Appeal No. 98-1354 Application 08/218,507 APPENDIX 22. A portable cutter for cutting conduit comprising, in combination, a housing, a carriage slidably mounted on said housing for sliding movement relative thereto, a saw blade rotatably supported on said carriage, a motor mounted on said carriage and operatively connected to said saw blade for rotating said saw blade, a battery supported by said housing and connected to said motor for supplying power to said motor, gripping members carried on said housing and movable between an open position and a closed position for firmly gripping an object to be cut, means for actuating said gripping members to closed positions where they firmly grip said object to be cut, and a manually operable actuator carried by said housing and operatively connected with said carriage for moving said carriage from a retracted inoperative position to an advanced operative position where said saw blade is moved into cutting engagement with an object held by said gripping members. 14Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14Last modified: November 3, 2007