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Abstract

A cutting tool is configured to cut a tube. The cutting tool comprises a tube cutter. The tube cutter includes a housing having a blade opening and a profile defining a tube opening configured to receive the tube. The tube cutter also includes a blade arranged in the blade opening and extending into the tube opening. The cutting tool further comprises a handle having a grip portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion configured to removably attach the tube cutter to the handle. The cutting tool also comprises a ratcheting mechanism configured to alternatively lock and unlock the tube cutter for rotation with the handle. When the tube cutter is attached to the mounting portion, the tube is arranged in the tube opening, and the handle is rotated in a first direction about the pipe, the ratcheting mechanism locks the tube cutter for rotation with the handle, such that the tube cutter rotates with the handle and the blade cuts the tube. When the tube cutter is attached to the mounting portion, the tube is arranged in the tube opening, and the handle is rotated in a second direction that is opposite the first direction about the pipe, the ratcheting mechanism allows the handle to rotate relative to the tube cutter.

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First Claim