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US 5,203,083 AGranted
Cutting device
OwnerDean D. Domonoskeinventor
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Abstract
A cutting device includes a casing. A blade is disposed in the casing and moves between first and second blade positions. A moveable member having a blade guide engages the blade and moves between the first and second positions to control movement of the blade between its first and second blade positions. A compression spring is disposed in the casing for biasing the blade toward the first blade position.
Claims13
A cutting device for cutting a tubular member comprising:
- a casing;
- blade means in said casing, said blade means having a cutting edge and being movable between first and second blade positions;
- a movable member having blade guide means engaging said blade means and movable between first and second positions to move said blade means between said first and second blade positions;
- resilient means in said casing to bias said blade means toward said first blade position;
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- said casing provided with cut-out means to accommodate said tubular member to be cut, said cut-out means having a curved surface for supporting said tubular member transversely with respect to the direction of the movement of said blade means, whereby said tubular member may be placed in said cut-out means when said blade means is in said second blade position, and said tubular member is cut when said blade means is in said first blade position such that said cutting edge of said blade means passes through said cut-out means as it moves from said second blade position to said first blade position and said tubular member is cut substantially transversely to its longitudinal axis.
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