Linoleum cutter

Claim 1

A LINOLEUM CUTTER COMPRISING A BAR-LIKE BODY WHICH IS SLIDABLE ALONG OVER TWO PIECES OF LINOLEUM EXTENDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND ADHERED TO A FLOOR OR OTHER SURFACE BEING COVERED WITH A MARGINAL PORTION OF ONE PIECE LAPPED OVER A MARGINAL PORTION OF THE OTHER PIECE, SAID BODY HAVING SMOOTH LARGE AREA COPLANAR BOTTOM SURFACES DISPOSED FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT OVER THE LINOLEUM PIECES AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID OVERLAPPED MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE LINOLEUM PIECES DURING A GAGING AND CUTTING INCIDENTAL TO THE FORMATION OF A BUTT SEAM AND SAID COPLANAR SURFACES BEING SPACED TO PROVIDE BETWEEN THEM A BODY RECESS OVERLYING SAID OVERLAPPED MARGINAL PORTIONS, A GAGE BAR CARRIED BY THE BODY AND EXTENDING INTO THE RECESS AS A SHELF RECEIVABLE BETWEEN THE OVERLAPPED MARGINAL PORTIONS AND EQUIPPED WITH A GAGE DISPOSED TO SLIDE ALONG AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE OVERLAPPED MARGINAL PORTION AND ACCURATELY GUIDE MOVEMENT OF THE BODY, AND A CUTTER RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON THE BODY AND DEPENDING INTO THE RECESS IN EXACT ALIGNMENT WITH THE GAGE FOR CUTTING THROUGH THE OVERLAPPING MARGINAL PORTION ALONG A LINE EXACTLY MATCHING AND OVERLYING THE GAGE CONTACTED EDGE, THEREBY TO CONDITION THE CUT EDGE TO FIT EXACTLY AGAINST THE GAGE CONTACTED EDGE IN THE FORMATION OF A BUTT SEAM.