An Improvement in Tailors' and other Shears.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Tailors' and other Shears.
I, JOSEPH MESSENGER, of the Firm of Harding & Messenger, 30 Gresham
Street, in the City of London, Warehousemen, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improvement in shears and its chief object is to
facilitate the cutting of cloth and similar fabrics by tailors and others.
In the cutting of such fabrics, it is advantageous, when cutting around a curve,
to place the forefinger outside and in front of the lower loop or handle of the shears
beneath the lower arm thereof, as, by so doing, the guiding of the shears can be
more easily controlled than when all the fingers are passed through the said loop.
Tailors' shears as heretofore made are, however, not adapted to be held with the
forefinger outside of the lower loop as above mentioned, and there is not sufficient
space in front of the said loop to permit of the shears being so held without the
forefinger coming in contact with the cutting board or table and thus interfering
with the proper support of the shears on the said board or table during the cutting
operation.
Now according to my invention, I so construct the shears that there is ample
space for the forefinger outside and in front of the lower loop or handle of the
shears and beneath the lower arm thereof, and I provide at this part of the shears
a suitably shaped rest or support for the forefinger so that a very firm grip of the
lower handle of the shears can be obtained, and the shears can be effectually guided
The said rest
or controlled in cutting the cloth or other material around a curve.
or support is preferably made to correspond in shape to that part of the forefinger
between the first and second joints thereof, so that the lower handle of the shears
can be tightly gripped without inconvenience or discomfort to the user.
Dated the 13th day of March 1893.
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
An Improvement in Tailors' and other Shears.
I, JOSEPH MESSENGER, of the Firm of Harding & Messenger, 30 Gresham
Street, in the City of London, Warehousemen, 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:-
My invention relates to an improvement in shears, and its chief object is to
facilitate the cutting of cloth and similar fabrics by tailors and others.
In the cutting of such fabrics, it is advantageous, when cutting around a curve,
to place the forefinger outside and in front of the lower loop or handle of the shears
beneath the lower arm thereof, as, by so doing, greater cutting power is obtained
and the guiding of the shears can be more easily controlled than when all the
fingers are passed through the said loop. Tailors' shears as heretofore made are,
however, not adapted to be held with the forefinger outside of the lower loop or
bow as above mentioned, and there is not sufficient space in front of the said loop

page_text: or bow to permit of the shears being so held without the forefinger coming in
contact with the cutting board or table and thus interfering with the proper
support of the shears on the said board or table during the cutting operation.
Now according to my invention, I so construct the shears that there is ample
space for the forefinger outside and in front of the lower loop or bow of the shears
and beneath the lower arm thereof, and I provide at this part of the shears a
suitably shaped rest or support for the forefinger, so that a very firm grip of the
lower handle or bow of the shears can be obtained, and the shears can be effectually
guided or controlled in cutting the cloth or other material around a curve, and
greater power can be exerted in cutting, with less fatigue than heretofore.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shears, showing the same
closed.
Figure 2 is a perspective view, drawn to a smaller scale, showing the said shears
open and illustrating the manner in which they are to be held.
a, bare the blades of the shears; a', 6' are the corresponding loops or bows.
It will be seen that the arms a², 2 which connect the loops with the blades
respectively, are curved or bent so as to leave room in front of the lower loop or
bow a for the forefinger, without liability of the latter coming in contact with the
cutting board or table.
c is a curved rest or support outside and in front of the lower loop or bow a¹
beneath the arm a². This rest or support c is preferably formed as shown, so as to
correspond in shape to that part of the forefinger between the first and second
joints thereof.
By this means I provide for enabling the lower handle a¹ of the shears to be
tightly and securely gripped without inconvenience or discomfort to the user.
d is the usual foot or projection formed on the lower loop or handle a' for
supporting the shears on the cutting board or table.
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 :-
The improved shears constructed substantially as hereinbefore described with a
rest or support for the forefinger outside and in front of the lower loop or bow, for
the purpose specified.
Dated the 12th day of .......
TUDUN
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.