Patent ID: 6647628
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A carpet cutters comprising:a blade-supporting structure, the blade-supporting structure including a guide with a forward portion and a carpet-contacting edge that a carpet installer slides along a carpet when using the carpet cutter to cut a backing portion of the carpet, which carpet-contacting edge extends along a first axis toward the forward portion of the guide; a blade mounted adjustably on the blade-supporting structure to enable adjustment of the blade to a carpet-cutting position of the blade in which the blade extends downwardly from the blade-supporting structure beyond the carpet-contacting edge of the guide; and a tuft-parting structure on the forward portion of the guide that functions as means for parting tufts on the carpet in order to facilitate carpet cutting; wherein the tuft-parting structure includes an elongated member with a tip; and wherein the elongated member protrudes forwardly beyond the forward portion of the guide along a second axis that intersects the first axis, thereby to facilitate positioning of the tip in between adjacent tufts of the carpet as an initial step in parting the tufts and positioning the carpet-contacting edge of the guide against the backing portion of the carpet.