Original Single Blade Plant Pruner

Abstract

The present invention, is a single blade clone cutter. The present inventions embodiment is in a u-shaped housing with a single removal blade. The blade locks in to the u-shaped housing to secure the blade from moving during the process of cutting. It is important to have a single blade that cuts onto a flat surface so there is no damage being done to the limb of the plant. It is a new invention because at this point to prune plants it is done with a scissor type cutter. The previous procedure to prune plants damages the limb of the plant.

Claims

1. In a plant pruner with a single blade cutting mechanism of the type comprising a u-shaped housing, slider, removeable single blade, and a flat cutting surface for the single blade to cut against.

2. The plant pruner with a single blade cutting mechanism of claim 1 wherein said body is composed of mold injected plastic.

3. The plant pruner with a single blade cutting mechanism of claim 1 wherein said body is a u-shaped housing.

4. The u-shaped housing of claim 3 wherein the top part of the u-shaped housing there is a square dado grove for the single blade to fit into.

5. The u-shaped housing of claim 3 wherein said body has a raised, flat cutting surface beneath the blade.

6. The flat cutting surface of claim 5 wherein said body is raised, the length extends the whole length of the blade and the width of the housing.

7. The plant pruner with a single blade cutting mechanism of claim 1 wherein said body houses a removeable single blade.

8. The single blade of claim 7 wherein said body is a blade with an injection mold encasing the top of the blade.

9. The injection mold of claim 8 wherein the injection mold has a raised notch on one end for the slider to keep blade securely in position.

10. The slider of claim 1 wherein said body is composed of injection mold.

11. The injection mold of claim 10 wherein the body of the slider has a raised button on top of the slider.

12. The slider of claim 10 wherein slides inside a grove in the u-shaped housing directly above the blade.

13. The slider of claim 10 wherein said body has a round indentation underneath the slider which aligns with the notch on the injection mold of the single blade of claim 9.

14. Method of using a plant pruner with single blade cutting mechanism:

15. providing a plant pruner,

16. providing a single blade and inserting the single blade into the plant pruner,

17. pushing closed the slider so the single blade is securely in place,

18. insert plant limb into plant pruner

19. squeeze u-shaped housing closed, bringing the single blade down firmly against the flat cutting surface.

Description

DRAWINGS-FIGURES

[0024] FIG. 1 shows the present invention side view and over-head view.

[0025] FIG. 2 shows the mounted blade

DRAWINGS-REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0026] 3. Single Blade

[0027] 4. U-Shaped Housing

[0028] 5. Blade Mounting Block

[0029] 6. Spacer-Flat Surface

[0030] 7. Blade Slide Cover

[0031] 8. Slider Nub

[0032] 9. Blade Mount

DETAILED DESCRlPTION-FIG. 1 AND FIG. 2-FIRST EMBODMENT

[0033] In the present invention 4, 5, 6 are all one piece. A Single Blade, 3, is used because a plant pruning needs to have one clean, precise cut. The Single Blade, 3, is positioned from front to back, to provide the best angle to cut. It is important to only have one blade as having more than one blade to prune a plant, damages the limbs of the plant. The embodiment of the present invention is the U-Shaped Housing, 4, was made for easy cleaning of the tool, having bacteria get onto to surface of the tool would contaminate the plant. The U-Shaped Housing, 4, is also used for ease of squeezing the tool with one free hand. The Blade Mounting Block. 5, is used to angle 4, the U-Shaped Housing, to the angle, 3, the Single Blade closes on 6, the Spacer-Flat Surface. The Spacer-Flat Surface, 6, doses at the same angle of the Single Blade, 3. The Blade Slide Cover, 7, keeps the Single Blade, 3, securely in place and slides back and forth for easy removal of the Single Blade 3. 8, The Slider Nub is in place to allow easy control of the Blade Slider Cover, 7. The Blade Mount 9, fits on the Single Blade, 3, to secure the Single Blade 3, in the Blade Mounting Block, 5.

ALTERNATIVE EMBODIMENTS

[0034] The present invention can have alternative embodiments. Alternative material can be used for the housing. Alternative material that would work for housing would be: fiberglass, plastic, ABS plastic, PVC Plastic, SCH 40 PVC, SCH 80 PVC Plastic, steel, stainless steel, harden steel, spring steel, aluminum or metal.

[0035] Alternative blade angles can be used. Alternative angles would be to insert the blade at a 45-degree angle or straight across. However, the blade will work at these angles the best angle is front to back.

[0036] A stop can be mounted in the center, front half of the u-shaped housing to prevent someone from over squeezing the pruner.