Patent ID: 6842983

Claim:
A pair of gardening shears comprising two expandable handles, each handle being comprised of an oval outer tube, an oval inner tube slidably fitted at a lower end into an upper end of said outer tube in conjunction with a locating structure, and a grip fastened rotatably to a lower end of said outer tube such that said grip actuates said locating structure to locate said inner tube inside said outer tube; wherein said locating structure comprises: a threaded rod fastened at a lower end to said grip that said threaded rod is actuated to turn by said grip in motion; an upper arresting block comprised of, in a lower end, a first bevel and a center through hole, said center through hole being provided at an upper end with a receiving slot greater in diameter than said center through hole, said receiving slot being used to accommodate a pivoting block whereby said upper arresting block is fastened to an upper end of said threaded rod such that said pivoting block is fastened to said threaded rod via said center through hole of said upper arresting block, and such that said upper arresting block is located in the lower end of said inner tube; a spring fitted over the upper end of said threaded rod such that an upper end of said spring urges said pivoting block of said upper arresting block; and a lower arresting block comprised of, in an upper end, a second bevel and a center through hole which is provided at a lower end with a receiving slot greater in diameter than said center through hole, said receiving slot being used to accommodate a movable block which is comprised of a threaded through hole in alignment with said center through hole whereby said lower arresting block is fastened to said threaded rod such that said lower arresting block is located in the lower end of said inner tube and below said upper arresting block, and such that said movable block is urged by a lower end of said spring, and such that said threaded through hole of said movable block is engaged with said threaded rod, thereby enabling said movable block to move to push said lower arresting block to cause said second bevel of said lower arresting block to press against said first bevel of said upper arresting block so as to cause said lower arresting block and said upper arresting block to displace to press against opposite sides of the inner wall of said inner tube at the time when said grip is turned counterclockwise, said lower arresting block being relieved of the pressure exerting thereon by said movable block so as to cause said second bevel of said lower arresting block to separate from said first bevel of said upper arresting block at the time when said grip is turned clockwise, thereby relieving the inner wall of said inner tube of the pressures exerting thereon by said upper arresting block and said lower arresting block.