Patent ID: 6014810
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B23D,B27B

Abstract:
A portable cutter for cutting conduit comprising, in combination, a housing, a carriage slidably mounted on said housing for sliding movement relative thereto, a saw blade rotatably supported on said carriage, a motor mounted on said carriage and operatively connected to said saw blade for rotating said saw blade, a battery supported by said housing and connected to said motor for supplying power to said motor, gripping members carried on said housing and movable between an open position and a closed position for firmly gripping an object to be cut, means for actuating said gripping members to closed position where they firmly grip said object to be cut, and a manually operable actuator carried by said housing and operatively connected with said carriage for moving said carriage from a retracted inoperative position to an advanced operative position where said saw blade is moved into cutting engagement with an object held by said gripping members.