Improvements in Spring Hand Shears.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Hand Shears.
We, WILLIAM ARTHUR WHITELEY, of Langsett Road, Hillsboro, Sheffield,
Shear Grinder, and FREDERICK PERCY RAWSON, of Globe Works, Sheffield,
Cutlery Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a construction of spring hand shears in which the bow
or spring part is made separate for each blade and turned round, the turned round
ends being pivotted together, so that one blade can be turned away from the other
at will for grinding, sharpening, or other purpose; the blades being held in their
normal position for cutting by a spring catch, which operates on the blades being
brought together, but requires lifting to enable the blades to be turned apart.
Dated this 1st day of October 1895.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicants.
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We, WILLIAM ARTHUR WHITELEY, of Langsett Road, Hillsboro, Sheffield,
Shear Grinder, and FREDERICK PERCY RAWSON, of Globe Cutlery Works,
Sheffield, Cutlery Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to a construction of spring hand shears in which the bow
or spring part is made separate for each blade and turned round, the turned round
ends being pivotted together; so that one blade can be turned away from the other
at will for grinding, sharpening, or other purpose, the blades being held in their
normal position for cutting by a spring catch at the bow ends, which operates on
the blades being brought together, but requires lifting to enable the blades to be
turned apart.
To enable this invention to be properly understood, we will proceed to describe
the same with aid of the accompanying drawings, in which :
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pair of spring shears constructed according to
our invention.
Figure 2 an elevation of same when the blades are turned away from each other,
for grinding or sharpening the cutting edges.
Figure 3 a transverse sectional elevation drawn to a larger scale than the preceding
views, to illustrate the spring catch arrangement for securing the blades in cutting
or normal position.
Figure 4 sectional side elevation of the portion shown at Fig. 3.
A, A, represent the usual blades: B, B, the handle parts, terminating in turned
spring parts C, C, which are pivotted together by pivot D. On one side of the
parts C, is fixed a spring E, having a projecting bolt or stud F, which, when the

page_text: blades are together, takes into notches or openings C³, C₁, at the ends of C, C,
preferably above the pivot D. The spring E instead of being attached by separate
screw as shown, may be secured by the rivet D.
To separate the blades as at Figure 2, the spring catch E, is pressed back by the part
extending beyond the bolt F, sufficient to free the bolt from the two notches, when
the blades can be turned apart. On bringing the blades back, the catch engages,
and the shears are put in working condition. It will be readily understood that
our invention admits of various modifications of construction to carry out the same
without departing from the principle thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
·claim is:
A construction of spring hand shears, in which the two blades and spring parts
are separate, but pivotted together at or near the spring part of each, and secured
in working position by a spring catch or bolt passing through corresponding notches
or openings in the pivotted parts; the bolt on being drawn back, enabling the blades
to be turned away from each other, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of March 1896.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37 Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for Applicants.