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US 12,539,642 B1Granted
Tool and system for forming multiple woodworking joints
OwnerLuke Eckesinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is described that is suitable for mounting in a variety of orientations and for forming a variety of woodworking joints at a high throughput. The apparatus is directed to a tool that couples with a power tool to either plunge into or cross feed through a workpiece. The apparatus is particularly well suited for forming biscuit dado, dado, mortise, tenon, floating tenon, dowel, bridle, half lap, tongue, and groove joints, without requiring significant tool changes.
Claims20
An apparatus to create a variety of joints in a woodworking piece, the apparatus comprising:
- a top plate having a perimeter defined by an outer sidewall and having a router opening extending through the top plate from a top surface of the top plate to a bottom surface of the top plate, wherein the router opening includes inner sidewalls extending between the top surface and bottom surface of the top plate and further extending about a perimeter of the router opening, the top plate further including spaced apart pockets extending into the top plate from the sidewalls of the router opening;
- an inset having an outer sidewall of the inset extending between a top surface and bottom surface of the inset, the inset further having protrusions extending outward from the sidewall of the inset, wherein the router opening of the top plate is adapted for receiving the inset within the router opening, and wherein the protrusions interlock within the spaced apart pockets formed in the top plate;
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- wherein the inset includes a guide bushing router channel extending through the inset from the top surface to the bottom surface of the inset.
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An apparatus to create a variety of joints in a woodworking piece, the apparatus comprising:
- a top plate having a perimeter defined by outer sidewalls and having a router opening extending through the top plate from a top surface of the top plate to a bottom surface of the top plate, wherein the router opening includes inner sidewalls extending between the top surface and bottom surface of the top plate and further extending about a perimeter of the router opening, the top plate further including spaced apart pockets extending into the top plate from the sidewalls of the router opening;
- an inset having outer sidewalls extending between a top surface and bottom surface of the inset, the inset further having protrusions extending outward from the sidewalls of the inset, wherein the router opening of the top plate is adapted for receiving the inset within the router opening, and wherein the protrusions interlock within the spaced apart pockets formed in the top plate;
- wherein the inset includes a guide bushing router channel extending through the inset from the top surface to the bottom surface of the inset;
- wherein the inset has a rotational alignment member fixed to the inset in cooperation with the guide bushing router channel of the inset;
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- a removable template mounted to the inset and adapted for rotation within the guide bushing router channel, wherein the removable template includes an alignment segment that interlocks with the rotational alignment member fixed to the inset.
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An apparatus to create a variety of joints in a woodworking piece, the apparatus comprising:
- a top plate that interlocks and slidingly engages with a guide fence adapter;
- the top plate having a cavity formed in the top plate and wherein the cavity has sidewalls extending from a top surface of the top plate to a bottom surface of the top plate;
- an inset adapted to fit within the cavity of the top plate, the inset having at least two orientation tabs extending from the inset, wherein the orientation tabs engage with a portion of the sidewall of the cavity to interlock the inset within the cavity;
- the inset having an aperture extending through the inset from a top surface to a bottom surface of the inset, such that a center of the aperture of the inset aligns with a center of the cavity when the inset interlocks within the cavity;
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- wherein the inset interlocks with the cavity of the top plate in multiple 90 degree incremented orientations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.