Patent ID: 7225647

Claim:
A strip cutting tool for cutting a strip from a sheet of material having an aperture formed through the sheet of material and a strip end formed at a peripheral edge defining the aperture, the strip cutting tool comprising: a tool head having an axis, the tool head including a substantially circular cross-section configured to allow placement of the tool head at least partially through the aperture formed through the sheet of material; a tool shaft attached to and extending substantially perpendicular to the axis of the tool head, the tool shaft rotatable and slideably adjustable with respect to the tool head; and a strip cutting blade connected to and rotatable with the shaft, the strip cutting blade extending from the shaft along a plane that lies substantially parallel to the axis of the tool head, the strip cutting blade positioned with respect to the tool head at a distance defining a desired strip width and the strip cutting blade oriented so that as the strip end is pulled between the tool head and the strip cutting blade, a continuous strip of a selected width is cut from the peripheral edge defining the aperture.