Patent ID: 8640686
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: B28D

Abstract:
1. A tile rebate cutting apparatus comprising: a guide member forming a linear guide; and a rebate cutting tool including a chassis, said chassis slidably coupled to said guide member, said rebate cutting tool incorporating at least two rebate cutting devices, said rebate cutting tool adapted to engage with said guide member to move along a predetermined line determined by a position of said guide member to enable a plurality of rebate cuts forming a rebate to be made in a tile, a first of said rebate cutting devices arranged to make a first of said plurality of rebate cuts in a surface of said tile, a second of said rebate cutting devices arranged to make a second of said plurality of rebate cuts in an edge of said tile, said second of said plurality of rebate cuts located approximately perpendicular to said first of said plurality of rebate cuts and passing through said first of said plurality of rebate cuts to sever a piece of material from said tile to form said rebate; and a cutting tool carrier including a tile cutting part and a rebate cutting part, said rebate cutting part angularly positioned with respect to said tile cutting part in a manner in which said tile cutting part is pivoted to a position clear of said tile when said tile is cut by said rebate cutting part and said rebate cutting part is pivoted to a position clear of said tile when said tile is cut by said tile cutting part, a body of said cutting tool carrier pivotally mounted on said chassis to accommodate movement between a tile cutting position and a rebate cutting position.