Class 144/253.6 - Work urged laterally

Subclass of Class 144 - Woodworking
Definition: Work guide including means to forcefully engage the work
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 05/17/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7942174	Feather board apparatus and method An improved feather board apparatus and method are provided, for use in holding a work piece against a guide surface as the work piece is guided in a feed direction, and for precluding motion of the work piece in a direction opposite the feed direction, through use ...	05/17/2011
7360567	Positioning system for work piece milling An adjustable back fence for work piece milling on woodworking tools is disclosed having an indexing channel system including at least one channel having an elongated slot with a channel stop at one end. The channel is adjustably attachable to the woodworking tool i...	04/22/2008
7299840	Directional featherboard A featherboard for use with a cutting machine, such as a table saw, having a table which supports a workpiece, and a fence extending upwardly from the table. A row of flexible fingers lie in respective parallel finger planes and have distal ends for engaging the wor...	11/27/2007
7255144	Guide for workbench The guide controls the angle of stock on the working surface of a workbench. The guide is slidable along a guide rod and has a rotary element to which a backing block is attached for supporting the stock. The rotary element is provided with a detent which causes the...	08/14/2007
7207363	Cutting machine A cutting machine includes: a base; a worktable provided on the base and having a working surface and a lateral side; a cutter provided on the worktable; and an elongate fence having first and second long edges and pivoted to the lateral side of the worktable so as ...	04/24/2007
7140286	Dual adjustable feather jig A dual adjustable feather jig for simultaneously holding a piece of wood stock firmly against a stationary rip fence and against the top surface of a worktable. The feather jig includes a lower feather board with a ‘T’ in channel bar adjustably mounted on the bo...	11/28/2006
7017464	Woodworking tension board A tension board comprises a bow member that can deform resiliently to apply lateral force to a workpiece pushed between it and the fence of a table saw, and that may have an associated tension gauge element. Combination tools may employ two bow members having differ...	03/28/2006
6968766	Compliant workholder for machinery A compliant system of workholders for use with woodworking, metalworking, or other machinery each of which pushes against a workpiece with substantially constant pressure while moving in and out to accommodate variation in the size of the workpiece. Preferably, the ...	11/29/2005
6929436	Method and apparatus for forming patterns in flat, plastic floor coverings A method and apparatus for forming patterns in a flat, plastic material, such as, for example sheet vinyl, linoleum, and other flat sheet floor covering. The apparatus comprises a router die and trimmer base affixed to a router machine. The router die is comprised o...	08/16/2005
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
6619347	Combination workpiece positioning/hold-down and anti-kickback device for a work table A combination workpiece positioning, hold-down and anti-kickback device for a work table having a fence against which a workpiece is guided, includes a non-rotatable positioning member having an arcuate cam surface at one edge for engaging a side surface ...	09/16/2003
6568441	Holding arms for shaper cutting and the like A pair of holding arms which can be installed quickly and used to press a workpiece in a safe manner against a guide fence, regardless of the cuts made upon it, when the workpiece is moved past a shaper having cutter blades rotatably mounted on a stationa...	05/27/2003
6446687	Combination workpiece positioning/hold-down and anti-kickback device for a work table A combination workpiece positioning, hold-down and anti-kickback device for a work table having a fence against which a workpiece is guided, includes a non-rotatable positioning member having an arcuate cam surface at one edge for engaging a side surface ...	09/10/2002
6315016	Combination workpiece positioning/hold-down and anti-kickback device for a work table A combination workpiece positioning, hold-down and anti-kickback device for a work table having a fence against which a workpiece is guided, includes a positioning member having an arcuate cam surface at one edge for engaging a side surface of a workpiece...	11/13/2001
6305449	Adjustable router table jig The present invention facilitates the fabrication of an unlimited variety of dovetail joints without the use of standardized template devices. Additionally, the device is capable of supporting a workpiece on both sides of the router bit cutting edge and a...	10/23/2001
5595227	Adjustable fence assembly used with jointer-planer machines An adjustable fence assembly includes a planar fence secured with a handle having an arcuate body portion which is rotatably coupled through an arcuate trolley member with an arcuate body portion of a fence traveler. The fence is directly pivotally couple...	01/21/1997
5482098	Feeding device for curved workpieces A device for feeding a curved workpiece is presented. A shaping device incorporating a feeding device of the present invention comprises a base; a cutting head projecting vertically above the base for shaping the workpiece; and a jig mounted to the base f...	01/09/1996
5452751	Multi-purpose router baseplate A multi-purpose router baseplate accessory is configured to perform eight different woodworking tasks. The accessory includes a rectangular rigid transparent plate with a pair of handles, at least one of which is readily removable, and two separate mounti...	09/26/1995
5452752	Pressure device for wood-milling machines The invention relates to a pressure device for wood-milling machines with an arm (32), which is attached to a bearing support (20), that can be pivoted around a horizontal axis (22) and adjusted in its longitudinal direction. The arm carries a vertically-...	09/26/1995
5423360	Apparatus for centering a work-piece relative to a cutting tool A centering apparatus intended for use with a woodworking device having a cutting tool and fence for positioning the center of a work-piece in exact alignment with the center of the cutting tool. The centering apparatus comprising an elongate member havin...	06/13/1995
5301726	Workpiece stabilizer for bench tools Stabilizing apparatus for controlling the position of a workpiece relative to a tool. The stabilizing apparatus includes an elongated base for attachment to the tool, an elongated adjustable support that is essentially parallel to the base, and an interco...	04/12/1994
5207540	Apparatus for forming diamond-shaped edges on ornamental chains The apparatus is used for forming a diamond shape on ornamental chains (C) of variable width, and comprises a support having a slide guide flange (1A) with an intermediate gap (3) for the space required for the diamond-shaping tool (5), a shoe for lateral...	05/04/1993
5143130	Jig for curved moldings A jig adapted for use with a conventional molder-planer for cutting work on curved wood sections. For this purpose, the present invention includes a base with the jig mounted thereon. The base bolts onto the table of the molder-planer so that the jig is p...	09/01/1992
5058474	Height adjustment means for biasing wheel An improved biasing guide for safely controlling a workpiece disposed on the deck of a machine tool by urging it toward a stationary frame, wherein the height of the elongated arm and bias wheel is easily controlled by a minutely adjustable cam mechanism ...	10/22/1991
5000237	Jointer cutter guard with featherboard A guard as disclosed for use with a woodworking tool such as a jointer having a worktable, a cutter head and a guide fence for guiding a workpiece through the jointer. The guard is pivotally mounted to the table and is biased toward the guide fence such t...	03/19/1991
4974650	Safety guard stop for power tool A guard stop is used with a power tool that includes a work surface, a tool head that projects at least partially through the work surface, a fence on a first side of the tool head and a safety guard pivotally supported on an opposite side of the tool hea...	12/04/1990
4830074	Router stand with guard assembly A tool stand including a vertical support panel with a horizontal work-supporting table mounted for vertical adjustment thereon. The support panel horizontally mounts a power router with the router bit overlying the table. An elongate retainer rail mounts...	05/16/1989
4624294	Wood thickness attachment A wood thickness attachment for a jointer planer that has an angle/wood guide and cutter roller is provided. The attachment is attached and adjusted to the angle/wood guide and includes a roller guide that will engage a piece of wood which can be cut by t...	11/25/1986
4476757	Adjustable featherboard An adjustable featherboard is used with a table saw or other tool of the type having a substantially flat saw table having at least one groove formed in its surface and a blade slot adjacent and parallel to the groove, and consists of a body having a plur...	10/16/1984
4469318	Work piece guide for table saws and the like A device for holding a work piece against a table while urging it against a guide fence when the work piece is being operated on by a table saw or the like having a pair of wheels rotatably mounted on a plate member supported on the end of first and secon...	09/04/1984
4196760	Material feeding machine A machine for making wood moldings includes an endless feed belt extending downstream from the upper face cutter head for holding short lengths of wood pieces securely between the working stretch of the feed belt and the underlying bed plate and deliverin...	04/08/1980
4132256	Guide for cutting apparatus A cutting guide for urging work material against the rip fence of a circular saw, joiner, shaper, or the like, includes a mounting block which is clamped to the work table with the mounting block provided with two spring steel bands arranged in loops and ...	01/02/1979
4118268	Surface and edge laminating apparatus An apparatus and method is provided for scoring, forming and adhering a single sheet of phenolic or similar hard brittle surfacing material to the face and edges of a panel to form kitchen cabinet doors and the like. One face and the edges of the substrat...	10/03/1978

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Class 144/253.6 - Work urged laterally