Patent ID: 8210509
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B27B,B28D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securing a tile for cutting, the apparatus comprising: a base member; a first arm extending substantially perpendicular from the base member, the first arm having a ledge extending from the base along substantially the length of the first arm wherein said first arm having a component spaced above said ledge forming a slot inbetween and including actuation member to move said component by increasing and decreasing said space slot; a second arm extending substantially perpendicular from the base member, the second arm having a ledge extending from the base along substantially the length of the second arm wherein said second arm having a component spaced above said ledge forming a slot inbetween and including actuation member to move said component by increasing and decreasing said space slot; an extension of the ledge of the first arm, the extension providing a recess in the first arm for receiving a corner of a tile; and an extension of the ledge of the second arm, the extension providing a recess in the second arm for receiving a corner of a tile; wherein the first arm and second arm and base member define an open interior space into which a tile may be placed such that two opposed corners of the tile rests within the ledge extensions of the first arm and second arm.