Patent ID: 8327547

Claim:
A metal demolition shears, comprising: a first jaw; and a second jaw operatively connected to the first jaw for movement relative to the first jaw, first and second piercing tip inserts attached to one of the jaws, wherein each of the first and second piercing tip inserts has a central region, an initially operative piercing tip that protrudes laterally with respect to the central region, and an initially inoperative piercing tip that protrudes laterally with respect to the central region, wherein the one of the two jaws has a cavity that receives (a) the initially inoperative piercing tip of the first piercing tip insert, and (b) the initially inoperative piercing tip of the second piercing tip insert, wherein, when the initially inoperative piercing tips of the first and second piercing tip inserts are received in the cavity, the initially operative piercing tips of the first and second piercing tip inserts are operatively mounted for a piercing operation such that the initially operative piercing tips each form part of a piercing edge of the one of the two jaws, wherein the first and second piercing tip inserts can be repositioned on the one of the two jaws so that (a) the initially inoperative piercing tips are operatively mounted for a piercing operation such that the initially inoperative piercing tips each form part of a piercing edge of the one of the two jaws, and (b) the initially operative piercing tips are received in the cavity.