US5365915A
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Tile cutting tool
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-06-07
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Granted: 1994-11-22
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Expires: 2013-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A tile cutting tool including two opposing cutters integrally and respectively extended from two pivoted blades and disposed in reversed directions, two jaw plates respectively fastened to the cutters at one side, a cutting wheel fastened between the cutters and the jaw plates for making a scratch on the workpiece, the jaw plates including one having a concave middle part and the other having a convex middle part fitting over the concave middle part, whereby the jaw plates are worked against each other to break the workpiece along the scratch being made on the workpiece by the cutting wheel.
Inventors
- 👤 Chin-Yung Yu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:09
CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28D; B28D1/00; B28D1/22; B28D1/225
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A tile cutting tool comprising two opposing pivoted blades moved to work against each other, a cutter unit comprised of two cutters integrally and respectively extended from said pivoted blades and disposed in reversed directions, a chuck unit comprised of a first jaw plate and a second jaw plate respectively fastened to said cutters at one side, a cutting wheel fastened between said cutter unit and said chuck unit for making a scratch on the tile to be cut, said jaw plates including one having a concave middle part and the other having a convex middle part fitting over said concave middle part, whereby said cutters are worked against each other to cut the edge of the workpiece; said jaw plates of said chuck unit are worked against each other to break the workpiece along the scratch being made on the workpiece by said cutting wheel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A tile cutting tool comprising two opposing pivoted blades moved to work against each other, a cutter unit comprised of two cutters integrally and respectively extended from said pivoted blades and disposed in reversed directions, a chuck unit comprised of a first jaw plate and a second jaw plate respectively fastened to said cutters at one side, a cutting wheel fastened between said cutter unit and said chuck unit for making a scratch on the tile to be cut, said jaw plates including one having a concave middle part and the other having a convex middle part fitting over said concave middle part, whereby said cutters are worked against each other to cut the edge of the workpiece; said jaw plates of said chuck unit are worked against each other to break the workpiece along the scratch being made on the workpiece by said cutting wheel.
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