GB2061166A - Garden secateurs - Google Patents

Abstract

A pair of garden secateurs 10 for cutting in places which are difficult to reach, comprises a cutting blade 11 and anvil 12 operated by handles 13 and 14 via relatively movable connecting members 15 and 16 which are longitudinally slidable relative to each other upon pivotal operation of handles 13 and 14. The blade 11 is integral with connecting member 15, whilst anvil 12 is integral with connecting member 16 and handle 14. The handle 13 is pivoted at 20 to the handle 14 and is pivoted at 21 to connecting member 15, so that closure of handle 13 towards handle 14 pulls the blade 11 down into engagement with the anvil 12. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Garden secateurs This invention relates to garden secateurs of the type in which cutting members are spaced apart from operating handle means by elongate interconnecting members so that the secateurs can be used for cutting in places which are difficult to reach.

Known secateurs of this type usually have a very long reach, the interconnecting members being longitudinally movable, one relative to another, by the operating handle means, to cause relative pivotal movement of the cutting members through a suitable linkage. Such secateurs are quite expensive.

Ordinary garden secateurs, not of this type, have cutting members directly connected to operating handle means, requiring the user to put his hand sometimes right into thorny growth for purposes of pruning. Hence there are circumstances which call for garden secateurs which are not as expensive as the known secateurs with the very long reach mentioned above, but with a longer reach than the above-mentioned ordinary garden secateurs.

As seen from one aspect of the invention there is provided garden secateurs comprising cutting memberms which are spaced apart from operating handle means by elongate connecting members which are longitudinally movable, one relative to another, to cause operative movement of the cutting members, one relative to another, characterised in that the cutting members are respectively fixed rigidly to the elongate connecting members so that each cutting member moves as one unit with its respective elongate connecting member.

The invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure lisa side elevation of garden secateurs embodying the invention; Figure 2 is another side elevation, at right angles to Figure 1, of the garden secateurs; Figure 3 is another side elevation of the garden secateurs, in the opposite direction to Figure 2; Figure 4 is a section on line IV-IV of Figure 2; and Figure 5 is a section on line V-V of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, the illustrated garden secateurs 10 comprise cutting members in the form of a blade 11 and anvil 12, spaced apart from operating handles 13 and 14 are by elongate connecting members 15 and 16 which are longitudinally movable, one relative to the other, to cause operative movement of the blade 11 and anvil 12, one relative to the other.

More particularly, the blade 11 and elongate connecting member 15 are formed integrally as one unit of steel, with the blade 11 sharpened to have a laterally extending cutting edge 17, engageable with the anvil 12 as shown, the connecting member 15 being longitudinally slidable relative to the other connecting member 16 by virtue of a rivet 18, riveted to the connecting member 16 as shown in Figure 5, extending through a slot 19 in connecting member 15 as shown in Figure 4.

The anvil 12, handle 14 and connecting member 16 are formed integrally as one unit, preferably of glass fibre-filled plastics material. The handle 13 is also formed preferably of glass fibre-filled plastics material and is pivoted to the handle 14 by a pivot 20. The connecting member 15 is pivoted to the handle 13 by a second pivot 21, so that closure of handle 13 towards handle 14, from the position shown in chain-dotted lines at Figure 4 to the position shown in full lines, pulls the connecting member 15 downwardly relative to the connecting member 16 and hence pulls the blade 11 downwardly from the position shown in chain-dotted lines in Figure 4 to the position shown in full lines, to bring the cutting edge 17 into engagement with the anvil 12.

A blade spring 22 acts between the two handles 13 and 14, to bias the handle 13 away from the handle 14 towards the chain-dotted position. A locking device 23 is slidable in a slot 24 in handle 14for locking the handle 13 in the closed position by occupying a recess 25 in the handle 13.

Whilst the illustrated garden secateurs do not have as long a reach as the expensive secateurs mentioned earlier, they nevertheless have a longer reach than the ordinary garden secateurs also mentioned earlier. Furthermore, they are of a much simpler construction, and hence cheaper to make, than the above-mentioned expensive secateurs, by virtue of the fact that the blade 11 and anvil 12 are respectively made integral with the connecting members 15 and 16, instead of being relatively pivotal and connected to the connecting members by a linkage as in the case of the above-mentioned expensive secateurs. It will be appreciated that, in the case of the illustrated garden secateurs 10, each cutting member 11, 12, being integral with its respective member 15, 16, and hence fixed rigidly thereto, moves as one unit therewith.

The rivet 18 may, in a modifcation, be replaced by a screw and nut (not shown).

1. Garden secateurs comprising cutting members which are spaced apart from operating handle means by elongate connecting members which are longitudinally movable, one relative to another, to cause operative movement of the cutting members, one relative to another, characterised in that the cutting members are respectively fixed rigidly to the elongate connecting members so that each cutting member moves as one unit with its respective elongate connecting member, 2. Garden secateurs as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cutting members comprise a blade and an anvil.

3. Garden secateurs as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the cutting members are made integral with the respective connecting members.

4. Garden secateurs as claimed in claim 1,2 or 3 wherein the handle means comprises two pivoted handles.

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Claims (5)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Garden secateurs This invention relates to garden secateurs of the type in which cutting members are spaced apart from operating handle means by elongate interconnecting members so that the secateurs can be used for cutting in places which are difficult to reach. Known secateurs of this type usually have a very long reach, the interconnecting members being longitudinally movable, one relative to another, by the operating handle means, to cause relative pivotal movement of the cutting members through a suitable linkage. Such secateurs are quite expensive. Ordinary garden secateurs, not of this type, have cutting members directly connected to operating handle means, requiring the user to put his hand sometimes right into thorny growth for purposes of pruning. Hence there are circumstances which call for garden secateurs which are not as expensive as the known secateurs with the very long reach mentioned above, but with a longer reach than the above-mentioned ordinary garden secateurs. As seen from one aspect of the invention there is provided garden secateurs comprising cutting memberms which are spaced apart from operating handle means by elongate connecting members which are longitudinally movable, one relative to another, to cause operative movement of the cutting members, one relative to another, characterised in that the cutting members are respectively fixed rigidly to the elongate connecting members so that each cutting member moves as one unit with its respective elongate connecting member. The invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure lisa side elevation of garden secateurs embodying the invention; Figure 2 is another side elevation, at right angles to Figure 1, of the garden secateurs; Figure 3 is another side elevation of the garden secateurs, in the opposite direction to Figure 2; Figure 4 is a section on line IV-IV of Figure 2; and Figure 5 is a section on line V-V of Figure 1. Referring to the drawings, the illustrated garden secateurs 10 comprise cutting members in the form of a blade 11 and anvil 12, spaced apart from operating handles 13 and 14 are by elongate connecting members 15 and 16 which are longitudinally movable, one relative to the other, to cause operative movement of the blade 11 and anvil 12, one relative to the other. More particularly, the blade 11 and elongate connecting member 15 are formed integrally as one unit of steel, with the blade 11 sharpened to have a laterally extending cutting edge 17, engageable with the anvil 12 as shown, the connecting member 15 being longitudinally slidable relative to the other connecting member 16 by virtue of a rivet 18, riveted to the connecting member 16 as shown in Figure 5, extending through a slot 19 in connecting member 15 as shown in Figure 4. The anvil 12, handle 14 and connecting member 16 are formed integrally as one unit, preferably of glass fibre-filled plastics material. The handle 13 is also formed preferably of glass fibre-filled plastics material and is pivoted to the handle 14 by a pivot 20. The connecting member 15 is pivoted to the handle 13 by a second pivot 21, so that closure of handle 13 towards handle 14, from the position shown in chain-dotted lines at Figure 4 to the position shown in full lines, pulls the connecting member 15 downwardly relative to the connecting member 16 and hence pulls the blade 11 downwardly from the position shown in chain-dotted lines in Figure 4 to the position shown in full lines, to bring the cutting edge 17 into engagement with the anvil 12. A blade spring 22 acts between the two handles 13 and 14, to bias the handle 13 away from the handle 14 towards the chain-dotted position. A locking device 23 is slidable in a slot 24 in handle 14for locking the handle 13 in the closed position by occupying a recess 25 in the handle 13. Whilst the illustrated garden secateurs do not have as long a reach as the expensive secateurs mentioned earlier, they nevertheless have a longer reach than the ordinary garden secateurs also mentioned earlier. Furthermore, they are of a much simpler construction, and hence cheaper to make, than the above-mentioned expensive secateurs, by virtue of the fact that the blade 11 and anvil 12 are respectively made integral with the connecting members 15 and 16, instead of being relatively pivotal and connected to the connecting members by a linkage as in the case of the above-mentioned expensive secateurs. It will be appreciated that, in the case of the illustrated garden secateurs 10, each cutting member 11, 12, being integral with its respective member 15, 16, and hence fixed rigidly thereto, moves as one unit therewith. The rivet 18 may, in a modifcation, be replaced by a screw and nut (not shown). CLAIMS

1. Garden secateurs comprising cutting members which are spaced apart from operating handle means by elongate connecting members which are longitudinally movable, one relative to another, to cause operative movement of the cutting members, one relative to another, characterised in that the cutting members are respectively fixed rigidly to the elongate connecting members so that each cutting member moves as one unit with its respective elongate connecting member,

2. Garden secateurs as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cutting members comprise a blade and an anvil.

3. Garden secateurs as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the cutting members are made integral with the respective connecting members.

4. Garden secateurs as claimed in claim 1,2 or 3 wherein the handle means comprises two pivoted handles.

5. Garden secateurs as claimed in claim 4 wherein one of the handles is integral with one of the connecting members.