Cutter for carpet tiles
US4646439A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/8822
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved cutter for carpet tiles is provided which can be used to quickly and accurately cut individual tile sections for completing a carpet installation between previously laid field tile and adjacent baseboards or walls. The preferred cutter includes a base plate together with a depending stop designed to engage the exposed edge of a field tile; a horizontally reciprocal, carriage-supported knife blade is mounted adjacent and above the upper surface of the plate in alignment with the stop. In practice a tile to be cut is slid under the knife until it engages the adjacent wall, whereupon the knife is moved horizontally to cleanly cut a tile section for insertion in the space therebelow. Use of a cutter in accordance with the invention can double or even triple the work output of an installer, as compared with conventional trimming practices.
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