Patent ID: 7346986

Claim:
A tool for cutting flexible conduit comprising: a first elongated handle; a second elongated handle pivotably connected to the first elongated handle; a cutting blade attached to a first handle end of the first elongated handle; an anvil attached to a second handle end of the second elongated handle; the cutting blade and the anvil forming a cutting jaw for cutting a flexible conduit therebetween as the cutting blade and anvil are pivoted toward one another; and the anvil having at least a first support capable of engaging a flexible conduit at least at a generally forward tangent point of a flexible conduit along a first tangent generally perpendicular to the cutting blade prior to cutting and a generally rearward tangent point of a flexible conduit along a second tangent generally perpendicular to the cutting blade prior to cutting, the first support located so as to engage and resist deformation of a flexible conduit while being cut, and wherein the first support extends beyond the generally forward tangent point to further support against deformation while the flexible conduit is being cut.