Patent ID: 7464474
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. Ergonomic shears comprising: a finger assembly including a finger handle joined to a finger blade, the finger handle having a first, second, third and fourth finger positions to engage respectively, a first, second, third and fourth fingers of a user's hand, the four finger positions aligned in a straight line with the first, second and fourth finger position open; a thumb assembly including a thumb handle joined to a thumb blade at a pivot point, oriented to engage a user's thumb at a thumb position perpendicular to the thumb handle with the thumb oriented relative to the first finger such that a line drawn between the thumb position and the first finger position is generally perpendicular to the straight line with the shears in a closed position wherein the thumb handle extends only from the pivot pint to the thumb position; and a pivot joining the finger assembly to the thumb assembly permitting counter rotation of the finger assembly and the thumb assembly about the pivot from a closed position to an open position and from the open position to the closed position, and the thumb position is spaced a shorter distance from the pivot than the second finger position.