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US 6,719,504 B2Granted
Motorized grout-removing device
OwnerJames Downeyinventor
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Abstract
A device for removing grout from between a joint. The device comprises at least one handle member with at least one guide and at least one motor portion. The motor portion has at least one cutting member. The guide and the cutting member are aligned. The guide is adapted to guide the cutting member along the joint.
Claims18
A device for removing grout from between a joint between adjacent tiles on a planar surface, said device comprising:
- a planar at least one handle member having a forward end and a rearward end and a motor portion connected to said rearward end of the handle member, said handle member having an opening therethrough for receiving a hand of a user, said motor portion having a motor and at least one cutting member;
- a first guide in the form of a wheel mounted adjacent the forward end of said handle member and a second guide in the form of a wheel mounted adjacent the rearward end of said handle member, said guides being in planar alignment with said handle member, said guide and said cutting member being axially aligned for axial alignment thereof with said grout;
- said guides guiding said cutting member along said joint while engaging tiles on said planar surface.
A device for removing grout from a joint, said device comprising:
- two planar handle members, each having a forward end and a rearward end, and one motor portion connected to said rearward end of each handle member, each said handle member having an opening therethrough for receiving a hand of a user, said motor portion having a motor and at least one cutting member, and
- wheels mounted adjacent the forward end of each of said handle members and wheels mounted adjacent the rearward end of each of said handle members, said wheels being in planar alignment with said handle members said wheels and said cutting member being axially aligned to axial alignment thereof with the grout, said wheels guiding said cutting member along said joint.
A device for removing grout from a joint, said device comprising:
- one planar handle member and two motor portions, said two motor portions being a first motor portion and a second motor portion, said handle member having a forward end and a rearward end, wherein said forward end is connected to said first motor portion and said rearward end is connected to said second motor portion,
- said handle member having an opening therethrough for receiving a hand of a user, each said motor portion having a motor and at least one cutting member,
- a wheel mounted adjacent the forward end of the handle member and a wheel mounted adjacent the rearward end of the handle member said wheels being in planar alignment with said handle member, said wheels and said cutting member being axially aligned for axial alignment thereof with said grout, said wheels guiding said cutting member along said joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.