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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127808 | Planer and thicknesser A planer and thicknesser comprising a frame having a passageway that substantially extends through the frame. The planer and thicknesser further comprises an upper table having front and rear sections mounted on the frame, wherein a slot is located between the front... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7909072 | Micro-adjustment device for the angle stop plank of a planar An adjustable stop plank for a power tool includes a drive mechanism connected to the stop plank for continuous adjustment of the angle of the stop plank with respect to the work surface and has a display for indicating the current angle of the stop plank. In one fo... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7730915 | Elevating device for the worktable of a manual planer An elevating device for the worktable of a manual planer includes at least one base, one movable worktable and one elevating device. The elevating device comprises of a driving shaft, a driven shaft, a rotary base, a connecting rod base, a combining shaft and a spin... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7392830 | Micro-adjustment device for the angle stop plank of a planer An adjustable stop plank for a power tool includes a drive mechanism connected to the stop plank for continuous adjustment of the angle of the stop plank with respect to the work surface and has a display for indicating the current angle of the stop plank. In one fo... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7341081 | Horizontal hold down jig A horizontal rotary hold down jig for use in horizontally guiding a piece of wood to be cut on one of a portable table saw and a portable router table comprising a spring biased rotatable wheel that can be secured to the table. The spring biasing can be adjusted to ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328732 | Swiftly and minutely adjusting device for a wood-planer working table A swiftly and minutely adjusting device for a wood-planer working table includes a bottom base, a stationary working table, a movable working table, a linking rod unit, an adjusting device, a guide plate and a tightening grip. The movable working table is slidably c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7246977 | Indicating device with large graduations for a plane An indicating device with large graduations for a plane is installed at a combining section of a main base and a worktable of the plane, including a graduation ruler, a pointer and a rack. The graduation ruler formed as an arc is provided with graduations with numbe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7198082 | Adjusting device for the angle blocking plate of a planing machine An adjusting device for the angle blocking plate of a planing machine includes a material conveying table having one side provided with a hand wheel. A worm has its outer end connected with the hand wheel and its inner end meshed with the worm gear of a transmission... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7093627 | Quick shifting and micro-adjusting device for the angle blocking plate of a planing machine A quick shifting and micro-adjusting device for the angle blocking plate of a planing machine includes a material conveying table connected with a fundamental base having a support member extending downward. A shaft able to slide axially has its inner end inserted t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6478060 | Wood planing machine with a workpiece-guiding plate A wood planing machine includes a workpiece-guiding plate disposed on a machine bed, a base disposed fixedly on the bed, and a seat disposed movably on the base. Two fixing blocks are disposed fixedly on two opposite sides of the seat. Two coupling blocks... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6467516 | Wood planing machine with an inclining unit A wood planing machine includes a work table, a workpiece guiding support and an inclining unit having a guiding seat secured to the work table, and first, second and third sliding members. The first sliding member is formed with a vertical groove and par... | 10/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6250349 | Jointer fence systems and methods A jointer fence assembly and method for a jointer system comprising a table assembly defining a table surface and a cutter gap and a cutter assembly arranged within the cutter gap. The jointer fence assembly comprises a fence member assembly defining a fe... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6026870 | Workpiece supporting assembly of carpenter's plane A workpiece supporting assembly of a carpenter's plane is mounted on a workbench of the carpenter's plane and composed of a slide slot seat which is adjustably fastened with the carpenter's plane and provided with a first fastening member, a fastening sea... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5533557 | Jointer/planer machine An adjustable worktable fence for a jointer/planer machine is disclosed. The jointer/planer machine includes an elongated worktable having a rotary cutter mounted in alignment with and positioned below a transverse slot in the elongated table. An adjustab... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5458446 | Pressing mechanism for machines for shaping workpieces A pressing mechanism for machines for shaping workpieces. The mechanism has a rotatebly driven spindle on which are secured shaping tools having a path diameter determine by cutters. The mechanism also has presser elements that, as viewed in the direction... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5217055 | Portable jointer table A table with means for installation of an electric planer therein so that the planer cutting blades engage a workpiece placed upon the table. An adjustable guide fence is also provided with the table for guiding workpieces over the cutting blades of the p... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5143128 | Table-top planer A table-top planer, comprising a hollow base frame having two opposed bevel surface portions at the top with the first of which provided for mounting a guide board seat and the second of which provided for guiding chips from the cut out of the base frame;... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5022447 | Safeguard apparatus for cutter of joint planer An apparatus for safeguarding an exposed portion of the cutting blade of a joint planer is disclosed. The safeguard apparatus covers the exposed portion of the cutting blade behind the guide surface of the joint planer. The safeguard is pivotally connecte... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4977938 | Cutting guide for portable router A cutting guide for hand-held routers has a guide fence which pivots about a base. The guide fence engages a workpiece and provides a steady support for a variety of routing operations including bevelling or chamfering, splining, rabbeting, dadoing and ed... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4971123 | Angle stop The angle stop has a supporting table pivotally but securably mounted on a stationary table carrier. Means for maintaining the edge of the supporting table facing the working plane of the machine tool at a constant distance relative to the working plane i... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4884604 | Guide fence and mitre guide assembly for router mounting table A combination simple and compound mitre gauge constitutes the subject matter of the present invention. The mitre gauge is intended to be utilized with power woodworking tools. The mitre gauge constitutes both a simple and compound gauge by utilizing an el... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4817693 | Machine tool extension table and method for installing same An extension table for a machine tool of the type that includes a machine table that defines a reference plane includes a rigid, straight beam having a lower surface. A ledge is mounted to the lower surface of an outer portion of the beam to extend outwar... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4592400 | Clamping apparatus for a power jointer An apparatus adapted for use with a power jointer having a bed and rotatable cutting blade provides precise, finish cuts on the end edges of boards so as to form good joints in picture frames, window casings, door casings and the like. The apparatus inclu... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4356851 | Jointer-planer fence mounting A jointer-planer is fabricated of a single generally U-shaped die-casting of integral one-piece construction extending generally the full length and breadth of the machine and to which each of the other major components are directly attached having a base... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4050194 | Multi-angle sander A multi-angle sander for accurately sanding the corners of picture frame moldings and the like having a stand structure supporting a rotatable multi-element sanding disk with adjustable guide brackets on said table for the purpose of guiding the material ... | 09/27/1977 |
