Corner profiling guide
OwnerEric Alvin Berubeinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for guiding a rotary tool along a work piece corner edge formed by the intersection of two orthogonal planar surfaces, has a corner guide formed by two orthogonal planar components and defining a longitudinal axis from back to front. An adjustable tool holder assembly is affixed to the corner guide, includes a tool holder, and is configured to independently adjust a tool holder longitudinal position along the corner guide, a radial position of the tool holder relative to the corner guide, and an angular orientation of the tool holder rotating in a transverse plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.
Claims12
An apparatus for guiding a rotary tool along a work piece corner edge formed by an intersection of two orthogonal planar surfaces, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a corner guide comprising two orthogonal planar components, adapted to conform to the work piece corner edge and defining a longitudinal axis from back to front, and a transverse plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis;
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- (b) an adjustable tool holder assembly affixed to the corner guide, the tool holder assembly comprising a tool holder, the tool holder assembly configured to independently adjust:
- (i) a tool holder longitudinal position along the longitudinal axis, relative to the corner guide;
- (ii) a position of the tool holder in the transverse plane, relative to the corner guide;
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- (iii) an angular orientation of the tool holder rotating in the transverse plane, relative to the corner guide.
An apparatus for guiding a rotary tool comprising a rotatable tool bit relative to a corner edge of a work piece formed by an intersection of a horizontal work piece surface and a vertical work piece surface, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a horizontal guide surface for engaging the horizontal work piece surface, and a vertical guide surface for engaging the vertical work piece surface;
- (b) an arcuate track in a vertical plane orthogonal to the guide surfaces, wherein the arcuate track defines a geometric center point, wherein the arcuate track is movable within the vertical plane relative to the guide surfaces to adjust both a vertical position and a horizontal position of the geometric center point relative to the guide surfaces;
- (c) a first locking mechanism for fixing the horizontal position and the vertical position of the geometric center point of the arcuate track relative to the guide surfaces;
- (d) a traveling member movable along the arcuate track to adjust a position of the traveling member along the arcuate track;
- (e) a second locking mechanism for fixing the position of the traveling member along the arcuate track;
- (f) a tool mount for securely holding the tool, wherein the tool mount is attached to the traveling member and fixed in orientation relative to the traveling member such that an angular orientation of the tool varies as the traveling member moves along the arcuate track, and wherein the tool mount is moveable relative to the traveling member to adjust a radial position of the tool mount relative to the geometric center point of the arcuate track, wherein the radial position is along a direction that extends from the geometric center point in the vertical plane;
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- (g) a third locking mechanism for fixing the radial position of the tool mount relative to the geometric center point of the arcuate track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.