Patent ID: 6813836
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B23D

Abstract:
A tool for cutting rigid sheet material comprisinga U-shaped member having a first leg and a substantially parallel second leg, at least one of said legs being inclined relative to the other of said legs, said first leg having a first cutting edge; a V-shaped shearing member, an end of a first arm of said V-shaped member pivotally mounted to said U-shaped member in between said first an said second legs, said V-shaped member being substantially perpendicular to said U-shaped member, said first arm of said V-shaped member having a second cutting edge, said V-shaped member having a second arm and an opening between said first and second arms; a support plate connected to said second leg of said U-shaped member, and parallel to said V-shaped member, said support plate having a slot adjacent said U-shaped member and aligned with said opening between said first and second arms of said V-shaped member, said V-shaped member slideably mounted to said support plate; and a pair of handles, one of said handles connected to said support plate, and the other of said handles operatively connected to said V-shaped member for pivotally moving said V-shaped member between a first position in which said second cutting edge is in a closed mating position relative to said first cutting edge, and a second position wherein said second cutting edge is in an open position relative to said first cutting edge.