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Handheld cutter and method for cutting vinyl floor coverings

US8601920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 2010
Grant dateDec 10, 2013
Priority date—
Expiry dateNov 17, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/0605
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hand held cutting tool for cutting vinyl flooring material. The cutting tool has a tool body with a bottom surface configured to slide across the vinyl flooring material as it is being cut. The tool body holds a hook blade above the floor level, and angling slightly outward toward the wall, roughly pointing towards the intersection between the floor and the wall. The tool body is beveled underneath the hook blade to provide a space for the vinyl to curve up against the wall. The vinyl is placed on the floor, curving up against the wall with the cutting tool body pressing the excess vinyl against the wall as the hook blade slices through the vinyl.

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