Patents Examined by N. Rachuba
  • Patent number: 5040297
    Abstract: The present fiberglass panel cutter includes a blade extractor tab for slightly displacing or deflecting scrap pieces of ductboard from their corresponding grooves, a blade height adjuster for controlling the depth of the groove, a blade with aligned apertures for ready removal from a blade mount, a canted handle, and a set of linear channels formed in a lower surface of the cutter for guiding the cutter in a straight line across the ductboard. The present invention further includes a knife with a blade set at a downward angle relative its handle to efficiently make cuts at an arm's length in ductboard which may measure four feet by eight feet. The present invention further includes a square that is infinitely adjustable and convertible between right and left handed orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Malco Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey V. Scheinost