Patent ID: 6053393
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for shaving material from a surface, comprising dis placing a blade having an elongated member over said surface in predetermined directions and orientations while concurrently applying a vacuum to a leading end of said elongated member forming a shaving tip portion for shaving material from said surface, said blade tip portion having a wedge-shaped cross-section to produce a thin leading edge extending transversely of the longitudinal extent of said elongated member, and concurrently actuating vacuum means integral with said blade device for suctioning material debris from said surface concurrently with said shaving tip portion shaving said material from said surface, through a vacuum passageway formed in said elongated member, said passageway having a first end terminating proximate said blade tip portion and an opposite end communicating with a bore formed in said elongated member being connected with a source of vacuum for evacuating suctioned material away from said surface.