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US 12,623,366 B2Granted
Cutting guide for cutting fibrous or thick sheet materials
OwnerLee Hiram Stevensinventor
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Abstract
A cutting guide for laying out, squaring and facilitating the cutting of fibrous batt insulation materials used in building construction is described. The cutting guide permits the substantially uniform compression of underlying materials and provides a straight edge along which a knife can be slid to uniformly cut the underlying material. A handle is provided to facilitate the even application of pressure along the guides length.
Claims19
A cutting guide for use with a knife for cutting fibrous and/or thick sheet materials, the guide comprising:
- a rectangular body having a generally horizontally-disposed top side intersecting with left and right longitudinal sides that extend downwardly from the top side at a side angle of at least 30 degrees and terminate in respective left and right longitudinal bottom edges, the rectangular body having first rule markings on its top surface proximate one or both the left and right longitudinal sides;
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- a grip rail assembly comprising a grip rail elevated above the rectangular body by a two or more of elevating spacers attached to the grip rail and the rectangular body, the grip rail being configured to be held in a hand of a person and being substantially parallel to the right longitudinal side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.