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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Steven N. Winkel, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
Troy C. Thorson, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Todd M. Gehring, Hartland, WI (US);
William W. Strohfeldt, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Matthew Mergener, Germantown, WI (US);
Scott Anderson, Racine, WI (US);
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A cutting tool includes a housing and a pair of cutting blades at least partially extending from the housing. At least a first of the cutting blades is movable. The cutting tool also includes a drive mechanism including a cam and a ratchet mechanism. At least a portion of the ratchet mechanism is drivably coupled to the first cutting blade. The cutting tool further includes a motor for providing torque to the cam to actuate the ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism includes a follower that is translatable in a direction transverse to a rotational axis of the cam in response to rotation of the cam.