Patent Publication Number: US-2015065011-A1

Title: Diamond Cutting Tool for Plastic Ornamentation and Method Thereof

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     Embodiments of the present invention relates to a diamond cutting tool and method of using the diamond cutting tool for plastic ornamentation. The method provides shinier plastic surface to prepare attractive and interesting ornaments. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Conventionally, plastic ornamentation is done by molding the plastic material by providing heat treatment. Further, the plastic material is cut or can be given a shape through various treatments such as simple flaming, drilling, cutting using cutter and the like. However, such treatments involve the risk of warping problem. For example, excess heat distorts the shape of the plastic. Usage of drilling equipment involves a risk of breakage or deformation in the plastic. Similarly, cutting by a cutter is performed manually and thus involves imprecision issue in shaping the plastic. 
     Further, the plastic material can be polished by using a simple flaming method or by using a scrapper for scrapping the edges. However, such techniques include the risk of deformation of the plastic material without providing the required finishing to the plastic. Further, manual scrapping of a plastic requires a significant effort and time on user&#39;s behalf. 
     Based on the afore-mentioned, an efficient tool and a corresponding method for usage of the tool are required for ornamentation of a plastic material by overcoming the drawbacks of existing techniques. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of using a cutting tool for ornamentation purpose. The method may include positioning a work piece in proximity to a cutting tool. The cutting tool may include a shank and a cutting end. The cutting end is comprised of, but not limited to, a compact mass of sharp diamond dust. The cutting end extends longitudinally from the shank and coaxial therewith. Further, the method includes activating the cutting tool to perform one of cutting and polishing of at least a portion of the work piece. Herein, activating the cutting tool enables movement of the cutting tool for positioning thereof, and spinning of the cutting end to perform one of cutting and polishing of a portion of the work piece based on the positioning of the cutting tool. Herein, the work piece may include a plastic material. 
     Further, embodiments of the present invention provide a diamond cutting tool for an ornamentation purpose. The diamond cutting tool may include a shank and a cutting end. Further, the cutting end comprised of a compact mass of sharp diamond dust. The cutting end extends longitudinally from the shank and is coaxial therewith. The cutting end may include a curvy portion and a pointed tip portion. Herein, the pointed tip portion extends longitudinally from the curvy portion. The pointed tip portion adapted for cutting of at least a portion of a work piece based on the positioning of the cutting tool with respect to the work piece. Herein, the work piece comprises a plastic material. The curvy portion is adapted to spin to perform one of cutting and polishing of the work piece based on positioning of at least one of the work piece and the cutting tool with respect to each other. 
     In an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising the cutting tool is used for ornamentation of the plastic material. In another embodiment, subsequent to cutting/shaping of the plastic material with diamond cutting tool, the plastic material may undergo metal plating for enhancing aesthetic appearance of the plastic. For metal plating of the plastic, the plastic material may be made rough from the surface where metal needs to be deposited. In an embodiment, after cutting the plastic material, the surface of the plastic may be made rough by using, but not limited to, the diamond cutting tool so as to deposit precious or semi-precious metals, such as copper, chromium, god, silver and the like, thereon. For example, in case of gold plating on any plastic material (that is cut and shaped using diamond cutting tool), the surface of the plastic material may be made rough so as to deposit gold of 8, 9, 14, 18, or 22 karats. Such metal plating is to further enhance the appearance of the plastic material. 
     Advantageously, the present invention provides a diamond cutting tool having sharp diamond dust for cutting, shaping and polishing a plastic material for ornamentation thereof. The cutting tool is adjustable to a particular position and to an angle with respect to a plastic wok piece that needs to be ornamented. Further, the angle of the cutting tool may be altered with precision. For example, the angle of the cutting tool may be altered by a single degree up to 360 degree. The cutting tool includes a curvy portion having, but not restricted to, a compact mass of diamond dust that is utilized for enhancing smoothness of a surface or a corner of the plastic material. Further, the pointed tip portion is utilized for cutting at least a portion of the plastic material to give shape to the plastic material. Herein, the pointed tip is made up of sharp diamond dust and does not require more pressure to be exerted on the plastic material, and thus makes the cutting and shaping of the plastic material easy. Thus, both cutting and polishing (finishing) is provided by the cutting tool for providing aesthetic appearance to the plastic material. The method of using the diamond cutting tool provides shinier plastic surface to prepare attractive and interesting ornaments. Accordingly, the present invention may be utilized for preparing jewelry or other products from the plastic material. 
     A more detailed explanation of the invention is provided in the following detailed descriptions and appended claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Having thus described the invention in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale. Further, like reference numerals/letters indicate corresponding parts in various drawings. The diagrams are designed to illustrate the essence of the invention as well as a number of different preferred configurations for this invention. However, they shall not limit the range of possible configurations. 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a diamond cutting tool, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an exemplary apparatus for ornamentation purpose by utilizing a diamond cutting tool, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a method of using a diamond cutting tool for plastic ornamentation, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The following is a detailed description and explanation of the preferred embodiments of the invention and best modes for practicing the invention. 
     This disclosure describes the subject matter for patenting with specificity to meet statutory requirements. However, the description itself is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. The principles described herein may be embodied in many different forms. 
     An embodiment of the present invention provides a diamond cutting tool and a method of using the diamond cutting tool for ornamentation purpose of a material such as a plastic material. The diamond cutting tool may include a shank and a cutting end. The diamond cutting tool may be used manually or electronically. In an embodiment, the shank may be movably connected to a support bar and the cutting end may be coaxially connected to the shank. The cutting end may have a pointed tip portion configured for smooth cutting of the material that may be positioned below the pointed tip portion of the cutting end. Herein, the smooth cutting may refer to the cutting without requiring an external pressure from the pointed tip portion to the material. 
     The cut material may require further smoothening of the edges or other surfaces of the material (hereinafter may interchangeably be referred to as “plastic material’ or ‘work piece’). For this, the curvy portion of the cutting end may be utilized to smoothen (or polish) the material or a portion of the material. The cutting tool may be activated one of electronically or manually for cutting and polishing of the material. Activation of the cutting tool enables movement in the cutting tool to perform one or more functionalities for ornamentation of the work piece. Due to this, the cutting end may be moved, over the plastic material to cut the plastic material accordingly. For example, movement of the shank across the length of the support (where the cutting tool may be affixed to) may accordingly cut the material placed below and in contact with the pointed tip portion. Further, the cutting tool may be adjusted manually at a particular position or angle with respect to the plastic material for cutting thereof. Further, the cutting end (of the diamond cutting tool) may spin on activation of the cutting tool to enable surfacing of the material through the curvy portion thereof. 
       FIG. 1  depicts a diamond cutting tool  100  that may be utilized for ornamentation purposes. The ornamentation may include, but is not limited to, cutting, shaping, and polishing (finishing) of a material. In an embodiment, the material for ornamentation includes a plastic. As depicted, the diamond cutting tool  100  may include a shank  102  that may be adapted to movably affix to a support bar (not shown) for positioning of the cutting tool  100 . The support bar may include any bar where the shank  102  can be fixed (or supported). Alternatively, the shank  102  may be moved manually. Further, the cutting tool  100  includes a cutting end  104  that extends longitudinally from the shank and coaxial therewith. The cutting end may be comprised of a compact mass of sharp diamond dust. Further, in an embodiment, the cutting end is comprised of one of a sharp-edged diamond and a material coated with sharp diamond. For example, the cutting tool may be made up of a synthetic diamond or carbon steel coated with diamonds on the sides thereof. 
     The cutting end  104  may include a curvy portion  106  and a pointed tip portion  108  extending longitudinally from the curvy portion  106 . The pointed tip portion  108  may be adapted for cutting of at least a portion of a work piece (as shown in  FIG. 2 ) such as a plastic material. The pointed tip portion  108  may cut the work piece (or at least a portion of the work piece) based on the positioning of the cutting tool  100  with respect to the work piece. In an embodiment, the cutting tool  100  may be positioned by moving along a length of the support bar (not shown) to adjust the curvy portion  106  and the pointed tip portion  108  with respect to the position of the work piece for enabling at least one of cutting, shaping and polishing thereof. Further, in an embodiment, the shaping to the work piece may be provided by cutting through the pointed tip portion  108  or by spinning of the curvy portion  106  against the work piece to peel off an extra material (plastic) or irregular potion of the work piece. 
     In another embodiment, the cutting tool  100  may be positioned angularly for adjusting to an angle with respect to the work piece for providing an aesthetic appearance to the work piece. For example, the cutting tool  100  may be positioned in a way to enable the work piece to position along with a point such as a point ‘A’, of the curvy portion  106  for polishing (smoothening) or providing shaping to the work piece. 
     Further, the work piece may be positioned with respect to the cutting end  104 . For example, the work piece may be positioned below the pointed tip portion  108  for cutting or shaping purposes. For example, the work piece may be positioned along with a portion of the curvy portion  106  for polishing or finishing of the work piece. Further, in an embodiment, the work piece may also be movable against a direction of spinning of the curvy portion  106  for cutting, shaping or polishing of the work piece through the spinning of the curvy portion  106 . 
     The cutting tool  100  may be activated electronically or manually. On activation of the cutting tool  100 , the cutting end  104  (or the curvy portion  106 ) may be adapted to spin to perform one of cutting, shaping or polishing of the work piece based on positioning of at least one of the work piece and the cutting tool  100  with respect to each other. In an embodiment, the curvy portion  106  may be adapted to spin independent of the pointed tip portion  108  for performing one or more tasks for ornamentation purpose of the work piece. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an exemplary apparatus  200  for ornamentation purpose by utilizing a diamond cutting tool, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the apparatus  200  includes the cutting tool  100  that is affixed to a support bar  202 . The cutting tool  100  may be made up of a compact mass of diamond dust having radius in millimeters and thus can be utilized for precision cutting, shaping and polishing of a work piece. The cutting tool  100  is movable through length of the support bar  202  by using an activator mechanism  204 . Further, the support bar  202  may be movable perpendicularly from top to bottom or vice versa through an adjusting mechanism  206  fixed to a support structure  208 . The support bar  202  is movable through adjusting mechanism  206  to adjust the position of the cutting tool  100  with respect to a position of the work piece such as the work piece  210 . The work piece may include, but is not limited to, a plastic material. Further, the cutting tool  100  is movable through the length of the support bar  202  to adjust the position of the cutting tool  100  with respect to the position of the work piece  210 . 
     The work piece  210  may be positioned below and in contact with the cutting tool  100 . More specifically, the work piece  210  may be positioned below and in contact with a pointed tip portion  108  for enabling cutting thereof by the cutting tool  100 . Furthermore, the work piece  210  may be positioned along the side of the cutting end  104  of the cutting tool  100  for shaping or polishing of the wok piece  210 . For example, if the work piece needs to be shaped or polished from one corner thereof then the corner of the work piece  210  may be positioned along the curvy portion  106  of the cutting end  104 . In this, the curvy portion  106  may spin to peel off extra or irregular portions of corner edges of the work piece  210  for providing proper shaping to the corner of the work piece  210  or for polishing (finishing) of the corner of the work piece  210 . 
     The cutting tool  100  may be activated electronically through the activator mechanism  204  for enabling the cutting tool  100  to adjust the position or angle thereof. For example, the activator mechanism  204  may enable the cutting tool  100  to move along the length of the support bar  202 . Further, the activator mechanism  204  may enable the cutting end  104  to spin on its axis for altering an angle of the cutting tool  100  with respect to positioning of the work piece  210 . In an embodiment, the curvy portion  106  may spin independent of the pointed tip portion  108  of the cutting end  104 . 
     Similarly, the work piece  210  may be positioned with respect to the position of the cutting tool  100 . In an embodiment, the work piece  210  may be movable longitudinally to adjust the position thereof with respect to the adjustment of the cutting tool  100 . For example, the work piece  210  may he movable inside and outside of the support structure  208  as depicted by an area  212  (depicted by a dotted block) wherein the work piece  210  may be adjusted. In an embodiment, the work piece  210  may further be moved perpendicularly up and down through an additional adjusting mechanism (not shown) for the work piece  210  (such as the adjusting mechanism  206  for the support bar  202 ) of the support structure. 
     Further, for example, considering that the work piece  210  is a plastic sheet that needs to be cut from the corner to bring out a circular shape from the plastic sheet. In this case, either the cutting tool  100  may be moved, to the corner portion of the work piece  210 , by utilizing the activator mechanism  204  or the work piece  210  may be moved inside the support structure  208  to position the corner portion of the work piece  210  below the pointed tip potion  108 . Once the cutting tool  100  and the work piece  210  are positioned correctly with respect to each other, the cutting tool  100  may cut the corner portion by utilizing at least one of the sharp curvy portion  106  and the pointed tip portion  108  of the cutting tool  100 . Herein, in one embodiment, the work piece  210  may be moved against the direction of spinning of the curvy portion  106  of the cutting tool  100  for shaping/polishing of the work piece  210 . 
     The curvy portion  106  and the pointed tip portion  108  of the cutting tool  100  may be extremely sharp and thus in an embodiment, the pointed tip portion  108  may need not press on a plastic work piece, such as the work piece  210 , for cutting or polishing of the work piece  210 . For example, the pointed tip portion  108  may cut the work piece  210  by making a light contact with the work piece and moving along the axis of the support bar  202 . Thus, the apparatus  200  may facilitate the cutting tool  100  to perform smooth functioning (such as cutting, shaping and polishing) on the work piece  210  for providing an aesthetic appearance to the work piece  210 . Further, the cutting tool  100  may be adapted to polish the work piece  210  (i.e., plastic material). 
     It may be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the cutting tool  100  is not restricted to perform the above mentioned functionality. Further, the apparatus may be designed with different shape and design to facilitate the cutting tool  100  to perform tasks for ornamentation purpose of the work piece  210  (i.e., the plastic material). For example, the cutting tool  100  may be utilized for metal plating of the work piece  210  (i.e., the plastic material) for enhancing the aesthetic appearance thereof. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a method of using a diamond cutting tool for plastic ornamentation, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The order in which the method is performed is not intended to be construed as limitation, and further any number of steps may be combined in order to implement a method or an alternative method without departing from the scope of this invention. Further, the method  300  may be understood more clearly when read in conjunction with  FIGS. 1 and 2 . 
     At step  302 , a work piece may be positioned in proximity to the cutting tool, such as the cutting tool  100 . The cutting tool may be include, but is not limited to, a shank (such as the shank  102 ). The diamond cutting tool  100  may be utilized manually or electronically. For example, the shank of the diamond cutting tool  100  may be adapted to affix to a support bar, such as the support bar  202  and a cutting end, such as the cutting end  104 . Further, in case of manual usage of the diamond cutting tool  100 , the shaft may not be connected to the support bar and may be moved manually for positioning thereof. 
     The cutting end may extend longitudinally from the shank and arranged coaxially therewith. Further, the cutting end may comprise of a compact mass of sharp diamond dust. 
     Further, the work piece may be made up of a plastic material, such as a work piece  210  (as described in conjunction with  FIG. 2 ). For example, the work piece may be positioned under the cutting end, such as under a pointed tip portion  108 , of the cutting tool for enabling the cutting tool to cut the work piece in different shapes and sizes. Further, the work piece may be positioned along the side of the cutting tool. For example, the work piece may be positioned adjacent to a curvy portion, such as the curvy portion  106 , of the cutting tool. 
     Further, at step  304 , the cutting tool may be adjusted to an angle with respect to the position of the work piece. The angle of the cutting tool is adjusted based on a type of cutting or designing required on at least a portion of the work piece. Further, the angle of the cutting tool may be adjusted with respect to the position of the work piece for providing an aesthetic appearance to the work piece. Further, the step  302  and the step  304  may be executed interchangeably to adjust the position of the cutting tool and the work piece with respect to each other. 
     Once the position and/or angle of the cutting tool and the work piece are adjusted with respect to each other, at step  306 , the cutting tool may be activated to perform one or more functionalities for ornamentation of the work piece. For example, the cutting tool may perform cutting and polishing of at least a portion of the work piece. Herein, the cutting may include, but is not limited to, a task of cutting and shaping of the work piece. Further, polishing may include, but is not limited to, scrubbing to make a surface of the work piece smooth and shining. 
     In an embodiment, the cutting tool may be activated electronically by initiating an electronic mechanism, such as an activator mechanism  204  as described in conjunction with  FIG. 2 . Such activation of the cutting tool may enable the cutting tool to move across a length of the support bar for positioning thereof. Further, such activation of the cutting tool may enable the cutting end to spin on its axis for performing one of cutting and polishing of a portion of the work piece based on positioning of the cutting tool and the work piece. Alternatively, the cutting tool may be positioned manually for performing one of cutting/shaping and polishing of a portion of the work piece based on the positioning of the cutting tool with respect to the work piece. 
     Further, in an embodiment, the curvy portion of the cutting tool may spin independently of the pointed tip portion of the cutting end. In an embodiment, spinning of the curvy portion may enable cutting (peeling off) and polishing of a portion of the work piece. For example, a portion of the work piece may be adjusted in proximity to the curvy portion of the cutting end for peeling off a surface of the portion (of the work piece) to an extent. Such peeling off the surface may be utilized for providing shiny surface to the work piece. For example, in case the work piece is a plastic material. The cutting tool may cut the plastic material into a specific shape and size. Further, the shaped material may be polished through the curvy portion of the cutting tool to provide a shiny and an attractive surface to the shaped material. In an embodiment, the cutting tool may be utilized to prepare shiny surfaces to prepare attractive and interesting ornaments such as jewelry. 
     It may be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the cutting tool (such as the cutting tool  100 ) may be utilized with various other arrangements for positioning and activation thereof for ornamentation purposes. Further, the present invention is not limited to preparation of ornaments through plastic material. Further, other metallic and non-metallic components may be designed or ornamented by utilizing the cutting tool. 
     While the disclosure has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and various embodiments, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. 
     The embodiments as disclosed and described in the application (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) are intended to be illustrative and explanatory of the present inventions. Modifications and variations of the disclosed embodiments, for example, embodiments of the apparatus and tool employed (or to be employed) as well as the method used (or to be used), are possible; all such modifications and variations are intended to be within the scope of the present inventions.