Patent ID: 9630265
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B23D,B26D,B65B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A hand-held powered cutter, comprising: a housing defining a grip handle; a power supply mounted to the housing, wherein the power supply is a battery; a motor positioned at least in part in the housing, the motor powered by the power supply; a drive train operably connected to the motor and driven by the motor; and a cutting head mounted at about an end of the housing, the cutting head comprising: wherein the plunger moves toward the foot to move the hold-down into contact with the strap securing the strap against the foot, and wherein as the hold-down secures the strap, the cutting blade contacts and cuts the strap at the shear edge, and wherein when the plunger moves toward the foot and the hold-down contacts the strap, the one or more springs compress to permit the cutting blade to contact and cut the strap.