Patent ID: 8141465
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B26B,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wire bundle wrap cutting tool comprising: a shaft having a cutting end and a handle end; a cutting head extending in a transverse direction from a top side of the cutting end, the cutting head comprising a generally U-shaped channel, defined by a tongue portion and a blade enclosure, for receiving a wire bundle wrap; a cutting blade having a cutting edge, wherein the cutting blade is disposed in the blade enclosure, such that the cutting blade and the cutting edge of the cutting blade are disposed in the direction perpendicular to the shaft; the cutting blade being movable from an enclosed position wherein the cutting edge is inside the blade enclosure to an activated position wherein the cutting edge is moved toward the tongue portion to cut the wire bundle wrap placed in the U-shaped channel; a handle on the handle end of the shaft, said handle being substantially perpendicular to said shaft; a trigger on the handle end for operating the blade, said trigger positioned between said cutting end and said handle, said trigger being connected at a pivot to said shaft, said trigger being pivotable between an activated position in which the trigger is closer to said handle and an inactivated position in which the trigger is farther from said handle; and a push rod disposed along a top side of the shaft, and coupled to the trigger and to the blade, such that activation of the trigger pushes the push rod and the blade towards the cutting end of the shaft, causing a cutting action.