Patent ID: 8544372
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting device, comprising: a base; a sled supported on the base and guided for reciprocating linear movement relative to the base along a linear guide path, the sled including a sled surface for supporting a workpiece thereon; an elongate spine supported on the base below the sled surface and extending along the guide path; an elongate blade rigidly mounted on the spine in alignment with the guide path, the blade having an elongate sloped working edge and an elongate back opposite the working edge, the back of the blade abutting the spine and rigidly mounted thereto, the working edge of the blade extending lengthwise along the blade and being inclined away from the sled surface when the cutting device is in use from a minimum blade height at a proximal end of the working edge to a maximum blade height at a distal end of the working edge opposite the proximal end, at least a portion of the working edge and the distal end extending beyond the sled surface when the cutting device is in use; the sled being manually movable along the guide path relative to the blade while the blade is held stationary relative to the base, such that a workpiece, when supported on the sled surface, is conveyed against the working edge of the blade, thereby cutting the workpiece; and the spine being selectively movable relative to the sled surface and transversely of the guide path to thereby position the working edge of the blade further beyond the sled surface, which increases a cutting depth of the blade.