US1504688A

US1504688A - Cutting device

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Publication number: US1504688A
Application number: US669661A
Authority: US
Inventors: Haas William
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1923-10-20
Filing date: 1923-10-20
Publication date: 1924-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 1941-08-12

Description

Aug. 12 1924.

' 1,504,688 w: HAAs CUTTING DEVICE Filed Oct. 20. 1925 Patented Aug. 12 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM HAAS, OF ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

' CUTTING DEVICE.

Application filed October 20, 1923. Serial No. 669,661.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Thus, a citizen of the United States, residing in Arlington, in the State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Cutting Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to cutting devices and more particularly to devices adapted to sever string, cord, twine and the like. It is an object of the invention'to provide a cutting device of this nature in which the cutting blade is replaceable, advantage be ing taken of the fact that the blades used in certain type of safety razors are applicable for this purpose, and are serviceable even after their usefulness in a safety razor has ended. Accordingly a frame is provided capable of ready attachment to a wall or piece of furniture and so shaped as to receive and retain the blade of a safety razor with a portion of the edge thereof exposed; an element of the frame serving to guide the article to be severed in contact with the cutting edge. A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature which can be readily and cheaply manufactured. It is preferred, therefore, to make the frame of the cutter as a substantially unitary stamping.

The invention will now be described in greaterparticularity with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof and in which;

Figure is is a view in side elevation of the cutting device in the position in which it would occupy when secured to a table or other horizontal surface.

Figure 2 is a view of the cutting device looking from above in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of the cutting device looking from the left in Figures 1 and 2 and illustrating the manner in which the blade is inserted in the device.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cutting device taken in the plane indicated by the line 4l4 in Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawing the cutting device is shown as disposed in the position it would occupy were it secured to a table, counter or other horizontal surface where it would very probably find its most useful application. It

will be obvious, however, that the device is equally effective when secured to a wall or other vertical surface. The frame of the cutting device comprises a. base portion a having struck out therefrom ears 6 formed with apertures 0 whereby the base may be secured by screws or the like to a wall or piece of furniture. One end of the base portion a is extended and bent to form a support d for the blade retaining member e the member (2 extending for the length of the retaining member and being slotted as at d for the reception of a blade f.

The blade f is preferably formed with one cutting edge 7 and the opposite edge of the blade is provided with a grip or back 7.

It will thus be seen that by securing the blade retaining housing 6 to the support d a safety razor blade may be inserted in the device from the left, looking in, the direction of Figure 1, and will be retained in position by the housing 0. This housing is preferably formed by bending a piece of sheet metal in the form of a cylinder with the proximate sides spaced slightly for the passage of the blade. If desired the piece of sheet metal may have stamped therefrom an end 6 which may be bent down to form a closure for the end of the holder. Any convenient means may .be used for securing the blade holder e to the sup port d such as solder, for instance.

The end of the base at opposite to the support 03 is also bent upwardly and shaped to form a guard g slotted as at g. The guard 9 serves as a guiding means for the article to be severed by the blade which in the form of a piece of string or the like will, when drawn against the guard g be guided in contact with the edge 7 and be severed thereby.

It will thus be seen that a particularly convenient and effective cutting device for cord, string and the like has been provided which can be readily stamped out of sheet metal with a minimum number of operations.

It will be obvious that the frame need not be formed as a unitary structure, but the base a; and ears I) might be formed in one piece to which might be secured a unitary structure composed of the pieces of the sup-port d and the guard 9. Changes in the composition and relation of parts device comprising the combination with a'- safety razor blade having a single cutting edge of a pressed sheet'rnetal frame formed with a base portion having struck out therefrom apertured ears for securing said deviceto asurface', a portion bentupwardly at an-angle with said base and formed with a slot for the passage of the blade substantially do'w'vn'\vard1y th'er'cthrough and disposed as support) therefor; a tubular member secured to the upper side of the blade support to'retain the blade in cutting position, and a portion of said frame formed With'a-slot for the passage of the blade and bent upwardly towards said first mentioned portion'tofoi'lnan angle with the cutting edge of the blade to guide the article to be cut in contact therewith.

Thissp'ecification signed this'17 day of October A; D." 1923. I WILLIAM HAAS