Patent ID: 6112417
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A47G,B26B,E04F

Abstract:
A hand operated trimmer for trimming an edge of floor covering provided in sheet form that is being installed on a floor so that the cut edge of the floor covering will lie closely against an adjacent wall, said trimmer comprising a cutting blade having a cutting edge, and an elongate base member having means supporting said cutting blade disposed thereon, said means supporting said cutting blade comprising a mounting base, wherein said elongate base member has elongate external surfaces arrayed so as to define a generally triangularly shaped cross section, with two of said elongate external surfaces of said base member meeting essentially at a right angle, and the other elongate external surface which is opposite said right angle providing an open and substantially unbounded covering-receiving surface for receiving the floor covering, said cutting blade being mounted closely adjacent said covering-receiving surface and in a substantially perpendicular relationship thereto, and pressure applying means for pressing the sheet of floor covering against said open covering-receiving surface, said pressure applying means being supported by said mounting base and being spaced a slight distance from said covering-receiving surface so as to define a covering-receiving entry location for the sheet of floor covering to pass longitudinally along said open covering-receiving surface, said cutting blade being mounted such that said cutting edge resides substantially in a plane that extends in a longitudinal direction of said base member for alignment with the intended direction of travel of the floor covering as it moves along said open covering-receiving surface, whereby upon an installer inserting into said trimmer the edge of the sheet of floor covering, the sheet of floor covering separating somewhat from the floor and entering said entry location, the external surfaces of said base member meeting at a right angle can be moved along the intersection of the floor with the wall, with said cutting blade cutting the sheet of floor covering at a location that will coincide with the intersection of the floor with the adjacent wall.