Patent ID: 8176638

Claim:
Ergonomic scissors, comprising: (a) a first blade, a second blade, an upper shank, a lower shank, and a finger ring, wherein the proximal end of the first blade integrally connects with the distal end of the upper shank, and the proximal end of the upper shank integrally connects with the finger ring, and the proximal end of the second blade integrally connects with the distal end of the lower shank, and wherein the lower shank has a top face and a bottom face; (b) a pivot that pivotally connects the proximal ends of the first blade and the second blade and acts as a fulcrum between the first blade and the second blade, such that the blades angularly diverge in an open position and overlappingly engage one another in a closed position; (c) a longitudinal axis that, in the closed position, extends from the pivot to the overlapped distal ends of the first blade and the second blade; (d) a plurality of distinct and separate placement openings in the bottom face of the lower shank; and (e) a plurality of interchangeable thumb rings, each having a different internal diameter, each of which thumb rings has an attachment assembly by which the thumb ring is rotatably attachable to any one of the placement openings, wherein the attachment assembly comprises a shoulder screw having a longitudinal axis about which the thumb ring can rotate and a set screw that has a longitudinal axis that is oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the shoulder screw, such that the set screw, when tightened, perpendicularly engages the shoulder screw so that further rotation of the thumb ring is prevented.