Patent ID: 8091455
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tube cutter, comprising: means for clamping a tube in a first direction; means for scarf cutting the tube in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction, the means for scarf cutting the tube in the second direction comprising a scarf blade movable in the second direction along a first rail; and means for cutting off the tube in the first direction, the means for cutting off the tube in the first direction comprising a cut-off-blade and a jaw block, wherein the jaw block supports a portion of the means for clamping and is slidably movable in the first direction along a second rail to urge in the first direction a portion of the means for clamping and the first rail toward another portion of the means for clamping, wherein the first rail is disposed on the jaw block and extends generally transversely relative to the first direction.