Improvements in Clippers for Hedge Clipping or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clippers for Hedge Clipping or the like.
We, JOHANN JURITSCH, Gardener, and ANTON OIRFANDL, of no occupation,
both of Klagenfurt, Austria, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement: —
The present invention relates to clippers for clipping hedges or the like.
The improved clippers are provided with five blades, 2 of which belonging to
the upper half of the clippers are sharp on both sides, whilst of the three belong-
ing to the under half of the clippers, the middle one is sharp on both sides
whilst the two outside blades are sharp only on the inside.
In the accompanying drawing these clippers are represented in one form of
execution as an example,
Fig. 1 showing the same in front view when closed.
Fig. 2 in side view,
Fig. 3 in enlarged section.
These clippers consist of 5 blades or knives abcde. The two forming the
upper clipper half d and e cut on both sides and are curved a little, whilst the
under half of the clippers carries the three blades a b c, the middle one 6 cutting
on both sides whilst the two outer ones a and c only cut on the inside. All
the 5 blades are hollow ground and the two halves of the clippers are held
together in the known manner by a pivot preferably a screw f with nut g. In
consequence of the peculiar arrangement of the blades and their sharp edges
the clippers cut each time as well when opened as when closed with four sharp
edges and thus in effect and amount of work they act far better than the hitherto
used hedge clippers. Even unskilled persons may use such hedge clippers
without any special effort but with perfect result and extraordinary rapidity.
The turning angle of the two cutting balves can be limited either by pins suit-
ably screwed or riveted on certain spots of the under left blade part or by a pin
or nose with half round head arranged on the upper half of the clippers engaging
into the lower half.
The limiting of the cut can also be obtained by a rivet on the metal part of
the left knife where it runs out to the handle.
By the bent form of the blades a clean cut is obtained whilst the hitherto
used clippers squeeze off only. The screw makes the cut of the blades circular;
if it is placed lower down the cut is straight and forward.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
In hedge clippers or the like the combination of five blades abcde, two of
them de sharp edged on both sides on the one half of the clippers whilst the
other half is provided with three similarly formed blades, the middle one of which

page_text: is also sharp on both sides and the two outer blades a c only on their inside for
the purpose of putting four of the blades in action each time the clippers are
opened or closed substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 5th day of December 1899.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicants,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C.