Patent ID: 8109003

Claim:
Pruning shears ( 100 ) comprising: a first arm ( 10 ) comprising a first handle ( 11 ) and an integral jaw ( 12 ) including a first tab ( 123 ); a first blade ( 30 ) including a cutting edge ( 33 ) and an ear ( 34 ) on an edge opposite the cutting edge ( 33 ), the ear ( 34 ) including a first through hole ( 32 ) wherein the first arm ( 10 ) and the first blade ( 30 ) are secured together by inserting the first tab ( 123 ) into the first through hole ( 32 ); a second arm ( 20 ) comprising a second handle ( 21 ) and an integral joining section ( 22 ); a second blade ( 40 ) secured to the joining section ( 22 ) and being disposed on the cutting edge ( 33 ) in an inoperative position of the shears ( 100 ); a pivot joint ( 50 ) for pivotably securing the first arm ( 10 ) to the second arm ( 20 ); and a torsion spring ( 60 ) positioned between the first arm ( 10 ) and the second arm ( 20 ), wherein the torsion spring ( 60 ) exerts an expansion force to push the first arm ( 10 ) and the second arm ( 20 ) apart from each other; wherein the first handle ( 11 ) comprises a cylindrical projection ( 111 ), wherein the second handle ( 21 ) comprises a cylindrical protrusion ( 211 ) projecting toward the projection ( 111 ), and wherein the torsion spring ( 60 ) has one end securely put on the projection ( 111 ) and the other end securely put on the protrusion ( 211 ); wherein the jaw ( 12 ) comprises a flat recess ( 121 ) and an arm-shaped actuating section ( 124 ) extending from the flat recess ( 121 ), and wherein the first blade ( 30 ) is seated upon the flat recess ( 121 ); and wherein the first tab ( 123 ) is formed on the actuating section ( 124 ).