Patent ID: 7458160

Claim:
Scissors comprising: first and second opposing lever members coupled together at a pivot point to permit reciprocating movement of the lever members between a closed position and an open position, each lever member comprising: a cutting blade on a first end of each of said lever members adjacent the pivot point, and a handle on a second end of each of said lever members adjacent the pivot point opposite the first end and each of said handles including a fixed handle loop having an inner loop surface, an outer loop surface, and a hollow cavity defined within the handle loop and extending from an opening on the inner loop surface to an opening on the outer loop surface, a length of the outer loop surface being parallel to a corresponding length of the outer loop surface of the opposing lever member and abutting at a stop protruding from the outer loop surface of each handle while in the closed position, wherein each handle comprises a rigid segment and a resilient segment, the rigid segment defining the inner and outer loop surfaces and the resilient segment forming a convex surface spanning the opening on the inner loop surface of the corresponding cavity.