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US 11,833,707 B2Granted
Fence and stop assembly system and method of use thereof
AssigneeWoodpeckers, LLC
InventorNathan William Duxbury
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Abstract
A stop assembly may include a first portion configured to selectively operably engage a track of a tool and a stop portion operably engaged with the first portion configured to releasably engage a workpiece. The stop portion may be pivotable between a disengaged position and an engaged position relative to the first portion. The stop portion may move in a rotational direction toward the first portion when moving from the disengaged position to the engaged position. A method of use may include pivoting a stop portion of a stop assembly, about a pivot axis defined by a pivot shaft of the stop assembly, to an engaged position such that the stop portion moves in a rotational direction toward a first portion of the stop assembly.
Claims12
A stop assembly, comprising:
- a first portion configured to selectively operably engage inside of a track of a tool, the first portion having:
- a first end and a second end spaced longitudinally from one another;
- a first side and a second side spaced laterally from one another and defining a first width therebetween;
- and
- a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from one another;
- and
- a stop portion operably engaged with the first portion and configured to be pivotable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, the stop portion having:
- a first end and a second end spaced longitudinally from one another;
- and
- a first side and a second side spaced laterally from one another and defining a second width therebetween being substantially equal with the first width;
- and
- a nonengaging surface and a stop surface spaced apart from one another;
- wherein the stop surface of the stop portion is configured to releasably engage a workpiece;
- wherein when the stop portion is in the disengaged position, the stop surface faces a first direction relative to the first portion such that the first surface of the first portion is entirely coplanar with first surface of the stop portion in which the first portion and the stop portion lie on a single longitudinal plane;
- and wherein when the stop portion is in the engaged position, the stop surface faces a second direction relative to the first portion that is different than the first direction;
- and
- a fine adjustment assembly operably engaged with the first portion and the stop portion and configured to move the stop portion in a linear direction relative to the first portion, the fine adjustment assembly comprising:
- a set screw operably engaged with the first portion and the stop portion;
- an expansion bolt operably engaged with the first portion and threadably engaged with the set screw;
- and
- an adjustment wheel operably engaged with set screw and completely housed inside of a second portion of the stop assembly that is pivotable engaged with the stop portion.
18 more elements
A stop assembly, comprising:
- a first portion configured to selectively operably engage inside of a track of a tool, the first portion having:
- a first end and a second end spaced longitudinally from one another;
- a first side and a second side spaced laterally from one another and defining a first width therebetween;
- and
- a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from one another;
- and
- a stop portion operably engaged with the first portion and configured to releasably engage a workpiece, stop portion having:
- a first end and a second end spaced longitudinally from one another;
- a first side and a second side spaced laterally from one another and defining a second width therebetween being substantially equal with the first width;
- and
- a nonengaging surface and a stop surface spaced apart from one another;
- wherein the stop portion is pivotable between a disengaged position and an engaged position relative to the first portion;
- wherein the stop portion moves in a rotational direction toward the first portion when moving from the disengaged position to the engaged position;
- and wherein when the stop portion is in the disengaged position, the first surface of the first portion is entirely coplanar with the top surface of the stop portion in which the first portion and the stop portion lie on a single longitudinal plane;
- and
- a fine adjustment assembly operably engaged with the first portion and the stop portion and configured to move the stop portion in a linear direction relative to the first portion, the fine adjustment assembly comprising:
- a set screw operably engaged with the first portion and the stop portion;
- an expansion bolt operably engaged with the first portion and threadably engaged with the set screw;
- and
- an adjustment wheel operably engaged with set screw and completely housed inside of a second portion of the stop assembly that is pivotable engaged with the stop portion.
17 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.