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US 6,546,634 B2Granted
Compass cutter
OwnerChen Shan Minginventor
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Abstract
A compass cutter has a main body fastened with an extension rod which is connected with a slidable seat slidable along the extension rod. The main body is further provided with a locating block, a protective cover, a blade, a fixation block, and an insertion pin. The slidable seat is provided with a locating block, a connection rod, a locating pin, and a shield. The compass cutter can be expanded, through the movement of the extension rod. The locating pin and the blade are covered by the shield to protect the user of the compass cutter.
Claims2
A compass cutter comprising:
- a main body having a length dimension, said main body having a stop end, said main body having a guide rail extending along said length dimension, said main body having a fastening hole formed adjacent an end opposite said stop end, said main body having a scale formed on a surface thereof, said main body having a receiving space adjacent said stop end;
- a cutter member removably affixed to said stop end of said main body;
- a locating block received within said fastening hole of said main body;
- a cover affixed over said receiving space at said stop end of said main body;
- an extension rod having a guide slot formed therein and slidably receiving said guide rail of said main body, said extension rod having a stop block means formed on a surface thereof, said stop block means for confining a maximum sliding distance of said extension rod relative to said main body;
- a seat slidably received on a guide rail of said extension rod, said seat having a retaining slot formed along a first edge thereof;
- a connection rod pivotally connected to a second edge of said seat, said connection rod pivotable between a first position extending transverse to said length dimension of said main body and a second position in parallel alignment with said length dimension;
- a locating pin extending outwardly of said first edge transverse to said length dimension;
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- a safety member pivotally connected to said seat, said safety member having a projection extending therefrom, said safety member pivotable between a first position retained in said retaining slot and a second position covering said locating pin with said projection extending over an end of said locating pin.
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