blade when said operating lever is in said scissors-operating position.