Garden shears

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of garden shears showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof along a plane indicated by line 2--2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof along a plane indicated by line 3--3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view showing an opened position thereof relative to FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof along a plane indicated by line 5--5 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear eleveational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view thereof, to which the opposite side corresponds.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D231311 April 1974 Rogers
D269401 June 21, 1983 Pittaway
D344220 February 15, 1994 Wensley et al.
D354205 January 10, 1995 Wensley et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
983482 February 1978 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D381565
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 17, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 29, 1997
Assignee: James Nell Holdings Limited (Sheffield)
Inventor: George Henry Hibberd (Sheffield)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi & Blackstone, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/41,488
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/5
International Classification: 0801;