Patent attributes
A pair of scissors includes two scissor elements and a pivotal device. Each scissor element includes a countersink extending from a first side thereof through a second side thereof. The pivotal device includes a screw and a nut. The screw includes a threaded shank and an enlarged head. The nut includes a non-circular shank and an enlarged head, with a screw hole extending through the non-circular shank and the enlarged head of the nut. The nut is received in the countersink of one of the scissor elements, with the non-circular shank of the nut extending into a non-circular countersink of the other scissor element. The threaded shank of the screw is threadedly engaged with the screw hole of the nut. Thus, the contact area between the screw and the pivotable scissor elements is small.