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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016005 | Combination mortise and tenon jig A combination mortise and tenon jig has a body including a platform having an open section with first and second clamp legs on opposite sides for holding a workpiece therebetween with the workpiece part in which a mortise or tenon is to be cut facing toward the open... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7882867 | Mortise/tenon machine A mortise/tenon machine has a base which includes two side plates, a guiding plate installed between the side plates transversely and horizontally, numbers of openings formed on a side of the guiding plate, and a rail member installed between the side plates and in ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7819146 | Jig apparatus A jig apparatus for aiding in the formation of a variety of mechanically interconnecting structures or joints in workpieces. The jig apparatus may include a base and a template mounting system for adjustably positioning a template with respect to the base. A securin... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7766059 | Hinge and strike plate mortise kit A kit for forming mortises in door edges and door frames for flush-mounting door hinges, strike plates and latch plates is provided. The kit generally includes a template holder and a plurality of templates mountable to the template holder. The templates provide gui... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7721776 | Tiles and apparatus, system and method for fabricating tiles and tile patterns A router template for fabricating a contoured tile from a workpiece is provided. The router template includes a body that defines a cavity in which a nest is formed for retaining a workpiece during a cutting operation. A bearing path is defined within the body that ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7347233 | Table saw jig for cutting box joints A jig for cutting box joints on a table saw, including guide bar clamps adapted to be joined to guide bars of a table saw; a spacer joined to the guide bar clamps; a spacer strip joined to the spacer, the spacer strip defining spacer apertures; a board clamp joined ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343945 | Milling system and method A milling system for milling patterns into a workpiece is disclosed. The system comprises a baseplate having an aperture and a template disposed within the aperture and positionable in a plurality of registrated orientations relative to the baseplate. The baseplate ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337812 | Multi-function adjustable router base An adjustable router base suitable for attachment to conventional manual routers. In one configuration, the router base permits easy and accurate adjustment of the router bit relative to a variety of fixed guiding edges (e.g., the edge of a workpiece or a straight e... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311331 | Method and apparatus for raising and lowering a trailer A combination is disclosed having a trailer, telescoping support members, and a drive. The drive has a motor and a drive shaft, and the drive shaft has a first end portion affixed to a first cross member and a second end portion affixed to a second cross member. The... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290350 | Devices, systems, and methods for framing The invention is adapted particularly for simplifying the difficult task of measuring the openings of picture frame mats, and then transferring those measurements to a mitering machine for the purpose of accurately cutting, to the proper length, a piece of picture f... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7240596 | Workbench holder system A workbench holder system comprising a stop piece having a height and a thickness and a length in a generally rectilinear configuration with a first end having a first angled cut and with a second end having a second angled cut, one cut being at an obtuse angle and ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240704 | Dado guide An apparatus for cutting a precision dado in a board includes a base member. The base member includes an adjustable clamp that surrounds a guide fence and which can move along the length of the fence. The fence is clamped to the board where desired for each dado. Th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241091 | Decoration-used mold unit A decoration-used mold unit for defining a border on a work piece to facilitate cutting or milling. The mold unit includes an elongated rectangular main body formed with a first window for processing a first sink and a second window for processing a second sink. A f... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7195043 | Router guide A router guide including a base member configured for attachment to a workbench in two different orientations. A clamping member is secured to the base member by threaded fasteners at each of its opposite ends so as to form a slot of variable height between the clam... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179027 | Tool for positioning templates with respect to curved rail A tool for positioning a plurality of templates with respect to a curved rail includes a flexible spine that carries a plurality of templates. Each of the templates defines an opening adapted to guide a cutting tool to form a picket hole in the rail. The templates a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174653 | Method and device for marking trim miters for a bull-nose corner A method and device for marking trim miters for a bull-nose corner is provided. Embodiments for wainscotting, crown molding and baseboard are also disclosed. The device comprises a molded, hand-held structure which envelopes a portion of the bull-nose corner and pro... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143795 | Coping saw attachment for spiral cut-off tools An apparatus for an attachment for a cut-out tool 16 whereby the cut-out tool is used to cut an identical image of a molding prototype template 22 into a work piece. The attachment is comprised of a base platform 18 having means for mounting the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7040206 | Straddle safety pusher system An adjustable pushing apparatus (50) for safely moving a work piece (22) past a cutting tool (16). The apparatus includes a body (52), a first leg (56), a second leg (58) and a moveable center leg (60) defining a leg ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7020975 | Plaque with alignment and attachment system for symbols An assembly for placing alphanumeric symbols on a frame having a face. The assembly comprises a template and at least one alphanumeric locator. The template is adapted to fit against the face of the frame in accurate position thereon, with the template having an ope... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007731 | Base frame for fixture A base frame for holding fixtures used in woodwork includes an extruded body having a raised top central portion formed into a dovetailed open-topped upper channel, two lowered wing portions located at each lateral side of the upper channel and formed into two symme... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003889 | Template for fitting exit hardware on a door A template for cutting a door has a first sidewall having a plurality of through holes through the first sidewall indicating centers of proposed mounting holes, and a plurality of through slots, each having first and second edges separated by a width. Both the first... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994498 | Lockset drilling guide A lockset drilling guide and a method of forming holes in a door are provided. The drilling guide includes a frame and at least a first opening and a second opening defined in the frame. The first opening is positioned at approximately 90 degrees to the second openi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978813 | Semi-automatic mortising machine A semi-automatic mortising machine includes a support base, a support bar, a guide device, a working device, a distance adjusting device, and a dust collection box. Thus, the displacement direction can be controlled in a manual manner during the working process, and... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6929042 | Semi-automatic mortising machine A semi-automatic mortising machine includes a support base, a support bar, a guide device, a working device, a distance adjusting device, and a dust collection box. Thus, the displacement direction can be controlled in a manual manner during the working process, and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926477 | Jig assembly A jig assembly for use with work piece and a hand-held power tool having a cutting bit includes a first member and at least one insert. The first member has a first opening and is configured to be positioned adjacent a first side of the work piece. The at least one ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910837 | Lockset drilling guide A lockset drilling guide and a method of forming holes in a door are provided. The drilling guide includes a frame and at least a first opening and a second opening defined in the frame. The first opening is positioned at approximately 90 degrees to the second openi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901680 | System for spacing flutes on a workpiece A system, apparatus, and method for spacing and aligning flutes to be routed in a workpiece is disclosed. The system includes a flute-spacing jig with spaced alignment holes, a workpiece aligner, and a fence guide. Additionally, the system can include a T-square wit... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899152 | Dovetail jig A set of plates that interact to control the action of a router to direct it to shape interlocking components in sheet materials. The device is mainly applicable to dovetail joints but it can be applied to lettering and decoration. One of the plates supports the rou... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6845699 | Apparatus and a method for manufacturing complex shapes A wood working tool includes a cutting blade, a carrier, which can receive wood, and a guide device associated with the carrier for causing movement past the cutting blade on a predetermined path, so that a timer carried by the carrier can be cut reproducibly to siz... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6588468 | Router table joint making machine A machine for use with a table-mounted router to form a wide variety of woodworking joints by manipulating a workpiece to engage the router cutter in predetermined locations, in some instances by reference to a joint element template, and in other instanc... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6491073 | Multi-position biscuit cutting guide An adjustable multi-position biscuit cutting guide according to present invention is embodied in an elongated rectangular member, or body, having a plurality of slidably adjustable guide members disposed along its length. A graduated scale is disposed alo... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6450220 | Coping jig A coping jig for guiding a router in cutting the end of a section of decorative trim, preferably for creating an inside corner. The coping jig includes a stationary molding stage that receives a section of molding to be cut. A template platform is mounted... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6422276 | Woodworking jig A woodworking jig has a pair of horizontally elongate co-planar router plate guide surface areas spaced apart from one another, with an elongate opening between the router plate guide surface areas, a workpiece clamp mounted below the opening, and a guide... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6363982 | Single or multiple mortising, tenoning and dovetail woodworking jig A double mortising, tenoning and dovetailing wood working machine including a base member, a sliding member and locking members. The base member is mounted on a table. The sliding member and locking members serve to precisely locate the base member relati... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6315017 | Joint jig for use with either a table-mounted or a hand-held router A jig facilitates the construction of joints in a working piece, and, more particularly, secures the working piece to be cut and allows it to be passed over a fixed router without sacrificing any of the ease of use or quality associated with prior art jig... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293322 | Sink basin positioning and mounting apparatus An apparatus for positioning and mounting sinks to the underside of solid polymer countertops has a framework assembly consisting of a front rail (14) comprising an aligning channel (16), rail assembly brackets (26) and a centering graph (20); side rails ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6282852 | Apparatus for installing a door frame An apparatus for installing door frames which comprises at least two template members and at least three apertures on each template member. To provide horizontal adjustment means between said at least two template members, at least one elongated member ma... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6220317 | Router template assembly An adjustable template assembly for a router to assist in cutting junction box apertures at preselectable positions in wall surfaces which may be vertically or horizontally disposed.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6176281 | Router guide with adjustable frame The present invention provides an adjustable frame guide having a pair of first frame members and a pair of second frame members, the pair of first frame members and the pair of second frame members being connected by connection means to form a quadrilate... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6158487 | Miter joint keying system A keying system for a miter joint with a work holder for engaging the outer surfaces of the boards when assembled. A flat planar tool guide is fixed to the work holder and has a slot that receives and guides a router tool to cut a slot through both boards... | 12/12/2000 |
