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US 10,414,684 B2Granted
Bottle cutter apparatus, systems and methods of using the same
AssigneeCreator's Stained Glass, Inc.
InventorsRay Nicholas, Jordan Anderson, Ryan Nicholas
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Abstract
A bottle cutter apparatus, systems and methods of using the same are provided. Specifically, the bottle cutter apparatus comprises a stage for holding a bottle and a rotatable arm having a blade thereon for scoring a glass bottle, or any glass tubular item. The stage is modular and movable, thereby accommodating different sized bottles thereon for precise scoring with the arm and blade.
Claims20
A bottle cutting apparatus comprising:
- a stage module and a cutting module, wherein the stage module comprises a platform, wherein disposed on a platform is a first longitudinal bar having a first pair of movable legs and a second longitudinal bar having a second pair of movable legs, the first and second longitudinal bars are parallel and adjustably spaced apart from each other, wherein the movable legs are positionable in different locations on the platform, and further wherein the first and second longitudinal bars provide a space for a bottle to rest thereon, wherein the cutting module comprises first and second masts and a crossbeam therebetween, and a rotatable arm disposed on the crossbeam, wherein the arm comprises a downwardly positioned blade configured to engage a top surface of a bottle resting on its side to cut the bottle circumferentially as it rolls on the first and second longitudinal bars.
A method of scoring a glass bottle comprising the steps of:
- providing a bottle cutting apparatus comprising:
- a stage module and a cutting module, wherein the stage module comprises a platform, wherein disposed on a platform is a first longitudinal bar having a first pair of movable legs and a second longitudinal bar having a second pair of movable legs, wherein the movable legs are positionable in different locations on the platform, wherein the first and second longitudinal bars, are parallel and adjustably spaced apart from each other, and provide a space for a bottle to rest thereon, wherein the cutting module comprises first and second masts and a crossbeam therebetween, and a rotatable arm disposed on the crossbeam, wherein the arm comprises a downwardly positioned blade configured to engage a bottle resting on the first and second longitudinal bars;
- positioning a glass bottle on top of the first and second longitudinal bars;
- moving the arm and positioning the blade on the surface of the glass bottle;
- rotating the glass bottle;
- and scoring a top surface of the glass bottle while the bottle rests on its side to cut the bottle circumferentially with the blade by pressing down on the arm and engaging the blade with a surface of the glass bottle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.