Scissors with cushioned stop
First Claim
1. Scissors comprising, in combination:
- first and second blades made from flat stock of substantially uniform thickness and each having a cutting edge and an inner side surface;
pivot means acting between said blades and establishing a pivot axis for the blades for cutting cooperation of said cutting edges by sliding past one another substantially parallel to said inner side surfaces;
a handle on the end of each blade opposite the respective cutting edge;
stop means establishing the closed position of the scissors;
said stop means including a first stop surface unitary with said first blade;
a second stop surface unitary with said second blade and abuttable with said first stop surface to limit the closed position of said blades;
a third stop surface unitary with said second blade;
a fourth stop surface unitary with said first blade and abuttable with said third stop surface to limit the closed position of said blades at substantially the same time as abutment between said first and second stop surfaces;
each of said stop surfaces and said entire stop means lying within the thickness of said two blades;
said stop means including at least two shear cuts in said first blade establishing said first stop surface, and a bend in the material of said first blade between said two shear cuts to establish the blade material therebetween bent out of the thickness of said first blade and with said first stop surface at least partially out of the thickness of said first blade;
resilient means including at least one of said handles or said stop means being resilient;
said first and second stop surfaces and said third and fourth stop surfaces being located close to said pivot axis relative to the length of said handles to establish substantially face-to-face abutment therebetween with the cutting edges closed yet the handles still slightly spaced apart and with each cutting edge protected by said inner side surface of the other blade; and
the blades presenting minimal opposition to movement of said handles until said stop surfaces engage and then the subsequent stressing of said resilient means establishing a cushioned stop of movement of said handles.
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Abstract
First and second metal blades made from uniform thickness stock are fashioned into scissors which may be disposable suture scissors. Each of the blades is stamped from sheet metal, they are pivoted together, and handles extend in the opposite direction from cutting edges on the blades. Resilient means is provided by the handles being resilient and stop means are provided to limit the closed position of the cutting edges to prevent overriding, namely overclosing, of the cutting edges. The stop means includes first and second stop surfaces integral with the first and second blades, respectively. The stop surfaces are close to the pivot relative to the length of the handles, the blades have only frictional opposition to movement until the stop surfaces engage, and then the subsequent stressing of the resilient means establishes a cushioned stop of movement of the handles without any further movement of the cutting edges past the fully closed condition. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all principles of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.
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13 Claims
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1. Scissors comprising, in combination:
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first and second blades made from flat stock of substantially uniform thickness and each having a cutting edge and an inner side surface; pivot means acting between said blades and establishing a pivot axis for the blades for cutting cooperation of said cutting edges by sliding past one another substantially parallel to said inner side surfaces; a handle on the end of each blade opposite the respective cutting edge; stop means establishing the closed position of the scissors; said stop means including a first stop surface unitary with said first blade; a second stop surface unitary with said second blade and abuttable with said first stop surface to limit the closed position of said blades; a third stop surface unitary with said second blade; a fourth stop surface unitary with said first blade and abuttable with said third stop surface to limit the closed position of said blades at substantially the same time as abutment between said first and second stop surfaces; each of said stop surfaces and said entire stop means lying within the thickness of said two blades; said stop means including at least two shear cuts in said first blade establishing said first stop surface, and a bend in the material of said first blade between said two shear cuts to establish the blade material therebetween bent out of the thickness of said first blade and with said first stop surface at least partially out of the thickness of said first blade; resilient means including at least one of said handles or said stop means being resilient; said first and second stop surfaces and said third and fourth stop surfaces being located close to said pivot axis relative to the length of said handles to establish substantially face-to-face abutment therebetween with the cutting edges closed yet the handles still slightly spaced apart and with each cutting edge protected by said inner side surface of the other blade; and the blades presenting minimal opposition to movement of said handles until said stop surfaces engage and then the subsequent stressing of said resilient means establishing a cushioned stop of movement of said handles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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