Patent ID: 9381622
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B23D,B25B,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A cutting tool, comprising: first and second shearing blades mounted for relative pivotal movement about a pivot axis and having respective cutting edges defining therebetween a transverse cutting plane substantially normal to said pivot axis, said first and second blades having respective first and second distal blade portions that converge transversely as the blades relatively advance from an open position to engage a workpiece disposed between the blades; and a guide mechanism including a guide member mounted to the first blade for transverse movement relative to the first distal blade portion and toward and away from the second distal blade portion, said guide member having at least an inner surface of a transversely extending flange that confronts and contacts an outer surface of at least one of the distal blade portions during cutting to guide and resist axial separation of the cutting edges away from the cutting plane, wherein the inner surface is substantially parallel to the outer surface prior to cutting.