Impact protecting member for a cutting tool

A cutting tool comprising:

• a housing having first and second opposite ends,
• a cutting element,
• a longitudinal extension member defining a first longitudinal axis and being coupled to and extending in a distal or first direction from the first end of the housing to the cutting element, the first end of the housing located closer to the cutting element than the second end of the housing,
• at least one handle extending from the housing,
• a rigid impact protecting member having first and second arms and a rigid portion, the rigid portion defining a second longitudinal axis that transverses the first longitudinal axis, the first and second arms each have a first portion fixed to the second end of the housing and a second portion connected to the rigid portion so that
• the rigid portion is spaced from the housing thereby allowing the rigid portion to be configured for protecting the second end of the housing from an impact that engages the rigid portion before engaging the second end of the housing, and
• when viewed from a side view of the tool, the first portions define a third longitudinal axis and the second portions define a fourth longitudinal axis, the third longitudinal axis is parallel with the first longitudinal axis and the fourth longitudinal axis defines an acute angle with the first longitudinal axis so that the rigid impact member extends from the second end of the housing in a proximal or second direction which is generally opposite the distal or first direction.