公开(公告)号：US20170157785A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15432423

申请日：2017-02-14

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Eitan LANDAU ,  Sagiv ZELTSER ,  Ilan BURLO ,  Benny SAKAT

IPC: B26B17/00 ,  B26B29/04

CPC classification number: B26B17/006 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/681 ,  A61B5/6831 ,  A61B2503/06 ,  A61B2562/0257 ,  B26B27/00 ,  B26B29/04 ,  Y10T83/0405

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a cutting apparatus for cutting a strap to a desired length. The cutting apparatus includes a handle body with first and second handles and a head affixed to the handle body. The head includes an attachment mechanism to allow a strap to be cut to be releasably secured to a first end the head. The cutting apparatus further includes a blade disposed proximate to a second end of the head. The length of the head or the distance between the first end of the head and the blade approximates a device body length. The present disclosure further includes a method of using a handheld cutting apparatus for cutting a strap to a desired length, such that the combined length of the strap and a device to be attached to an object, approximates the circumference of the object.