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Class 144/371 - Routing or grooving


Subclass of Class 144 - Woodworking
Definition: Process including relieving a surface of a wooden part by
No. of patents: 258
Last issue date: 04/03/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8146630Method of changing the distance between a rotary cutting tool and a work surface
A method of changing the distance between a rotary cutter disposed on a carriage assembly and a work surface. The method includes the steps of providing a first mechanism on the carriage assembly for making small distance changes between the rotary cutter and the wo...
04/03/2012
8047242Power tool with spindle lock
A power tool includes a spindle assembly supported for rotation about an axis. The spindle assembly includes a plurality of engagement members, and at least two of the engagement members are disposed in spaced relationship less than one hundred eighty degrees from e...
11/01/2011
7975737Router base securing mechanism
The present invention is directed to a mechanism and method for providing above the table securing/unsecuring of a router motor housing. The mechanism of the present invention employs a mechanical connection included on a pivot member to couple with a wrench device ...
07/12/2011
7367760Power tool
A power tool has a base, a main unit, a cutter, a bolt, an engagement member, and a unit. The base has a sliding surface slidable on a workpiece, another surface opposite to the sliding surface, and an opening in the base. The main unit is movable in a first directi...
05/06/2008
7347233Table saw jig for cutting box joints
A jig for cutting box joints on a table saw, including guide bar clamps adapted to be joined to guide bars of a table saw; a spacer joined to the guide bar clamps; a spacer strip joined to the spacer, the spacer strip defining spacer apertures; a board clamp joined ...
03/25/2008
7334613Router base securing mechanism
The present invention is directed to a mechanism and method for providing above the table securing/unsecuring of a router motor housing. The mechanism of the present invention employs a mechanical connection included on a pivot member to couple with a wrench device ...
02/26/2008
7334614Depth adjustment mechanism
A depth adjustment mechanism, disposed on a router, is enabled using a worm drive that includes a shaft member engaging with a rack member. The shaft member couples with a sleeve disposed on a base of the router. The rack member is coupled with a motor casing of the...
02/26/2008
7316528Ergonomic router assembly
An ergonomically designed router assembly includes a base assembly coupled with a motor casing including a grip assembly which provides an overall narrower profile to the router assembly. The grip assembly may relieves stress on the muscles and allows the operator t...
01/08/2008
7281887Router plunge depth adjustment mechanism
A mechanism and method for providing base end plunge router depth adjustment, such as when a router is utilized with a router table. The apparatus and method of the present invention permits accurate and efficient depth adjustment when utilizing a router with a rout...
10/16/2007
7278806Two edge deburring tool
A rotating tool for simultaneously deburring two surfaces of a workpiece is disclosed including a rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end with a first deburr surface on the first end facing towards the second end and having a first angle. A second deburr...
10/09/2007
7240596Workbench holder system
A workbench holder system comprising a stop piece having a height and a thickness and a length in a generally rectilinear configuration with a first end having a first angled cut and with a second end having a second angled cut, one cut being at an obtuse angle and ...
07/10/2007
7226257Router bit with position stop
A router bit with a position stop is disclosed. The router bit includes a body with a collar extending outwardly from it and a shaft extending outwardly from the collar. At least one cutter blade is mounted to the body and the cutter blade may be used to cut a profi...
06/05/2007
7216408Flexible rail multiaxis machine tool and method
A flexible rail machine tool couples temporarily to a structure by vacuum cups and positions a tool head at any desired point over an area. The toolhead can perform operations such as drilling, bolt insertion, and acquisition of dimension data. The flexible rail can...
05/15/2007
7207362Router
A power tool, such as, for example a router. In some aspects, a router includes a base, a housing and a hand grip attachable to one of the base and the housing, and the hand grip may be contoured to fit a hand of an operator and may be at least partially formed of a...
04/24/2007
7198081Log splitter
A portably log splitter is provided. The log splitter comprises a base having a pair of one-piece side members, and a support member to which the one-piece side members are attached. The support member and the one-piece side members form a seat that is adapted to re...
04/03/2007
7171884Resilient cutting blades and cutting devices
Steel reinforced tire fabrics are cut with long rigid bar blades, circular disc blades and disc and anvil blades. All of these blades may have an open relatively deep slot spaced close to the cutting edge that creates a resilient cantilevered spring element that inc...
02/06/2007
7162809Power saw guide
The invention is directed to a guide for a power saw or router of the type having a blade and a housing wider than the blade which directly overlies the blade during the cutting operation. The guide includes a guide bar having a straight outer edge configured for gu...
01/16/2007
7159629Worktable apparatus
A worktable apparatus includes a table with a tabletop having a plurality of legs attached thereto. The tabletop has an opening extending therethrough. A panel is hingedly coupled to the tabletop adjacent to the opening and is selectively positionable in a closed po...
01/09/2007
7131473Programmable coping bit
A coping bit capable of being easily modified to cut profiles having tenons of varying lengths is provided. The coping bit includes an axially extending primary drive shaft and a first cutting member fixed on the primary drive shaft. An axially extending secondary d...
11/07/2006
7127976Guide for a cutting tool
A guide comprises one or more brackets for securing the guide to a cutting tool, a horizontal support member secured to and moveable with respect to the brackets, and one or more arm assemblies secured to the horizontal support member and adapted to secure a working...
10/31/2006
7107699Workpiece size alignment device
A workpiece size alignment device includes a rail set including a plurality of guide rails each having a top face formed with an elongated guide channel extended longitudinally, and a ruler set mounted on the rail set and including a plurality of rulers each removab...
09/19/2006
7089979Ergonomic router
The present invention is directed to a router including a motor housing for at least partially enclosing a motor, a base having a sleeve for receiving the motor housing therein. The base is constructed to at least partially support the motor housing on a workpiece. ...
08/15/2006
7089978Tool attachment system and router attachment and method incorporating same
The present invention is directed toward a quick attach and detach mechanism for a tool attachment such as a router attachment for a router. The attachment system includes a mounting adapter which may be integrally formed with the router housing or attached to the r...
08/15/2006
7086436Tapered furniture leg and method of making the same
A method of fabricating a furniture leg is provided which includes the steps of providing a substrate having a thin covering and routing the substrate to provide an outer peripheral configuration having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, where...
08/08/2006
7082974Box joint fixture and method
An apparatus for cutting dados in two boards used to form a box joint includes a support member and a rear member adapted for securing the apparatus to a miter of a table saw or to another type of a woodworking power tool. An insert assembly in the support member in...
08/01/2006
7077179Cordless power tool and multi-purpose workstation system
A workstation, a cordless power tool and workstation system, and a method of installing a cordless power tool on a workstation for operation are disclosed that allow handymen and professionals to use a wide variety of cordless power tools as intended or convert them...
07/18/2006
7077418Light-weight construction core and a method for producing the same
A light-weight construction core made of wood for sliding bodies, e.g., skis, in particular cross-country skis, having grooves or slits (3), respectively, arranged in longitudinal rows, which grooves or slits extend in the longitudinal direction of the ski an...
07/18/2006
7073993Switch assembly
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for providing convenient control of a power tool electrical system. A switch assembly of the present invention includes a first actuator and a second actuator, which is disposed remotely from the switch and first act...
07/11/2006
7066221Plate joiner
A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make a plunge c...
06/27/2006
7044460Concealed fastener, system, and associated methods
A device for affixing a decking member to a joist includes a jig body positionable atop a pair of spaced-apart decking members positioned atop a joist. The jig body has an angled bore having a bottom end extending through a bottom face of the jig body, the bottom en...
05/16/2006
7007731Base frame for fixture
A base frame for holding fixtures used in woodwork includes an extruded body having a raised top central portion formed into a dovetailed open-topped upper channel, two lowered wing portions located at each lateral side of the upper channel and formed into two symme...
03/07/2006
7003898Lumber sticker
A lumber sticker for separating lumber, comprised of an elongated generally rectangular shaped block with sides shaped such that the lumber sticker will not come to rest on the sides. The lumber sticker has channels cut into the top and bottom surfaces, traversing t...
02/28/2006
6997222Router construction for clearing machined materials
A system of machining a workpiece with a router bit includes a plate insert for a router table having a work surface over which the workpiece is to be moved. The router is mounted underneath the plate with the bit driven about a bit axis which is at right angles to ...
02/14/2006
6926479Router plunge depth adjustment mechanism
The present invention is directed to a mechanism and method for providing base end plunge router depth adjustment, such as when a router is utilized with a router table. The apparatus and method of the present invention permits accurate and efficient depth adjustmen...
08/09/2005
6901680System for spacing flutes on a workpiece
A system, apparatus, and method for spacing and aligning flutes to be routed in a workpiece is disclosed. The system includes a flute-spacing jig with spaced alignment holes, a workpiece aligner, and a fence guide. Additionally, the system can include a T-square wit...
06/07/2005
6725891Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces
Machine for profile working of front surfaces on oblong wood workpieces resolves the problem of simple, accurate and fluent or continued working of workpieces front surfaces of various lengths and intersections, and the machine is of a compact construction. It is ch...
04/27/2004
6626617Process for the milling of a groove into a board-like workpiece as well as processing machine for carrying out the process
In order to further develop a process for making a groove in a board-like workpiece by means of a processing machine, wherein the workpiece is placed on a supporting table of the processing machine aligned essentially horizontal for holding the workpiece ...
09/30/2003
6612349Plate joiner
A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make...
09/02/2003
6609546Furniture with distressed appearance
A process for creating a distressed surface for an article of furniture, and an article of furniture incorporating a distresses surface. The process includes the steps of selecting at least one piece of material having at least one planar surface and oppo...
08/26/2003
6604895Aircraft panel detab router
The aircraft panel detab router to trim tabs from airframe parts such as wing elements, panels and airframe skin structures includes a tool fixture having a clamping mechanism for securing to a panel edge. The tool fixture includes a linear slide to which...
08/12/2003
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