US 5,203,641 AGranted

Fluting tool apparatus

OwnerLyle D. Kranichinventor

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Abstract

A tool arranged for imparting a pattern upon a malleable surface to include a plate formed with a forward edge and the forward edge including a plurality of equally spaced recesses directed into the plate through the forward edge. The tool structure is arranged to include a further plate member positioned below and in a spaced relationship relative to the firstly noted plate for mounting a guide block thereon, with the guide block defining a recess to receive the lower plate complementarily therewithin, with the guide block including a plurality of guide rods telescopingly mounted within the guide block arranged in a parallel relationship relative to the upper plate and lower plate in use. The guide block is arranged to position one of the guide rods within a groove of the malleable surface and a second guide rod positioned adjacent a corner to guide the tool structure relative to a side wall and forward wall of an associated surface to be fluted.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A fluting tool apparatus comprising,

a scribing tool, said scribing tool including a first plate, said first plate including a first plate forward edge spaced from and parallel to a first plate rear edge, said first plate forward edge including a series of spaced recesses directed into the first plate from the first plate forward edge,
wherein said scribing tool further includes a second plate spaced below the first plate in a parallel coextensive relationship, wherein the first plate is defined by a first width and the second plate is defined by a second width that is less than the first width,
said second plate includes a second plate rear edge, wherein the first plate rear edge and the second plate rear edge are arranged in a single plane relative to each other wherein said single plane is orthogonally orientated relative to the first plate and the second plate,
a connecting web is fixedly mounted between the first and the second plate wherein the connecting web is mounted to a forward edge of the second plate and defines a predetermined acute angle between the connecting web and the second plate, and wherein the connecting web is mounted to a bottom surface of the first plate substantially medially of said bottom surface of the first plate.

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