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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7036414 | Work piece guiding system for a table saw An improved table having improvements related to stock support, such as a rip fence stock support, as well as a lateral-table support system; features of laterally-slideable front and back rip fence guide rails, including an improved front rail configuration, an imp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6343631 | Wood planing machine A wood planing machine includes a base, two opposite side walls extending upright from the base, two pairs of supporting rods extending upright from the opposite sides of the base, a cutter carriage mounted movably on the supporting rods, a motor mounted ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6293320 | Multi-purpose machining apparatus A precision multi-purpose machining apparatus for facilitating lathing, milling, drilling, sawing or routing operations typically using a rotary-type cutting tool. In a preferred embodiment the multi-purpose machining apparatus of this invention is charac... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5875828 | 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 str... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5437319 | Pivoting power tool with table A power tool (10) has a working assembly (20) mounted on a first side of a table (16). The table is pivotable about an axis (41 ) with respect to a frame (14) between two working dispositions. A working head (e.g. blade 32) of the assembly (20) is positio... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5004027 | Biscuit joiner A biscuit joiner for cutting semi-elliptical slots in opposing edges of workpieces which are to be joined along those edges includes a housing adapted to be mounted upon the quill of a multi-purpose woodworking tool, which housing encloses a rotary saw bl... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4972885 | Power module for special purpose woodworking tools A power module for providing power to any one of a plurality of special purpose woodworking tools has a variable speed headstock on a base, and a tool support carriage on the base. The tool support carriage is formed with two pairs of tube-receiving socke... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4926916 | Biscuit joiner A biscuit joiner for cutting semi-elliptical slots in opposing edges of workpieces which are to be joined along those edges includes a housing adapted to be mounted upon the quill of a multi-purpose woodworking tool, which housing encloses a rotary saw bl... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4915148 | Jointer attachment for multipurpose power tool A specially designed jointer is provided as an accessory attachment to a multipurpose power tool assembly described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,349,945. The jointer may be mounted on the same bench surface as the multipurpose power tool itself and a tubular couple... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4890654 | Band saw attachment for multipurpose power tool A specially designed band saw is provided as an accessory attachment to a multipurpose power tool assembly described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,349,945. The band saw may be mounted on the same bench surface as the multipurpose power tool itself and a tubular coup... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4830069 | Woodworking machine A multiple use woodworking machine having a multiplicity of working stations in which different operations can be performed simultaneously, if so desired. This machine is characterized by simplicity, convenience and versatility, providing within the bound... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4779857 | Multi-purpose work stations A multiple purpose work station having an angularly displaceable spine of square section. The station also includes sockets for a headstock or other accessory which are secured to a nut so that rotation of a leadscrew by a handle axially displaces the hea... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4597424 | Carving adapter for multi-purpose woodworking machine The woodworking device is of the type having a base; a horizontally extending support frame carried by the base; and a drive motor mounted on the support frame for being adjustably moved to and maintained at selected positions along said horizontally exte... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4566510 | Workpiece support system for a power tool A workpiece support system for a power tool, preferably a multipurpose woodworking tool of the type having a frame, a main table mounted on the frame, and a power-driven tool member associated with the main table. The support system comprises a first pair... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4548246 | Headstock elevating apparatus A multipurpose woodworking tool of the type having a frame, a pair of parallel way tubes extending longitudinally of the frame, and a headstock mounted on the way tubes in which the improvement comprises a pair of yokes joining the way tubes together at e... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4546531 | Set of components for building machine tools The disclosure relates to a set of components for a machine tool including at least one elongated machine bed and one spindle stock, with a drive motor, adjustably guided on the machine bed, with components connectible with the machine bed being held to t... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4523504 | Portable machine tool having an operating unit mounted on a column A portable machine tool, comprising a base structure, a work surface supported by the base structure for supporting, in use, a workpiece, and a column pivotally connected to the base structure and being pivotal between an upstanding operative position in ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4515191 | Radial universal tool A radial universal tool which is designed to perform the functions of a tablesaw, wood lathe, metal lathe, drill press, horizontal boring machine, milling machine and disc sander, which includes a light-weight frame having a pivoting end member and a non-... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4510980 | Table assembly for a multipurpose tool A table assembly for a multipurpose tool is used in combination with a tool of the type having a frame, a pair of parallel way tubes mounted on the frame, a headstock mounted on the frame having a motor driven spindle, and releasable pivots which allow th... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4497353 | Multipurpose material working tool A multipurpose material working tool includes a frame on which is mounted a headstock having a spindle extending axially therefrom which is adapted to receive various rotary tools and a radial trolley adapted to move on ways toward and away from the heads... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4497100 | Apparatus for working pipes An apparatus for working of pipes or tubes, rod or bars, and the like, in the field of sanitary and heating installations, with electromotor drive. A drive machine is provided as the basic machine, and workpieces or working tools are selectively drivable ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4494591 | Tilting table for a woodworking tool A tilting table for a woodworking tool comprising a support member, a pair of trunnions pivotally attached to the support member for movement about a common axis, a table top attached to and supported by the trunnions, a pair of wedge blocks mounted to sl... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4405003 | Universal table An apparatus that converts a portable hand skill saw or drill into a table mounted skill saw or drill press, the apparatus including a table and a fixture mounted on the table and to which the portable drill is attached, the fixture including a downwardly... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4353154 | Apparatus for working pipes An apparatus for working of pipes or tubes, rod or bars, and the like, in the field of sanitary and heating installations, with electromotor drive. A drive machine is provided as the basic machine, and workpieces or working tools are selectively drivable ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4318432 | Workbench tool assembly A workbench tool assembly which takes the form of a frame upon which is mounted a drill press assembly movable between a stored position within the frame and an extended position above the frame. The drill press assembly includes a counterbalance mechanis... | 03/09/1982 |
| 3988814 | Milling machine An improved multi-purpose milling machine for milling a work piece along a desired line of action. The machine includes an electronic control network for controlling the position of the cutting tool relative to the work piece along a plurality of axes res... | 11/02/1976 |