Patent 5046

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

Patent Summary: An image of the patent summary for number 5046.
Patent Summary

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Name/Title

Patent 5046

Entry/Object ID

2025.3.130

Tags

1800s, british, patent summary, shears, purkiss, etchells

Description

5046. Purkis, H.S., and Etchells, W.G. Dec. 9. Shears. -- Specification No. 979, A.D. 1879, is referred to. The blade A, pivoted to a blade B, is forced down and laterally by pressure on the handle C of a chamfered cam piece C1 pivoted on the blade B in advance of the pin D and moving in contact with a coned anti-friction bowl G on the blade A. The blade A is opened by a spring E and the jerk causes the shears to feed forward. The tail extension A1 of the blade A is bifurcated and the prongs are bent downwards to receive anti friction bearing pieces. The cam surface and bowl G may be replaced by interfering toothed segments.

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Category

Patent Summaries

Publication Details

Date Published

1879

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Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Purkiss, H.S., Etchells, W.G.

Notes

Purkiss here is the same person mentioned in patent 979 but the name is spelled with only one s in this instance.

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Create Date

February 18, 2025

Updated By

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Update Date

February 18, 2025