Patent ID: 6044565
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A physiologically appropriate hand-held cutter for fabric and sheet goods comprising a rotary cutter blade within a handle, the handle including a first gripping section by which the handle is grasped within a hand, the first section being formed from a rigid structural material and having a curved longitudinal shape that is rounded in cross-section, the gripping section intrinsically connected with a blade section within which the rotary cutter blade is mounted, the blade section extending from the handle and including on the exterior surface thereof a recessed depression within the surface essentially proximate the blade within, the depression forming a grip for insertion of a user's thumb when the cutter is in use, the handle further including forward and behind the blade section enclosing the blade a head section and a trailing section at opposite edges of the blade intrinsically extending from the blade section.