Patent ID: 7984556

Claim:
A cable cutter consisting essentially of: a housing; a stationary cutting blade connected to the housing; a movable cutting blade connected to the stationary cutting blade for movement relative to the stationary cutting blade; and a drive assembly consisting of a drive shaft mounted for rotation in the housing and extending therefrom for releasable connection to a chuck of a power drill, a first gear mounted on the drive shaft for rotation with the drive shaft, a main shaft mounted for rotation in the housing, a second gear mounted on the main shaft for rotation with the main shaft and in engagement with the first gear, and a drive gear mounted on the main shaft for rotation with the main shaft and directly engageable with the movable cutting blade for moving the movable cutting blade relative to the stationary cutting blade, wherein the housing comprises a main plate and an end cap secured to the main plate, the end cap receives the drive gear and defines a cut away portion adjacent to the stationary blade to allow the movable blade to pass through the cut away portion for direct engagement with the drive gear, and the end cap defines a counterbore facing the main plate, the counterbore receiving a bearing supporting one of the ends of the main shaft.