A New Tool in which Scissors and other Useful Appliances are Combined
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1899-Accepted, 29th July, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Tool in which Scissors and other Useful Appliances are
Combined,
I, SAM MORTIMER, of 30, Hall Ings, in the City of Bradford, Merchant, do
hereby declare that I am in possession of an invention for a new tool in which
scissors and other useful appliances are combined, which invention has been
communicated to me from abroad by Friedrich Wilhelim Klever, Junior, of 11A,
Weiersberger Strasse, Solingen, in the Empire of Germany, Cutler, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to the construction of a new combined tool in which
scissors and other cutting appliances, marking and other useful devices are com-
bined in a simple, compact and practical form by arranging the blades and other
parts of the tool that the same is useful for various purposes, some of which are
set out in the following description of the drawings marked with letters of refer-
ence, which form part of this specification.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 represents a front view looking at one
side of the combined tool or instrument.
Fig. 2 is a similar view looking at the opposite side of the combined tool or
instrument.
Fig. 3 a view showing one of the blades of the tool detached, and
Fig. 4 a similar view of the other blade detached.
The two blades A, and B, are pivotted together by a pin C, provided with a
circular shank C, and oblong head 1), shown by detached details Figs. 5 and 6,
the oblong head passing through a similar hole E, in blade A, which is counter-
sunk circular at E, for the reception of the oblong head D, by which the two
blades are held together.
To the blade B, is secured a threaded bar provided with a nut F, and when
this nut is in the position shown, the blades may be utilized as ordinary scissors,
but by unscrewing the nut 1, towards the end of the said threaded bar, the
scissors may be used for cutting cloth a distance from the edge, such as for
example, cutting button holes, the edge of the cloth entering the recesses G, and G¹,
thus allowing the end portion of the blades near the said recesses to cut a short
hole, leaving the cloth uncut for some distance from the edge, the uncut distance
varying according to the position to which the nut F', is screwed.
The recesses G, and G₁, are by preference serrated in a manner somewhat as
shown, so that on placing the same over a small pipe or the like, a better grip
is obtained than by the hand, that it may be screwed into or unscrewed from its
connections.
The blades are also recessed on the opposite side of the centre or fulcrum
oblong headed pin C, but these recesses H, and H¹, are each made with a cutting
edge, which may be utilized for cutting a piece from the end of anything of a
soft nature, such as for example the end of a cigar on closing the scissor blades,

page_text: and by inserting material of a harder character such as soft wire within the
recesses W, on closing the said recesses by bringing the eyes R, and R', together,
the wire or the like is severed.
When the blades A, and B, are fully closed, one of the edges at K, which is
graduated is also straight, thus enabling the straight portion to be used for
ruling short lines, and the graduations G¹, for measuring; and on one side of
the blade B, along the outer edge of the same at B', is a file suitable for trimming
the finger nails.
The out end of the blade A, is reduced to a thin termination and formed
straight as at A¹, enabling the reduced end to be utilized as a screw driver, or
as a lever for purposes for opening the lid of a light box such as for example a
cigar box.
A recess L, is formed near to the outer end of the blade B, on the engage-
ment of the recess with the edge of a cartridge the extraction of same from a
rifle bore is facilitated.
By constructing the eye portions R, and R', of the new combined tool in the
manner as hereinafter described, the same may be utilized for supporting devices
applicable to various purposes, thus by forming, a flat at M, on the edge of the
eye R', of blade B, the said flat surface may be used as a hammer, and in the
eye R, of the blade A, is mounted a small wheel N, having a sharp periphery
-such as are used by wheel glass cutters of the ordinary description; by the
introduction of wheel N, the instrument is also applicable for cutting glass, which
may be broken from the sheet on applying the notch 0, near the said cutting
wheel to the edge of the cut glass.
Mounted in the eye frame R³, of blade B, is a small wheel P, having a serrated
circumference, which on being run over a piece of cloth marks the same with a
number of perforations, thus enabling the seamstress to follow line of marking
with better advantage.
The outer end of the blade B, at S, is made sharp and being curved as shown,
the end at S, may be utilized as a paper erasure or other like operation.
These are amongst some of the advantages and uses to which the new combined
tool or instrument is applicable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion as communicated to me, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
I declare that what I claim is:-
A tool or instrument combined and arranged substantially in the manner as
herein before described and shown by the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this SLA day of Juno 1800
Dated this Sth day of
Luno 1800
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent, Sunbridge Chambers, Bradford.