Conduit Cutting Tools and Conduit Cutting Tool Operational Methods

A conduit cutting tool comprising:

• a pivot pin defining a pivot axis;
• a pair of elongated members coupled with one another by the pivot pin, and wherein the elongated members individually comprise a jaw at a first end and a handle at a second end and interior portions of the jaws include cutting blades which are configured to cut the conduit;
• wherein a first of the elongated members is configured to rotate about the pivot axis as a result of an application of an input force to at least one of the handles;
• wherein a second of the elongated members comprises a slot configured to receive the pivot pin;
• a linkage coupled with the handles of the elongated members and configured to cause movement of the pivot pin within the slot as a result of the application of the input force to the at least one handle;
• and
• wherein the application of the input force to the at least one handle changes the conduit cutting tool from an open configuration wherein a conduit to be cut is received between the jaws to a closed configuration to cut the conduit.

A conduit cutting tool operational method comprising:

• providing a plurality of jaws of a conduit cutting tool about a conduit to be cut, the interior surfaces of the jaws comprising cutting blades configured to cut the conduit;
• applying a force to a plurality of handles coupled with the jaws to move the handles towards one another;
• as a result of the applying, moving one of the jaws in a substantially linear direction towards an other of the jaws and rotating the one jaw towards the other jaw;
• and
• during the applying, moving the conduit cutting tool back and forth around a circumference of the conduit to cut the conduit using the cutting blades.