Patent ID: 7207251

Claim:
A cutter comprising: a base portion for supporting a workpiece; a holder supported on the base portion in an upright posture; a cutter blade portion adapted for supporting a moving blade, the cutter blade portion being provided on an upper portion of the holder and adapted for free vertical movement toward and away from the base portion between an uppermost position to a lowermost position, the moving blade cutting through the workpiece when the cutter blade portion is moved from the uppermost position to the lowermost position; a laser generator provided on the holder and for emitting laser light through a laser emitting portion to irradiate, with the laser light, a position to be cut on the workpiece; a cleaning mechanism for contacting the light emitting portion of the laser generator in interlocking relation with the vertical movement of the cutter blade portion from the uppermost position to the lowermost position, the cleaning mechanism cleaning off the light emitting portion by said contact.