Patent ID: 7581320

Claim:
Scissors for cutting off a part delivery tape; said part delivery tape including a carrier tape including recess portions at predetermined intervals, said recess portions including openings on an upper end thereof for accommodating parts, and a top tape adhered to the upper surface of the carrier tape so as to cover the openings of the recess portions, said scissors comprising: a blade member rotatably mounted on a pivot; an abutment member rotatably mounted on the pivot; the blade member including first and second blades on one end portion thereof and a grip on another end portion, said blades and said grip at opposite sides of the pivot, the abutment member including an abutting portion on one end portion thereof and a grip on another end portion at opposite sides of the pivot, wherein the first and second blades extend in parallel to one another and are a predetermined distance apart, wherein the first blade is arranged so that a clearance between the first blade and an opposite surface of the abutting portion is equal in thickness to the top tape where the first blade is at a cutting position; and wherein the second blade is arranged to abut on the opposite surface of the abutting portion where the second blade is at a cutting position.