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US 2006/0137191 A1Published application
Hot knife roof cutting tool
OwnerRay Hightowerinventor
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Abstract
A roofing tool including a linear body formed with a central handle having a mount projecting in one direction to mount a blade and a counterbalance projecting in the opposite direction.
Claims19
A counter balanced linear roofing tool comprising:
- a elongated rigid body formed centrally with a hand grip and projecting axially longitudinally there from in one direction to define on one extremity a reduced in cross section knife blade mount, the body also projecting longitudinally in the opposite direction from the hand grip to define, an enlarged in cross section elongated counterbalance, axially aligned therewith and terminating at its distal end with a transverse distally facing edge;
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- a knife blade removable mounted to the blade mount whereby a craftsman may grasp the counterbalance with one hand and slide the hand to the hand grip to manipulate the tool to direct the blade in one direction downwardly toward a strip of roofing to be drawn in one direction for cutting thereof while the counterbalance provides a moment of inertia resisting rotation of the tool in the users hand.
A combination linear roofing cutting and pressing tool comprising:
- an elongated body 1½ inches long and formed its forward extremity with an elongated forwardly opening blade slot;
- the body being formed intermediately with rectangular and transverse cross-section handle, the handle having a thickness of about ¾ of an inch and a width of about 1.3 inches;
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- the body projecting rearwardly from the handle and being formed with an elongated counterbalance defining a presser terminating at it rearward extremity and a laterally extending pressing edge having a width of 1 1/2 inches and a thickness of about 0.4 inches.
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A roofing tool comprising:
- an elongated rigid body formed centrally with a rectangular and cross-section handle having a blade mount projecting forwardly from one extremity thereof and a counterbalance projecting rearwardly from the opposite extremity thereof;
- the counter balance being formed on its distal end with a laterally projecting pressing edge;
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- a blade removably mounted to the forward extremity of the mount and including on its opposite sides laterally facing cutting edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.