Patent ID: 7493925

Claim:
A cable tie cutting method of inserting an end of a cable tie into a cable tie cutter and repeatedly pressing a trigger lever of the cutter backwards, thus cutting the end of the cable tie, the method comprising: a cable tie tightening step of repeatedly pressing the trigger lever backwards such that a cable tie traction means, which holds the cable tie, is repeatedly moved backwards, thus drawing the cable tie backwards until the cable tie is tightened to realize a predetermined tightened state thereof; a cable tie cutting preparation step of pressing the trigger lever backwards, thus rotating a clutch means such that the clutch means is released from engagement with the cable tie traction means and is brought into engagement with a cutting means so that the cutting means is operable in conjunction with the clutch means, and a base block is rotated, thus realizing an operational preparation state of the cutting means; a cable tie cutting step of pressing the trigger lever backwards, thus moving the cutting means backwards by the clutch means and operating a cutting blade of the cutting means, and cutting the end of the cable tie by the cutting blade; and a returning step of returning the clutch means to an original state thereof, after cutting the end of the cable tie, such that the clutch means is released from engagement with the cutting means and is brought into engagement with the cable tie traction means such that the cable tie traction means is operated in conjunction with the clutch means.