Cutter for trimming tiles
OwnerWen-Chih Cheninventor
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Abstract
A cutter for trimming tiles comprises generally a flat rectangular base, a first trapezoidal seat pivoted to one end of the base, a second trapezoidal seat sliding about an arcuate rail perpendicular to the other end of the base, a pair rail rods extended parallel to the axis of the base and secured at their two ends into the first and second trapezoidal seats respectively so that the rail rods can laterally swing about the arcuate therewithin. A cutting tool slides about the rail rod thereon having a cylinder shaft attached with a handle and a blade rotatably secured to the center of the cutting tool. So that cutter of the present invention can trim a straight line, a beveled straight line, a curve or a circle in a tile.
Claims4
A cutter for trimming a tile comprising:
- a flat rectangular base, said base having a threaded axle hole at a center of one end thereof, a square scale abutting a positioning plate transversely and slidably secured on said base adjacent the threaded axle hole, an arcuate rail secured to the other end perpendicular to the axis of said base and a collapsible sustainer foldably secured on said base and abutting said arcuate rail;
- a first trapezoidal seat pivotally secured to the threaded axle hole at one end of said base and fastened by a threaded pin, said first trapezoidal seat having an axle hole centrally formed on a bottom made in registry with said threaded axle hole of said base and a pair of transverse recesses respectively formed at the upper corners;
- a second trapezoidal seat slidingly secured to said arcuate rail at the other end of said base by a T-shaped pin, said second trapezoidal seat having an axle hole centrally formed at a bottom and a pair of transverse recesses respective formed at the upper corners and made in registry with the pair of recesses of said first trapezoidal seat;
- a pair of rail rods of elongate cylinder body secured at their two end into the transverse recesses of said first and second trapezoidal seats and positioned parallel to the axis of said base thereabove;
- a cutting tool sliding on said rail rods thereabout and along the axis thereof;
- whereby said rail rods can laterally slide about said arcuate rail on the thread axle hole of said base and said cutting tool slides on said rail rods to trim a straight line, a beveled straight line, a circle or a curve in a tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.