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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918254 | Method and apparatus for creating designs on surfaces A method for creating a design on a surface comprising providing a template to overlay the surface upon which the design is to be created, forming a pattern of the design on the template for the design which is to be created on the surface, placing the template with... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7896042 | Hinge and strike plate mortise kit A kit for forming mortises in door edges and door frames for flush-mounting door hinges, strike plates and latch plates is provided. The kit generally includes a template holder and a plurality of templates mountable to the template holder. The templates provide gui... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7347233 | Table 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 |
| 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 |
| 7290350 | Devices, systems, and methods for framing The invention is adapted particularly for simplifying the difficult task of measuring the openings of picture frame mats, and then transferring those measurements to a mitering machine for the purpose of accurately cutting, to the proper length, a piece of picture f... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7249552 | Saw guide A guide for use with a cutting member, such as hand saws, that is easy to use, is readily portable and can be adjusted to permit cutting of precise compound angles on work pieces of various configurations. The guide mechanism comprises two angularly related members ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241091 | Decoration-used mold unit A decoration-used mold unit for defining a border on a work piece to facilitate cutting or milling. The mold unit includes an elongated rectangular main body formed with a first window for processing a first sink and a second window for processing a second sink. A f... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240791 | Method of packaging and selling natural stone This invention comprises a unique method for the sale of natural stone, special packaging for the stone and a method of doing business to make the stone available in high volume stores to the average consumer. The method comprises prefabricating the stone into slabs... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240704 | Dado guide An apparatus for cutting a precision dado in a board includes a base member. The base member includes an adjustable clamp that surrounds a guide fence and which can move along the length of the fence. The fence is clamped to the board where desired for each dado. Th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198442 | Dust and debris extraction apparatus for power tool The invention relates to a power tool such as a router which is provided to perform an operation on a work piece. The tool includes dust extraction apparatus to allow dust and debris to be removed from the location at which the work is performed and part of the extr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179027 | Tool for positioning templates with respect to curved rail A tool for positioning a plurality of templates with respect to a curved rail includes a flexible spine that carries a plurality of templates. Each of the templates defines an opening adapted to guide a cutting tool to form a picket hole in the rail. The templates a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7089978 | Tool 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 |
| 7082974 | Box 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 |
| 7007731 | Base 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 |
| 6951232 | Router 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... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951058 | Marking system A shape cutting system for cutting a material having a surface. The shape cutting system includes a cutting unit and at least one template. The cutting unit includes a frame, a blade adjustment assembly and a blade assembly are coupled to the frame. The blade assemb... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6898863 | Locking tapered sliding dovetail joint and tool and method for making the joint A tool for making locking tapered sliding dovetail joints and a kit including the tool. The tool includes a pin guide having a minor end having a minor width and a major end having a major width that is larger than the minor width such that the template has a taper ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6898864 | Locking tapered sliding dovetail joint and tool and method for making the joint A tool for making locking tapered sliding dovetail joints and a kit including the tool. The tool includes a guide plate having a guide groove including a locking section disposed on at least one of edges of the groove guide, wherein at least a portion of the locking... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877243 | Shape cutting system A shape cutting system for cutting a material having a surface. The shape cutting system includes a cutting unit and at least one template. The cutting unit includes a frame, a blade adjustment assembly and a blade assembly are coupled to the frame. The blade assemb... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6813839 | Cutting system A shape cutting system for cutting a material having a surface. The shape cutting system includes a cutting unit and at least one template. The cutting unit includes a frame, a blade adjustment assembly and a blade assembly are couple to the frame. The blade assembl... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6732444 | Tapered sliding dovetail tool and kit including such tool A template for making tapered sliding dovetail pins from a workpiece. The template includes a longitudinal centerline, a pair of side edges, a workpiece side, a tool side, a minor end having a minor width and a major end having a major width that is larger than the ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6722051 | Shape cutting system A shape cutting system for cutting a material having a surface. The shape cutting system includes a cutting unit and at least one template. The cutting unit includes a frame, a blade adjustment assembly and a blade assembly are coupled to the frame. The blade assemb... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712104 | Router jig apparatus A router jig apparatus for forming dowel which can be used for stair railings, in particular. The router jig apparatus includes a support table having a tabletop and leg members for supporting the tabletop; and also includes a router assembly including a motor being... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6607016 | Jig for hand cutting dovetail joints A jig having a guide block and a repositionable clamp for use with a saw for hand cutting tails and pins on the ends of boards to form a dovetail joint. The guide block has four planar sides that are joined to form a substantially square tube, the ends of... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6588468 | Router table joint making machine A machine for use with a table-mounted router to form a wide variety of woodworking joints by manipulating a workpiece to engage the router cutter in predetermined locations, in some instances by reference to a joint element template, and in other instanc... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6520900 | Methods for erection of female blanking die and universal press frames for use in such methods Methods for setting-up a female blanking die for a die cutting machine for die cutting and/or blanking a carton blank, and universal press frames for use in such setting-up are all provided herein. The first stages in the erection of the female blanking d... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6450220 | Coping jig A coping jig for guiding a router in cutting the end of a section of decorative trim, preferably for creating an inside corner. The coping jig includes a stationary molding stage that receives a section of molding to be cut. A template platform is mounted... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6422276 | Woodworking jig A woodworking jig has a pair of horizontally elongate co-planar router plate guide surface areas spaced apart from one another, with an elongate opening between the router plate guide surface areas, a workpiece clamp mounted below the opening, and a guide... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6378580 | Arch cutting jig apparatus A jig apparatus that allows one to cut arches in a work piece quickly and efficiently. It is comprised of a bar that has sliding adjustable clamps that secure a cable which go around pulleys on a router or other cutting device that when the cable is pulle... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6363982 | Single or multiple mortising, tenoning and dovetail woodworking jig A double mortising, tenoning and dovetailing wood working machine including a base member, a sliding member and locking members. The base member is mounted on a table. The sliding member and locking members serve to precisely locate the base member relati... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6315017 | Joint jig for use with either a table-mounted or a hand-held router A jig facilitates the construction of joints in a working piece, and, more particularly, secures the working piece to be cut and allows it to be passed over a fixed router without sacrificing any of the ease of use or quality associated with prior art jig... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293322 | Sink basin positioning and mounting apparatus An apparatus for positioning and mounting sinks to the underside of solid polymer countertops has a framework assembly consisting of a front rail (14) comprising an aligning channel (16), rail assembly brackets (26) and a centering graph (20); side rails ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6220317 | Router template assembly An adjustable template assembly for a router to assist in cutting junction box apertures at preselectable positions in wall surfaces which may be vertically or horizontally disposed.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6206060 | Jig system for positioning the placement of multiple cuts in a workpiece The present invention is a jig system for precisely positioning the placement of multiple cuts such as in the placement of dovetail or box joints cut in a wood panel. A row of multi-use adjustable spacers controls the indexing of a workpiece and can be us... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182373 | Method and apparatus for cutting baseboard molding A method and apparatus for cutting baseboard molding to join two adjacent pieces in an inside comer provides a plate constructed with at least one patterned cutting edge having a contour which conforms to the front face of a baseboard molding. A plate sup... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6138726 | Router guide milling apparatus and method An apparatus and method for enabling the routing of wide grooves and rabbets onto the sides, edges, or ends of boards, using a hand-held router. The apparatus comprises a main body platform with a pair of fence feet mounted on the underside. The fence fee... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138372 | Router guide apparatus The present invention provides a guide apparatus for use with a portable router, for enabling the router to rout an edge of a workpiece at virtually any angle between 0° and 90°. The guide apparatus comprises: a main body for receiving a router base and... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6116826 | Drilling jig The present invention includes the apparatus and method to create an improved loose tenon joint with multiple arculate mortise surfaces and similarly configured loose tenon member for woodworking applications. A drilling jig is provided to axially guide a... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116303 | Apparatus and method for making woodworking joints A dovetail joint jig for guiding a power tool for creating a dovetail slot in a first workpiece and a dovetail pin in a second workpiece includes a substantially flat main body portion having a slot portion on one side and a pin portion on an opposite sid... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6076575 | Apparatus for forming dovetail, box and related joints A jig used to support and guide a router has a support base to which the workpiece is clamped as well as a moveable template containing guiding surfaces for a router. The template is attached to the support base via an elongated support channel. The suppo... | 06/20/2000 |
