Patent ID: 8074361
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A rose pruning and stripping device, comprising: a first jaw having a handle portion at one end thereof and a cutting portion at a generally opposite end thereof; a second jaw having a handle portion at one end thereof and a cutting portion at a generally opposite end thereof, the first and second jaws pivotally connected between the handle and cutting portions; and a multi-faceted notch formed in each of the first and second jaws between the pivotal connection and the cutting portion, whereby an aperture adapted to strip leaves and thorns from a stem is formed as the handles of the first and second jaws are brought towards one another; wherein facing edges of the multi-faceted notches are configured to be convex so as to not cut or damage the stem from which thorns and leaves are stripped; and wherein the notches of the first and second jaws are disposed in different planes so that the notches cooperatively form a variable diameter stripping aperture.