Double blade actuator for a hand held cutter blade assembly
AssigneeFiskars Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Schulz, Brian L. Adkinson
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Abstract
A rotary cutter including a handle, a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle and having a planar surface on each side, the handle and head having an interval cavity, an actuating member mounted in the cavity in the handle and head, a blade support formed on the actuating member for movement between a storage position and one of two operating positions with respect to the head, a spring mounted on the actuating member for biasing the actuating member to ta storage position and a latch assembly formed in the actuating member for electively locking the actuating member in one of the two operating positions.
Claims5
A rotary cutter comprising:
- a handle,
- a cylindrical head formed on one end thereof,
- said handle and head having an internal cavity,
- an actuating member mounted in said cavity,
- a blade support formed on the actuating member for movement between a storage position and one of two operating positions with respect to the head,
- a spring mounted on the actuating member for biasing the actuating member to a storage position in the internal cavity, and
- a latch assembly formed in the actuating member for selectively locking the actuating member in one of the two operating positions.
A hand held rotary paper cutter including a handle,
- a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle,
- a planar surface provided on one side of the head,
- the handle and head having an internal cavity, an actuating member mounted in said cavity,
- a spring biasing said actuating member to a storage position in said handle, and
- a circular cutting blade mounted on said actuating member in a parallel relation to said planar surface, the improvement comprising:
- a U shaped slot in the side wall of the handle forming a resilient tab,
- a stop formed in the handle at the end of the tab, and
- a U shaped slot formed in the actuating member forming a resilient tab having a ramp and
- a button aligned with the stop in the handle whereby said ramp rides up the stop when the actuating member is moved to the first cutting position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.