Patent ID: 7413428
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B28B

Abstract:
1. A tool for forming a body of soft clay for making a pottery article comprising: an elongate body having an elongate exterior bottom, an elongate exterior top, at least two sides each having an exterior surface, a first end and a second end; said bottom having a surface which is substantially planar substantially throughout the elongate longitudinal length and transverse width of said body; one of said sides having a flat exterior surface extending generally longitudinally along and substantially perpendicular to said bottom and forming a sharp edge with said bottom, another of said sides having an exterior surface with a generally rounded cross-section blending into the bottom and differing from a cross-section of the exterior surface of said one side; a tapered region adjacent said first end with a generally convex surface which blends into the top and tapers toward said one end and the bottom with a decreasing thickness of the body and said generally convex surface extends across said top; one of said ends having a generally semi-circular shape with an exterior surface substantially perpendicular to said bottom and forming a sharp edge with said bottom; and each of said top, bottom, side, sharp edge and convex surface has a configuration constructed for forming at least a portion of a body of soft clay.