Patent ID: 6430815
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B23D

Abstract:
A pipe cutting device comprising:a handle member, said handle member including an upper portion having a bore disposed therein and also having stepped recessed portions disposed in a top thereof; an adjustable cutter support assembly being attached to said handle member, said adjustable cutter support assembly including a base housing member being securely attached upon one of said stepped recessed portions, and also) including a shroud member being pivotally attached to a top end of said base housing member, and further including a cutter support member being adjustably disposed in said base housing member, and also including a cutter adjustment member being connected to said cutter support member, said base housing member being L-shaped; a cutting member being rotatably mounted to said cutter support assembly, said cutting member being a disc having a blade portion extending along a circumference thereof, and being also partially disposed in and being rotatably attached to said shroud member of said adjustable cutter support assembly; rollers being disposed in said cutter support assembly for facilitating rotation of a pipe being cut, said rollers being spaced apart and being disposed in an exterior of said base housing member and being also diametrically opposed to said cutting member; and an adjustable closure assembly being attached to said cutter support assembly, said adjustable closure assembly including an arcuate closure support member being disposed in said base housing member and in said bore of said upper portion of said handle member, and also including an arcuate tubular catch member being pivotally attached to said arcuate closure support member, and further including an arcuate ratcheted arm member being engagably received in said arcuate tubular catch member and being fastenable to an end of said arcuate closure support member, said arcuate ratcheted arm member including a hooked end portion, and said arcuate closure support member including a hooked end portion which fastens to and mates with said hooked end portion of said arcuate ratcheted arm member to securely close said arcuate ratcheted arm member about a pipe being disposed between said cutting member and said rollers.