Patent ID: 7966734

Claim:
A compound leverage tack strip cutter, comprising: a top elongate blade holder with an upper jaw configured to secure a first blade; a bottom elongate blade holder movably connected to the top elongate blade holder at a first pivot and with a lower jaw configured to secure a second blade, the first pivot allowing the upper jaw and the lower jaw to move towards each other; a leverage handle movably connected at a second pivot to the bottom elongate blade holder; the leverage handle being further movably connected to the top elongate blade holder by a fastener passing through at least a fastener aperture in the leverage handle and a fastener aperture in the top elongate blade holder; a splay inhibition guide included with one of the top elongate blade holder or the bottom elongate blade holder; and a guide surface included with the other of the top elongate blade holder or the bottom elongate blade holder; wherein displacing a terminal end of the leverage handle downward towards the first pivot displaces the upper jaw downward towards the lower jaw; the splay inhibition guide is at least a first and a second protrusion from one of the top elongate blade holder or the bottom elongate blade holder; and the splay inhibition guide cooperates with the guide surface to restrict misalignment of the upper jaw and the lower jaw.