TUBING CUTTER
First Claim
1. A tube cutter for cutting a circular tube having a tube axis, the cutter comprising:
- a housing having a cradle, a base, and a frame member generally extending between the cradle and the base;
a selectively linearly positionable assembly engaged to the housing, the positionable assembly defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a frame roller assembly rotatably supported by the cradle, the frame roller assembly having an axis of rotation parallel to the tube axis;
a cutting wheel assembly engaged to the first end of the positionable assembly, the cutter wheel assembly being movable by linearly positioning the positionable assembly;
wherein the cutting wheel assembly comprises a cutter wheel and at least one independently rotatable slide roller proximate the cutter wheel, the cutter wheel and the at least one slide roller having a common axis of rotation which is parallel to the tube axis.
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Abstract
A tube cutter is disclosed having a frame roller assembly and a cutting wheel assembly. The frame roller assembly includes two or more independently rotatable frame rollers which share a common axis. The cutting wheel assembly includes a cutter wheel disposed between two independently rotatable slide rollers, the cutter wheel and slide rollers sharing a common axis of rotation. The frame rollers are generally aligned with the slide rollers during a cutting operation. The tube cutter retains the ends of a tube during and after cut completion. The tube cutter is particularly suited for cutting corrugated tubing, and most particularly, a range of different sizes and configurations of corrugated tubing.
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33 Claims
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1. A tube cutter for cutting a circular tube having a tube axis, the cutter comprising:
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a housing having a cradle, a base, and a frame member generally extending between the cradle and the base; a selectively linearly positionable assembly engaged to the housing, the positionable assembly defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a frame roller assembly rotatably supported by the cradle, the frame roller assembly having an axis of rotation parallel to the tube axis; a cutting wheel assembly engaged to the first end of the positionable assembly, the cutter wheel assembly being movable by linearly positioning the positionable assembly; wherein the cutting wheel assembly comprises a cutter wheel and at least one independently rotatable slide roller proximate the cutter wheel, the cutter wheel and the at least one slide roller having a common axis of rotation which is parallel to the tube axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tube cutter for cutting a circular tube having a tube axis, the cutter comprising:
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a housing having a cradle, a base, and a frame member generally extending between the cradle and the base; a selectively linearly positionable assembly engaged to the housing, the positionable assembly defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a cutting wheel assembly engaged to the first end of the positionable assembly, the cutter wheel assembly being movable by linearly positioning the assembly, the cutting wheel assembly including a cutter wheel and at least one independently rotatable slide roller proximate the cutter wheel; a frame roller assembly rotatably supported by the cradle, the frame roller assembly having an axis of rotation parallel to the tube axis, the frame roller assembly comprising two or more independently rotatable frame rollers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A tube cutter adapted for cutting a circular tube, the tube cutter comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a second end; a linearly positionable cutting wheel assembly engaged at the first end of the housing, the cutting wheel assembly including a first slide roller, a cutter wheel, and a second slide roller, each of the first and second slide rollers and the cutter wheel being independently rotatable along a common axis of rotation, the cutter wheel disposed between the first and second slide rollers; a frame roller assembly engaged at the second end of the housing, the frame roller assembly including a first frame roller and a second frame roller, each of the first and second frame rollers being independently rotatable along a common axis of rotation; wherein the first slide roller is aligned with the first frame roller and the second slide roller is aligned with the second frame roller. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification