Locating device for use with power tools
AssigneeSavvy Solutions, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Alexander Barr, Deborah Fulton Barr, William Harrison Fulton
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Abstract
A powered high-speed cutting tool that also locates objects behind sheet material and subsequently cuts around the object. The tool incorporates at least one sensor having a transceiver emitting a signal to detect at least one from the group of object density, conductivity, distance, and identification. The sensor is housed within a sensor unit that is part of the body of the cutting tool. The sensor unit can be incorporated into the body or removable from the cutting tool. A marking unit is used to mark the cutting area of the sheet material and is generally part of or located near a sensor unit. Indicator members, such as lights, audio, and/or display screen, are used to provide information to the user.
Claims17
An electric cutting and marking tool for sheet material, comprising:
- a body comprising an outer surface having a circumference;
- a sheet material cutting bit securely retained by the body;
- at least one sensor unit adjacent to the body and extending outside the circumference of the outer surface of the body, with the at least one sensor unit containing at least one sensor, and with the at least one sensor unit comprising a marking device;
- wherein the at least one sensor is operable to transmit and receive signals to detect characteristics of objects behind sheet material, wherein the characteristics comprise at least one from the group of object density, conductivity, depth, and object identification;
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- a device secured to the body, wherein the device is placeable in multiple positions, wherein a first position of the multiple positions is an off position, a second position of the multiple positions activates the sheet material cutting bit, and wherein a third position of the multiple positions activates the at least one sensor unit.
An electric cutting and marking tool for sheet material, comprising:
- a body comprising a first end and an outer surface having a circumference;
- a sheet material cutting bit securely retained by the body;
- at least one sensor to transmit and receive signals to detect characteristics of objects behind sheet material, the characteristics being at least one from the group of object density, conductivity, depth and object identification;
- a sensor unit adjacent to the body, extending outside the circumference of the outer surface of the body, containing the at least one sensor and having a first end, a second end, a flat outer surface, and a marking device to contact the sheet material upon tilting the body toward the sheet material;
- a device secured to the body, wherein the device is placeable in multiple positions, wherein a first position of the multiple positions is an off position wherein the sheet material cutting bit and the at least one sensor are not activated, wherein a second position of the multiple positions activates the sheet material cutting bit, and wherein a third position of the multiple positions activates the at least one sensor unit;
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- at least one indicator providing an audio or visual indication upon the characteristics being detected by the at least one sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.