Gardening tool with retaining assembly

Abstract

A gardening tool with a retaining assembly comprises a first rod pivotally installed to a second rod; the first rod having a track for assembling a retaining portion; the first rod further having an elastic unit at a side having the track; the second rod being rotatably installed to the first rod; one end of the second rod being formed with a recess; and the retaining portion being movable in the track; the elastic unit resisting against the retaining portion so as to be buckled to the recess and thus an orientation of the second rod is fixed.

1 . A gardening tool with a retaining assembly comprising:
 a fixed cutting portion having a first cutting surface;   a movable cutting portion pivoted with the fixed cutting portion, the movable cutting portion having a second cutting surface corresponding to the first cutting surface;   a first rod pivoted with the fixed cutting portion and movably connected to the movable cutting portion, the first rod having a track defined therein;   a second rod pivoted with the first rod; the second rod having a recess defined in one end thereof;   a retaining portion movably received in the track and selectively engaged with the recess; and   an elastic unit formed in the first rod and aside the track to bias against the retaining portion.   
   
   
       2 . The gardening tool with a retaining assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the retaining portion includes a buckle passing through the track and a push unit, the buckle having a resisting head for selectively engaged with the recess, the push unit having a trench for partially receiving the resisting head of the buckle. 
   
   
       3 . The gardening tool with a retaining assembly as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a handle connected to the fixed cutting portion and a rope connected to the second rod and the fixed cutting portion. 
   
   
       4 . The gardening tool with a retaining assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic unit is a twisting spring. 
   
   
       5 . The gardening tool with a retaining assembly as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising an elastic body installed between the first rod and the fixed cutting portion.