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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260897 | Lock miter gauge A gauge for use by woodworkers in setting the height of a router bit to make lock miter joints with a router table. The gauge includes a base for upright positioning upon a router table. The base has a bottom plate and a top plate connected by a crosspiece. A gaugin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228772 | Brake positioning system A saw is disclosed having a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and a saw blade, and a brake adapted to stop the saw blade in response to detection of the dangerous condition. The saw further includes a brake positioning system ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7159498 | Miter box for guiding a circular saw The invention relates to an improved miter box for guiding a handheld portable circular saw. The miter box facilitates several conventional workpiece trim cuts using a handheld portable circular saw, including 45 degree and 90 degree straightcuts, as well as 45 and ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124668 | Alignment device An alignment device including a body having an alignment edge configured to guide a cutting device, an extension portion pivotal relative to the alignment edge, and at least one cutting-line indicator configured to be selectively positioned on the extension portion ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7051634 | Sheet material saw table A saw table for sheet material includes a platform having an abutment stop along one edge for engaging and locating sheet material supported on the platform. A mast is disposed adjacent to the platform edge for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the platform. A... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039548 | Miter saw for displaying angle of cutter blade cutting workpiece A miter saw for displaying angle of a cutter blade cutting the workpiece. The miter saw has a base mounting a workpiece thereon, a movable member movably supported to the base, and a cutting unit connected to the movable member for supporting the cutter blade. A pos... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959633 | Cutting system A cutting system for accurately cutting a notch in a piece of lineal to permit sharp bending of the lineal, permitting the lineal to be placed about the perimeter of picture or similar structure is disclosed. The cutting system includes a handle for driving a cuttin... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6672190 | Precision miter gauge The present invention provides a precision miter gauge for orienting and positioning a workpiece relative to a cutting tool. The miter gauge reduces positioning errors and improves repeatability. The miter gauge includes a base and a body pivotably connec... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6591728 | Clamping power tool guide with integral measurement tool Prior power tool guides have not been successful as they have been awkward and inconvenient for a busy tradesperson to position on the workpiece. Those tool guides which have an integral gauge for measuring the required spacing between the guide and the t... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6574873 | Arch cutting jig An jig for a hand-held saw having a powered blade includes a slotted trammel arm, one end of the arm being formed for fixably engaging a guide holder of the saw. A clamp assembly fixably locatable on the workpiece includes a frame having a planar, face me... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6431042 | Turntable mechanism for a cutting tool A cutting tool including a base having a workpiece support surface for supporting a workpiece and an annular, upwardly facing bearing surface. The cutting tool also includes a turntable mounted on the base for rotation about a generally vertical axis. The... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6128993 | Jig for cutting hardwood flooring to exact lengths A jig which allows hardwood flooring or other building material to be cut to an exact length to fit with precision between two fixed pieces of building material. The jig includes a marking member which attaches to a workpiece which is positioned with one ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5983767 | Angularly adjustable saw guiding device having a saw supporting surface The present invention is a saw guiding device for guiding a power saw when cutting a workpiece in the form of either a flat board or an I-beam. The saw guiding device comprises a base member which is to be disposed across end caps of an I-beam. A straight... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5845555 | Multi-position adjustable work stop assembly A multi-position adjustable work stop assembly employs a traveling gauge assembly that cooperates with independently adjustable and inexpensive location stops. The gauge assembly is moveable along a fence to define a plurality of work locating positions d... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5737990 | Apparatus for making miter joints Miter joint cutting apparatus includes a base, and an adjusting member mounted on the base for relative sliding movement to a position along the direction of a saw line. A workpiece locating mechanism is mounted on the base for angular adjustment with res... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5651298 | Portable saw table A portable saw table comprising a saw track pivotally supported on a saw table. An improved lightweight plastic protractor and indexer plate are rotatably mounted with respect to each other by an improved pivot mount. The pivot mount comprises a plurality... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5603164 | Adjustable angle guide and angle finder An angle guide device is disclosed which includes a slotted base member pivoted at one end to one end of an angle guide member, an adjustment member pivoted at one end to the angle guide and carrying a slider element at the other end. The slider element i... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5522293 | Method and apparatus for accurately positioning a knife blade for scoring plastic tamper indicating closures A method and apparatus for scoring plastic tamper indicating closures to provide the tamper indicating band that is connected to the closure by bridges formed by scoring. The scoring is achieved by successively moving a rotating closure past a stationary ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5472029 | Saw guide The invention provides a saw guide for a power saw or router of the type having a blade and a saw housing wider than the blade which directly overlies the blade during cutting. The saw guide includes a guide bar having a straight outer edge for guiding a ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5327653 | Miter linear measurement gage A magnetic-electronic linear measurement gage for measuring workpiece miter lengths for picture and window frames and the like includes a gage bed on which a workpiece may be removably mounted, a stop body slidably mounted on the gage bed having a stop wh... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5148730 | Sawmark guide A saw guide for use with a portable powered hand saw comprises a base which terminates in a saw guiding edge and is hinged to a flap. Means are provided to anchor the base to the work piece. The flap has an extensible end having a transparent portion with... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5086680 | Apparatus for job-site cutting of insulation A cutting apparatus for fiberglass insulation and the like for use at home or on construction sites. The apparatus includes a workboard with a groove thereacross and a blade which may be moved through the groove to cut fiberglass insulation placed on the ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4972749 | Calibrated fence for radial arm saws A calibrated fence apparatus for radial arm saws wherein the calibrated fence apparatus consists of one of more fence units secured to the saw table top whereby a workpiece to is positioned against the appartus so as to be cut at a selected length which i... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4972748 | Portable table for circular saw and other power tools A portable table for use with a circular saw and other power tools is disclosed permitting the use of the power tool at selected angular orientations to the workpiece. The construction of the portable table permits the use of circular saw blades of differ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4685369 | Portable miter device for chain and hand saws A portable miter guide device for chain and hand saws having a holding assembly (12) including a cradle member (18) and coacting clamps (36,38) for attaching the device to a work piece (W). The device includes a support arm (32) to which is attached an ad... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4608761 | Portable precision guide for powered hand tools A portable precision guide for powered hand tools is formed having a base plate with a protractor portion and a table portion, a guide bar on one surface of the base plate guides a powered hand tool on the table portion and an angle arm pivotally mounted ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4587875 | Portable sawing device utilizing a circular power saw A portable sawing device having a frame attachable by clamping means against the underside of a workpiece support bench. A portable circular power saw is supported on and engaged by an adapter plate hinged to a bearing plate at the forward part of a suppo... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4576076 | Multiple intersecting planes cutting device A production machine for cutting components for furniture, house framing and framing for concrete construction is disclosed. A powered cutting blade can traverse a linear horizontal path above the support surface of a workpiece horizontal table. The blade... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4384502 | Motorized circular miter chop saw A motor operated circular miter chop saw is pivotally mounted on a generally horizontal axle pivot pin about which it rotates in a vertical plane with the axle pivot pin being carried by a cast support base structure provided with means allowing both late... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4281572 | Saw guide for angle cuts A guide for use with a powered hand saw for making controlled cuts in a workpiece at an infinite number of angles. The guide includes a pair of parallel spaced rails, a pair of carriages slidably mounted on the rails, and for each carriage, a clamping ass... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4259887 | Table saw mitre gauge extension A device attachable to a table saw mitre gauge, the device including a flat plate that adjustably bolts to the gauge so as to give a longer surface against which work is held and the flat plate supports an adjustable block against which an end of the work... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4245533 | Motorized circular miter chop saw A motor operated circular miter chop saw is pivotally mounted on a generally horizontal axle pivot bolt about which it rotates in a vertical plane with the axle pivot bolt being carried by a cast support base structure provided with means allowing lateral... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4241634 | Mitre box A mitre box has a saw guide subassembly rotatably supported on a vertical post and a multiplicity of indents spaced about a portion of its periphery. A wedge member is pivoted on the base member below the saw guide subassembly and is biased to engage an e... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4202233 | Saw guide device A saw guide for guiding a hand powered saw to make a straight cut at any predetermined angle, the device including a solid guide bar and a saw base pad, to slidably fit over the guide bar, comprised of a different material than the guide bar itself, with ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4050340 | Power tool track A power tool track for adapting an existing power tool, such as an electric circular saw, so that it can effectively make accurate straight or angular cuts in wood.... | 09/27/1977 |
