Cutting tools

• US 4,646,437 A
• Filed: 02/07/1985
• Issued: 03/03/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Steelform Invent AB Vaxjovagen S-360 30 Lammhult
• Original Assignee: Steelform Invent AB
• Inventors: Blomqvist, Berthold
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jimmy C.
• Application Number:
  US06/699,184
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 30/317, 30/246, 30/166, 30/166 A, 30/287, 30/294
• US Class Current: 30/372
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 3/08 Other tools for pruning, branching or delimbing standing trees

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cutting tool for prunning or cutting branches, wood plants and bushes, comprising a J-shaped tool body (1) and a handle (2). Secured to the tool body is a cutting blade (4,10) arranged in the opening presented between the two leg sections (6,7) of the J-body. The cutting blade extends diagonally over this opening. A further cutting blade (10,4) or one of the leg sections (6,7) is arranged opposite the cutting surface of the first cutting blade and serves as an anvil surface. When using the tool to prune or cut a branch for example, the tool is placed with the inside of the longer leg section against the branch and is pulled downwardly so as to draw the branch in between the two leg sections of the tool, whereupon the branch is severed. In this way a branch or the like can be pruned or cut with a single, powerful continuous movement. The tool may also include on the end thereof a cutting blade (14) and/or an externally arranged saw blade (14'"'"', 18).

Claims

1. A cutting tool for cutting or pruning branches, wood plants and bushes, comprising a tool body provided with means for securing it to a handle and carrying one or more cutting blades, saw blades or the like, characterized in that the body (1) has a substantially J-shape or V-shape;

and in that at least one of the cutting blades (4,10) saw blades (4'"'"',10'"'"') or the like is arranged on the inside of the body (1) or forms a part of said body in a manner such that tool body leg sections (6,7) of the body form an anvil surface against which the first mentioned cutting blade, saw blade or the like is pressed, and wherein each of the tool body leg sections (6,

     7) has arranged thereon a said cutting blade (4,10) or a said saw blade (4'"'"',10'"'"'), said blades in an unloaded condition extending substantially parallel with one another, wherewith one of the mutually remote ends of the two blades is pivotally journalled and the other ends are biassed by springs (15,16).