Powered hand held devices

• US 20060092674A1
• Filed: 11/01/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Superior Tool Corporation (Kellogg Company)
• Original Assignee: Superior Tool Corporation (Kellogg Company)
• Inventors: Mintz, Charles J., Kovach, James A., Walker, Rick W., Palmerton, Kirk C., Belton, Jason A.
• Application Number:
  US11/263,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20060092674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 363/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1628 Motors; Power supplies
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: B23D 21/04 Tube-severing machines with rotating tool-carrier
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/00 Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 7/20 using multi-position switch, e.g. drum, controlling motor circuit by means of relays H02P7/24, H02P7/30 take precedence

Abstract

A powered hand held device having an improved power supply with both a low power source in parallel with a high power source from ultracapacitors. The ultracapacitor power is used by the device motor during certain peak power demands which require high power to the device motor. An improved hand held tube cutter tool is provided both with and without the improved power arrangement, and includes a rotating cutter head assembly with an adjustable roller assembly providing a superior tube cut.

Claims

1. A powered hand held device having

a motor having variable power requirements for performing device operations;

a first source of power using an ultracapacitor for supplying peaks of high power to said motor during device operation; and

a second source of low power continuous operating source to the device in parallel with said first source of power.

2. The powered hand held device of claim 1 wherein said second source of low power is a rechargeable or a disposable battery.

3. The powered hand held device of claim 1 wherein said second source of low power is an AC power supply.

4. The powered hand held device of claim 1 wherein said motor generates rotary motion during performance of device operations.

5. The powered hand held device of claim 1 wherein the device is a tube or pipe cutter tool.

6. The powered hand held device of claim 5 wherein the tube or pipe cutter is a plumbing tool.

7. The powered hand held device of claim 1 wherein the device is a household tool.

8. The powered hand held device of claim 1 wherein the device is a toy or other entertainment device.

9. The powered hand held device of claim 1 wherein the device is a medical device.

10. A tube cutting tool comprising:

a handle portion having a power supply activated by a power switch and a run switch for operation of a tool motor by a user to rotate a cutting head assembly;

said cutting head assembly for rotating engagement surrounding a tube to be cut having,

a spring biased cutter wheel assembly having a cutter wheel for engagement with a tube to be cut;

a movable roller assembly for engagement with a tube to be cut; and

a door assembly for surrounding a tube to be cut during operation of the tool when the door assembly is in a closed position.

11. The tube cutting tool of claim 10 wherein said roller assembly is pivotably or slidably engaged within said cutting head assembly.

12. The tube cutting tool of claim 11 wherein said roller assembly may be moved between a first position for engagement with a first size of tube to be cut and a second position for engagement with a second size of tube to be cut.

13. The tube cutting tool of claim 10 wherein said door assembly is secured in closed position by a magnet.

14. The tube cutting tool of claim 10 wherein said cutter wheel is cryogenically treated to retain its sharpness during use.

15. The tube cutting tool of claim 10 wherein an LED enables marking a cut line on the tube to be cut.

16. The tube cutting tool of claim 15 wherein a light pipe further illuminates the tube to be cut and cut line.

17. The tube cutting tool of claim 10 wherein said power supply comprises a low power source and a high power source in parallel electrical relationship.

18. The tube cutting tool of claim 17 wherein said high power source of said power supply is an ultracapacitor.

19. The tube cutting tool of claim 17 wherein said low power source of said power supply is a rechargeable or a disposable battery.