摘要 |
A plastic pipe cutter comprises a front recess for clamping a workpiece; a front chamber; a rear chamber in communication with the front chamber; a bar shaped cutting device including a front blade, a rear head, and a central shank extended through the front chamber and the rear chamber; a first assembly in the front chamber including a stop plate having a hole with the shank passed through, an activation member having a hole larger than the diameter of the shank with the shank passed through, a first elastic member put on the shank and biased between the stop plate and the activation member; a pivotal trigger with the top thereof engaged with activation member; a second assembly in the rear chamber including a pivotal engagement member and a second elastic member put on the shank and biased between the engagement member and the inner wall of the rear chamber, the engagement member having a hole larger than the diameter of the shank with the shank passed through and an external portion, the edges of the hole of the engagement member being in contact with the shank in a storage position; and a third elastic member put on the shank and biased between the enlarged head and the rear of the cutter. By continuing to grip and subsequently release the trigger, the blade is pushed toward the recess to cut the workpiece.
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