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US 5,842,402 AGranted
Safety device with cutting edge used when cutting fabric and like products
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InventorCourtney E. Collier
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A safety device with a cutting edge used with a cutting tool when cutting fabric and other similar items. The safety device designed to protect a first hand of a user of the device when a second hand is using the cutting tool. The safety device includes a base with an upwardly extending vertical protective guard. The guard is sufficient in height to protect the first hand of the user should the cutting tool accidently ride up and over the top of the cutting edge. The cutting edge includes a ruler for measuring the fabric to be cut. On one side of the base is the cutting edge with ruler for guiding the cutting tool when cutting fabric. On an opposite side of the base is a hand rest for receiving the first hand of the user. The hand rest is sufficient in width to receive the first hand on top thereof and for allowing the first hand to apply pressure on top of the fabric as it is cut. A top portion of the guard includes a protective lip to prevent the cutting tool from accidently engaging the top of the first hand during the cutting process. Also the protective lip can be used for lifting and moving the safety device.
A one-piece safety device used with a cutting tool when cutting fabric, the safety device designed to protect a first hand of a user holding the safety device in place on top of the fabric when a second hand is using the cutting tool, the one-piece safety device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Guards or sheaths or guides for hand cutting tools; Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools: arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools
Tool carrier or guide affixed to work during cutting: entirely work supported
Cutting: with signal, scale, or indicator
Hand-held cutting tools not otherwise provided for
Term ended 7 Jan 2017 (estimated)
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(a) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a safety device used when cutting fabric and like products and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a safety device with cutting edge designed to protect a user's hand when using the cutting edge to cut fabric.
(b) Discussion of Prior Art
The accompanying drawings illustrate complete preferred embodiments of the present invention according to the best modes presently devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the subject safety device with cutting edge. The safety device is shown being held in place by the left hand of a user while the right hand holds a rotary cutter for cutting layers of fabric.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the safety device illustrating ranges of width and height of the device's structural members for providing complete protection of the user's hand.
In FIG. 1, a perspective view of the subject safety device is illustrated having general reference numeral 10. The safety device 10 broadly includes a horizonal base 12 with an upwardly extending vertical protective guard 14. On one side 16 of the base 12 is a straight edge or cutting edge 18 which acts as a guide for guiding a rotary cutting tool 20 along the length of the edge 18 and cutting layers of fabric 21. While a rotary cutting tool 20 is shown in this drawing it should be kept in mind that a knife or other types of cutting tools can be used equally well with the subject invention. Also while the fabric 21 is shown, the safety device 10 can be used equally well in other industries for cutting a variety of different types of products.
On an opposite side 22 of the base 12 is a hand rest 24 for receiving a first hand 26 of the user of the device 10. The vertical protective guard 14 divides the base 12 into side 16 and opposite side 22. A second hand 28 is shown holding the rotary cutting tool 20 and cutting layers of fabric 30 along the length of the straight edge 18. The first hand 26 is shown as a left hand while the second hand 28 is shown as a right hand. Obviously for a left handed person, the second hand 28 could be shown as a left hand holding the tool 20 and the right hand used for holding down the safety device 10.
In this drawing, a top portion 30 of the vertical protective guard 14 is shown with a horizontal protective lip 32 formed therein and extending over a portion of the hand rest 24 on the opposite side 22. The width of the lip 32 is at least 1 inch or greater for added protection to the first hand 26. Should the tool 20 accidently climb the protective guard 14 or the tool 20 accidently dropped, the protective lip 32 is designed to protect the top of the first hand 26 from the sharp cutting edge of the rotary cutting tool 20.