Patent ID: 8689778

Claim:
A masonry cutting device, comprising: an integral frame having a plate structure comprising a horizontal top member, a first vertical side member, and a second vertical side member, wherein both side members are secured to and extend from a base, and a center space formed between thereof, wherein said top member has an integral stationary lower edge adapted for being an elongated upper cutting surface, wherein said integral upper cutting surface comprises a horizontal center surface portion, a first angled planar surface portion extending downwardly from a distal end of said center surface portion toward said first vertical side member, and a second angled planar surface portion extending downwardly from an opposite distal end of said center surface portion toward said second vertical side member; a manually-operable lifting device supported upon said base of said frame below said upper cutting surface and within said center space, wherein said lifting device is adapted for vertical movement relative said frame; and a lower cutting blade having a movable cutting edge in substantially parallel alignment with said horizontal center surface portion of said elongated upper cutting surface and attached to an upper end of said lifting device such that operation of said lifting device causes said movable cutting edge to vertically move along said first vertical side member and said second vertical side member of said frame towards said upper cutting surface for cutting a masonry item between thereof.