Patent ID: 11969809
Assignee: SCOTT CUTTERS LIMITED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A cutting tool 1 for cutting pipes of varying diameters, comprising:
a body 1a having an opening 2 extending along a predetermined axis through said body,
wherein said body comprises:
a plurality of pipe support members 4, each pipe support member of said plurality of pipe support members being spaced from an adjacent pipe support member of said plurality of pipe support members and having an outer pipe surface contact 4′,

wherein a first pipe support member 4a of said plurality of pipe support members is spaced from a second pipe support member 4b of said plurality of pipe support members, and
wherein said second pipe support member is spaced from a third pipe support member 4c of said plurality of pipe support members;
a plurality of flexible connection members 5,

wherein at least one flexible connection member of said plurality of flexible connection members connects adjacent pipe support members of said plurality of pipe support members,
wherein a first flexible connection member 5a of said plurality of flexible connection members connects said first pipe support member to said second pipe support member, and
wherein a second flexible connection member 5b of said plurality of flexible connection members connects said second pipe support member to said third pipe support member; and
a blade support portion 7 being connected to said first pipe support member by a blade support flexible connection member 7c; and
a cutting blade 3 mounted to said blade support portion so as to extend into said opening along a plane extending at right angles to said predetermined axis,

wherein respective outer pipe surface contacts of each pipe support member of said plurality of pipe support members are arranged around said predetermined axis so as to align an outer surface of a pipe received in said opening with said cutting blade,
wherein a respective outer pipe surface contact of said first pipe support member, said blade support flexible connection member, and said first flexible connection member are arranged around said predetermined axis,
wherein a respective outer pipe surface contact of said second pipe support member, said blade support flexible connection member, said first flexible connection member, and said second flexible connection member are arranged around said predetermined axis.