HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING

Description

B26 encompasses hand-operated cutting and severing tools, including knives, scissors, shears, saws, and similar manual implements designed for cutting materials such as paper, textiles, wood, and metal. The class covers the design and construction of cutting blades, handles, fastening mechanisms, and the functional principles underlying manual cutting operations. Related processes such as shearing, slicing, and severing by hand tools are included, along with specialized applications like hedge trimming, grass cutting, and food preparation. This class excludes powered cutting equipment and machine tools, which fall under other mechanical operation classifications.