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US 10,363,678 B2Granted
Saw guide and method of using same
AssigneeTechsouth, Inc.
InventorsWilliam D. Kloiber, Richard Brodrick
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Abstract
A saw guide can include pivotally connected arcuate sections having a plurality of slots formed therein to receive and guide saw blades as they cut a workpiece, such as a pipe or tube. The slots are of varying width so that the saw guide can be used with different saws. For example, the saw guide can include a first slot sized to receive and guide the blade of a reciprocating saw, and a relatively narrower second slot, sized to receive the blade of a portable band saw. The saw guide can include a locking mechanism to securely hold the saw guide on the workpiece, and a stopping mechanism for preventing the saw blade from cutting into the saw guide.
Claims14
A saw guide comprising:
- (a) a substantially cylindrical body for positioning on a substantially cylindrical workpiece to be cut with a saw blade, the body comprising first and second arcuate members, each of the first and second arcuate members defining a length and a width and having first and second ends, the first end of the first arcuate member releasably attached to the first end of the second arcuate member, and the second end of the first arcuate member pivotally connected to the second end of the second arcuate member, whereby the body is moveable between a closed position wherein the first ends of the first and second arcuate members are attached, and an open position wherein the first ends of the first and second arcuate sections are released from attachment and the first and second sections are allowed to freely pivot;
- (b) first and second slot sections integrally formed in the first arcuate member and extending entirely through the width of the first arcuate member, the first slot section substantially parallel to the second slot section;
- (c) first and second slot sections integrally formed in the second arcuate member and extending entirely through the width of the second arcuate member, the first slot section substantially parallel to the second slot section;
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- (d) wherein the first slot section of the first arcuate member is linearly aligned with the first slot section of the second arcuate member to form a substantially continuous first slot for receiving a saw blade when the body is in the closed position, and the second slot section of the first arcuate member is linearly aligned with the second slot section of the second arcuate member to form a substantially continuous second slot for receiving a saw blade when the body is in the closed position, wherein the first slot is wider than the second slot whereby the first slot is adapted for receiving a first saw blade having a first width and the second slot is adapted for receiving a second saw blade having a second width less than the first width of the first saw blade.
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A method of using a saw guide comprising:
- (a) providing a saw guide comprising:
- (i) a substantially cylindrical body comprising first and second arcuate members, each of the first and second arcuate members defining a length and a width and having first and second ends, the first end of the first arcuate member releasably attached to the first end of the second arcuate member, and the second end of the first arcuate member pivotally connected to the second end of the second arcuate member, whereby the body is moveable between a closed position wherein the first ends of the first and second arcuate members are attached, and an open position wherein the first ends of the first and second arcuate sections are released from attachment and the first and second sections are allowed to freely pivot,
- (ii) first and second slot sections integrally formed in the first arcuate member and extending entirely through the width of the first arcuate member, the first slot section substantially parallel to the second slot section,
- (iii) first and second slot sections integrally formed in the second arcuate member and extending entirely through the width of the second arcuate member, the first slot section substantially parallel to the second slot section, and
- (iv) wherein the first slot section of the first arcuate member is linearly aligned with the first slot section of the second arcuate member to farm a substantially continuous first slot for receiving a saw blade when the body is in the closed position, and the second slot section of the first arcuate member is linearly aligned with the second slot section of the second arcuate member to form a substantially continuous second slot for receiving a saw blade when the body is in the closed position, wherein the first slot is wider than the second slot, whereby the first slot is adapted for receiving a first saw blade having a first width and the second slot is adapted for receiving a second saw blade having a second width less than the first width of the first saw blade;
- (b) positioning the substantially cylindrical body on a substantially cylindrical workpiece to be cut with a saw blade;
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- (c) positioning a reciprocating saw blade within the first slot or positioning a portable band saw blade within the second slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.