IMPROVEMENTS IN SHEARS AND SCISSORS
Year: 1865

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Rolla Badger at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
16th December 1865.
I, ROLLA BADGER. of Dowgate Hill. in the City of London, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHEARS AND
SCISSORS," to be as follows:--
The principle contained in my "Improvements in Shears and Scissors" is
to remove the weight of that lever which is ordinarily raised by the thumb in
the act of cutting, so that the only exertion is a downward motion while the
material is being cut. the entire force of the hand and arm being available in
cutting the material.
By my Invention one blade only is moved, the other, which is furnished
with a broad base at its hinder extremity, being allowed to rest on the table or
board on which the article or material to be cut is placed. The two cutting
blades are joined together by a pivot in the usual way, but the extremity of
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page_text: the upper blade is prolonged backwards so as to meet that end of a lever bar
which is raised in making a cut and which acts upon it. The extremity of
the upper blade may be maintained in contact with the end of the lever bar
by means of a pivot, stud, or otherwise. The lever bar works on a pivot
secured to the base of the lower blade. and is always maintained up ready to
make a cut by means of a strong spring pressing against its under side and
secured to the base of the lower blade. By this arrangement the only exertion
is the downward motion in making a cut, the upward motion being effected
by the spring above mentioned.
SPECIFICATION
in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Rolla Badger in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
16th June 1866.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I. ROLLA
BADGER. of Dowgate Hill, in the City of London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, hearing date the Sixteenth day of December, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. in the twenty-ninth year
of Her reign. did, for Herself. Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me. the said Rolla Badger, Her special licence that I, the said
Rolla Badger, my executors. administrators, and assigns. or such others
as the said Rolla Badger, my executors. administrators, and assigns.
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times thereafter during the term therein expressed should and lawfully
might make. use, exercise, and vend. within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland. the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man. an Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHEARS AND SCISSORS," upon the condition (amongst
others) that 1. the said Rolla Badger, my executors or administrators. by
an instrument in writing under my. or their, or one of their hands and seals,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to
be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Rolla Badger, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-

page_text: The principle contained in my Improvements in Shears and Scissors." is to
remove the weight of that lever which is ordinarily raised by the thumb in the
net of cutting. so that the only exertion is a downward motion while the
material is being cut, the entire force of the hand and arm being available in
cutting the material. By my Invention one blade only is moved, the other.
which is furnished with a broad base at its hinder extremity, being allowed to
rest on the table or board on which the article or material to be cut is placed..
The two cutting blades are joined together by a pivot in the usual way, but
the extremity of the upper blade is prolonged backwards so as to meet that
end of a lever bar which is raised in making a cut and which acts upon it.
The extremity of the upper blade may be maintained in contact with the end
of the lever har by means of a pivot, stud, or otherwise. The lever bar works
on a pivot secured to the base of the lower blade. and is always maintained up
ready to make a cut by means of a strong spring pressing against its under
side and secured to the base of the lower blade. By this arrangement the
only exertion is the downward motion in making a cut, the upward motion
being effected by the spring above mentioned.
Having thus far explained the nature and object of my said Invention.
I shall now proceed to describe the same more particularly, and in order
thereto I shall refer to the accompanying Drawing, and to the letters and
figures of reference marked thereon respectively, as follows: -
Fig. 1 represents an elevation of a shears or large scissors constructed
according to my Invention, and Fig. 2 a plan of the same.
A is the upper
blade, and B the lower, joined together at the hinge C in such a manner that
they may be tightened up when required by screwing the nut D. or this may
be done in several other ways. The lever E. which is supported on the
pivot F in the hinder portion of the blade B. is connected by the link G and
the pins H. I. to the hinder end of the bottom blade B. It is evident by
depressing the lever E that H is raised and I depressed with the radius C, T,
which causes the blade A to close on the blade B. The hinder part of the
blade B. which is denoted by the letters K, K, is formed with a triangular
end L, L, which carries two rollers M, M. for the convenience of moving the
shears in any required direction to the right hand or to the left. From this
triangular base L. L. rises an arc N, slotted as shown, for the purpose of
guiding the lever E. The union of the lever E with the end of the upper
blade A may be made in other ways, but the joint shown is that which I
prefer.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood that what I claim as

page_text: the Invention intended to be secured by the said recited Letters Patent
is, the improved shears and scissors constructed as above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Rolla Badger, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Sixteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
Witness,
CHARLES S. BAKER,
General Patent Co., Limited.
71, Fleet Street,
Agents
ROLLA BADGER. (S.)