Patent ID: 8251052
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: B28D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cutting a brick, the apparatus comprising: a base configured to selectively support the brick; an arm pivotably attached to the base, the arm being pivotable about an axis substantially parallel to the base; an actuating assembly attached to the arm and movable along a cutting line of direction relative to the brick, the actuating assembly movable by a cutting distance at least equal to a height of the brick, wherein the arm is pivotable with respect to the base to one or more configurations between a first configuration in which the cutting line is perpendicular to the base and a second configuration in which the cutting line is substantially parallel to the base; and a shear blade removably attached to the actuating assembly, the shear blade movable with the actuating assembly along the cutting line, the shear blade configured to shear the brick along the cutting line when moved toward the base through the brick.