Hand-held rotary cutter

- Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hand-held rotary cutter according to a first embodiment of my new design, with a protection cover held in a non-cutting position for protecting a cutter blade;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same cutter;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same cutter;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the same cutter;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the same cutter;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the same cutter;

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the protection cover of the same cutter which has been separated from the main body;

FIG. 8 is a front view showing the same cutter with the protection cover shifted to a cutting position for partially exposing the cutting edge of the cutter blade;

FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the same cutter in the same cutting state as shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 10 is a front view similar to FIG. 10 but showing the same cutter with the protection cover mounted in a turned over state and shifted to a cutting position for partially exposing the cutting edge of the cutter blade;

FIG. 11 is a front view of a hand-held rotary cutter according to a second embodiment of my new design, with a protection cover held in an non-cutting position for protecting a cutter blade;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the second embodiment cutter;

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the second embodiment cutter;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the second embodiment cutter;

FIG. 15 is a left side view of the second embodiment cutter;

FIG. 16 is a right side view of the second embodiment cutter;

FIG. 17 is a front view showing the protection cover of the second embodiment cutter which has been separated from the main body;

FIG. 18 is a front view showing the second embodiment cutter with the protection cover shifted to a cutting position for partially exposing the cutting edge of the cutter blade;

FIG. 19 is a rear view showing the second embodiment cutter in the same cutting state as shown in FIG. 18; and,

FIG. 20 is a front view similar to FIG. 18 but showing the second embodiment cutter with the protection cover mounted in a turned over state and shifted to a cutting position for partially exposing the cutting edge of the cutter blade.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a hand-held rotary cutter, as shown.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D536231
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 2004
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2007
Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Osaka)
Inventor: Yuji Kawasaki (Osaka)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
Application Number: 29/200,510
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/98