Brick cutting apparatuses and methods
AssigneeVAST Enterprises, LLC
InventorSteven George Smith
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, apparatuses and methods for cutting a brick including a base configured to selectively support the brick. An actuating assembly is movable along a cutting line. The actuating assembly is movable by a cutting distance at least equal to a height of the brick. A shear blade is removably attached to the actuating assembly. The shear blade is movable with the actuating assembly along the cutting line. The shear blade is configured to shear the brick along the cutting line when moved toward the base through the brick.
Claims22
An apparatus for cutting a brick, the apparatus comprising:
- a base configured to selectively support the brick;
- an actuating assembly movable along a cutting line, the actuating assembly movable by a cutting distance at least equal to a height of the brick;
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- a shear blade removably attached to the actuating assembly, the shear blade movable with the actuating assembly along the cutting line, the shear blade configured to shear the brick along the cutting line when moved toward the base through the brick.
A method of cutting a polymeric brick, comprising:
- positioning the polymeric brick with respect to a cutting apparatus to align a portion of the polymeric brick to be cut with a cutting line of the cutting apparatus;
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- actuating a shear blade of the cutting apparatus to move along the cutting line and shear the polymeric brick substantially along the cutting line, wherein actuating the shear blade includes actuating a mechanical advantage device to provide sufficient force to press the shear blade through the polymeric brick.
A method of cutting a brick, comprising:
- fixedly attaching a first shear blade to a manual cutting apparatus, the first shear blade including a first blade profile;
- positioning the brick with respect to the cutting apparatus to align a portion of the brick to be cut with a cutting line of the cutting apparatus;
- manually actuating the first shear blade of the cutting apparatus to move along the cutting line and shear the brick substantially along the cutting line to cut the brick in a pattern corresponding to the first blade profile;
- removing the first shear blade;
- fixedly attaching a second shear blade to the cutting apparatus, the second shear blade including a second blade profile different from the first blade profile;
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- manually actuating the second shear blade of the cutting apparatus to move along the cutting line and shear the brick substantially along the cutting line to cut the brick in a pattern corresponding to the second blade profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.