Patent ID: 6634105
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
Shears comprising two shear elements pivotable against one another about a pivot axis, the shear elements comprising:engaging portions provided for mutual cutting engagement, the shear elements, in an opened state of the shears, forming a shear opening widening from the pivot axis the shear opening becoming smaller upon closing the shears; holding means separate from the shear elements, the holding means adapted such that the holding means apply a holding force for retaining cutting material introduced into the shear opening essentially only until the cutting process is completed, wherein the holding means comprise elastically compressible material and form at least one elastically flexible holding surface for holding cutting material, the holding means constructed and arranged such that cutting material being one of not yet and not yet completely cut is pressed by the closing action of the shears onto the holding surface accompanied by building up a frictional holding force onto an area of the holding surface for holding the cutting material, and wherein after completion of the cutting through the cutting material the frictional holding force acting on the cutting material is reduced and the cutting material is released from the holding surface.