Patent ID: 6543141
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B26B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus which is a safety ruler and guide used when cutting material, the apparatus designed to protect a user's first hand when holding the apparatus on top of the material while the second hand is cutting the material with a rotary cutter or other cutting tool, comprising;a base guide; a vertical guard mounted exactly upright to the base guide; a space clearance, and a hook clearance; wherein the base guide further comprising a first edge and a second edge for guiding the cutting tool when cutting the material, a first based end, and an opposite base end; wherein the vertical guard further comprising a guard first end and a guard opposite end; wherein the guard first end is attached on the same plane as the base first end of the base guide, and wherein the guard opposite end extends to within approximately one inch from the base opposite end of the base guide, forming the space clearance between the guard opposite end and the base opposite end.