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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7195043 | Router guide A router guide including a base member configured for attachment to a workbench in two different orientations. A clamping member is secured to the base member by threaded fasteners at each of its opposite ends so as to form a slot of variable height between the clam... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6992547 | Surface acoustic wave arrangement for broadband signal transmission A surface acoustic wave arrangement has at least two interdigital transducers being provided on a piezoelectric substrate along an acoustic path, with at least one of the interdigital transducers being a fan transducer which is divided in a transverse direction into... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978813 | Semi-automatic mortising machine A semi-automatic mortising machine includes a support base, a support bar, a guide device, a working device, a distance adjusting device, and a dust collection box. Thus, the displacement direction can be controlled in a manual manner during the working process, and... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6929042 | Semi-automatic mortising machine A semi-automatic mortising machine includes a support base, a support bar, a guide device, a working device, a distance adjusting device, and a dust collection box. Thus, the displacement direction can be controlled in a manual manner during the working process, and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6427733 | Portable cutter for cut tree stand A portable device for cutting stand grooves in the trunk of a cut tree, including a frame, a pair of wheels rotatably secured to one end of the frame, and a hitch fixed to the other end of the frame. A support at the frame one end includes a first trunk s... | 08/06/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6158487 | Miter joint keying system A keying system for a miter joint with a work holder for engaging the outer surfaces of the boards when assembled. A flat planar tool guide is fixed to the work holder and has a slot that receives and guides a router tool to cut a slot through both boards... | 12/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5931208 | Jig for cutting dovetail joints A jig for cutting dovetail joints includes a rigid template (1) attached to a block (4). A T-slot (6) along the top of the block locates a stop (8) which is used to align the edges of boards into which dovetail joints are to be cut. The rigid templates (1... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5899251 | Wood machineable joint One or a plurality of machined timber elements of complimentary first and second configuration wherein each element is characterized by having at least one face surface (1,2) and one abutment surface (3,4) wherein said abutment surface incorporates in sai... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5890524 | Router table sled A router table sled for use with a router table and a router table fence includes an arm assembly that rides along the fence and a strut assembly that supports the workpiece. The arm assembly includes a slider that slides along an upper edge of the fence ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5875827 | Router table push shoe The router table push shoe 10 of the present invention has an upwardly extending handle 11 which is angled slightly towards the operator and away from the router table fence 55. The push shoe of the present invention comes with an adjustable bottom guard ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5853035 | Slotted dovetail holding fixture A slotted dovetail holding fixture is provided including a horizontally oriented base for being clamped to a recipient surface. A vertically oriented central support is coupled adjacent a bottom edge thereof along a side edge of the base. Next provided is... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5832977 | 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... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5423357 | Apparatus for cutting interlocking joints An apparatus for supporting and guiding a router in cutting work-pieces to form an interlocking joint comprises a base support member to which two work-pieces are mounted, at least one being in a horizontal plane. A template is also mounted to the base su... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5421384 | Unlimited width dovetailing system with overhead clamp An unlimited width dovetailing system for holding a workpiece and guiding a router while cutting dovetails in an upper edge of the workpiece includes a base plate with a pair of blocks attached thereto, and a beam which rests on the base plate, abutting a... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5143132 | System for making dovetail joints including acute and obtuse angle dovetails and box joints According to the present invention, a method is provided for making joints having angles other than right angles. Also, according to the invention, thickness of wood to be cut and/or size of the router bits used with a particular setup of template and fen... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5139062 | Structure and method for cutting pins in a dovetail joint According to the present invention, a method is provided for making joints having angles other than right angles. Also, according to the invention, thickness of wood to be cut and/or size of the router bits used with a particular setup of template and fen... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4995435 | Apparatus for and method of cutting joints An apparatus for machining at least one half of an interconnecting joint between the end regions of two components has a support, a carrier which is movable and fixable with respect to the support, a cutting means which is mounted on the support for machi... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4911213 | Router clamp guide apparatus for making dovetail joints and the like An apparatus for making dovetail cuts along the corner of a wooden box includes a frame and a pair of elongated posts movably mounted with respect to the frame, extending away from the frame and in indexing plate member mounted at the opposite end of the ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4909292 | Boring, mortising, tenoning and duplicating woodworking machine A boring, mortising, tenoning and duplicating woodworking machine including a horizontally movable workpiece support platform and vertically movable cutting tool support member. A tracing element is preferably mounted to the cutting tool support structure... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4875510 | Dovetail machine A dovetailing jig has a base with a flat top surface notched along the back edge. A back on the jig has a flat front surface that is positioned above and at the rear of the top surface of the base while two side plates provide confronting flat side faces.... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4830074 | Router stand with guard assembly A tool stand including a vertical support panel with a horizontal work-supporting table mounted for vertical adjustment thereon. The support panel horizontally mounts a power router with the router bit overlying the table. An elongate retainer rail mounts... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4809755 | Apparatus and method for forming a variety of woodworking joints Apparatus and a method for forming various types of woodworking joints on workpieces are provided. A series of templates are provided that, when utilized with the appropriate cutting bit for a router produce the desired joint configuration. The router is ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4693288 | Universal joint maker Interlocking joints such as box finger joints and dovetail joints are made in wood parts by a combination including a body for attachment to a tool table having a guide slot in the upper surface for guiding a work feeder. The combination includes a router... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4648433 | Milling device A milling device for milling grooves into two boards to be joined together at right angles for comb-like wedge joints comprises a right-angled gauge with a supporting plate and a back plate. Both plates of the gauge are provided with slits in a comb-like ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4542776 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing splined corner joints A fixture and method for manufacturing corner joints wherein two workpieces having mitered edges are joined to form a corner axis. The workpieces are clamped underneath a table having a plurality of parallel finger slots so that the corner axis is perpend... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4509572 | Woodworking press This concerns a machine press for woodworking, particularly to produce mortises and tenons, and characterized by its simple construction, yet allowing rapid and accurate operation. This woodworking press comprises a base, a first carriage slidable to and ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4479523 | Mortise and tenon jig A patterning jig for use with a router has a flat template with space-opposed side margins joined by respective front and rear margins. A first opening through the template is spaced inwardly a predetermined distance from one of the side margins and is ce... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4428408 | Dovetailing jig A jig used to support and guide a cutting tool has a base frame provided with an elongated support. Mounted on this support is a plurality of guide fingers which collectively serve as a template for the cutting of joint members in boards. The guide finger... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4407344 | Dovetail fixture A dovetail fixture for guiding a cutting tool in cutting mortises and tenons is described which can be simply used in cutting mortises and tenons at either of two selectable pitches. The fixture includes a base equipped with a horizontal table or work rec... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4405004 | Dovetail fixture A dovetail fixture for guiding a cutting tool in cutting mortises and tenons is described which can be simply used in cutting mortises and tenons. The fixture includes a molded base equipped with a horizontal table or work receiving surface and a sloped a... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4168730 | Apparatus and methods for forming dovetail joints Disclosed is a tool set for forming dovetail joints including elongated dovetail and pin template plates and dovetail and pin bits. The dovetail plate has a plurality of laterally-extending slots opening through a long edge of the plate, the slots having ... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4163465 | Apparatus for cutting dovetail joints A router is mounted on the back of a support plate which can be raised or lowered to a precise adjusted position with respect to a base plate such that a dovetail cutting tool cuts precision dovetail joints in wooden workpieces. Other cutting tools can be... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4056137 | Method and apparatus for cutting tenons Method and apparatus for cutting tenons in the ends of workpieces in which the workpiece is advanced on a rectilinear path, one or more cutting tools are reciprocated on a transverse rectilinear path which intersects the ends of the workpieces and the spe... | 11/01/1977 |
