Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167011 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on and frictionally contacting the structural body. In addition, the platform includes an override mechanism for allowing horizontal movement of the platform along the structural bod... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8066042 | Folding work bench The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7997313 | Adjustable guide bar for woodworking table slot A guide bar assembly (10) for use in a T-slot (20) of a woodworking table (22). The assembly includes a top member (12) slidably disposed on a bottom member (14). The top and bottom members include cooperating pairs of wedge shapes... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7946319 | Router table Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a router table may comprise a table top, a mounting can, a sleeve, and an adjustment mechanism. The table top may have an aperture and a plurality of support members; the support members... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931057 | Cut guide for a workbench system A workbench system in one embodiment includes a first and a second plurality of dog holes in a planar work surface defining a first and a second axis extending in the work surface plane, and a plurality of cutting guides, each of the plurality of cutting guides incl... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7909073 | Folding work bench The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7891389 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a beam, legs for supporting the beam, and at least one bracket having first and second surfaces for contacting respective first and second sides of the beam, wherein the second surface is movable between a first position cont... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7882870 | Portable supporting frame for cutting machine A portable supporting frame for a cutting machine includes a leg frame, a tabletop frame, and a frame locker. The leg frame includes two opposing pairs of first and second supporting legs. The tabletop frame includes two table arms pivotally connected to the first c... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7814947 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on and frictionally contacting the structural body. In addition, the platform includes an override mechanism for allowing horizontal movement of the platform along the structural bod... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7730916 | Folding work bench The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712493 | Folding work bench The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7628186 | Portable workbench A portable workbench is provided for holding a work piece, and includes a bench top, foldable legs, and a plurality of horizontal and vertical holes adapted to receive a pipe clamp for clamping the work piece to the bench top. The bench top is a torsion box with an ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7565922 | Folding work bench The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7481254 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a beam, legs for supporting the beam, and at least one bracket having first and second surfaces for contacting respective first and second sides of the beam, wherein the second surface is movable between a first position cont... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7458403 | Tool stand with support frame A folding stand (1) for a cross-cut saw or the like, has an elongate carrying body (4) for a cross-cut saw, at the ends of which two legs (3) are hinged. The legs pivot from a storage position, in which they are placed parallel to the carrying b... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7434604 | Jig apparatus A jig apparatus for aiding in the formation of a variety of mechanically interconnecting structures or joints in workpieces. The jig apparatus may include a base and a template mounting system for adjustably positioning a template with respect to the base. A securin... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7409973 | Router table plate assembly A router table assembly including a plate with router mounting clamps, a plate leveling system for securing and positioning the plate in the router table and a plate lift assembly. Components of this system are usable separately. Use of these components together pro... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7373961 | Worktable that is extendible in two steps A worktable includes two first rails arranged in parallel on a base, two guide rods movable along the first rails in a first direction and a second direction reversed to the first direction, two second rails respectively slidably coupled to the guide rods, a sliding... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7350549 | Folding work bench The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337812 | Multi-function adjustable router base An adjustable router base suitable for attachment to conventional manual routers. In one configuration, the router base permits easy and accurate adjustment of the router bit relative to a variety of fixed guiding edges (e.g., the edge of a workpiece or a straight e... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328890 | Variable geometry worktable A worktable having a leg supports (2 & 3) linked by strut (4) in normal working mode may have its leg supports repositioned one with another for alterative working modes, here shown with leg support (3) providing an extension to the top f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308858 | Locking device for foldable stand for machine and foldable stand for machine comprising the same A foldable stand for a machine includes a tabletop, a plurality of legs each having one end pivotally mounted to the tabletop such that the legs are turnable relative to the tabletop between an extended position and a received position, a plurality of first locking ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267318 | Vibration control device A device for control of the effects of vibrations on vibration sensitive equipment when a plurality of the devices are placed on a support surface and in operative contact with the vibration sensitive equipment where said device is a unitary piece of a soft, pliable... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262700 | Inductive powering surface for powering portable devices An inductive powering device provides power to a portable device via inductive coupling between primary coils in the surface of the powering device and a secondary coil in the portable device. The portable device includes a passive locator device, such as an RFID de... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255355 | Portable collapsible stand A portable collapsible stand includes first, second, and third support frames, a work surface frame, and a telescoping strut pivotably connected to the first and work surface frames. The second frame projects perpendicularly from a lower portion of the first frame. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252125 | Portable workdeck A portable workdeck assembly is described as including a specially configured planar work surface on whose upper surface may be mounted a number of distinct bench mounted tools and related accessories, and whose lower surface carries user adjustable means enabling t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249549 | Zero-clearance table saw insert A table saw insert (10) includes an annular table insert portion (22) formed of machinable aluminum and a kerf insert portion (20) received in a stepped passage (44) formed in the table insert portion (22). Holding screws (56 | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240705 | Table for portable miter saws A table for portable miter saws or the like comprising a hinged flat rectangular surface portions from which depends a centrally located, longitudinal keel. A sawhorse-like collapsible stand of two opposed leg assemblies forms a keel gap or slot upon erection within... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234380 | Side pressure splitter The present invention is directed to an apparatus for maintaining contact between a portion of a workpiece between a kerf intrusion device and an alignment fence. In an aspect of the present invention, a table saw is configured with a support having a support surfac... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228977 | Workroom storage system A space-efficient workroom organization system comprising a slotwall panel and/or slot track storage system with at least one repositionable slotwall or slot track mounted storage cabinet, and a workbench system comprising a workbench having a work surface and defin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222865 | Foldable frame assembly for suspending a machine above a ground surface A foldable frame assembly includes a base frame having a wheel-carrying end for mounting a wheel unit, a handgrip end, and an intermediate portion connected to a prop member so as to lift the base frame to a standing position. A tabletop has a front tabletop end piv... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222648 | Bracket assembly for mobile stand For mounting on the beam of a mobile stand to hold a machine, a bracket assembly includes a bracket body supportable on the beam of the mobile stand, a front clamp mounted in the bracket body for clamping on the beam of the stand, a rear clamp pivoted to the bracket... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216572 | Sawdust collector for table saws A table saw having a horizontal worktable, an open bottom base below the worktable enclosing a rotating blade that cuts wood objects on the worktable surface, and a stand for supporting the base from the floor. The table saw further including a sawdust collector for... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213829 | Table saw cart A table saw cart comprised of a framework of a carrier containing multiple lateral and longitudinal frames, a foldable frame and a set of front wheels; those longitudinal frames being movable for adjustment to compromise the size of the individual machine; expansion... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210510 | Work bench A work bench includes an elongated main body including a track portion having first and second spaced apart rail members. A tool mount assembly includes a tool mount having a support structure that supports a tool and a releasable fastener mounted to the support str... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207875 | Sanding frame and stand for a belt sander A frame for a portable power sander, the frame convertible into a stand for supporting the power sander in a stationary orientation wherein the abrasive belt is accessible, said frame comprising: a base; a leg connectable to the base, and a fence assembly connectabl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201192 | Extendable woodworking system A horizontal portable miter panel saw system that is capable of utilizing a wide range of power hand tools and processing plywood panels and other oversized materials. The apparatus is designed to provide safety, accuracy, mobility, capacity, ease of use, and afford... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7174994 | Utility ladder A utility ladder for illuminating a work area that a user is working on. The utility ladder includes a ladder assembly being designed for being positioned on a support surface. The ladder assembly is designed for supporting the user at a desired height above the sup... | 02/13/2007 |
