Pushblock pad cleaner
OwnerHenry Wanginventor
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Abstract
A pushblock pad cleaner (100), including: a body (102) having a body central section (102C) configured to receive a scour pad thereon and body ends (102A, 102B) disposed opposite each other about the body central section; at least one clamp assembly (120A, 120B), each disposed at a respective body end and each configured to secure a respective end of the scour pad and thereby hold a central region of the scour pad atop the body central section; a guide support (110G) disposed at one body end of the body ends; and a second support (110S) at another end of the body ends. The guide support is configured to register with a table saw slot to enable the guide support to slide along a long axis of the table saw slot while the second support slides along a work surface of the table saw.
Claims15
A pushblock pad cleaner, comprising:
- a body comprising a body central section comprising a central section upside surface configured to receive a scour pad thereon and body ends disposed opposite each other about the body central section;
- at least one clamp assembly, each disposed at a respective body end and each configured to secure a respective end of the scour pad and thereby hold a central region of the scour pad atop the body central section, wherein each clamp assembly comprises a ledge of the respective body end, wherein each ledge comprises a respective ledge upside surface on which the respective end of the scour pad rests, and wherein the ledge upside surfaces are lowered relative to the central section upside surface;
- a guide support disposed at one body end of the body ends;
- a second support at another end of the body ends;
- wherein the guide support is configured to register with a table saw slot to enable the guide support to slide along a long axis of the table saw slot while the second support slides along a work surface of the table saw;
- wherein each clamp assembly comprises a securing plate configured to be secured to a respective ledge atop the respective ledge upside surface and to clamp the respective end of the scour pad between the securing plate and the respective ledge upside surface;
- wherein each securing plate is disposed below the central section upside surface, wherein each ledge comprises a respective through-hole;
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- wherein each securing plate comprises a resilient retaining clip configured to snap into the respective through-hole to secure the securing plate to the respective ledge or comprises a fastener hole configured to align with the respective through-hole and to permit a fastener to secure the securing plate to the respective ledge.
A pushblock pad cleaner, comprising:
- a body comprising a body central section configured to receive a scour pad thereon and body ends disposed opposite each other about the body central section;
- a clamp assembly at each body end, each comprising a ledge of the respective body end and a securing plate, wherein each ledge is lowered relative to the central body section;
- wherein the securing plate is configured to clamp a respective end of the scour pad between the securing plate and the ledge to thereby hold a central region of the scour pad atop the body central section;
- wherein the ledge comprises a through-hole;
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- wherein the securing plate comprises a resilient retaining clip configured to snap into the through-hole to secure the securing plate to the ledge or comprises a fastener hole configured to align with the respective through-hole and to permit a fastener to secure the securing plate to the respective ledge.
A pushblock pad cleaner, comprising:
- a body comprising a body central section configured to receive a scour pad thereon and body ends disposed opposite each other about the body central section;
- a clamp assembly at each body end, each comprising a ledge of the respective body end and a securing plate, wherein each ledge is lowered relative to the central body section;
- wherein the securing plate is configured to clamp a respective end of the scour pad between the securing plate and the ledge to thereby hold a central region of the scour pad atop the body central section;
- wherein the ledge comprises a through-hole;
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- wherein the securing plate comprises a resilient retaining clip configured to snap into the through-hole to secure the securing plate to the ledge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.