Patent ID: 6968762
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: B23D,B26D,H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pipe preparing tool comprising: a body having first and second contact points and a bore through the body; a cutter assembly on the body between the first and second contact points, the cutter assembly being freely slidable in the bore along an axis that is substantially perpendicular to a line connecting the first and second contact points; and a cutter on the cutter assembly; wherein the cutter assembly comprises has first and second ends, the first end protruding from the body and comprising a user engagement head, and the second end holding the cutter during contact with a surface of a pipe when the first and second contact points are also in contact with the pipe; and wherein the cutter comprises: a heel adjacent to the blade to prevent the blade from cutting to more than a predetermined depth into the pipe.