Abstract: A plastic sheath for protecting the blades of a pair of scissors being stored or carried comprises two elongated plastic members permanently secured together along a mating seam as by sonic weld to provide a pair of spaced apart side walls and a pair of edge walls which cooperate to define an elongated blade-receiving passage open at one end and extending along the longitudinal axis of the sheath. A blade-sharpening slot extends inwardly from one edge of the sheath transversely to the sheath axis and includes outer and inner interconnected offset slot portions. An elongated abrasive blade sharpening element is stationarily mounted inside the blade passage of the sheath and extends generally longitudinally of the sheath and intersects the blade sharpening slot between offset adjacent ends of the blade sharpening slot portions.

Abstract: A functional blister package for snipper-type scissors comprising a display card; a transparent, flexible, blistered elongated covering; an outwardly bent edge on the transparent covering facing the display card and made to adhere to said card; the transparent covering being generally shaped to conform to the shape of the snippers; one end of the generally elongated transparent covering being shaped to closely embrace and lock in place the U-shaped handle of the snippers; the other end of the transparent covering being trapezoidal in shape to permit restricted movement of the blades; and a cut-out portion in the transparent blistered covering substantially midway between said ends and allowing the finger or thumb loop of the snipper to project outside so as to permit the snippers to be grasped and tested by the prospective purchaser.

Abstract: A functional blister package for scissors, pliers and other hand tools comprising a display card; a transparent, flexible, blistered elongated covering; an outwardly bent edge on the transparent covering facing the display card and adapted to adhere to said card; the transparent covering being generally shaped to conform to the shape of the hand tool; one end of the generally elongated transparent covering being shaped to closely embrace and lock in place one extremity of the tool; the other end of the transparent covering being splayed to permit of restricted movement of the bladed or sharpened end of the tool; and a cut-out portion in the transparent blistered covering registering with the hand-held part of the tool so as to permit the tool to be grasped and tested by the prospective purchaser.