Patent ID: 7513183

Claim:
A cutter for sheet metal panels comprising: an elongate base plate adapted to maintain a ribbed sheet metal panel in a fixed position relative to said elongate base; said elongate base plate having a first base plate end wall spaced from a second base plate end wall; a first base plate side wall extending between said first base plate end wall and said second base plate end wall; a second base plate side wall spaced from said first base plate side wall and extending between said first base plate end wall and said second base plate end wall; a first cutting surface; said first cutting surface having a first cutting surface end wall spaced from a second cutting surface end wall; a first cutting surface side wall extending between said first cutting surface end wall and said second cutting surface end wall; a second cutting surface side wall spaced from said first cutting surface side wall and extending between said first cutting surface end wall and said second cutting surface end wall; a shear edge along said first cutting surface side wall of said first cutting surface; said elongate base plate and said first cutting surface being coplanar; said first cutting surface being pivotally connected to said elongate base plate at a junction of said second base plate end wall and said first base plate side wall; a shear cutting blade hingedly connected to said first cutting surface adjacent said shear edge; said shear blade and said shear edge cooperating to cut a metal panel placed thereon; whereby said first cutting surface can be pivoted with respect to said elongate base plate such that a sheet metal panel on said main portion of said elongate base table can be cut at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheet metal panel.