Handheld cutting device and system for cutting sheet goods

A cutting device for cutting sheet goods, the cutting device comprising:

• a base including a bottom portion and a boss that is atop the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion sits on a top surface of the sheet goods;
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• a grip including:
• a grip bottom portion that is rotatably attached to the boss, wherein the grip is configured to rotate relative to the boss along a grip axis that passes through the grip bottom portion and the boss;
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• a grip top portion having a distal end that faces the sheet goods and is located near a front of the base, wherein the grip top portion holds a blade that extends outward from the distal end towards the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the grip top portion includes a blade holding mechanism to adjustably secure the blade at a desired depth relative to the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the blade holding mechanism is a thumbscrew;
• wherein the grip is configured to rotate with respect to the boss along the grip axis such that the blade provides beveled cuts in the sheet goods at angles in a range from (−) 75 degrees to 0 degrees relative to the top surface of the sheet goods.

A cutting device for cutting sheet goods, the cutting device comprising:

• a base including a bottom portion and a boss that is atop the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion sits on a top surface of the sheet goods;
• and
• a grip including:
• a grip bottom portion that is rotatably attached to the boss, wherein the grip is configured to rotate relative to the boss along a grip axis that passes through the grip bottom portion and the boss;
• and
• a grip top portion having a distal end that faces the sheet goods and is located near a front of the base, wherein the grip top portion holds a blade that extends outward from the distal end towards the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the grip top portion includes a blade holding mechanism to adjustably secure the blade at a desired depth relative to the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the blade holding mechanism is a thumbscrew;
• wherein the grip is configured to rotate with respect to the boss along the grip axis such that the blade provides beveled cuts in the sheet goods at angles in a range from 0 degrees to (+) 75 degrees relative to the top surface of the sheet goods.

A cutting device for cutting sheet goods, the cutting device comprising:

• a base including a bottom portion and a boss that is atop the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion sits on a top surface of the sheet goods;
• and
• a grip including:
• a grip bottom portion that is rotatably attached to the boss, wherein the grip is configured to rotate relative to the boss along a grip axis that passes through the grip bottom portion and the boss;
• and
• a grip top portion having a distal end that faces the sheet goods and is located near a front of the base, wherein the grip top portion holds a blade that extends outward from the distal end towards the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the grip top portion includes a blade holding mechanism to adjustably secure the blade at a desired depth relative to the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the blade holding mechanism is a thumbscrew;
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• a grip holding mechanism that locks a position of the grip bottom portion relative to the boss for securing the grip to the base, wherein the grip holding mechanism is a thumb screw that passes through a hole in the boss and has a threaded end that engages with a threaded hole in the grip bottom portion, and wherein the threaded hole, the hole in the boss and the thumb screw are aligned along the grip axis.

A cutting device for cutting sheet goods, the cutting device comprising:

• a base including a bottom portion and a boss that is atop the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion sits on a top surface of the sheet goods;
• and
• a grip including:
• a grip bottom portion that is rotatably attached to the boss, wherein the grip is configured to rotate relative to the boss along a grip axis that passes through the grip bottom portion and the boss;
• and
• a grip top portion having a distal end that faces the sheet goods and is located near a front of the base, wherein the grip top portion holds a blade that extends outward from the distal end towards the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the grip top portion includes a blade holding mechanism to adjustably secure the blade at a desired depth relative to the top surface of the sheet goods, and wherein the blade holding mechanism is a thumbscrew;
• wherein the grip bottom portion includes a grip splined surface and the boss includes a base splined surface configured to engage with the grip splined surface, and wherein the splined surfaces enable locking rotation of the grip relative to the base, along the grip axis, in fixed degree increments.