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US 10,850,413 B2Granted
Rotary cutter safety insert
OwnerBennett Alan Mortenseninventor
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Abstract
A rotary cutter insert can include a body configured to cover a first portion of a surface of a rotary blade. Further, the body of the rotary cutter insert can have an angled cutout configured to expose a second portion of the surface of the rotary blade so a rotary cutter can be used while the rotary cutter insert is in place. The rotary cutter insert reduces the area of exposed rotary blade that could potentially injure a user, thus making the rotary cutter significantly safer.
Claims7
A rotary cutting device comprising:
- a body with a curved ridge defining a receiving area of the body, the curved ridge having an exposed outer end;
- an insert defining a cutout, a projection connected to the insert, the projection having a flat surface that extends outwardly from the insert;
- a rotary blade having a side surface;
- the insert and the rotary blade are movably connected to the receiving area of the body via a connector so that the insert is disposed on the side surface of the rotary blade;
- the insert covers a first portion of the side surface of the rotary blade, the cutout of the insert exposes a second portion of the side surface of the rotary blade;
- the projection is always completely exposed and the flat surface is configured to contact the exposed outer end of the curved ridge;
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- the insert is only insert connected to the receiving area of the body via the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.