570,155. Garden shears. McCONNELL, N. F. Aug. 26,1943, No. 13918. [Class 61 (i)] Garden shears &c. are provided with extensible handles in the form of outer sleeves 4 telescopically mounted on the inner-sleeves 3 and retained in closed or extended position by means of a spring-pressed projection 8 adapted to engage apertures 10, 11 or secured in any position by a clamp screw &c.