Hand-held cutter having a rotatable circular blade and safety guard
AssigneeFiskars Inc.
InventorCraig H. Melter
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Abstract
A rotary cutter having a handle, a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle and having an internal cavity with a planar surface on each side, an actuating member is pivotally mounted in the cavity with a circular blade secured to one side of the actuating member in a parallel relation to one of the planar surfaces, a pivoting member is provided on the periphery of the head for moving the actuating member to an operative position with a portion of the blade projecting outwardly from the cylindrical head, the actuating member being biased to a storage position within the cylindrical member.
Claims10
A rotary cutter comprising a handle,
- a cylindrical head formed on one end of said handle, said head having an internal cavity and a planar surface on each side thereof,
- an actuating member pivotally mounted in said cavity, a circular blade secured to one side of said actuating member in a parallel relation to one of said planar surfaces,
- means on the periphery of said head for moving said actuating member to an operative position with a portion of said blade projecting outwardly from said cylindrical head, and
- means in said cavity for biasing said actuating member to a storage position.
A rotary cutter comprising:
- an elongate handle having a shape conforming to the palm of a person's hand,
- a blade mounting head having a circular platform on each side thereof,
- a contoured neck connecting said mounting head to said handle,
- an actuating member pivotally mounted in said mounting head,
- a curved opening in one of said platforms,
- a cutter blade pivotally connected to said actuating member through said curved opening, said blade being mounted in a parallel relation to the outside surface of said one of said platforms, and
- means on said actuating member for moving said actuating member to expose a portion of said rotary blade beyond the periphery of said head for cutting.
A manually operated rotary cutting device comprising:
- an elongated handle having a first end forming a gripping surface, and a second end disposed in a longitudinally spaced relation to said first end, said second end being provided with a platform,
- an actuating member pivotally mounted in said second end,
- a rotary cutter blade supported on said actuating member in a parallel relation with said platform,
- means mounted on said second end for moving said actuating member from a storage position with respect to said platform to a cutting position wherein a portion of said blade is moved radially outwardly of said platform, and
- means mounted in said second end for locking said actuating member in said cutting position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.