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Patent 979Entry/Object ID
2025.3.125Tags
1800s, british, patent summary, shears, cloth, purkissDescription
979. Purkiss, H.S. March 12.
Shears for cutting cloth &c. -- A lower blade A is pivoted to an upper blade C, which is formed in one piece with the stem of the handle D. A spring E acts upon a tail piece A1 of the blade A, to keep the blades open. The motion of the blades is limited by a pin on the tail piece A1 moving in a slot in the stem. In a modification, the stem of the handles is pivoted to an extension on the lower blade and terminates in a cam-shaped piece which bears on the back of the upper blade. The contact parts of the cam-piece and back of the upper blade are chamfered so as to press the upper blade laterally against the lower blade while cutting.Relationships
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Purkiss, H.S.Create Date
February 18, 2025Update Date
February 18, 2025