Patent ID: 6725547
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A pair of gardening shears comprising:a first handle; a blade affixed to one end of said first handle; a locating knob fastened to said blade and to said first handle at said one end of said first handle; a second handle having a fastening hole formed therein; a fixed jaw plate fastened to one end of said second handle, said fixed jaw plate having a fastening hole formed therein; a pivot mechanism pivotally connecting said first handle and said second handle, said pivot mechanism comprising a pivot and a locating plate and a nut, said pivot pivotally fastening said first handle and said second handle and said locating plate, said nut secured to said pivot such that said blade and said fixed jaw plate are opposite to each other, said pivot extending through said locating plate so as to engage said nut, said locating plate having a toothed portion at an outer side thereof and a locating hole spaced outwardly from said toothed portion, said nut having a toothed portion formed on an inner side thereof, said toothed portion of said nut engaged with said toothed portion of said locating plate, said locating plate fastened to said fixed jaw plate and to said second handle by a fastening bolt engaged with said fastening hole of said second handle and extending through said fastening hole of said fixed jaw plate and said locating hole of said locating plate.