Fence stop system for a saw and method thereof
AssigneeWoodpeckers, LLC
InventorNathan William Duxbury
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Abstract
A fence stop system for a table saw includes a fence stop that has a stop surface that is moveable between first and second positions. In the first position, the stop surface is disengaged from a portion of a table saw fence. In the second position, the stop surface engages the portion of the table saw fence. The fence stop includes a micro adjustment mechanism to “dial in” an exact measurement for a rip or cut. The fence stop system may additionally include a second fence stop that can be coupled to the first fence stop to create a mated pair. When the stop surfaces are in their second positions (i.e., stopping position), part of the table saw fence is disposed between the respective stop surfaces that allow the fence to translate between the stop surfaces to effectuate a dado cut in the wood.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- coupling a rail of a fence stop system to a portion of a table saw assembly having a table saw fence;
- coupling a first fence stop having a lever to the rail, wherein the lever includes a first end and a second end, and a first surface and a second surface that extends between the first end and the second end, wherein the lever moves about an axis that is parallel to the rail, and wherein the second surface at the first end of the lever is attached to an outer surface of a body of the first fence stop;
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- moving a stop surface that is carried by the second end of the lever vertically between a lowered first position and a raised second position, wherein when the stop surface is in the raised second position the stop surface abuts a portion of the table saw fence and when the stop surface is in the lowered first position the stop surface does not contact the table saw fence.
A method comprising:
- effecting a rail of a fence stop system to be coupled to a portion of a table saw assembly having a table saw fence, wherein the rail defines a channel;
- effecting a first fence stop to be coupled to the rail;
- effecting the first fence stop to be slid along the rail;
- effecting a stop surface to be moved vertically between a lowered first position and a raised second position, wherein when the stop surface is in the raised second position the stop surface abuts a portion of the table saw fence and when the stop surface is in the lowered first position the stop surface does not contact the table saw fence;
- effecting a second fence stop to be coupled to the rail;
- effecting the first fence stop and the second fence stop to be coupled together via a coupler, wherein a first end of the coupler is connected to the first fence stop and the second end of the coupler is connected to the second fence stop;
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- effecting the first fence stop and the second fence stop to be slid along the rail as a mated pair.
A method comprising:
- coupling a rail of a fence stop system to a portion of a table saw assembly having a table saw fence, wherein the rail defines a channel;
- coupling a first fence stop to the rail, wherein the first fence stop has a first stop surface adapted to engage a first side of the table saw fence;
- coupling a second fence stop to the rail, wherein the second fence stop has a second stop surface adapted to engage a second side of the table saw fence;
- coupling the first fence stop to the second fence stop via a coupler, wherein a first end of the coupler is connected to the first fence stop and the second end of the coupler is connected to the second fence stop;
- sliding the first fence stop and the second fence stop along the rail as a mated pair;
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- disposing a portion of the table saw fence between the first stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.