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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Troy C. Thorson, Waukesha, WI (US);
Daniel J. Alberti, Brookfield, WI (US);
Thomas R. Bednar, Pewaukee, WI (US);
John S. Scott, Brookfield, WI (US);
Scott Anderson, Racine, WI (US);
Troy C. Thorson, Waukesha, WI (US);
Daniel J. Alberti, Brookfield, WI (US);
Thomas R. Bednar, Pewaukee, WI (US);
John S. Scott, Brookfield, WI (US);
Scott Anderson, Racine, WI (US);
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A pipe cutter for cutting a pipe includes a cutting head assembly having a first carriage and a second carriage spaced apart to define a cutting area. The first carriage supports a cutting mechanism, and the second carriage is configured to support a pipe within the cutting area. The carriages have a locked state and an unlocked state such that when the carriages are in the unlocked state, the carriages are movable relative to each other and biased into the cutting area. The pipe cutter also includes a drive assembly configured to rotate the cutting head assembly and a locking mechanism configured for changing the carriages from the unlocked state to the locked state and for holding the carriages in the locked state. The locking mechanism includes an actuation member rotatably coupled to the first carriage.