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US 2004/0228696 A1Published application
Copying apparatus
OwnerTerry John Claydoninventor
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Apparatus for enabling a tool (5) to reproduce a pattern from a template (11) on a workpiece (9), the apparatus comprising a first support mechanism (1) which supports the tool (5) in a spaced relationship with a pattern follower (7), a second support mechanism (3) which supports the template (11) and the workpiece (9) in a spaced relationship which one another, the first and second support mechanisms (1, 3) being brought together in use such that the pattern follower (7) overlies the pattern on the template (11) and the tool (5) overlies the workpiece (9), wherein the first support mechanism (1) and the second support mechanism (3) are not connected to one another. The movement of the pattern follower (7) as it follows the pattern on the template (11) produces an identical movement of the tool (5) over the workpiece (9).
Apparatus for enabling a tool to reproduce a pattern from a template on a workpiece, the apparatus comprising:
Apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier comprises a plurality of attachment holes for securing different types of tool.
Apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second support mechanism comprises:
Apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the template is positioned above, and spaced away from the workpiece, and the pattern follower is positioned above, and spaced away from the tool.
Apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the shape of the pattern follower is chosen in accordance with the pattern being copied.
Apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tool is a router.
Apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the cutting bit of the router is the same shape as the pattern follower.
Apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first support mechanism further comprises a counterbalance, for counterbalancing at least a part of the weight of the first support mechanism and/or the tool.
Apparatus substantially as described herein, with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.