Improvements in or connected with Scissors or Shears.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom). 12th Oct. 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Scissors or Shears.
I, THEODORE LOUIS DE BRUÏN-SEGERS of Rozendaal in the Kingdom of
Holland Gentleman, 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 :-
In the use of scissors or shears more especially in workshops where cloth is
continually cut up either singly or in several thicknesses according to given
patterns or measurements the hand holding the instrument is liable to become
shaky from cramp or fatigue consequent upon rigidly holding the instrument in a
truly vertical position and this results in an irregular cut, and inferior work, and
the object of the present invention is to obviate this difficulty.
For this purpose I provide the under blade of the scissors or shears with a wheel
or wheels or a slide or shoe which may be either permanently or removeably fixed
to the blade and which is or are adapted to run upon the surface upon which
the cloth is placed and support and guide the scissors truly in their course.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings more fully
to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a face view of a portion of a pair of scissors having a carrying wheel
fixed thereto, according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of a complete pair of scissors having a carrying
device removeably attached thereto.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the carrying device separately.
Figure 4 is a plan thereof.
Figure 5 is an underside view thereof, and
Figure 6 is an end view thereof.
Figure 7.is a similar view to Figure 4 of a slightly modified form of carrying
device..
Figure 8 is a side elevation of a portion of a pair of scissors representing a slight
modification.
Figure 9 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 8.
Figure 10 is an end view of the carrying device separately.
Figure 11 is a similar view to Figure 8 representing a further slight modification.
Figure 12 is a side elevation of a modified form of carrying device and
Figure 13 is an end elevation thereof.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
Referring to Figure 1, a a¹ represent respectively the upper and lower blades of
the scissors and 6 represents a horn or projection from the lower blade a¹ and which
is permanently fixed thereto at b' by rivetting.
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page_text: At the end of this horn or projection b is mounted with capability of revolution
a wheel or roller 63 which is adapted to run upon the surface supporting the
cloth to be cut and support and guide the scissors, and this wheel or roller b
also serves the useful purpose of preventing the point of the scissors digging
into the supporting surface, and at the same time together with the horn or
projection b acts to guide the material between the blades a a¹ of the scissore.
This device is more especially intended for cutting in straight lines, so that
in workshops two kinds of scissors would become necessary, but in order to render
the scissors capable of cutting either in curved or straight lines, I adopt the
arrangement represented in Figures 2 to 6.
In this example the wheel or roller 2 is formed somewhat smaller than that
represented in the previous figure, whilst the horn or projection bis removeably
fixed to the blade a¹ by means of a spring clip 61 and immediately beneath the
spring clip two carrying wheels 6 are provided independently mounted upon a
broad base formed by lateral extensions of the horn or projection 6 thereby con-
stituting a two wheeled carriage enabling the scissors to move readily in any
desired curve, whilst at the same time they are supported in the required position
to make a straight vertical cut in the cloth, that being an indispensable condition
in the cutting of cloth in workshops.
The spring clip 61 is slidden on to the blade a¹ and securely attaches itself and
the horn or projection 6 thereto, whilst at the same time it enables the entire
device to be removed at will, whereby the scissors may when desired be employed
without the carrying apparatus.
In the example given at Figure 7, I have shown the front wheel or roller b
provided with a groove ³ therein, in alignment with the cut of the scissors and
when the device is in use, the cloth above the roller as it bends around the
same to some extent takes the form of the groove 63, thereby showing a slight
hollow in the cloth which acts as a guide to the cutter, and enables the lines of
the pattern to be more accurately followed.
In the example given at Figures 8, 9, and 10, the lower blade a' of the scissors
is provided with a horizontal groove a² on each side thereof, and the spring clip 6¹
at its upper part is turned ever at 61* to engage such groove, thereby forming a
somewhat more secure means of removeably attaching the device to the blade a².
In the example given at Figure 11, the spring clip 6' is provided with holes 61*
and the blade a¹ of the scissors is provided with corresponding holes, so that the
spring clip may be removeably fixed to the blade a' by means of bolts, or
permanently fixed thereto by means of rivets for the use of tailors or cutters
preferring to have the apparatus fixed in a solid manner to the blade.
In the example given at Figures 12 and 13, the carrying wheels 64 are dispensed
with; and a broad shoe or slide 6 is substituted therefor, but I prefer the
arrangements herein before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In combination with a pair of scissors or shears, one or more wheels or a slide
or shoe attached to the lower blade, substantially as herein shown and described and
for the purpose stated.
2. In combination with a pair of scissors or shears one or more wheels, or a slide
or shoe removeably attached to the lower blade substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 12th day of October 1892
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.