US 12,434,407 B2
Cutting device for manual ceramic cutters
Juan Antonio Quesada Barbero, Rubi (ES); and David Martínez Galindo, Rubi (ES)
Assigned to GERMANS BOADA, S.A., Rubi (ES)
Appl. No. 18/260,163
Filed by GERMANS BOADA, S.A., Rubi (ES)
PCT Filed Nov. 12, 2021, PCT No. PCT/ES2021/070819
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 30, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/084134, PCT Pub. Date May 19, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0058991 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B28D 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC B28D 1/225 (2013.01) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cutting device for manual ceramic cutters, comprising:
a support provided with a vertical hole in which a cutting tool is accommodated, the support being further provided with a horizontal hole with at least a rear threaded segment in which a handle is mounted acting as a lever for moving the support and actuating the cutting tool;
wherein said cutting tool comprises a bar provided with a first end accommodated through the vertical hole of the support and a second end carrying a cutting wheel for marking a break line in ceramic pieces to be cut, and a frontal face of the bar facing the horizontal hole of the support;
wherein the bar of the cutting tool comprises a longitudinal groove on said frontal face, and
wherein the cutting device further comprises:
a rod mounted in the horizontal hole of the support capable of longitudinal movement and the rod having at a front end a frontal appendage which is located inside the vertical hole of the support and which is accommodated in the longitudinal groove of the cutting tool, immobilizing said cutting tool when said rod is pushed by the handle towards a front position for locking the cutting tool; and
a spring configured to act against the rod and move the rod towards the front position for locking the cutting tool.