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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph F Long, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23D / ; B26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30241 ; 30229 ;
Abstract
An improved hand operated metal shears comprising an open lower cutter and a replaceable upper cutter that slides in a raceway in the upper handle and is forced downward thru a workpiece into the lower cutter when upper and lower handles are biased together thus shearing out a segment of a workpiece, the lower cutter being attached to the upper handle by a specially shaped post so that either straight lines, curved, or odd shaped cuts may be made.