Tool and method for controlled cutting
AssigneeMr. Joseph John Holtgreive
InventorJoseph John Holtgreive
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Abstract
A Tool and method for making controlled cuts using a templete cutting guide to facilitate the registration and cutting of a workpiece including, an elongated body portion having a top face and a bottom face separated by a thickness, a cutting guide slot sized to receive a cutting blade and extending through the thickness of the elongated body which may include guide lines with equidistant spacing, additionally the cutting guide may utilize push pins or fasteners to secure the cutting guide to the workpiece. The purpose of this cutting guide is to allow the user the means of achieving professional results at a lower cost and with less time and effort when executing precise cuts in material such as mat board using a standard utility knife and the cutting guide of this invention.
Claims20
A template cutting guide to facilitate the registration and cutting of a workpiece, comprising:
- an elongated body portion having a top face and a bottom face separated by a thickness,
- a cutting guide slot sized to receive a cutting blade and extending through said thickness, said cutting guide slot defined by a first and second walls connected at a first and second ends, said first and second walls separated by a thickness.
A template cutting guide to facilitate the registration and cutting of a workpiece, comprising:
- an elongated body portion having a top face and a bottom face separated by a thickness,
- a cutting guide slot sized to receive a cutting blade and extending through said thickness, said cutting guide slot defined by a first and second walls connected at a first and second ends, said first and second walls separated by a thickness, and
- a first and second plurality of lines formed on at least one of said faces, said first plurality of lines running parallel to said first and second walls and having equidistant spacing, said second plurality of lines running perpendicular to said first and second walls and having equidistant spacing.
A method for cutting a workpiece using a template cutting guide having a cutting guide slot and reference marks, comprising:
- using said reference marks on said template cutting guide to register said cutting guide slot on said workpiece,
- inserting a cutting blade into said cutting guide slot, and
- using said cutting blade to cut said workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.