Patent ID: 6644156
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutting table for cutting pieces of fabric comprising:a frame; a table surface mounted on the frame and adapted to support the fabric; a first edge guide adapted to receive an edge of the fabric; a cutter manually movable along a linear cutting path substantially perpendicular to the first edge guide and adapted to cut first and second opposed edges of apiece of fabric; first and second light emitting devices emitting respective first and second light beams, the second light beam being spaced further from the cutter than the first light beam in a direction substantially perpendicular to the linear cutting path, the first and second light beams emitting light in a direction substantially parallel to the linear cutting path, the second light beam providing a second edge guide substantially perpendicular to the first edge guide and adapted to align the first edge of the piece of fabric after being cut by the cutter; and a manually powered drive supporting the first and second light emitting devices in a spaced apart relationship, the drive being manually operable to simultaneously move the first and second light emitting devices through equal displacements in opposite directions substantially perpendicular to the linear cutting path.