Patent ID: 6935544

Claim:
A manual tile cutter, comprising a support base ( 1 ) with an upper surface for stable positioning of tiles to be cut, longitudinal guides ( 3 ) for a moveable folding head assembly ( 4 ) with a grip handle ( 5 ), a cutting wheel support ( 6 ) for marking a cutting line on the tile, and stops ( 7 ) to cause breaking of the tile along the cutting line marked by the wheel; characterised in that the support base ( 1 ) has side walls ( 2 ) that as they rise are inclined outwards, onto which the longitudinal guides are fixed at each end; the base ( 1 ) on its larger sides has flat wings ( 8 ) fitted so as to be pivotable on horizontal turning shafts that allow said wings ( 8 ) to pivot downwardly into a horizontal position when in use, in the same plane as the base ( 1 ), or upwardly into a vertical position for transport and being perpendicular to the base ( 1 ).