Patent ID: 6880543
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: B23D,B27B,B28D

Abstract:
1. A tile cutter comprising: (a) a cutting wheel; (b) a motor which drives the wheel in use; (c) a main housing body and a worktop mounted on the main housing body to define a cutting surface upon which tiles may be supported when being cut; (d) the main housing body comprising a first compartment for housing the motor; and a second compartment for housing the cutting wheel, the second compartment and a portion of the first compartment being formed from a one-piece component to define an open topped water compartment and a sealed top for the first compartment respectively; and (e) wherein the worktop has a main body fixedly secured to the main housing body and has an access opening closed by a movable access lid overlying the second compartment to close the open top of the water compartment, the access lid being hingedly attached to the main body of the worktop to enable the lid to be hingedly moved about a hinge axis parallel to the plane of the cutting wheel to provide access to the water compartment, a support being provided to maintain the access lid at a desired angle relative to the cutting wheel such that the lid defines a mitre guide to enable a mitre edge to be cut in a tile, the worktop further including one or more open topped drainage channels communicating with the cutting surface and the water compartment to permit, in use, water to drain from the cutting surface to the water compartment.