Patent ID: 7913395
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: B23D,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pipe cutter assembly for directing residual water for directing residual water away from a pipe after the pipe is cut, said pipe cutter assembly comprising: a pipe cutter comprising a top half; a bottom half; a circular cutting element housed within said bottom half, said cutting element for cutting said pipe; a pin penetrated through said bottom half and said cutting element respectively such that said cutting element is freely rotated about an axis defined by a longitudinal length of said pin; a pivot member integrally formed in said top half, said top and bottom halves respectively being pivotally connected by said pivot member; an access formed between said top and bottom halves respectively, said access allowing a user to interfit an existing pipe to be cut therein during operating conditions; and, a plurality of rollers rotatably connected to said top half and in fluid communication with said access, said rollers providing for rotation of said pipe interfitted within said access; a shroud removably surrounding said pipe cutter, said shroud being formed from elastically expandable material, further comprising: a receiving end; a dispersing end located opposite of said receiving end; a slit formed in said receiving end of said shroud; and, a hose removably attached to a hose connection piece; means for selectively expanding and contracting a receiving end of said shroud for accommodating a plurality of existing pipes with varying diameters therein during operating conditions; and, wherein said hose connection piece is rotatably attached to said dispersing end of said shroud.