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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Applicants:
David B. Skinner, Columbia, SC (US);
Mark Wilkinson, Irmo, SC (US);
Inventors:
David B. Skinner, Columbia, SC (US);
Mark Wilkinson, Irmo, SC (US);
Assignee:
Shakespeare Company, LLC, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/16 (2006.01); B26D 7/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/16 (2013.01); B26D 7/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutting device includes a body and a cutting blade assembly. The cutting blade assembly includes a cutting blade having a cutting edge and is reciprocally secured to the body. Movement of the cutting blade assembly from a retracted position to an engaged position causes the cutting edge to engage a line, such as a monofilament trimmer line, to cut the line to a desired length. Tension may be created in the line prior to cutting by positioning the line in a non-linear trough in the body.