Rotary cutting blade assembly for a hand-held cutter
AssigneeFiskars Inc.
InventorsLloyd W. Brandenburg, Jr., Charles S. Ramsey
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Abstract
A rotary cutter having a handle, a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle and having a planar surface on each side of the head, an actuating member pivotally mounted in the head, a circular blade mounted on the actuating member and having a pinking or wave shaped cutting edge offset from the blade to form a hub, the blade being secured to one side of the actuating member with the hub located in a parallel relation to one of the planar surfaces, and a finger guard formed as an integral part of the handle and head.
Claims6
A hand-held rotary cutter of the type including a handle, a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle, said head having an internal cavity and a planar surface on each side, and an actuating member pivotally mounted in the cavity, the improvement comprising a circular blade having a hub and a circular cutting edge formed around the perimeter of the hub, said cutting edge being offset to one side of said hub wherein said blade is mounted on the actuating member with the hub in abutting relation to one of the planar surfaces and a guard extending from the head to the handle and formed as an integral part of the head and the handle to protect the fingers of the operator.
A hand-held rotary cutter of the type including a handle, a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle, the head having an internal cavity and a planar surface on each side, and
- an activating member pivotally mounted in the cavity, the improvement comprising:
- a finger guard extending from the head to the handle and formed as an integral part of the head and the handle and a circular blade mounted on the actuating member in abutting relation to one of the planar surfaces, said blade having a hub and a cutting edge formed around the perimeter of the hub and being offset from the hub of said blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.