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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6662838 | Bench slide mount A bench slide mount is provided, comprising a flat rectangular plate with roller slides connected to its sides, and two hinges connecting the plate to an L-shaped bench mount bracket. The bench slide mount has particular utility in connection with couplin... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6293320 | Multi-purpose machining apparatus A precision multi-purpose machining apparatus for facilitating lathing, milling, drilling, sawing or routing operations typically using a rotary-type cutting tool. In a preferred embodiment the multi-purpose machining apparatus of this invention is charac... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6223794 | Woodworking station A woodworking station is provided, in which cutting heads and cutting bits, e.g. routers, small-bodied rotary tools, plunge routers, and others, are either permanently or interchangeably positioned with respect to a tiltable and rotatable cutting table, s... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6209597 | Power tool mounting stand A positionable top for operatively positioning a power tool by adjusting the position of the top in relation to a frame. By utilizing multiple engaging slots on the frame and a matching projection on the square top, the top may be rotated, inverted, horiz... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6016854 | Woodworking apparatus for making curved components A woodworking apparatus with a base for retaining a work piece and a bridge for mounting a tool. The bridge is pivotally mounted to the base by two arms and is adjustable towards the top, side and bottom faces of the work piece. Since the bridge, and henc... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5875698 | Blade and motor carrier with height/angle adjustment mechanism A cutting machine has a work table which defines a working surface and has a cutting tool which is attached to and movable with respect to the work table. The position of the cutting tool with respect to the working surface is controlled by a mechanism wh... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5694994 | Multi-purpose jig for portable router A multi-purpose routing jig comprised of a set of box type truss members which can be made of plywood or the like and may be assembled with butt joints, glue, and screws or bolts, which members can be quickly assembled or disassembled without use of other... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5611378 | Tilting router table A router table assembly includes a tiltable table subassembly which allows positioning of the router axis horizontally or perpendicularly with respect to the base, while allowing angular adjustment of the table subassembly. A base pivotably supports the t... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5562135 | Combination woodworking tool A combination woodworking tool is disclosed. The combination woodworking tool includes a frame having a horizontal bed for supporting workpieces. A rigid column is supported by the frame in proximity to and extends vertically upwardly beyond the horizonta... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5443103 | Multiple task woodworking apparatus A woodworking apparatus for performing a plurality of tasks upon a workpiece such as cutting, turning, and routing is disclosed. The apparatus includes a table having a table saw, a lathe, and a pair of routers mounted thereto. The routers are mounted in ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 4881585 | Bench type milling cutter A bench type milling cutter includes a bearing block assembly which is a bearing block assembly which is carried by a carrier and which is linearly vertically adjustable relative to the carrier by means of a manual actuator. The carrier, in turn, is mount... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4787127 | Combination slot mortising, horizontal boring, router table and overarm router machine A combination woodworking machine for attachment to an electric plunge router, which may be configured as a horizontal boring and slot mortising machine, an overarm router and a router table. An x-y-z table is mounted on a column supported by feet, and a ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4669173 | Apparatus for and method of interchangeably mounting for immediate use any one of a plurality of bench tools at a work station Bench tool mounting apparatus has a single rectangular outer part for fixing to a work bench work station and that defines three interior three-dimensional orthogonally contiguous marginal areas adjacent three outer part sides and center openings on a fou... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4598744 | Universal machine for wood and/or synthetic plastic working A universal machine for the wood and/or synthetic plastic working has a base model for mounting of various working aggregates which can also be used as independent working aggregates, and includes a working motor supported in a height-adjusting device ins... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4562670 | Bench A bench has a driving unit on which abrading or polishing tools may be fixed. The unit is mounted on two cradles on the bench so that it may be rocked between an upright and a level position. The frame of the bench is made up of lengths of section and the... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4546804 | Woodworking machine On a woodworking machine having an arbor whose position can be adjusted from the horizontal to the vertical and which carries tools such as a circular saw blade, milling tool, planers, drill attachments, etc., the worktable is divided into sections, where... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4209045 | Combination table saw A combination tool including a table base, a carriage mounted on the base and having a screw jack for moving it forwardly and rearwardly relative to the base, a main table top carried by and movable with the carriage, and an auxiliary table unit having a ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4201254 | Multiple purpose woodworking structure The specification describes a multiple purpose woodworking structure including a working surface having a single work area for performing a plurality of operations. A motor rotatable from a locked horizontal position to a locked vertical position is locat... | 05/06/1980 |
| 3941002 | Powered tool bench A power tool bench for operating a variety of power and manual shop tools; the power tool bench comprising: A. a bench; B. a motor mounted on the bench; C. slots positioned on the bench to slideably receive a tab positioned on one end of a tool to be mounted o... | 03/02/1976 |
