System and Method for Identifying Cutting Devices

Abstract

A method and system identifies the cutting capability of a cutting device, such as scissors, via a color coding identification system. A cutting device is attached to a packaging. The packaging contains colored indicia associated with the cutting capability of the cutting device. A color-coded identification system defines the colored indicia.

1 . A method for identifying cutting capability of a device comprising:
 providing a cutting device in an attached packaging;   depicting one of a plurality of colored indicia associated with the cutting capability of the cutting device on the packaging; and   depicting a color-coded identification system to define the colored indicia on the packaging.   
     
     
         2 . The method for identifying the cutting capability of  claim 1 , further comprising defining the cutting capability with specific performance characteristics. 
     
     
         3 . The method for identifying the cutting capability of  claim 2 , wherein the performance characteristics comprise materials to be cut by the cutting device. 
     
     
         4 . The method for identifying the cutting capability of  claim 1 , further comprising defining the cutting capability with the physical properties of the cutting device. 
     
     
         5 . The method for identifying the cutting capability of  claim 1 , wherein the color-coded identification system comprises a spectrum of relative cutting capabilities. 
     
     
         6 . The method for identifying the cutting capability of  claim 1 , further comprising depicting a plurality of colored indicia on the packaging. 
     
     
         7 . A cutting capability identification system comprising:
 a cutting device attached to a packaging;   a colored indicia associated with the cutting capability of the cutting device displayed on the packaging and   a color-coded identification system to define the colored indicia.   
     
     
         8 . The cutting capability identification system of  claim 7 , wherein the cutting capability comprises specific performance characteristics of the cutting device. 
     
     
         9 . The cutting capability identification system of  claim 8 , wherein the performance characteristics comprise materials to be cut by the device. 
     
     
         10 . The cutting capability identification system of  claim 7 , wherein the cutting capability comprises physical properties of the cutting device. 
     
     
         11 . The cutting capability identification system of  claim 7 , wherein the color-coded identification system comprises a spectrum of relative cutting capabilities. 
     
     
         12 . The cutting capability identification system of  claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of colored indicia displayed on the packaging. 
     
     
         13 . The cutting capability identification system of  claim 12  wherein the plurality of colored indicia exhibit different colors. 
     
     
         14 . The cutting capability identification system of  claim 13  wherein the plurality of colored indicia exhibit the same color or different shades of the same color. 
     
     
         15 . A cutting device identification system comprising:
 a display comprising a multiplicity of cutting devices each attached to a packaging;   a color-coded identification chart associated with said display comprising a plurality of first color codes each associated with a cutting capability; and   a color-coded indicia on the packaging of each device comprising a first color code.   
     
     
         16 . The cutting device identification system of  claim 15  wherein said cutting capability comprises specific performance characteristics of the device. 
     
     
         17 . The cutting device identification system of  claim 15  wherein the performance characteristics comprises materials to be cut by the device. 
     
     
         18 . The cutting device identification system of  claim 15  wherein the cutting capability comprises physical properties of the cutting device. 
     
     
         19 . The cutting device identification system of  claim 14  wherein said chart further comprises a plurality of second color codes, each associated with a second characteristic of said device, and the color-coded indicia further comprises a second color code. 
     
     
         20 . The cutting device identification system of  claim 19  wherein the first and second color codes are different colors.