# US 10,478,993 B2 · Support block for board cutting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,478,993 B2 - Document ID: US10478993B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/865,559 - Filed: 2018-01-09 - Published: 2018-07-12 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-09 - Assignees: JCK Tools, LLC - Applicants: JCK Tools, LLC - Inventors: Shannon Flickinger - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478993B2 ## CPC - B27B 29/02: Clamping angles; Gripping equipment thereon - B23Q 3/04: adjustable in inclination - B23Q 3/062: {adapted for holding workpieces having a special form or being made from a special material} - B23Q 3/106: {extendable members, e.g. extension members} - B25H 1/00: Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby - B27B: SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (saws specially adapted for pruning or debranching A01G3/08; sawing apparatus specially adapted for felling trees A01G23/091; features not restricted to a particular type of wood saw B23D, e.g. attaching saw blades B23D51/00; machine tool frames, beds, pillars or like members, in general B23Q1/01) - B23Q: DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT - B25H: WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS (storing or packaging B65) ## Abstract A carpentry block is provided to support a remote end of a board or work piece to be cut with a table saw or chop saw. The block has a triangular body which can be positioned on any base to define three different heights to support the remote work piece end. The block can also be positioned on the one end to define a fourth height for work piece support. An extension member can be added to the block to provide additional heights with the block, the outer end of the work piece is level with the saw table, thereby assuring an accurate cut of the work piece by the saw blade. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A block for supporting one end of a board being cut with a saw, comprising: a unitary body substantially triangular in cross section so as to have three base surfaces and three board surface each being opposite and parallel to a respective one of the board surfaces, and the board surfaces being formed by truncated tips of the body to define heights from each base surface to the respective opposite parallel board surface; the heights varying for each base surface; and wherein the body is selectively set on one of the base surfaces to support the end of the board on the respective opposite board surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The block of claim 1 wherein the body has opposite ends defining an additional height to support the one end the board when the body is set on one of the ends. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The block of claim 1 further comprising an extension member mounted on the body to increase one of the heights. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The block of claim 3 wherein the block and the extension member have mating couplers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The block of claim 3 wherein the block and the extension member have a male and female connection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The block of claim 3 wherein the body has a notch on each board surface and the extension member has a tab for retentive engagement in the notch. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The block of claim 1 wherein the body has a recess for manual gripping. ### Claim 8 A support block for a workpiece being cut by a saw blade, the workpiece being supported by a deck adjacent the saw blade and having a remote end spaced from the deck, the support block, comprising: first, second and third bases, each adapted to rest upon the floor or ground; first, second and third top edges opposite and parallel to the first, second and third bases, respectively, each edge being adapted to support the remote end of the workpiece during cutting; and the block having a different height from each base to the opposite parallel top edge; wherein the body is rotatable about a single axis to selectively position each of the three top edges in a substantially horizontal plane with the deck for supporting the workpiece remote end. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The support block of claim 8 wherein the first base and the first edge define a first height for the block, the second base and the second edge define a second height for the block, and the third base and the third edge define a third height for the block; and the first, second and third heights being different from one another. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The support block of claim 9 further comprising opposite ends which define a fourth height therebetween, and the fourth height being different than the first, second, and third heights. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The support block of claim 8 wherein the first, second and third bases form a triangular cross section for the support block with truncated points formed by the first second and third top edges. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The support block of claim 8 further comprising an extension member mounted on the body to increase one of the heights. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The support block of claim 12 wherein the block and the extension member have mating couplers. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The support block of claim 12 wherein the block and the extension member have a male and female connection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The support block of claim 12 wherein the body has a notch on each edge and the extension member has a tab for retentive engagement in the notch. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The support block of claim 8 wherein the body has a recess for manual gripping. ### Claim 17 A method of cutting an elongated workpiece, comprising: supporting the workpiece on a saw table in front of a sawblade whereby an end of the workpiece extends beyond the saw table; supporting the end of the workpiece with a triangular-shaped block having three sides and opposite parallel ends, and being positioned between the saw table and the end of the workpiece; rotating the block about a longitudinal axis to one side of the block or about a lateral axis to one end of the block to adjust the height of the end of the workpiece to a position substantially level with the saw table. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The block of claim 1 wherein the base surfaces and the board surfaces form three pairs of parallel edges for the body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The block of claim 1 wherein the body is non-symmetrical. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The block of claim 1 wherein each base surface has a length greater than the height to the opposite board surface.