Claims
- 1. A pivoted hand tool having first and second opposed elongated members, each member having a blade at a front end thereof and a handle at a rear end thereof, each blade having a cutting edge, a pivot uniting the elongated members for pivotal movement thereabout, the cutting edges being matingly engageable upon pivotal movement of the handles about the pivot, the hand tool improvement comprising:
- a guide connected to the front end of at least the first member, the guide including a bottom plate spaced apart from a cover plate, the cover plate extending across at least a portion of the bottom plate to form a slot therewith, and abutting surfaces forming an included angle therebetween.
- 2. The hand tool of claim 1 wherein the improvement further includes a guide with a pair of ridges connected to the bottom plate and spaced apart from the abutting surfaces, and wherein the ridges are formed integrally with the bottom plate.
- 3. A pivoted hand tool having first and second opposed elongated members, each member having a blade at a front end thereof and a handle at a rear end thereof, each blade having a cutting edge, a pivot uniting the elongated members for pivotal movement thereabout, the cutting edges being matingly engageable upon pivotal movement of the handles about the pivot, the hand tool improvement comprising:
- a first guide connected to the front end of at least the first member, the first guide including a bottom plate spaced apart from a cover plate, the cover plate extending across at least a portion of the bottom plate to form a slot therewith, the second elongated member having a second guide.
- 4. The hand tool of claim 3 wherein the guides are disposed oppositely facing.
- 5. The hand tool of claim 3, wherein the first guide is identical to the second guide.
- 6. A pivoted hand tool comprising:
- first and second opposed elongated members, each member having a blade at a front end thereof and a handle at a rear end thereof;
- a pivot uniting the elongated members for pivotal movement thereabout, the blades being matingly engageable upon pivotal movement of the handles about the pivot; and
- a guide connected to the front end of at least the first member, the guide including a bottom plate spaced apart from a cover plate, a pair of abutting surfaces extending from the bottom plate, the abutting surfaces forming an included angle therebetween, the cover plate extending across at least a portion of the bottom plate to form a slot therewith.
- 7. A pivoted hand tool comprising:
- first and second opposed elongated members, each member having a blade at a front end thereof and a handle at a rear end thereof;
- a pivot uniting the elongated members for pivotal movement thereabout, the blades being matingly engageable upon pivotal movement of the handles about the pivot;
- a first guide connected to the front end of at least the first member, the first guide including a bottom plate spaced apart from a cover plate, a pair of abutting surfaces extending from the bottom plate, the cover plate extending across at least a portion of the bottom plate to form a slot therewith, and
- the second elongated member including a second guide.
- 8. The hand tool of claim 7 wherein the guides are disposed oppositely facing.
- 9. The hand tool of claim 7, wherein the first guide is identical to the second guide.
- 10. A pivoted hand tool comprising:
- first and second opposed elongated members, each member having a blade at a front end thereof and a handle at a rear end thereof;
- a pivot uniting the elongated members for pivotal movement thereabout; and
- a first guide connected to the front end of at least the first member, the first guide including a bottom plate spaced apart from a cover plate, the cover plate extending across at least a portion of the bottom plate to form a slot therewith, and a second guide connected to the second member.
- 11. The hand tool of claim 10, wherein the first guide is identical to the second guide.
- 12. The hand tool of claim 10, wherein the blades have matingly engaging non-rectilinear cutting edges.
- 13. The hand tool of claim 10 wherein the first guide is formed integrally with the first member and the second guide is formed integrally with the second member.
- 14. The hand tool of claim 10, wherein the handle of the first member is symmetrical to the handle of the second member.
- 15. The hand tool of claim 10 wherein at least one of the guides includes a bottom plate having a pair of abutting surfaces forming an included angle therebetween.
- 16. The hand tool of claim 15 wherein the bottom plate further includes a pair of ridges extending from the bottom plate by a predetermined distance.
- 17. The hand tool of claim 16 wherein the ridges are spaced apart from, and substantially parallel to, the abutting surfaces.
- 18. The hand tool of claim 10 wherein each blade is substantially L-shaped and includes first and second portions, each blade first portion being attached to a respective inner face and the second portions having matingly engageable non-rectilinear cutting edges.
- 19. The hand tool of claim 18 wherein the first guide includes a strip extending between a pair of posts connected to the bottom plate of the first guide, proximate the inner face of the first member.
- 20. A pivoted hand tool comprising:
- first and second opposed elongated members, each member having a blade at a front end thereof and a handle at a rear end thereof;
- a pivot uniting the elongated members for pivotal movement thereabout;
- a first guide connected to the front end of at least the first member, the first guide including a bottom plate spaced apart from a cover plate, the cover plate extending across at least a portion of the bottom plate to form a slot therewith, the blades having matingly engaging non-rectilinear cutting edges wherein the non-rectilinear cutting edges produce different patterns on paper dependent upon whether the paper is placed against abutting surfaces or ridges; and
- a second guide included with the second elongated member.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/666,939, filed Jun. 19, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,832,612.
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