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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7455485 | Cutout bit for use with rotary tool The cutout bit includes a first bit segment configured to be free of flutes. The cutout bit also includes a second bit segment extending from the first bit segment at a first location. Moreover, the cutout bit includes a third bit segment extending from the second b... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7373710 | Toolbox apparatus to which power tools may be mounted to provide a workstation A portable toolbox has a compartment closed by a lid, the lid being configured to mount a powered saw module to an inner face thereof such that the saw blade extends from an outer side of the lid which provides a flat sawbench. The toolbox is used with powered hand ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7226250 | Tool and method for forming a lug hole A single tool that provides multiple machining operations for forming a lug hole through a vehicle wheel hub includes an end portion having a first diameter and a mid-portion having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. A spade drill bit is moun... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7150104 | Tool and method for scribing longitudinal lines on a cylindrical rod A tool for scribing a longitudinal groove on an elongate cylindrical rod suitable for implanting as a prosthetic in a living being supports the rod in a linear groove on a bed of a frame of the tool. A track is mounted on the frame and runs parallel to the groove. A... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137420 | Mortiser tool A mortiser tool comprises a drill bit, a cutting element mounted around the drill bit and a motor means. In use a motor rotates the drill bit independently of the cutting element, and in use a motor moves the drill bit in a first reciprocating action, in which the c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108292 | Hose coupler An apparatus for coupling ends of a first hose and a second hose. The apparatus comprises a male coupler configured to attach to the first hose, and a female coupler having an inner cavity and being configured to attach to the second hose in the inner cavity by way ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090442 | Shaper router and method A routing tool for cutting material and an associated apparatus and method are provided. The tool includes a substantially cylindrical shaft member having a shank portion and a cutting portion. The cutting portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth disposed perip... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7018143 | Reduced energy consuming, lateral cutting twist drill A modified prior art twist drill embodies structural features that require less energy to drill a hole during a normal plunge operation and allow for lateral cutting movement during extraction of the twist drill from a drilled work piece. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6877536 | Joinery member and fastener and process and apparatus for placement of the fastener A device (41) for positioning a joinery fastener (74) in a joinery member (33) for later use in forming a joinery assembly. The fastener positioning device (41) includes a feed magazine (82) formed for feeding joinery fasteners ( | 04/12/2005 |
| 6637987 | Drill bit A drill bit capable of axial cutting as well as side cutting, having a generally cylindrical elongate body with a bit diameter, includes a frontmost drilling end for axial cutting, a cutting section extending from the drilling end for side cutting, and a ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6561238 | Menu-driven, configurable door processing station A door preparation station includes a data processing control system that drives a display for presenting sequential series of menu selections that illicit operator information that is used as control data to configure the station for preparing a door for... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6200078 | Complex cutting-blade tool and machining method using same A complex cutting-blade tool wherein a neck having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the drill thereof is connected to a shank. At the place where the drill and the neck are connected is provided a burr removal cutting blade inclined roughly 45° fr... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5676497 | Power drill-saw with simultaneous rotation and reciprocation action The invention disclosed herein is a simple but versatile sawing device for effectively and efficiently cutting or sawing hard solid materials. A driving mechanism consisting of three slidably-associated elements converts a rotational force into a dual rot... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5553645 | Drilling and counterboring apparatus and method for forming screw pockets An apparatus (30) and method for forming an obliquely oriented counterbore (17) in a surface (15) of a workpiece (13) and a fastener receiving passage (19) proximate an edge (32) of the workpiece (13). The apparatus (30) includes a support frame (33), and... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5492160 | Uniform mortise and tenon generating system A mortise and tenon generating system 10 having a removable tenon template 12 that attaches to the work piece. A router 26 utilizing a router bit 18 with a bearing collar 30 is guided so that the bearing collar 30 circumferentially contacts a guide edge 5... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5400841 | Pole framing apparatus An automatic machine for performing framing operations on a power pole. The machine is controlled by a programmable logic control and interchangeable programs are provided to control the operation of the machine according to a pole frame specification. Po... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5368538 | Method of and apparatus for machining structural shapes A boring apparatus provided with feed and discharge roller conveyors for drilling holes in heavy steel structural shapes can be constructed so that at least one boring unit is transformable into a milling unit, the computer being programmed with a milling... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5219250 | Cutting tool for plasterboard A tool for cutting an access hole in plasterboard which is mounted to a wall stud. The tool includes a housing portion, a plug or connector portion and a cutting element such as a screw which has a head and a threaded shank. The housing portion has an exi... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5186584 | Twist drill A twist drill has a cutting member at the bottom, a shaft at the top, and a reduced-diameter root clearance region between the cutting member and the shaft. Cutting edges are provided at the transition between the cutting member and the root clearance reg... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5161298 | Apparatus for sawing and drilling of structural shapes A combined sawing and drilling machine for structural steel shapes such as I beams has a circular saw unit and the drilling unit mounted on a common plate or on respective plates on a common foundation adjacent one another so that the clamping screw for r... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5143490 | Bit for cutting sheetrock Disclosed is a bit which can be cut both axially and laterally, and which is especially useful to cut an access opening in a sheetrock panel covering an electrical outlet box. The bit self-guides itself laterally around the periphery of the outlet box so ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5119855 | Face frame component machining system An apparatus for cutting and drilling stock wherein the cutting and drilling operations are performed simultaneously at a single station. A table having a planar surface is used for supporting the stock. A saw is disposed above the surface of the table, a... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5090848 | Device for producing drilled holes with undercut The device for producing an undercut drilled hole includes a drilling machine, a drilling tool having a drilling head widening conically towards its front end; an adaptor connecting the drilling tool and the drilling machine so that the drilling tool rota... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5063982 | Hand tool for forming a pocket mortise and method A hand tool useful in forming a pocket mortise in the surface of a workpiece proximate an edge of the workpiece. The hand tool includes a clamping assembly for releasably clamping the tool to the workpiece, and a router carried by the clamp assembly and m... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5062750 | Sandwich panel cutting method and machine tool A method and apparatus for cutting a workpiece, such as a panel, in particular a sandwich panel, in which an elongate milling cutter 21 is mounted in axially spaced bearings 18, 19. A workpiece is supported on a support 11 and a relative cutting sweep mov... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4956916 | Cutting tool A pipe saddle for providing a reliable connection to a pipe. The present invention uses a barb seal which embeds within the surface of the pipe to lock the pipe saddle in place and prevent leakage. The barb seal is formed from the material of the pipe sad... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4934040 | Spindle driver for machine tools A spindle driver for a machine tool is disclosed which is adapted to move the spindle and a tool driven thereby in a helical path with variable pitch and with an orbital radius which may be varied. A quill is mounted on a support member and driven by a va... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4876789 | Apparatus for measuring and cutting sheetrock The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for simultaneously measuring and cutting 4×8 panels of sheetrock having a measuring unit which has a stylus supported thereon for both vertical and horizontal movement to trace out the outline from a cei... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4736511 | Sawing and drilling machine In sawing and drilling machine for splitting up and drilling panel-type workpieces, a saw carriage and a drilling device for planar face and/or end face drilling are guided below a machine table having a saw slit, along a straight-line guide parallel to t... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4694871 | Process for the manufacture of panel-type workpieces with assembly bores, more particularly, made of wood or wood-like material and apparatus for performing the process A process is described, with the aid of which panel-type workpieces to be manufactured from a panel blank may also be provided with flat face and/or end face bores in the course of their manufacture. For this purpose, the panel blank is displaced transver... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4649971 | Crosstie boring apparatus A boring machine for preboring holes in railway ties on which a powered conveyor is supported for movement between input and discharge ends through a boring station between the input and discharge ends to extend transversely of the conveyor path. At the b... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4631799 | Combined motorizing and drilling machine A work piece is mortised to receive an insert, and drilled for fastenings securing the insert in position, in a single cycle of operation facilitated by mounting the drill in an axial hole in the routing cutter. The drill is guided by the radially inner s... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4603719 | Drilling and counterboring apparatus and method for toe fastening A method and apparatus for forming a counterbore and a bore in a workpiece for toe fastening of the piece to a second member is disclosed. The apparatus includes a router mounted with its cutting bit transverse to the workpiece so that the bit may be prog... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4589310 | Chuck and rotary tool to be used when making a hole in a workpiece For drilling a hole and machining at least its opening end without changing tools, a through-hole is drilled using a special tool, and then the same tool is moved sideways by means of a special chuck which guides the tool during machining of the drilled h... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4541760 | Apparatus for drilling, engraving and carving ophthalmic lenses A multipurpose apparatus for drilling, engraving and carving ophthalmic lenses. The apparatus comprises a base in which is mounted an electrical motor, and a tool holder is connected to the shaft of the motor for detachably mounting a drilling, engraving ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4485857 | Door processing machine A door machine for preparing a door for hanging by automatically sizing, drilling the lock and latch holes, and forming the face plate mortise in an edge of the door. The apparatus includes a support frame to which are mounted motor-driven elements, contr... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4440204 | Planer mounting system A planar of the type adapted to be mounted on and driven by a multipurpose woodworking tool includes a housing, a rotating blade member, and a table mounted beneath the blade member and vertically displaceable relative thereto by a plurality of jack screw... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4434826 | Wood wheel cutter A shank is provided for stationary support from a rotary drive structure with the shank coaxial with the axis of rotation of the drive structure. The shank includes a head on one end having an outwardly opening bit receiving bore formed therein coaxial wi... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4410025 | Method and apparatus for making wooden chair seats A method and a machine for automatically making wooden chair seats. A feed conveyor is provided to sequentially advance a plurality of boards in a series spaced apart manner along a plurality of separate work stations. Board positioning and holding elemen... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4397593 | Tool for cutting openings The invention is a tool for use with a machine tool such as a drill press or the like for cutting circular openings or segments thereof in sheet material. The device includes a pilot drill and an articulated gear train operatively coupling a tool holder a... | 08/09/1983 |
