Claims
- 1. A modular tool to remove grout comprising: an elongated handle, said handle having a substantially pear-shaped transverse cross section and a base with a protrusion extending therefrom and continuous with said base, a pair of flanges, said flanges extending along opposing sides at a bottom portion of said base and extending in a downward direction and curving inward towards each other, each of said flanges having two apertures therethrough, said apertures disposed at opposite ends thereof, and said flanges defining a slot therebetween, said slot extending into the bottom portion of said base; a plurality of carbide-tipped saw blades, said blades incorporating a linear formation of teeth, and each of said blades defining two apertures, said apertures disposed at opposite ends thereof, said blades insertable into said slot so that said apertures of said blade are in registry with said apertures of said flanges; and means for securing said blades within said slot, said apertures of said blades and said apertures of said flanges receiving said blade-securing means, said blade-securing means urging said flanges toward each other to compress said blades therebetween.
- 2. The modular tool to remove grout according to claim 1, wherein said blade-securing means comprise a plurality of screws.
- 3. The modular tool to remove grout according to claim 1, wherein said blades, once inserted into said slot and secured therein, are immediately adjacent to each other, thus to form, in such assembly, a substantially continuous grout-contacting surface.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is based on Provisional Patent Application No. 60/039,857 filed on Mar. 5, 1997.
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