# US 11,077,572 B2 · Edge guide

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- Number: US 11,077,572 B2
- Document ID: US11077572B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/592,861
- Filed: 2019-10-04
- Published: 2020-04-09
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-04
- Assignees: Velocity, A Managed Services Company
- Applicants: Velocity, The Greatest Phone Company Ever, Inc.
- Inventors: Greg Kiley; Bradley Chesler
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077572B2

## CPC

- B26B 25/007: {Operable only in combination with guiding means, e.g. paper cutters}
- B26B 25/005: {Manually operated, e.g. pizza cutters}
- B26B 29/00: Guards or sheaths {or guides} for hand cutting tools; Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools (guards for hair clippers or dry shavers B26B19/38)
- B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)

## Abstract

An edge guide for a hand-held material rotary cutter includes a thin body having a first planar surface configured for receiving a blade and a second planar surface opposing the first planar surface. The second planar surface is configured to engage a blade receptacle of the rotary cutter. A circular portion defines a first portion of the body. A continuous linear edge is formed at a portion of the circular portion. The continuous linear edge is configured for guiding the rotary cutter in a linear direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An edge guide for a hand-held material rotary cutter comprising:
a body having a first planar surface configured for receiving a blade and a second planar surface opposing the first planar surface, the second planar surface configured to engage a blade receptacle of the rotary cutter;
a circular portion defining a first portion of the body, the circular portion including a first linear edge; and
a wing defining a second portion of the body, the wing extending from the circular portion;
a continuous linear edge configured for guiding the rotary cutter in a linear direction, wherein a first portion of the continuous linear edge is formed by the first linear edge of the circular portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The edge guide of claim 1, wherein the wing includes a second linear edge, and wherein a second portion of the continuous linear edge is formed by the second linear edge of the wing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The edge guide of claim 1, further comprising an aperture formed through the circular portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The edge guide of claim 1, wherein the circular portion is segmented by the first linear edge thereof.

### Claim 5

An edge guide for a hand-held material rotary cutter comprising:
a body having a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposing the first planar surface, the first planar surface including a recess configured to receive a blade and the second planar surface configured to engage a blade receptacle of the rotary cutter;
a circular portion defining a first portion of the body; and
a continuous linear edge formed at a portion of the circular portion, the continuous linear edge configured for guiding the rotary cutter in a linear direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The edge guide of claim 5, wherein the recess is formed in the circular portion.