Patent ID: 8033024

Claim:
A pipe cutter for cutting a pipe, comprising: a head part comprising: an outer head part having first and second housing jaws; and an inner head part having first and second inner jaws; wherein the inner head part is configured to be rotated by a drive device, wherein the outer head part is formed as a receptacle for the inner head part, wherein the inner jaws are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction and, in a closed state, form a substantially circular pipe holder, wherein a first pivot joint directly connects said inner jaws to one another to enable a pivot movement of the inner jaws relative to one another wherein swivelling at least one inner jaw out enables receiving and removing the pipe and wherein swiveling at least one inner jaw in restores the closed state, wherein a second pivot joint directly connects the second housing jaw to the first housing jaw and permits opening and closing of the first and second housing jaws, and wherein the inner head part includes a spring-mounted cutting wheel head for movably mounting of a cutting wheel, and said cutting wheel head is configured to allow setting a predetermined pretensioning force.