Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Pruning Shears and Scissors.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 28th Sept., 188
Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Pruning Shears
and Scissors.
JAMES LLOYD Queen Street Horbury near Wakefield Yorkshire Watch Maker
I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or relating to the construction of
pruning shears and other pruning tools such as Scissors.
Hitherto pruning shears have been constructed to cut one way only, and with an
upward cut.
Now this invention consists essentially in cutting two ways both up and down with
one blade forked in order to secure the branches or stems more readily and thus
enable the operator to accomplish more work.
In order to explain this invention more fully I shall now describe the drawings
which are annexed and the figures and letters of reference.
Fig. 1. A. Left forked blade of shears with edge sharpened for cutting made of
steel or other suitable material.
B. Right blade of pruning shears made of steel or other suitable material which is
used for performing the cutting stroke.
C Metal Collar or band for securing A to D.
D. Handles of wood or other suitable material.
Fig. 2. A. Elevation of forked blade before it is secured to the handles shewing
the sharpened portion.
Fig. 3. B. Elevation of right blade of pruning shears before it is secured to the
handle.
Fig. 4. C. Right blade of pruning scissors shewing sharpened portion.
Fig. 5. D. Left blade of pruning scissors used for performing the cutting stroke.
Fig. 4 & 5 are pruning scissors of steel or other suitable material and constructed
& used in the same manner as Fig. 1, with the exception that the handles are formed
in the manner shewn upon the drawings.
Dated this 30th day of November 1887.
HENRY PERCIVAL DAWSON,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Pruning Shears
and Scissors.
I, JAMES LLOYD of Queen Street Horbury in the County of York Watchmaker 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 improvements in or relating to the construction of pruning
shears and other pruning tools such as scissors.
Hitherto pruning shears have been constructed to cut one way only and with an
upward cut.
Now this invention consists essentially in cutting two ways both up and down with
one blade forked in order to secure the branches more readily and thus enable the
operator to accomplish more work.
In order to explain this invention more fully I shall now describe the drawings
which were lodged with the Provisional Specification No. 16513, 1st Decr. 1887, and
the figures and letters of reference.
Fig. 1. A. Left forked blade of shears with edge sharpened for cutting made of
steel or other suitable material.
B. Right blade of pruning shears made of steel or other suitable material which is
used for performing the cutting stroke.
C. Metal collar or band for securing A to D.
D. Handles of wood or other suitable material.
Fig. 2. A. Elevation of forked blade before it is secured to the handle shewing the
sharpened portion.
Fig. 3. B. Elevation of right blade of pruning shears before it is secured to the
handles.
Eig. 4. C. Right blade of pruning scissors shewing the sharpened portion.
Fig. 5. D. Left blade of pruning scissors used for performing the cutting stroke.
Figs. 4 & 5 are pruning scissors of steel or other suitable material and constructed
and used in the same manner as Fig. 1 with the exception that the handles are formed
in the manner shewn upon the drawings.
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 construction of the forked blade for securing the branches or stems when
pruning.
2-The construction of the cutting blade which performs both an upward and
downward cut.
Dated this 17th day of August 1888.