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Tree shear

  • US 5,503,201 A
  • Filed: 12/27/1994
  • Issued: 04/02/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tree shear including a frame having front and rear sides, a pair of elongated, laterally spaced and reinforced support arms having front and rear ends and mounted at said rear ends from said frame for pivotal movement relative to said frame about first axes in pincer-like fashion and with said front ends projecting forwardly of said frame, said frame including opposite side forwardly projecting extensions, a pair of fluid cylinders having base ends pivoted from said extension about second axes generally paralleling said first axes and outer ends pivotally connected to said front ends, a pair of opposing, pincer-type cutting blades mounted on said support arms, extending longitudinally therealong and including cutting edges offset laterally outwardly of the adjacent sides of said support arms and front and rear ends corresponding to the front and rear ends of said support arms, said first axes being disposed in a plane spaced rearward of a plane containing said second axes, the pivotal connections of said outer ends to said front ends being disposed in planes normal to said blades and spaced no more than 1/3 the distance from the front ends of said edges toward the rear ends thereof.

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