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US 7,654,005 · App. 11/476,683 · Granted Feb 2, 2010

Two-piece assembly, assembly kit and method of achieving an assembly

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Patent No.
US 7,654,005
App. No.
11/476,683
Granted
Feb 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly having a first piece and a hollow second piece, the first piece having upper and lower parts which are connected by a hinge-forming part and form a space, a part of the second piece being accommodated in the space, the hollow second piece includes a cavity and a bushing is provided in at least part of the cavity, the bushing being provided at a level of a part of the hollow second piece that is accommodated in the first piece. The assembly further has a clamping unit that brings together the upper and lower parts of the first piece. The assembly relates in particular to the manufacture of tools for cutting, shearing, clamping or gripping, such as pruning shears. The assembly also concerns an assembly kit and a method for achieving an assembly.

Claims (18)

1. A tool for cutting, shearing, clamping or gripping, having a first piece, a hollow second piece, and two arms connected to one another by means of an articulation, wherein

the first piece has an upper part and a lower part which are connected by a hinge-forming part and form between them a space;

a part of the hollow second piece is accommodated in said space;

the hollow second piece includes a cavity and a bushing that is provided in at least part of the cavity, the bushing being provided at a level of a part of the hollow second piece that is accommodated in the first piece, the bushing extending beyond an end portion of the first piece in a direction toward the hollow second piece; and

the first piece being formed of a material having a high mechanical resistance and the hollow second piece being formed of a material having a low radial mechanical resistance,

wherein the tool further comprises:

clamping means which bring together said upper and lower parts of the first piece.

2. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein the first piece is made up of a metal or a metal alloy.

3. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein the hollow second piece is made up of a composite material.

4. The tool according to claim 2 , wherein the hollow second piece is made up of a composite material.

5. The tool according to claim 3 , wherein the composite material is constituted by a polymeric matrix reinforced by carbon fibers.

6. The tool according to claim 1 , each arm having:

a cutting part,

a transmission part, and

a manipulation part,

each arm further comprising a connecting part between the transmission part and the manipulation part;

the connecting part constituting said first piece, and the manipulation part constituting said hollow second piece.

7. The tool according to claim 6 , in particular pruning shears for two hands, wherein the connecting part is of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

Priority Claims (1)
EP 05106982 · Jul 28, 2005 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070022612A1 · Feb 1, 2007