Patent ID: 6546634
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B43L

Abstract:
A compass cutter comprising:a main body having a length dimension, said main body having a stop end, said main body having a guide rail extending along said length dimension, said main body having a fastening hole formed adjacent an end opposite said stop end, said main body having a scale formed on a surface thereof, said main body having a receiving space adjacent said stop end; a cutter member removably affixed to said stop end of said main body; a locating block received within said fastening hole of said main body; a cover affixed over said receiving space at said stop end of said main body; an extension rod having a guide slot formed therein and slidably receiving said guide rail of said main body, said extension rod having a stop block means formed on a surface thereof, said stop block means for confining a maximum sliding distance of said extension rod relative to said main body; a seat slidably received on a guide rail of said extension rod, said seat having a retaining slot formed along a first edge thereof; a connection rod pivotally connected to a second edge of said seat, said connection rod pivotable between a first position extending transverse to said length dimension of said main body and a second position in parallel alignment with said length dimension; a locating pin extending outwardly of said first edge transverse to said length dimension; and a safety member pivotally connected to said seat, said safety member having a projection extending therefrom, said safety member pivotable between a first position retained in said retaining slot and a second position covering said locating pin with said projection extending over an end of said locating pin.