Patent ID: 8793883
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A01D,A01G,B26B

Abstract:
1. A clipper comprising: a first operating arm having a first handle portion and a first head portion; the first head portion including a first engagement surface; a second operating arm having a second handle portion and a second head portion; the second head portion including a second engagement surface; at least one of the engagement surfaces being a cutting surface; the first and second head portions being pivotally connected together to allow at least one of the first and second engagement surfaces to be moved from an open position towards the other of the engagement surfaces and thereby cut an object in between the engagement surfaces; the first head portion including a first through-hole and the second head portion including a second through-hole generally aligned with the first through-hole; a pivot assembly about which the first and second head portions pivot, and including a roller bearing and a screw; the screw having a head, a threaded portion and a cylindrical portion therebetween; and the roller bearing having an outer race and an inner race, the outer race being fit in the second through-hole and the inner race being fit on the cylindrical portion; wherein the roller bearing is a sealed roller bearing and has one surface flush with a top surface of the second head portion and an opposite surface flush with a bottom surface of the second head portion.