Pin cutter

摘要

A pin cutter that includes a housing having at a proximal end thereof a grip, an actuator handle supported at the housing, a pair of elongated blades that define at a distal end thereof a set of cutting jaws, a ramp mechanism secured with the actuator handle for operating proximal ends of the blade member, a hollow shaft extending through the housing, the ramp mechanism supported about the hollow shaft, and a biasing spring disposed about the hollow shaft.

主权项

1. A pin cutter comprising:
a housing including a grip at a proximal end; an actuator handle supported at the housing; a pair of elongated blades defining a set of cutting jaws and provided at a distal end of the housing; a ramp mechanism secured with the actuator handle for operating proximal ends of the blade member; a hollow shaft extending through said housing, said ramp mechanism supported about said hollow shaft; a roller at the proximal end of each blade for riding on opposite sides of the ramp mechanism; a linkage mechanism interconnecting the respective blades and disposed closely adjacent to the jaw ends of the blades; wherein said linkage mechanism includes a pair of links having a common support pin fixed to the housing; and a cartridge for receiving cut pin segments, said cartridge disposed in said hollow shaft and releasable from an opposite end of the housing to the blades.