Patent ID: 9500059
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A pipe severing tool, comprising: a unitary body, further comprising an upper section having an open top, a fastening means on a perimeter about said open top, and a lower section having a bottom opening; a cutting blade having a first end pivotally attached to a sidewall of said upper section with a pivot pin and a second end attached to a biasing means attached to said sidewall of said upper section; and, an actuator operably connected to said unitary body; wherein said fastening means is configured to removably attach said upper section to an extraction pipe; wherein said bottom opening is configured to receive a pipe within; wherein said cutting blade travels through a slot located in said sidewall of said upper section to contact said pipe; wherein said actuator retains said cutting blade from being acted upon by said biasing means; wherein said biasing means and said pivot pin are disposed on diametrically opposing positions on said upper section; wherein said biasing means biases a cutting edge of said cutting blade against said pipe when said actuator is removed from said unitary body; wherein said extraction pipe is operated by a user to direct a cutting action of said cutting blade against said pipe; and, wherein said cutting blade supports a bottom portion of a severed section of said pipe when said tool and said severed section of pipe is extracted.