Patent ID: 8661953

Claim:
A trimmer to cut a backing upon which an overlay is mounted so that the backing provides a uniform border around the overlay, said trimmer comprising: a cutting blade by which to cut the backing; a frame having a work surface along which the backing and the overlay mounted thereon move towards said cutting blade; a stop; a riser communicating with said stop, said riser being displaced from an at-rest position, at which said stop is located with respect to the work surface of said frame to intercept and prevent the backing and the overlay mounted thereon from moving past said stop to said cutting blade, to an elevated position, at which said stop is lifted by said riser above said work surface so that a gap is created between said stop and said work surface to permit the backing to move through said gap and past said stop to said cutting blade to be cut thereby, a rotatable control arm coupled to said riser, said rotatable control arm being rotated in a first direction to cause said riser to move to said elevated position, and said rotatable control arm being rotated in an opposite direction to cause said riser to move to said at-rest position; and a linking rod extending between said rotatable control arm and said riser such that a rotation of said rotatable control arm causes a corresponding rotation of said linking rod and a linear displacement of said riser relative to the work surface of said frame between said at-rest and elevated positions.