Hand-held rotary cutter
AssigneeAlterra Holdings Corporation
InventorsChristopher Robert Carlson, William J. Schulz
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Abstract
A hand held rotary cutter comprising a first handle including a head at one end thereof for receiving a blade and a second handle pivotally connected to the first handle. The second handle includes a rotating member at one end thereof. The rotating member rotates into and out of alignment with the head of the first handle to guard the blade. A spring biases the first and second handles to an open position, and a latch is mounted on one of the first and second handles and movable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The latch is engageable with a member on the other of the first and second handles. When the latch is in the unlocked position, the first handle and the second handle are fixed in position relative to each other.
Claims20
A hand held rotary cutter, comprising:
- a first handle including a head at one end thereof for receiving a blade;
- a second handle pivotally connected to the first handle and including a rotating member at one end thereof, the rotating member rotating into substantial alignment with the head of the first handle to guard the blade;
- a spring for biasing the first and second handles to an open position;
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- a latch mounted on one of the first and second handles and movable between a unlocked position and a locked position, the latch engageable with a member on the other of the first and second handles wherein when the latch is in the locked position, the first handle and the second handle are fixed in position relative to each other.
A portable rotary cutter, comprising:
- a first handle including a head at one end thereof for receiving a blade, the head having a transverse member upon which a blade can be mounted;
- a second handle pivotally connected to the first handle and including a blade guard, the blade guard movable into and out of alignment with the head;
- a biasing member for biasing the first and second handles away from each other to an open position;
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- a latch mounted on the second handle and movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the latch engageable with a coupling member on the first handle.
A rotary cutter, comprising:
- a first handle including a post for receiving a blade;
- a second handle including a blade guard movable between a first position and a second position;
- means for pivotally coupling the first handle to the second handle;
- a spring for biasing the first and second handles to an open position from a closed position;
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- means for alternately fixing the position of the first and second handles relative to each other in both the open position and the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.