Router bit system
OwnerTyler J. Dembicksinventor
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Abstract
A router bit system and method. The system includes at least one shaping body having at least one cutting blade and at least one shank, at least one guide bearing and a fastener for detachably coupling the guide bearing to said shaping body in which the shank includes at least one substantially flat surface for receiving a gripping device. The substantially flat surfaces of the shank can include a plurality of raised ridges for providing a slip-resistant gripping surface. In addition, at least a portion of the substantially flat surface of the shank can include a protective material. The cutting blades of the shaping body can remove a predetermined amount of material from a workpiece in which the predetermined amount of the material removed can be partially based upon a radius of the guide bearing.
Claims21
A router bit system, comprising:
- at least one shaping body having at least one cutting blade and at least one shank;
- at least one guide bearing;
- and
- a fastener for detachably coupling said guide bearing to said shaping body;
- wherein said shank includes at least one substantially flat surface for receiving a gripping device.
A method of replacing a guide bearing of a router bit, wherein the router bit includes a fastener and a shaping body having at least one substantially flat surface, wherein the fastener detachably couples the guide bearing to the shaping body, said method comprising the steps of:
- gripping the substantially flat surface of the shank with a gripping device;
- holding the shank substantially immobile;
- removing the fastener;
- replacing the guide bearing with a new guide bearing;
- and
- securing the new guide bearing to the shaping body with the fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.