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Rain Bird®, leader in the domain of irrigation systems, manufactures a drip irrigation pipe cutter, designed to slice through pipes without distorting their shape. The cutting tool has a blade attached to one handle and an anvil on the other, together designed to cooperate as a cutting jaw. The anvil is further designed to conform to the shape of a drip irrigation pipe (1/4 to 3/4 inch in diameter). A slot bisects the anvil, enabling the blade to completely slice through the conduit.
The Rain Bird® pipe cutting tool is a patented invention that was granted the US design patent, USD558553, titled Cutting tool. The patent was granted on January 1st, 2008, to Raymond P. Feith, and assigned to the Rain Bird® Corporation.
Below, an image of the patent Figure 7, together with an image of the marketed Rain Bird® drip irrigation pipe cutter. The patent Figure 7 depicts a perspective view of a partially open, Rain Bird®, drip irrigation pipe cutter.
Reference
Rain Bird® Corporation: About (website)
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