A hand-held device consistent with the present disclosure includes a first member and a second member coupled together by a pivot point such that each member can rotate independently. The first member includes a first handle and the second member includes a second handle on a first region of each member. The area of the second handle is greater than the area of the first handle. The shearing device includes a protrusion on a second region of each member. Each protrusion is disposed at least 65 degrees from the corresponding handle of each member. The protrusion of the first member has a beveled portion above a cutting edge of the first member. During a cutting action, cross-torque force is applied upon the protrusion of the second member by the first member or a cross-torque force is applied upon the protrusion of the first member by the second member.

A low-friction hub assembly for pivotally connecting a pair of scissors or lever-like members employs a pair of cooperative hub members. A first hub member has an exterior threaded surface which threadably engages with an interior threaded surface of the second hub member. Each of the hub members has annular shoulders which engage against opposed annular surfaces of surrounding aligned pivot openings of the scissors. A locking member comprising a pair of opposed pawls engages a serrated surface to lock the subassembly. A throughbore extends through the pivot assembly.

A low-friction hub assembly for pivotally connecting a pair of scissors or lever-like members employs a pair of cooperative hub members. A first hub member has an exterior threaded surface which threadably engages with an interior threaded surface of the second hub member. Each of the hub members has annular shoulders which engage against opposed annular surfaces of surrounding aligned pivot openings of the scissors. A locking member comprising a pair of opposed pawls engages a serrated surface to lock the subassembly. A throughbore extends through the pivot assembly.

A pair of ergonomic scissors and shears are provided. The pair of scissors comprising a first blade and a second blade pivotally connected by a coupler. The first blade coupled to a thumb loop and the second blade coupled to a finger loop. The thumb loop including a first grip extending about an inner ring of the thumb loop and the finger loop including a second grip extending about an inner ring of the finger loop. The pair of scissors further including a third grip extending at least partially along a first side of the finger loop and including a plurality of protrusions and a third grip extending at least partially along a neck formed between the finger loop and the second blade. The first gripping element, the second gripping element, and the third gripping element formed from a gripping material and overmolded on the respective thumb loop and finger loop.

A pair of ergonomic scissors and shears are provided. The pair of scissors comprising a first blade and a second blade pivotally connected by a coupler. The first blade coupled to a thumb loop and the second blade coupled to a finger loop. The thumb loop including a first grip extending about an inner ring of the thumb loop and the finger loop including a second grip extending about an inner ring of the finger loop. The pair of scissors further including a third grip extending at least partially along a first side of the finger loop and including a plurality of protrusions and a third grip extending at least partially along a neck formed between the finger loop and the second blade. The first gripping element, the second gripping element, and the third gripping element formed from a gripping material and overmolded on the respective thumb loop and finger loop.

One feature pertains to cutters that include a first lever, a second lever having a bottom edge, and a cutting lever having a top edge. A first member rotatably couples the first lever to the second lever, a second member couples the cutting lever to the first lever and/or the second lever, where the second member provides a pivot for the cutting lever to rotate relative to the second lever. A means for rotating the cutting lever relative to the second lever to move the top edge toward or away from the bottom edge when the first lever's first end is moved relative to the second lever's first end is provided, where the first lever, the second lever, and the cutting lever are arranged in a side-by-side configuration such that each has a longitudinal axis that is parallel to each other when the cutters are in a closed position.

A hair texturing scissors is provided. Each texture scissor has uneven teeth for selective hair weight removal. The texture scissor provides a second scissor element pivotally connected to a blade portion. The second scissor element carries a plurality of spaced apart teeth, wherein the width and length of the teeth different from tooth to tooth in relation to a distance from the distal end of the second scissor element. As a result, the width of the interval spaced between adjacent teeth accordingly changes from the distal end to the proximal end of the second scissor element. Moreover, tooth form, width, and interval influence the hair weight removal, and if one of these three elements changes, the cutting percentage changes accordingly, which is enabled simultaneously by the present invention.

A hair texturing scissors is provided. Each texture scissor has uneven teeth for selective hair weight removal. The texture scissor provides a second scissor element pivotally connected to a blade portion. The second scissor element carries a plurality of spaced apart teeth, wherein the width and length of the teeth different from tooth to tooth in relation to a distance from the distal end of the second scissor element. As a result, the width of the interval spaced between adjacent teeth accordingly changes from the distal end to the proximal end of the second scissor element. Moreover, tooth form, width, and interval influence the hair weight removal, and if one of these three elements changes, the cutting percentage changes accordingly, which is enabled simultaneously by the present invention.

The present invention provides methods and systems for a pair of hair cutting shears that includes two pivotally connected shear blades, consisting of a first blade and a second blade, wherein a razor may extend across the first blade and the second blade contains an engagement device, for receiving a comb for selectively securing the comb within the engagement device.

A cutting tool can have two blades which each have a cutting edge and which can be moved relative to one another in a cutting configuration in order to cut a material is disclosed. The cutting tool can be reversibly transferred from the cutting configuration to a sharpening configuration in which the blades are separated from one another for sharpening and/or polishing at least one of the cutting edges by a sharpening or polishing device, and each of the blades can be individually placed onto a level surface so that the blade is oriented at a constant working angle in relation to the surface, or in which the blades are locked relative to one another.