Patent ID: 7938153
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. In combination: a motorized vehicle; and a shear, comprising: an upper jaw having forward and rearward end portions, upper and lower side portions, and a cutting edge formed at least partially along said lower side portion; a lower jaw having forward and rearward end portions; said rearward end portion of said lower jaw being operatively pivotably coupled to the rearward end portion of said upper jaw so that said shear may be selectively moved between open and closed positions; said lower jaw being comprised of first and second side members that are laterally spaced from one another to define an open pocket that is shaped and sized to receive at least a portion of the cutting edge of said upper jaw when said shear is in said closed position, each of said first and second side members having separately defined upper edges; at least one actuator operatively coupled with said upper and lower jaws to selectively move said shear between said open and closed positions; said lower jaw having a plurality of teeth extending generally upwardly from said upper edge of said first side member of said lower jaw and extending in a same plane as the first side member, the plurality of teeth being positioned on a first region defined by the first side member and wherein the first region has a corresponding second region defined by the second side member that is directly opposing said first region, the plurality of teeth extending upwardly such that the plurality of teeth on the first side member have an apex positioned above an overall height defined by the upper edge of the second region defined by the second side member, wherein the second side member including the second region has a planar surface, and wherein said plurality of teeth are defined to engage one or more objects disposed between said upper and lower jaws when said shear is moved from said open position toward said closed position, wherein when the shear is moved towards the closed position, the plurality of teeth having an apex greater then the upper edge on the second region defined by the second side member has a tendency to cause the one or more objects to move towards the second region; and a mounting bracket operatively coupling said shear with said motorized vehicle.