Patent ID: 7451544
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A pair of gardening shears, comprising: a first cutting member having an end portion provided with a resting plate having a first end formed with a first opening; a second cutting member pivotally mounted on the first cutting member and having an end portion movably mounted on a first side of the resting plate of the first cutting member; an end cap secured on a second side of the resting plate of the first cutting member and having a first end formed with a second opening aligning with the first opening of the resting plate of the first cutting member; a sliding member slidably mounted between the resting plate of the first cutting member and the end cap and having a mediate portion formed with an outwardly extended bent blade that is driven by movement of the end portion of the second cutting member to extend into the first opening of the resting plate of the first cutting member and the second opening of the end cap; two clamping members secured on the sliding member to move the sliding member therewith and movably mounted between the resting plate of the first cutting member and the end cap; wherein the resting plate of the first cutting member has a second end formed with an arcuate guide slot, the end portion of the second cutting member has a mediate portion formed with a locking hole, and the gardening shears further comprise a locking screw extended through each of the clamping members, the arcuate guide slot of the resting plate of the first cutting member and the locking hole of the end portion of the second cutting member, and a locking nut screwed onto the locking screw to secure the clamping members to the end portion of the second cutting member, so that the clamping members and the sliding member are moved in concert with the end portion of the second cutting member, and the sliding member is slidable between the resting plate of the first cutting member and the end cap.