Fiberglass insulation cutting tool

• US 5,214,852 A
• Filed: 06/11/1992
• Issued: 06/01/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joseph Napolitano
• Original Assignee: Joseph Napolitano
• Inventors: Napolitano, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Yost, Frank T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAYER, HWEI SIU CHOU
• Application Number:
  US07/897,022
• Time in Patent Office: 355 Days
• Field of Search: 30/125, 30/162, 30/151, 30/329, 30/332, 30/337, 30/317, 30/2
• US Class Current: 30/125
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 5/005 specially adapted for cutting cardboard, or wall, floor or like covering materials
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 21/18 for setting wall or ceiling slabs or plates tools for mosaic work B44C

Abstract

A fiberglass insulation cutting tool is described as including a blade extending forwardly from the front portion of a one-piece housing having a handle grip for the user to grasp onto. The front portion of the tool is rounded at the bottom and is tapered inwardly from its sides, to compress under pressure the fiberglass insulation to be cut by the blade as the tool is dragged rearwardly in use.

Claims

1. A fiberglass insulation cutting tool comprising:

a one-piece housing having front and rear portions;

a cutting blade extending forwardly from said front portion and having a downwardly extending cutting edge;

with said front portion of said housing being downwardly rounded at the bottom thereof from front-to-back;

with said housing also including a plate extending at the underside of said housing from said front portion towards said rear portion;

with said housing further including a hand grip wherein a recess is provided between said hand grip and said plate to allow the fingers of a user to be inserted for grasping onto in dragging said housing rearwardly when cutting insulation;

and with said plate and said rounded bottom of said front portion of said housing serving to compress insulation ahead of said cutting blade as said housing is dragged rearwardly in use.

2. The fiberglass insulation cutting tool of claim 1 wherein said front portion of said housing is also tapered from side-to-side.

3. The fiberglass insulation cutting tool of claim 1 wherein said cutting blade is removable, and wherein said housing also includes a compartment for storing said cutting blade when not in use.

4. The fiberglass insulation cutting tool of claim 3 wherein said compartment is located at said rear portion of said housing.

5. The fiberglass insulation cutting tool of claim 1 wherein said housing additionally includes a longitudinal finger extending forwardly from said rear portion of said housing for serving as a belt clip for said tool.