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Tile cutting device having parallel blades

  • US 4,578,865 A
  • Filed: 05/01/1984
  • Issued: 04/01/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cutting device having two blades which are used to form a rabbet edge on acoustical tile which comprises:

  • (1) a hollow handle having an interior longitudinal channel with a beveled opening at the front end and a longitudinal slot extending into said channel;

    (2) a rectangular blade-retaining body having two opposing narrow surfaces and two upwardly extending parallel sidewalls within said channel;

    (3) two generally U-shaped clips which are adapted to the surfaces and sidewalls of said blade-retaining body, the first clip being in a fixed relationship to said body and the second clip being slidable with respect thereto;

    (4) two single edge blades mounted in parallel on opposite sides of said blade-retaining body, one blade being mounted in said first clip and thus fixed to said body and he second blade being mounted in said second clip so that it is slidable with respect to said body;

    (5) means for adjusting said slidable blade to its desired cutting depth comprising a projection which extends upwardly from the second clip through the slot in said handle to be impressed forward by the user.

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