Patent ID: 8046922
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B26B,B26D

Abstract:
1. A handheld cutting device, comprising: a body having a rear end and a forward end, the body further including a blade guard securement member; a cutting blade operatively connected to the body; a blade guard operatively connected to the blade guard securement member and pivotally movable in a plane substantially parallel to a major plane of the cutting blade axis between a retracted position and an extended position where the blade guard is positioned to selectively guard an edge of the cutting blade; and a trigger mechanism operatively connected to the blade guard securement member and being selectively actuable by a user, the selective actuation of the trigger mechanism causing the blade guard to pivot between the retracted position and the extended position, the trigger mechanism comprising: wherein the edge of the cutting blade is exposed for cutting when the blade guard is in the retracted position, and wherein the edge of the cutting blade is not exposed for cutting when the blade guard is in the extended position.