Patent ID: 6968762

Claim:
A pipe preparing tool comprising: a body having first and second contact points and a bore through the body; a cutter assembly on the body between the first and second contact points, the cutter assembly being freely slidable in the bore along an axis that is substantially perpendicular to a line connecting the first and second contact points; and a cutter on the cutter assembly; wherein the cutter assembly comprises has first and second ends, the first end protruding from the body and comprising a user engagement head, and the second end holding the cutter during contact with a surface of a pipe when the first and second contact points are also in contact with the pipe; and wherein the cutter comprises: a blade having a portion that is skewed at an angle relative to the line and the surface of the pipe when the first and second contact points contact the pipe, the angle of the portion relative to the surface of the pipe causing the blade to be drawn into the surface of the pipe when the tool is moved over the pipe, and the blade comprising a cutting edge that is substantially orthogonal to the line; and a heel adjacent to the blade to prevent the blade from cutting to more than a predetermined depth into the pipe.