Methods, apparatus and kits for measuring and cutting irregular shaped items
AssigneeOmnitek Partners LLC
InventorsJahangir S Rastegar, Thomas Spinelli
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Abstract
A method for measuring and cutting a tile. The method including: laying tiles other than the tile to be cut to define a space corresponding to the tile to be cut; arranging a plurality of pieces in the space to cover at least a portion of a surface area of the space, the plurality of pieces sticking together to form a tile blank; removing the tile blank from the space; and transferring dimensions of the tile blank to an uncut tile. Also provided is a kit for measuring a tile. The kit including a plurality of flat pieces, the plurality of flat pieces being formed in at least one of a plurality of different shapes and a plurality of different sizes, the plurality of flat pieces being capable of sticking to each other.
Claims20
A method for measuring and cutting a tile, the method comprising:
- laying tiles other than the tile to be cut to define a space corresponding to the tile to be cut;
- arranging a plurality of separate pieces in the space to cover at least a portion of a surface area of the space, the plurality of separate pieces sticking together to form a single tile blank;
- removing the single tile blank from the space;
- and
- transferring dimensions of the single tile blank to an uncut tile.
A kit for measuring a tile, the kit comprising a plurality of separate flat pieces, the plurality of separate flat pieces being formed in at least one of a plurality of different shapes and a plurality of different sizes, the plurality of separate flat pieces being capable of sticking to each other.
A tile blank comprising a plurality of separate flat pieces formed from one or more of a plurality of shapes and sizes that are stuck together to form at least a portion of a shape of a tile to be cut.
A method for measuring and cutting an item, the method comprising:
- defining a space corresponding to the item to be cut;
- arranging a plurality of separate pieces in the space to cover at least a portion of a surface area of the space, the plurality of pieces sticking together to form an item blank;
- removing the item blank from the space;
- and
- transferring dimensions of the item blank to a full item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.