CUTTING APPARATUS

摘要

A cutting apparatus (10) comprising a cutting assembly (11) mounted on a mounting member/actuation member (12) which is pivotally connected to an article support member (13) having a receiving portion (14). In use a user may, by tightening his or her grip about the apparatus (10) overcome the resistance provided by the leaf spring (25) and thereby urge the free ends of the mounting member (12) and the article support member (13) together such that the incising end portion (16) of the blade assembly (11) extends through the slit (30) and engages the complementary shaped recess (14) so as to form an incision in the article (50). The user may, whilst maintaining sufficient pressure on the mounting member/actuating member (12), draw or slide the apparatus (10) relative to the material in a general direction indicated by arrow (51), for example, such that the cutting edge (18) cuts the portion of the material (50) which it bears against.