Fact Sheet PowerGear® More Power. Less Effort. Background As a leader in the garden industry and the World’s number one pruning brand, Fiskars understands that traditional pruning tools are heavy and require a lot of effort. Continuing Fiskars’ tradition of making things better and smarter, Fiskars PowerGear® tools feature a patented gearing mechanism that reduces effort and amplifies a user’s ability to perform garden tasks. These non-circular gears transfer the energy from a wider range of motion, maximizing force near the middle of the cut where resistance is greatest. Many of Fiskars PowerGear® garden tools carry the Arthritis Foundation® Ease-of-Use Commendation – currently the only pruners and loppers in the U.S. to carry this prestigious recognition. Key Features • Patented PowerGear® non-circular gearing technology multiplies leverage to make cutting up to three times easier than single pivot tools • The non-circular gears transfer the energy from a wider range of motion, maximizing force near the middle of the cut where resistance is greatest • The mechanical advantage PowerGear® provides means Fiskars PowerGear® tools can be lighter or smaller than single pivot tools • PowerGear® Hand Pruner handles are sculpted to fit the shape and movement of your hand • The first pruning tools on the market to have earned the Arthritis Foundation® Ease-of-Use Commendation Fiskars PowerGear® Tools • Hand Pruners PowerGear® Large Bypass Pruner (7936)* PowerGear® Bypass Pruner with GripEase™ (377361) PowerGear® Bypass Pruner (387361) • Loppers PowerGear® Bypass Lopper-31 inch (9154) PowerGear® Bypass Lopper-25 inch (9136)* PowerGear® Bypass Lopper-21 inch (9627)* PowerGear® Bypass Lopper-18 inch (9625)* PowerGear® Bypass Lopper-27 inch (9632)* PowerGear® Anvil Lopper-18 inch (9618)* PowerGear® Anvil Lopper-15 inch (7972)* • Hedge Shears PowerGear® Hedge Shears (9189)* *Carry the Ease-of-Use Commendation Fact Sheet PowerGear® More Power. Less Effort. “Designed to reduce effort and minimize weight.” Reviews • Georgia Magazine calls Fiskars PowerGear® Bypass Pruner an “ingenious tool” and recommends it as “one of today’s most useful gifts for gardeners.” -- December 2012 • HeathCentral.com says with PowerGear® tools pruning tasks are “three times less challenging than they are with other tools.” -- November 2012 • HGTV Magazine states that the “27-inch lopper gives a lot of power with minimal effort.” -- September 2012 • Dallas Morning News highlights the Arthritis Foundation’s Ease-of-Use Commendations awarded to the PowerGear® line. “Fiskars makes garden tools deisgned to be easier to grip and use.” -- August 2012 • Mother Earth News describes Fiskars PowerGear® Pruners as “ergonomic, lighter tools that act as extensions of the hand.” -- June 2012 • US Airways Magazine claims the PowerGear® Bypass Hand Pruner cuts through tough branches “like butter.” -- April 2012 • Organic Gardening highlights Fiskars PowerGear® Bypass Pruner’s “ergonomic design and a rotating handle for small or arthritic hands.” -- December 2011 • DIY Network’s Cool Tools introduces Fiskars PowerGear® loppers saying, “if you think trimming loppers are big and clunky, think again.” -- November 2011 • Arthritis Today magazine lists Fiskars PowerGear® Pruners when recommending that readers “invest in a pair of ergonomic pruning shears.” --November 2011 • TV and radio host Lou Manfredini considers Fiskars PowerGear Pruner one of the “top five time saving tools in the garden” in a guest post on the Baltimore Sun Garden Variety Blog. --August 2011 • The Record of New Jersey reminds gift givers to “take the pressure off dad and his muscles with Fiskars PowerGear tools. They are designed to reduce effort and minimize weight.” --June 2011 • Woman’s World considers Fiskars PowerGear® Bypass Pruners one of the best “pain-relieving garden helpers.” --April 2011 • Martha Stewart Living magazine featured Fiskars PowerGear® Bypass Pruner as an “ergonomic pruner.” -- March 2011 • Arkansas Democrat says “PowerGear pruners from Fiskars are designed to minimize muscle strain.” --January 2011.