Patent ID: 7681319

Claim:
A cutting wheel assembly, comprising: a handle, said handle further comprising, a center mounting member having a first end, a second end, a top side, a bottom side, and a perimeter, first and second vertical members, each having a lower end and an upper end, where the lower end of the first vertical member is attached to and extends upward from the top side of the center mounting member proximal to the first end thereof, and the lower end of the second vertical member is attached to and extends upward from the top side of the center mounting member proximal to the second end thereof, an upper horizontal member having a first end and a second end, where the upper end of the first vertical member is attached to and extends downward from the first end of the upper horizontal member and the upper end of the second vertical member is attached to and extends downward from the second end of the upper horizontal member; a round cutting blade, said round cutting blade including a peripheral cutting edge and a rotation axis; a support means for rotatably mounting the round cutting blade to the handle; and a cover having an upper open end and a lower closed end, first and second broad sides, first and second narrow sides, a U-shaped bottom edge, a hollow inner cavity, and a ridge seat, where the ridge seat is located near the top of the hollow inner cavity, where the upper open end of the cover is conformal to the perimeter of the center mounting member, where the cutting blade and cutting blade mounting struts can be removably positioned within the hollow inner cavity of the cover and the upper open end of the cover may be removably attached to the center mounting member such that the bottom of the center mounting member is in contact with the ridge seat.