Improvements in the Construction of Pruning Shears and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Pruning Shears and the like.
THOMAS FREEMAN NOTT FINCH, of Elm Grove, Bransford, in the County of
Worcester, Button Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said inven-
tion to be as follows.
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of
pruning shears and the like, whereby the work of pruning, and other operations
of a similar nature, are facilitated, and the labour very much reduced.
According to my invention I form one of the blades of the shears with a
serrated edge, the serrations forming a number of sharp teeth, either of curved, or
angular, or other suitable form.
The blades are (preferably) made of cast steel, and the serrations or teeth are
formed by grooving or otherwise shaping the back of the blade, whereby the
teeth may be effectually prepared and sharpened by merely grinding the face
of the blade.
In some cases (if preferred) I form both the blades with serrations or teeth as
described, either similar or varied in form.
By the use of my improved shears, the branch or bough is held in position,
and prevented from slipping away from the cutting edges.
Data Oth Feb 1897
GEO. DOWNING & SONS,
8 Quality Court, London W.C. Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Pruning Shears and the like.
I, THOMAS FREEMAN NOTT FINCH, of Elm Grove, Bransford, in the County of
Worcester, Button Manufacturer. do hereby declare the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of
pruning shears and the like, whereby the work of pruning, and other operations
of a similar nature, are facilitated, and the labour very much reduced.
According to my invention I form one of the blades of the shears with a
serrated edge, the serrations forming a number of sharp teeth, either of curved, or
angular, or other suitable form.
The blades are (preferably) made of steel and the serrations or teeth are

page_text: formed by grooving or otherwise shaping the back of the blade, whereby the
teeth may be effectually prepared and sharpened.
In some cases (if preferred) I form both the blades with serrations or teeth as
described, either similar or varied in form.
By the use of my improved shears, the branch or bough is held in position,
and prevented from slipping away from the cutting edges.
And in order that my said Invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which similar
figures of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig: 1 is an elevation showing one form of pruning shears, and Fig: 2, another
form, according to my invention both being shown with the blades partly open.
3 is the plain blade, and 4 the serrated blade of the shears. The serrations 5, 5,
consist of grooves or channels formed between a series of projecting points and
inclined towards the sharp edge, the cutting edges of both blades meeting in the
usual manner.
The blade 3 may be of the usual form as shown, or it may be serrated like the
other blade if preferred.
The relative lengths as well as the forms of the blades and the shape of the
teeth may be very much varied.
When a branch or bough is caught between the blades it is incapable of sliding
away from the edges, and is therefore immediately sheared with a clean cut.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The improvements in the construction of pruning shears and the like,
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
2. In the construction of pruning shears and the like, the application and use
of serrations in one or both blades, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 1st November 1897
GEORGE DOWNING & SONS,
8 Quality Court, London W.C. Agents.