Carpet seam cutter

• Main Author: FUNGER, EDWARD A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 23.11.1988
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: CUTTING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HAND CUTTING TOOLS; HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LAUNDERING; MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEVERING; TEXTILES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

A device (10) for cutting overlapped carpet sections (12a, 12b) so as to produce matched seams is disclosed. The device (10) comprises a generally planar base plate (16) having an upper and a lower surface. Two generally planar side plates (22) are provided on the base plate (16) adjacent the respective opposed side edges of the base plate (16) so as to protrude downwardly below the lower surface. A handle (24) having a longitudinal axis is affixed to the upper surface of the base plate (16) between the two side plates (22) with the longitudinal axis in angled relation to the upper surface and in generally parallel relation to the side plates (22). A cutting blade (26) is rigidly and adjustably affixed to the device (10) between the side plates with its cutting edge (28) in generally parallel relation to the longitudinal axis, the cutting blade (26) protruding sufficiently below the lower surface so as to be positionable in operative cutting relation to the overlapped carpet sections (12a, 12b).