Patent ID: 6336270
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B23D

Abstract:
A portable tube processing apparatus comprising:a. a housing including handle and body portions, the body portion being connected to an end of the handle portion in transverse relationship; b. the housing connectable to a source of electrical power; c. a motor carried by the body portion and a circuit operably connecting the source of electrical power to the motor; d. the circuit including a switch carried by the housing; e. the body portion delineating a work station with a station access opening; f. a workpiece drive mounted adjacent the station; g. a gear train drivingly interconnecting the motor and the drive whereby a workpiece may be drivingly rotated on actuation of the switch to energize the motor; h. a cutter support movingly carried by the body portion; i. a cutter carried by the support at a position near the station; j. a manually actuatable trigger mechanism operably connected to the switch and the support for actuating the switch to energize the motor and for pressing the cutter against a workpiece; and, k. the support and the motor being on opposite sides of the station whereby to provide a balanced tool.