Patent ID: 8601925

Claim:
A dental prosthesis mold cutting apparatus for cutting a dental prosthesis mold, said apparatus comprising: a panel having an upper side; a cutting assembly being attached to said panel and extending upwardly from said upper side, said cutting assembly being configured to cut into a dental prosthesis mold, said cutting assembly having restricted lateral movement and unrestricted vertical movement, said cutting assembly including; a disc shaped blade; and a support being attached to said blade and supporting said blade above said upper side, said support being configured to allow vertical movement of said blade with respect to said upper side and restrict lateral movement of said blade, said support including; a base being attached to said panel; an arm being pivotally coupled to said base, said arm having a distal end with respect to said base, said blade being attached to said distal end, said arm including a pair of sections pivotally coupled together to allow for a distance between said distal end and said base to vary as said distal end is vertically manipulated; a pair of lateral buttresses being attached to said panel, said arm being positioned between said lateral buttresses; and a rod being coupled to each of said lateral buttresses, said rod being vertically slidable on each of said lateral buttresses, said rod being attached to said arm; a saddle including a mount and a plate, said mount being releasably coupled to said upper side, said plate being configured to releasably receive the dental prosthesis mold; and wherein said saddle is configured to support the dental prosthesis mold while the dental prosthesis mold is being cut.