Guidance system and straight edge for cutting vinyl or carpet and floor covering materials and sheet goods

摘要

This invention is directed to a device designed to cut or score floor covering materials such as vinyl, linoleum, carpet and other sheet goods. The device has a metal base with a straight edge located on the front and rear portions of the meal base. Stabilizing members fixed to the top surface of the metal base provide a support for positioning pins which hold the metal base to the carpet. When cutting vinyl of linoleum floor coverings, the positioning pins are adjusted upward and the non- slip rubber coating on the bottom surface of the metal base prevents the straight edge from moving. A first guided track is fixed to the top surface of the metal base between the front portion of the metal base and the stabilizing members. The first guided; track has a channel designed to receive a cutting member. The cutting member has a vinyl knife or a carpet knife mounted to a second guided track. The cutting member is available in a right handed version and a left handed version. The second guided track of the cutting member has a glide member which is positioned within the channel of the first guided track. As the cutting member is pulled down the length of the first guided track, the blade of the knife is guided alone the straight edge of the metal base as the blade accurately cuts or scores the floor covering material.