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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337521 | Machine tool, transfer machine tool, and method for the machining of a workpiece In order to improve a machine tool with a working area, in which workpieces can be positioned and can be machined with at least one tool held by a tool holder, such that the disposal of shavings is optimized, at least one cover is provided which limits the working a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7171880 | Dust collection for panel saw A sawdust collection cup of a dust collection system for use with a panel saw is disposed proximal a bottom of a vertically disposed channel member. The sawdust collection cup has an open top, a front portion disposed for receiving sawdust from in front of a workpie... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160063 | Coolant feed drill nozzle with thrust-vectored exhaust A drill nozzle includes a housing having a bristle brush ring attached. The housing of the drill nozzle may include an air intake, multiple coolant inlets, multiple coolant jets, a vacuum tube, and mounting flanges. The air intake may provide a thrust-vectored down ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6854937 | Dust collector attachment for a spiral power tool The dust attachment which is used with a spiral saw power tool includes a first attachment portion which at a rear end has a substantially dust-tight fit with a mounting head portion of the tool. The other (forward) end extends beyond a forward edge of the mounting ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6488062 | Protective hood for wood milling machines Disclosed is a protective hood for a wood-milling machine to cover a milling spindle which projects vertically out of a horizontal machine table. The protective hood is formed of two side walls connected to one another by a cover and a rear wall, and a fr... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6481472 | Hold down and guard A guard for use with a woodworking machine having a worktable and a cutting tool for performing operations on a workpiece is disclosed. A guard in accordance with the present invention comprises a guard member having a body portion, a workpiece engaging p... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6470930 | Tool holder and dust port combination A storage and dust port device combines a body having a hollow interior and a vacuum port for vacuuming up dust particles and chips with a device for storing tool bits. The dust collection portion and the storage portion may be part of the same body or ma... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6364582 | Machine tool with a working area cover A machine tool with a working area cover provided with at least one door for allowing access to the working area of the machine tool. For providing an enhanced and simplified access to the working area without interfering protrusions or edges the door is ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360798 | Router tables Router tables, generally used for woodworking, have fences used to guide workpieces during cutting. The router table has a table top which has a top work surface and a router bit hole through the table top. A plurality of support legs are provided below t... | 03/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5778952 | Adjustable run-on strip The present invention is directed to a run-on strip that can be adjusted more simply and quickly than the way described in the prior art and can be attached to a protective hood to ensure a smooth operation during adjustment, as well as during the movemen... | 07/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5637035 | Adjustable guard arrangement for power tool The invention provides a guard arrangement including a guard member having an annular base provided with axially spaced apart first and second sets of radially inwardly extending and circumferentially spaced apart projections. The first and second sets of... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5555921 | Stop strip for a protective hood on wood shaping machines A stop strip with a clamping member for fastening in a vertical groove of a protective hood for wood shaping machines. The clamping member is formed by a die which is connected with the stop strip and has a mushroom-shaped head which engages in a vertical... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5551813 | Machining centre and router guard A processing machine comprises at least three powered guides (13,15,27) for movement along Cartesian axes for a support (12) to hold a tool (21) on a horizontal table (11). Motors (14,16,19) for movement along the three guides are connected to an integrat... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5429162 | Router guard A router (21) has a base (70) joined to a body (60) by columns (62,64), the latter being slidable in sleeves (66) in the body (60). A spring (90) between the base (70) and the body of the router serves as a guard for the router bit (76).... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5423359 | Protective hood for wood cutting machines A protective hood for wood cutting machines covers a cutting tool which is fastened to a spindle, projects vertically from a machine table, and is situated under the protective hood which is arranged on the machine table. The protective hood has two side ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5381842 | Protective and guiding device for wood shaping machines A protecting and guiding device for wood-shaping machines for shaping curved workpieces by means of a cutter (14) which is mounted on a spindle (12), projects vertically from a horizontal machine table (10), and is located underneath a covering hood (16) ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5308201 | Milling machine A milling machine, in particular a hand-guided router has a foot plate to be placed on a workpiece, a motor housing having a lower side provided with a tool receptacle for a milling tool and displaceable relative to the foot plate, a protective shield arr... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5197835 | Work-bench with a safety device Work-bench for machining dental elements, fitted with a safety device. The invention relates to a work-bench for machining dental elements such as denture models or the like comprising a housing, a driving motor located in the housing, a milling cutter th... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5025841 | Multi-purpose support table for a router A table includes a support member having a work surface with an opening extending through the support member and the work surface. A first mechanism for mounting a router with the support member is provided. A router bit extends generally vertically throu... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5012846 | Cutting tool guard for a cutting machine In combination with an automatic shaping device having a feed device for feeding material to a cutting tool, a cutting tool guard movable between a lowered position beneath the cutting tool and a raised position surrounding the cutting tool.... | 05/07/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4884927 | Shield unit for machine tool A shield unit which is removably attachable to a machine tool having a cutting member. A rigid transparent sheet is attached to an elongate stem. Also attached to the elongate stem is a clamp. The clamp is adapted to be removably attached to a portion of ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4842031 | Shaper guard A shaper guard including an elongated guard body which is fixed to a pair of spaced fences and in front of the shaper head and spaced slightly above the work surface. An elongated planar guard panel is slidably received in a vertical guide slot within the... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4606685 | Router with dust exhaust A router comprises a cage supporting a drive unit having a shaft on which a cutter can be fixed. A rest plate is provided with an aperture for moving the cutter therethrough. The rest plate is connected to the cage through two guide columns on which it is... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4574532 | Protective-hood fastening for portable angled grinders A protective-hood fastening for portable angled grinders is disclosed. The protective hood is attached by a tensioning strap and screw to, and can be released from, a spindle collar on the gear housing. A securing element prevents the hood from slipping o... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4566512 | Router attachment An attachment for portable routers having a relatively long, rotary cutting tool for imparting decorative contours in relatively non-portable construction components such as staircase railings and the like. A massive block is mounted on a relatively thick... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4552494 | Safety shield for drill press This safety shield is collapsible and for use with a vertical drill press to protect the press operator from injury. The shield includes a pair of interconnected telescoping hollow cylinders, with the top cylinder of elongated shape that is mounted to a n... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4499933 | Manual work-feeding device and guard body for shaping machines A manual work-feeding device and guard body for a shaping machine. The device provides direct access to the cutting tool and further provides for in-process visual inspection while protecting the operator from injury.... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4484845 | Machine tool safety shield By providing a removable and repositionable panel member cooperatively mountable to a support panel in a plurality of alternate positions, which support panel is mountable to a machine tool, a unique, universally applicable safety shield is achieved. Pref... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4445412 | Improved table saw arrangement An improvement is set out in a table saw arrangement (10) which includes a generally vertically oriented generally circular rotatable saw blade (12) extending upwardly through a slot (14) in a work table (16), which work table has a fence (24) generally p... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4423568 | Splash shield and cuttings guard for glass router A splash shield and cuttings guard for a glass router comprises a side shield and an eye shield formed of transparent plastic sheet material. The side shield consists of a C-shaped horizontal base plate with an upstanding wall about the outer margin and a... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4397342 | Pin-router mounting device and method A mounting-device for a pin-router for use on a conventional radial table saw which attaches in the same manner as a saw blade and uses the saw's elevation mechanism. The device has a housing with an opening for receiving the saw motor shaft. Mounting bra... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4200417 | Arrangement for withdrawing particles of material removed by a working tool An arrangement for withdrawing particles of material removed by a working tool of a machine tool during a machining process, comprises a working frame adapted to support a machine tool, casing forming an at least partially closed chamber adapted to surrou... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4062391 | Safety guard A safety guard for use with a woodworking machine comprising a transparent enclosure configured to substantially enclose the cutting tool of the woodworking machine. An elongated pressure member is formed on the lower portion of the outer wall to engage t... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4024898 | Angular guide for manual routing milling machines An angular guide for hand routing millers formed of two legs forming an angle of 90° with one another, one of the legs being fashioned as a stop plate with a smooth guiding surface and the other of the legs being constructed as a mounting plate with hold... | 05/24/1977 |
