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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Erkki Olavi Linden, Billnas, FI;
Assignee:
Fiskars Consumer Oy Ab, Billnas, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30250 ; 30192 ;
Abstract
A variable force lopping tool is provided with a gear mechanism configured so that maximum leverage is obtained at a point in the cutting stroke corresponding to the maximum resistance by the workpiece being cut. The mechanism comprises a pair of mating gears formed on first and second elongated members and cooperating with a plate having a forwardly extending jaw or blade. The plate is pivotally connected to the first member. The second member is pivotally connected to a rearwardly extending tang of the plate.