Patent ID: 7913400

Claim:
A cutter for cutting bolts comprising: a first handle having a first end and a second end; a second handle having a first end and a second end, one of the first or second handles having a laterally extending threaded hole at the second end; the other of the first or second handles having a laterally extending through-hole at the second end, and the first handle and second handle connected at a pivot between the first ends and the second ends of the handles; a first jaw and a second jaw having opposing first and second cutting blades, the first jaw connected at the first end of the first handle and the second jaw connected at the first end of the second handle; a partially threaded rod having a longitudinal axis that extends through the threaded hole and the through-hole, wherein the threaded portion of the rod mates with the threaded hole and the non-threaded portion of the rod is engaged with the through-hole, and a yoke is attached to the non-threaded end of the rod; the partially threaded rod extending perpendicularly to both the longitudinal axis of the cutter and the pivot axis, a rotation handle having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending substantially parallel with the threaded rod, and the second portion extending perpendicularly to the first portion; the second portion of the rotation handle extending through the yoke; a holder attached to either the first handle or the second handle and extending substantially parallel to the pivot axis; wherein rotation of the rotation handle about the longitudinal axis rotates the partially threaded rod, drawing the handles together, and pivoting the jaws to impart a cutting action to a bolt.