| 摘要 |
A manually operated floor grooving tool (10) is provided which has opposing front (22) and rear (24) ends with a seam-following roller (30) at its front end (22) and a groove-following roller (70) at its rear end (24). The tool (10) also employs a pair of grooving blades (44,44'), one (44) at the front end (22) and one (44') at the rear end (24). The front grooving blade (44) is inclined upwardly and rearwardly with its cutting tip (48) located just behind the forward axis of rotation (34) of the seam-following guide (42). The rear-end grooving blade (44'), on the other hand, projects rearwardly from the rear end (24) of the tool (10) and is inclined upwardly and forwardly and behind the groove-following roller (70). The front-end grooving blade (44) is utilized to form a groove (12) along abutting sections of flooring (14,16) with the seam-following guide (30) following the seam (18) between the abutting sections (14,16) and with the groove following guide (70) traveling in the groove (12) formed by the front-end grooving blade (44). At a vertical abutment (103), such as a wall or a cabinet, the orientation of the tool (10) is reserved so that the rear-end grooving blade (44') is directed toward the vertical abutment (103). Since the rear-end grooving blade (44') projects beyond the end of the tool (10) in which it is secured, it can complete the formation of the groove (12) all the way up to the vertical abutment (103). The groove (12) is thereafter filled with sealant in a conventional manner. The tool (10) and blades (44,44') of the invention can also be utilized to create curved grooves (212) in a flooring surface which are later filled with sealant to form decorative patterns. <IMAGE> |
