Abstract: The specification discloses a machine device (10) driven by an inline electric motor (15) to reciprocate a cutting blade (12) when removal of a glass or similar panel is required from a surrounding mount structure, the machine device (10) includes an actuating mechanism having a first input shaft (22) rotatably driven about an input axis (23) by the electric motor (15), a second output member (24) including a connection (42) for a cutting blade (12) restrained for reciprocation along a second output axis (25), a first swivel connection (32) eccentrically disposed laterally from the input axis (23), a second swivel connection (31) having its swivel or pivot point on said second output axis (25), and a connector (26) connecting the first and second swivel connections (32, 31).

Abstract: The present specification discloses a cutting blade (10) for use with a tool (36) for reciprocating same intended for cutting sealing strips securing glass panels into a surrounding frame structure such as vehicle wind screens, the cutting blade (10) having a cutting region (11) with a cutting edge (37), the cutting region having one flat face (16) and an opposed face (14) that is curved in a convex shape with the thicker region of the blade being adjacent to and extending along a mid region thereof, the cutting edge (37) being formed along at least one side edge (26) of the cutting region (11) and around a free tip portion (22) of the cutting region (11), the cutting edge (37) being located, when viewed in the plane of the cutting region (11) of the blade (10), between the flat face (16) and the mid region of the second surface (14), the at least one side edge (26) having serrations (26) along at least a portion of the cutting edge (37).