Patent ID: 6658738
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B26D

Abstract:
A cutter adapted for cutting a range of different diameter plastic pipe and tubing into multiple separate pieces, the cutter comprising a pair of jaw members pivotally connected intermediate their ends, a pivot pin about which a first of the jaw members is pivoted within a second of the jaw members, the first jaw member having a handle at one end and a knife blade extending from the other end opposite to said handle, said knife blade having a longitudinal cutting edge, the other of said jaw members having a handle at one end and a cradle with a generally semicircular non-sharpened cutting cage at the other end into which the knife blade extends, said pivot pin being longitudinally adjustable in the second jaw member for changing the pivot axis of the first jaw member thereby changing the effective cutting cage of the cradle and the angle at which the cutting edge of the knife blade makes on initial contact with the pipe and tubing.