Fastener Cutting Device

Abstract

A fastener cutting device comprises a body portion with a top surface and an back surface. The back surface is adapted to allow the device to be mounted to a flat mounting surface. The top surface has a guide extending generally parallel to the top surface above the top surface. The guide has an open end and a fixed end opposite the open end. The guide is spaced from the top surface at a dimension sufficient to accommodate a fastener. The cutting device further comprises a cutter disposed between the guide and the top surface generally adjacent to the guide fixed end. The guide and the top surface are arranged to allow the fastener to be movable therebetween such that the cutter may be brought against the fastener to cut the fastener, either by drawing the fastener against the cutter or by deflecting the guide toward the cutter.

1 . A fastener cutting device comprising a body portion, the body portion comprising a top surface and an opposite back surface, the back surface having an adhesive for securing the device to a support surface, the back surface being dimensioned to form an area sufficient to enable the adhesive to maintain a bond between the device and the support surface as cutting force is applied by a user to the device to cut a fastener during normal operation of the device, the top surface having a guide extending generally parallel to the top surface above the top surface, the guide having an open end and a fixed end opposite the open end, the guide being spaced from the top surface at a dimension sufficient to accommodate a fastener, the cutting device further comprising a cutter disposed between the guide and the top surface generally adjacent to the guide fixed end, the cutter having a cutting edge facing the guide open end, wherein the guide and the top surface are arranged to allow the fastener to be movable therebetween such that the cutting edge of the cutter may be brought against the fastener to cut the fastener. 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the body portion is a monolithic construction. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion is made of plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the cutter comprises a blade. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the body portion and blade are separate components assembled to form the device. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the cutting edge of the blade is angled. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the cutting edge of the blade forms an acute angle with the guide. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion has a length extending parallel to the guide and a width transverse to the guide, and a ratio of the length to the width is at least three. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion has a height extending between the guide and back surface, and a ratio of the length to the height is at least four. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the guide extends along the top surface a distance sufficient to cover the cutting edge of the cutter. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the guide is adapted to be deflected by a user toward the cutter to cut a fastener disposed between the guide and the cutting edge of the cutter. 
     
     
         12 . A fastener cutting device comprising a body portion, the body portion having a top surface and an opposite back surface, the body portion having a through hole adapted to receive a mechanical fastener for mounting the device to a support surface, the top surface having a guide extending generally parallel to and above the top surface, the guide having an open end and a fixed end opposite the open end, the guide being spaced from the top surface at a dimension sufficient to accommodate a fastener, the device further comprising a cutter disposed between the guide and the top surface generally adjacent to the guide fixed end, the cutter having a cutting edge facing the guide open end, wherein the guide and the top surface are arranged to allow the fastener to be movable therebetween such that the cutting edge of the cutter may be brought against the fastener to cut the fastener. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the body portion is a monolithic construction. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the body portion is made of plastic. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the cutter comprises a blade. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the body portion and blade are separate components assembled to form the device. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein a cutting edge of the blade is angled. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the cutting edge of the blade forms an acute angle with the guide. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the guide extends along the top surface a distance sufficient to cover the cutting edge of the cutter. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the guide is adapted to be deflected by a user toward the cutter to cut a fastener disposed between the guide and the cutting edge of the cutter.