Patent ID: 6023846
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A manually operated tool for the shaping of edges of drywall panels having a gypsum core sandwiched between opposed paper surfaces, said tool comprising:a) a housing elongated upon a center axis and comprised of a base portion and paired opposed sidewalls which define with said base portion a straight guide channel terminating in opposite extremities,b) several cutting members secured within said channel and centered upon said axis, each cutting member being of metal construction and comprised of:1) a circular bottom portion having means for securement to said base portion,2) a circular sidewall upwardly emergent from said bottom portion and bounded by an exterior surface and concentrically disposed interior surface, said interior and exterior surfaces terminating upwardly in a circular rim whose width is defined by the distance between said interior and exterior surfaces, and3) a circular cutting edge associated with said rim,c) the several cutting members being secured within said guide channel such that said cutting edges are in coplanar alignment, andd) relief passageways formed in said opposed sidewalls adjacent each cutting member.