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FIIG:  T294-W

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  1

Status:  A

Applicability:  WQ

Type:  0

Definition:  Shears with two sharp pointed blades or with one sharp pointed blade and one round pointed blade. The item has one ring shaped grip, designed for a single finger, and one loop shaped grip, designed for two or more fingers. The point of contact of the finger grips is on the longitudinal axis. Excludes: SHEARS, TAILOR'S.

Basic INC:  70634

Basic Name:  SHEARS

Description:  1. (Handheld Portable) A tool using opposed, edged blades pivoted together to cut bars, plates, sheets of metal, wire, fabric, paper, grass, hair, or other materials. Either the blades slide one by the other, or one blade moves in alignment with a stationary blade. Excludes: items with two symmetrical, single-finger grips, without finger rests. See also SCISSORS (as modified) and CUTTER (as modified).