Patent 8701294 was granted and assigned to Acme United Corporation on April, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cutting implement with blades that can be replaced or interchanged without using tools. The cutting implement has shock absorbing handles and may also have at least one bumper to reduce the forces transmitted to the user's hands and arms. The cutting implement may be a saw, pruners, lopper, grass shears, hedge shears, or garden shears.