US Patent 7127819 Ratchet scissors

Provided is scissors comprising a movable first handle unit; a stationary second handle unit including a bifurcated jaw, a pivotal blade in the jaw, a spring biased pivotal plate member in the jaw and including teeth, a gear and ratchet wheel assembly, and a spring biased pivotal pawl; and a spring biased lever including a pawl member engaged with the ratchet wheel. Continuously pivoting the first handle unit about the second handle unit by moving the first handle unit alternately back and forth in each action of pivoting the first handle unit toward the second handle unit will pivot the first and second protrusions counterclockwise, rotate the gear and ratchet assembly clockwise, and pivot the teeth counterclockwise to cut a pipe anchored in the mouth.