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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1994
Craig H Melter, Baraboo, WI (US);
Robert T Schofield, Madison, WI (US);
Fiskars Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A hand pruner including a first handle and a second handle pivotally connected to said first handle, a first cutting blade secured to said second handle, a second cutting blade pivotally connected to said second handle for movement into engagement with said first cutting blade and a link connecting said second blade to said first handle whereby said second blade is pivoted into engagement with said first blade when said first handle is pivoted into engagement with said second handle, the cutting blades being laterally offset to provide a scissors cut and are convertible to an anvil cutting blade by mounting an anvil plate on the second cutting blade.