An Improved Cutting Tool or Shears.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 11th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cutting Tool or Shears.
We, JOHN MALONE, of 5 Hampshire Terrace Southsea, in the County of
Hampshire, Collector and GEORGE VENTON, of 44 Flying Bull Lane Landport,
in the County of Hampshire, Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows: :―
Our invention relates to hand cutting tools or shears and comprises various
improvements hereinafter described.
The main object of our invention is to provide a simple cheap, and highly
effective hand tool for cutting almost any kind of material including paper, card-
board, leather, cloth lead and metals of every description.
Our improved cutting tool is so constructed that although it has two cutting
edges no opening or shutting of blades is necessary as with ordinary scissors, or
shears; to cut with the tool as invented by us the operator has simply to push it
forward in the direction it is desired to cut the material.
In making a cutting tool according to one form or modification of our invention
we first provide an angular shaped frame the form in elevation somewhat
resembling the blades of a pair of shears, when open, with a plain single handle
attached to same; but it is noted the blades are not fitted close together as in
shears.
Between the blades we further provide and fit a pair of discs, or wheels, one on
each blade, and in such a position that the peripheries of same slightly overlap.
The inside faces of the discs nearly touch each other, but each is free to revolve
on its axis, a pin forming the bearing, passing through each disc, and blade.
The periphery of the discs is bevelled from the outside faces and sharpened, thus
a complete cutting edge is formed on each disc, and when using the tool the
material is cut by means of the cutting edges of the revolving discs engaging with
the material while the tool is pushed forward.
We remark that in making our tools we do not confine ourselves to the particular
shape of the frame as hereinbefore described, the same may be of any desirable
form provided the discs are mounted on such frames in manner hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 13th day of February 1891.
HERBERT P. BLAKE, M.I.N.A.,
20, Laura Place, Southampton, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cutting Tool or Shears.
JOHN MALONE 5 Hampshire Terrace Southsea GEORGE VENTON 44 Flying
Bull Lane Landport c/o H. Smith, 1 Warwick Street Southsea 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 :-
Fig. 1. represents the said an improved cutting tool or shears of which, A. is
the frame carrying two circular knives, B. B. which can be adjusted by loosening
bolts, C. C. the frame being in two pieces with a long hole, D. the said circular
knives run round on a countersunk head screw, E. screwed into the frame and
locked with nuts, F. F. and suitably adjusted to allow the knives to revolve very
easily so that when the tool is pushed into the material that is to be cut the knives
will revolve and cut it through.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1st. That the tool is more easily used than the hand shears now in use more
especially in the plumbing trade for cutting sheet lead, sheet puter, sheet zinc or
any soft metal.
2nd. They will cut with greater speed and accuracy.
3rd. That all parts can be easily replaced.