Patent ID: 6189219
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B23D,B26B

Abstract:
Compound action cutting snips, comprising:a pair of handle members mutually connected at a handle pivot at a distal end of the handles, the handle members forming a handle for single hand use; and,a pair of cutting blades, each blade having a proximal end attached to a pivot in a distal portion of one of the handles proximal to the handle pivot, and the blades mutually connected at a blade pivot, the handle pivot and blade pivot being located on an axial centerline of the snips, the handle pivot proximal to the blade pivot, so that converging movement of the handles causes converging movement of the blades;the blades each having a cutting edge that has a curvature convex in the direction of the centerline of the snips;wherein the blades are pivotable between a fully opened position and a closed position, a maximum cutting length being a free length of the blades when in the fully opened position,wherein the maximum cutting length is at least 2.5 inches and a ratio of the maximum cutting length to an overall length of the snips measured from handle butts to blade tips is at least 0.2.