Cutting tool
AssigneeD-Cut Products, Inc.
InventorCharlie Zhang
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Abstract
A cutting tool for cutting sheets of materials, such as, for example, sheets of building materials. The cutting tool includes a base defining a support surface. The base includes a slot extending through the support surface along at least a portion of the base. The cutting tool further includes a handle having a proximate end pivotally engaged with respect to the base. The handle is pivotally movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position. The cutting tool further includes a blade integrated or positioned with respect to the proximate end of the handle. The blade includes a plurality of generally flat cutting surfaces arranged in a polygonal profile. When the handle is in the closed position, the slot receives at least a portion of the blade.
Claims16
A cutting tool for cutting a sheet of material, the cutting tool comprising:
- a base defining a support surface and including a slot extending through the support surface along at least a portion of the base, the support surface including a plurality of serrations;
- a handle having a proximate end pivotally engaged with respect to the base, the handle pivotally movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position;
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- a blade integrated with respect to the proximate end of the handle, the slot receiving at least a portion of the blade when the handle is in the closed position, the blade having three or more generally flat cutting surfaces arranged in a convex polygonal profile by being continuously connected in series along an entire length of the blade, each generally flat cutting surface is a straight segment, each straight segment abruptly transitions into at least one other straight segment and two adjacent straight segments form an angle of between about 90 degrees and 180 degrees.
A cutting tool for cutting a sheet of material, the cutting tool comprising:
- a base defining a support surface;
- a slot extending through the support surface along at least a portion the base;
- a plurality of serrations positioned along both edges of the support surface directly adjacent the slot;
- a blade pivotally engaged with respect to the base and pivotally movable between an open position and a closed position, in the closed position the slot receiving at least a portion of the blade, the blade having three or more generally flat cutting surfaces arranged in a convex polygonal profile by being continuously connected in series along an entire length of the blade, each generally flat cutting surface is a straight segment having a width and a length, wherein each straight segment abruptly transitions into at least one other straight segment and two adjacent straight segments form an angle of between about 90 degrees and 180 degrees;
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- a hand grip formed with respect to the blade.
A cutting tool for cutting a sheet of material, the cutting tool comprising:
- a base defining a support surface;
- a slot extending through the support surface along at least a portion of the base;
- a plurality of serrations positioned along both edges of the support surface directly adjacent of the slot;
- a blade pivotally engaged with respect to the base and pivotally movable between an open position and a closed position, in the closed position the slot receiving at least a portion of the blade, the blade having three or more generally flat cutting surfaces arranged in a convex polygonal profile by being continuously connected in series along an entire length of the blade, each generally flat cutting surface is a straight segment having a width and a length, wherein each straight segment abruptly transition into at least one other straight segment and two adjacent straight segments form an angle of between about 90 degrees and 180 degrees;
- a hand grip attached to the blade;
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- a bracket engaging the support surface, the bracket comprising a plurality of lugs and being repositionably attachable at one of a plurality of engagement areas on the support surface, each engagement area comprising a plurality of lug slots receiving the plurality of lugs to attach the bracket to the support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.