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US 2026/0284923 A1Published application
Alignment tool for aligning cutting components in a fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus, a fibrous glass board duct cutting system, and a method of using the same
AssigneeCertainTeed Corporation
InventorsJason E. ST. JOHN, Bruce A. Hartzell, Juan C. Miranda, James A. McKenzie
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an alignment tool for aligning cutting components of a fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus may include a base component, and a top component. The top component may be slidably mounted to the base component and configured so that a first adjustable spacing dimension is created between an outer edge of the first base spacer feature and an outer edge of the first top spacer feature.
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An alignment tool for aligning cutting components of a fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus, wherein the alignment tool comprises:
- a base component having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge opposite of the first longitudinal edge, a front edge, a back edge opposite of the front edge, a stopper ridge extending up from the top surface of the base component at the front edge of the base component and a first base spacer feature extending out from the first longitudinal edge of the base component at the front edge of the base component, and
- a top component having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge opposite of the first longitudinal edge, a front edge, a back edge opposite of the front edge, and a first top spacer feature extending out from the first longitudinal edge of the top component at the front edge of the top component,
- wherein the top component is slidably mounted to the base component and configured so that a first adjustable spacing dimension is created between an outer edge of the first base spacer feature and an outer edge of the first top spacer feature.
A fibrous glass board duct cutting system comprising a fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus, and an alignment tool,
- wherein the fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus comprises a base, a mounting component, and a plurality of fibrous glass board cutting components attached to the mounting component, and
- wherein the alignment tool comprises:
- a base component having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge opposite of the first longitudinal edge, a front edge, a back edge opposite of the front edge, a stopper ridge extending up from the top surface of the base component at the front edge of the base component and a first base spacer feature extending out from the first longitudinal edge of the base component at the front edge of the base component, and
- a top component having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge opposite of the first longitudinal edge, a front edge, a back edge opposite of the front edge, and a first top spacer feature extending out from the first longitudinal edge of the top component at the front edge of the top component,
- wherein the top component is slidably mounted to the base component and configured so that a first adjustable spacing dimension is created between an outer edge of the first base spacer feature and an outer edge of the first top spacer feature,
- wherein the spacing dimension is configured to uniformly space the plurality of fibrous glass board cutting components along the mounting component of the fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus.
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A method of configuring a fibrous glass board duct cutting system, wherein the method comprises:
- providing a fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus comprising a fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus, and an alignment tool, wherein the fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus comprises a base, a mounting component, and a plurality of fibrous glass board cutting components attached to the mounting component, and
- using the alignment tool to uniformly space the plurality of fibrous glass board cutting components along the mounting component of the fibrous glass board groove-cutting apparatus:
- wherein the alignment tool comprises:
- a base component having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge opposite of the first longitudinal edge, a front edge, a back edge opposite of the front edge, a stopper ridge extending up from the top surface of the base component at the front edge of the base component and a first base spacer feature extending out from the first longitudinal edge of the base component at the front edge of the base component, and
- a top component having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite of the top surface, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge opposite of the first longitudinal edge, a front edge, a back edge opposite of the front edge, and a first top spacer feature extending out from the first longitudinal edge of the top component at the front edge of the top component,
- wherein the top component is slidably mounted to the base component and configured so that a first adjustable spacing dimension is created between an outer edge of the first base spacer feature and an outer edge of the first top spacer feature,
- wherein the spacing dimension is configured to uniformly space the plurality of fibrous glass board cutting components along the mounting component of the fibrous glass board duct cutting apparatus.
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