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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2007
Todd Retterer, Edison, OH (US);
Donald Drown, Bucyrus, OH (US);
Todd Retterer, Edison, OH (US);
Donald Drown, Bucyrus, OH (US);
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company, Sturgis, MI (US);
Abstract
A clipper with a cutting head and having an actuator. The heads contain a structural profile-specific channel into which structural material having the profile for which the head is designed is inserted and clipped. The head is designable for various structural profiles and, in one embodiment, multiple heads are interchangeably operated by a single actuator. In the interchangeable embodiment, a release button having two sections of differing diameters is disposed in the actuator and communicates with a connector slot of the head to permit attachment and detachment of the head from the actuator. The structure-specific clipper increases the quality of cuts and decreases the amount of deformation caused to the material. The clipper reduces buildup of waste material by ejecting cuttings from the head upon clipping.