Handheld cable cutter with stabilizing base

US8997359B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8997359-B2
Application numberUS-20411108-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 4, 2008
Priority dateSep 7, 2007
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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A handheld cable cutter is provided with two handles, a stationary cutting blade, and a rotatable cutting blade pivotally connected to the stationary cutting blade. One of the handles is movable such that movement of the movable handle toward and away from the other, stationary handle drives the rotatable cutting blade toward the stationary cutting blade. The stationary handle includes an enlarged, integral stabilizing base which rests upon a support surface when the movable handle is actuated to cut a cable.

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We claim: 1. A cable cutting tool operable in conjunction with a support surface, the cable cutting tool comprising: a stationary cutting blade; a rotatable cutting blade pivotally connected to the stationary cutting blade; a stationary handle having a body portion connected at one end of the stationary handle to the stationary cutting blade, the body portion having a width (w), which defines a perpendicular bisector thereof and a thickness (t) orthogonal to the width (w); a…

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What does patent US8997359B2 cover?
A handheld cable cutter is provided with two handles, a stationary cutting blade, and a rotatable cutting blade pivotally connected to the stationary cutting blade. One of the handles is movable such that movement of the movable handle toward and away from the other, stationary handle drives the rotatable cutting blade toward the stationary cutting blade. The stationary handle includes an enlar…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hartranft Bruce W, Konen Bruce P, Ideal Ind
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02G1/005. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).