Power gear guillotine trimmer

A device far cutting pieces of material, comprising:

• a base;
• a gear assembly operatively connected to the base;
• a lever arm coupled to the gear assembly having a first position and a second position;
• a linking member coupled to the gear assembly;
• a material clamp operatively connected to the linking member;
• a cutting blade operatively connected to the linking member, and
• a blade bushing connected to the cutting blade and engaging a slot within the material clamp, wherein movement of the lever arm from the first position towards the second position functioning to cause the blade bushing to force the material clamp and the cutting blade towards the base, the cutting blade remaining substantially parallel to the base as the lever arm moves from the first position towards the second position.
• wherein the structure of the lever arm, the gear assembly and the linking member arranged to cooperate to cause the lever arm movement from the first position to the second position and then cause movement of the material clamp towards the base and fix the position of pieces of material located between the base and the material clamp, and wherein the cutting blade moves uniformly towards the base and comes into contact with and severs the pieces of material after the position of the pieces of material has been fixed by the material clamp.

A device for cutting pieces of material, comprising:

• a base;
• a gear assembly operatively connected to the base;
• a lever arm coupled to the gear assembly having a first position and a second position;
• a linking member coupled to the gear assembly;
• a material clamp operatively connected to the linking member;
• a cutting blade operatively connected to the linking member, and
• a plurality of rollers contacting the cutting blade, wherein the movement of the lever arm from the first position towards the second position results in the rollers applying a force to the cutting blade, the force moving the cutting blade towards the base such that the cutting blade remains substantially parallel with respect to the base,
• wherein the structure of the lever arm, the gear assembly and the linking member arranged to cooperate to cause the lever arm movement from the first position to the second position and then cause movement of the material clamp towards the base and fix the position of pieces of material located between the base and the material clamp, and wherein the cutting blade comes into contact with and severs the pieces of material after the position of the pieces of material has been fixed by the material clamp.

A material trimmer, comprising:

• a cutting surface;
• a housing operatively connected to the cutting surface;
• a lever arm having a major axis;
• a handle coupled to the lever arm and having a major axis substantially orthogonal to the major axis of the lever arm;
• means for fixing the position of a material to be cut, the means for fixing being operatively connected to the lever arm;
• a cutting blade operatively connected to the lever arm, the cutting blade remaining substantially parallel to the cutting surface during a cutting process;
• and
• means for adjusting the position of the fixing means and the cutting blade,
• wherein the material is cut alter the fixing means affixes the position of the material, and wherein the adjusting means comprises:
• a gear assembly coupled to the lever arm;
• a drive link coupled to the gear assembly;
• a plurality of pins, each of the plurality of pins operatively connected to one of the gear assembly and the drive link;
• and
• a plurality of rollers each contacting the cutting blade and one of the plurality of pins.

A material trimmer, comprising:

• a cutting surface;
• a housing operatively connected to the cutting surface;
• a lever arm having a major axis;
• a handle coupled to the lever arm and having a major axis substantially orthogonal to the major axis of the lever arm;
• means for fixing the position of a material to be cut, the means for fixing being operatively connected to the lever arm;
• a cutting blade operatively connected to the lever arm, the cutting blade remaining substantially parallel to the cutting surface during a cutting process;
• and
• means for adjusting the position of the fixing means and the cutting blade,
• wherein the material is cut after the fixing means affixes the position of the material, and wherein the gear assembly comprises:
• a first toothed gear coupled to the lever arm;
• and
• a second toothed gear coupled to the drive link and engaging the first toothed gear.

A guillotine trimmer, comprising:

• a lever arm;
• a gear assembly coupled to the lever arm;
• a drive link coupled to the gear assembly;
• a plurality of pins, each of the plurality of pins operatively connected to one of the gear assembly and the drive link;
• a plurality of rollers each contacting one of the plurality of pins;
• a cutting blade contacting each of the plurality of rollers;
• a clamp operatively connected to the cutting blade;
• and
• a cutting surface,
• wherein the lever arm is structured to move from a first position towards a second position, the cooperation of the gear assembly and the drive link moving the clamp towards the cutting surfaces and affixing the position of pieces of material located between the cutting surface and the clamp, and wherein the cutting blade comes into contact with and severs the pieces of material after the position of the pieces of material has been fixed by the material clamp, the cutting blade remaining substantially parallel to the pieces of material before coming into contact therewith.