Patent ID: 6189216
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B23D

Abstract:
A portable tube processing apparatus comprising:a) a housing including handle and body portions, the body portion being connected to an end of the handle portion in transverse relationship;b) a battery connected to the housing;c) a motor carried by the body portion and a circuit operably connecting the battery to the motor;d) the circuit including a switch carried by the housing;e) the body portion delineating a work station with a station access opening;f) a workpiece drive mounted adjacent the station;g) a gear train drivingly interconnecting the motor and the drive whereby a workpiece may be drivingly rotated on actuation of the switch to energize the motor;h) a cutter support movingly carried by the body portion;I) a cutter carried by the support at a position near the station;j) a manually actuatable trigger mechanism operably connected to the switch and the support for actuating the switch to energize the motor and for pressing the cutter against a workpiece; and,k) the support and the motor being on opposite sides of the station whereby to provide a balanced tool.