Cutting tool fence apparatus with measuring ruler and moveable material stop component
OwnerRobert J. Suhlinginventor
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Abstract
A cutting tool fence apparatus with a flip stop connector, measuring ruler and moveable material stop. The cutting tool fence apparatus includes a measuring ruler included on the fence itself to provide a precise measuring system. The fence includes a connection apparatus to connect the fence to a flip-stop. The flip-stop allows a tape measure to be used to provide a precise measurements with the measuring ruler imprinted on the fence. The fence is also used as a zero-clearance fence with a moveable material stop component that can be adjusted both vertically and horizontally to securely hold a piece of material for cutting.
Claims22
A cutting tool fence apparatus with measuring, comprising:
- a fence component with three edges and one beveled edge, the beveled edge allowing a saw blade on a cutting saw to make a cut on a piece of material;
- one or more first countersunk receptacles for attaching the fence component to the stand for the cutting saw, the one or more first countersunk receptacles allows the fence component to be adjusted on the stand for the cutting saw with a desired precision;
- one or more first attachment means to attach the fence component to the stand for the cutting saw, the one or more first attachment means including a hollow central receptacle manufactured to accept a drill bit,
- the hollow central receptacle ensuring the drill bit will drill a circular guide hole in the stand for the cutting saw and prevent the guide hole being drilled from being other than a circular shaped as it is drilled;
- one or more second countersunk receptacles on the fence component to attach the fence component to a fence attachment component;
- the fence attachment component including one or more second hollow receptacles for accepting one or more second attachment means to attach the fence attachment component to the fence component;
- a cylinder shaped magnet component allowing the fence attachment component to be temporarily attachable and removable, magnetically, to a tape measure connection component connected to a tape measure,
- the tape measure connection component including:
- a first hollow receptacle in a side surface of the tape measure connection component to accept a portion the cylinder shaped magnet component,
- a second hollow receptacle on a top surface of the tape measure connection component intersecting a top portion of the first hollow receptacle,
- the second hollow receptacle accepting a first set screw to engage and hold a portion of the cylinder shaped magnet component to securely keep the cylinder shaped magnet component in place within the first hollow receptacle of the tape measure connection component,
- a third hollow receptacle on a bottom surface of the tape measure connection component accepting a second set screw for connecting a tape measure hook component on a blade component of the tape measure, wherein the tape measure connection component is used within a flip stop component;
- a measuring ruler on a front surface of the fence component with the same measuring markings on the blade of the tape measure allowing measurements of materials placed against the front surface on the fence component continuing to the blade of the tape measure as the flip stop component including the tape measure is moved horizontally away from the fence component along the stand for the cutting saw,
- the tape measure connected magnetically to the fence component via the tape measure connection component;
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- a moveable material stop component attachable to and removable from, the fence component, dynamically moveable back and forth horizontally along a front surface of the fence component to a plurality of different locations for securely holding the piece of material allowing for safe cutting with the saw blade on the cutting saw,
- the movable material stop component including one or two vertical material stop components for securely holding the piece of material on two surfaces against the fence component allowing for safe cutting with the saw blade on the cutting saw.
A cutting tool fence apparatus with measuring ruler, comprising in combination:
- a fence component with three edges and one beveled edge, the beveled edge allowing a saw blade on a cutting saw to make a cut on a piece of material;
- one or more first countersunk receptacles for attaching the fence component to the stand for the cutting saw, the one or more first countersunk receptacles allows the fence component to be adjusted on the stand for the cutting saw with a desired precision;
- one or more first attachment means to attach the fence component to the stand for the cutting saw, the one or more first attachment means including a hollow central receptacle manufactured to accept a drill bit,
- the hollow central receptacle ensuring the drill bit will drill a circular guide hole in the stand for the cutting saw and prevent the guide hole being drilled from being other than a circular shaped as it is drilled;
- one or more second countersunk receptacles on the fence component to attach the fence component to a fence attachment component;
- the fence attachment component including one or more second hollow receptacles for accepting one or more second attachment means to attach the flip step fence attachment component to the fence component;
- a cylinder shaped magnet component allowing the fence attachment component to be temporarily attachable and removable, magnetically, to a tape measure connection component connected to a tape measure,
- the tape measure connection component including:
- a first hollow receptacle in a side surface of the tape measure connection component to accept a portion the cylinder shaped magnet component,
- a second hollow receptacle on a top surface of the tape measure connection component intersecting a top portion of the first hollow receptacle,
- the second hollow receptacle accepting a first set screw to engage and hold a portion of the cylinder shaped magnet component to securely keep the cylinder shaped magnet component in place within the first hollow receptacle of the tape measure connection component,
- a third hollow receptacle on a bottom surface of the tape measure connection component accepting a second set screw for connecting a tape measure hook component on a blade component of the tape measure, wherein the tape measure connection component is used within a flip stop component, the tape measure connected magnetically to fence component via the tape measure connection component;
- a measuring ruler of a pre-determined length on a front surface of the fence component with the same measuring markings on the blade of the tape measure,
- the measuring ruler insertable and removable from a slot on the fence component to change measuring systems;
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- the tape measure including:
- the tape measure hook component removed,
- a portion of the blade removed equivalent to the pre-determined length of the measuring ruler on the fence component,
- the tape measure connection component attached to the tape measure hook component,
- the tape measure hook reattached at a new end of the blade of the tape measure resulting after the portion of the blade was removed,
- the tape measure allowing continuous accurate measurements of materials placed against the front surface on the fence component with the measuring ruler continuing to the blade of the tape measure as the flip stop component including the tape measure is moved horizontally away from the fence component along the stand for the cutting saw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.