Laser apparatus
OwnerMark Etter, Jaime Garcia +5inventors
InventorsMark Etter, Jaime Garcia, Kathy DeKeyser, Alan Phillips, Robert Burkholder, Jeffrey Weston, Melinda Hearn
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Abstract
A table saw allows a user to operate the table saw through a graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device. The graphical user interface correlates user engageable selectors with a logically related menu of table saw setting options displayed on a display screen in a high quality and easily readable format. The non-contact measurement and alignment device uses one or more lasers to determine table saw settings and establish proper alignment based on user needs.
Claims46
A table saw, comprising:
- a. a frame coupled with a table, said table having an aperture;
- b. a trunion moveably and operatively connected to said frame, said trunion supporting a blade and drive assembly, said blade capable of being operatively extended from said table aperture, said blade being operatively tilted in at least one axis tangent to said table;
- c. a fence moveably coupled with said table and generally moveable parallel to said blade;
- d. a non-contact measurement and alignment device operative with said table saw, the non-contact measurement and alignment device for determining at least two of a table saw setting:
- (i) blade height, (ii) blade angle, and (iii) fence to blade distance;
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- e. a graphical-user-interface communicatively coupled with the non-contact measurement and alignment device, the graphical-user-interface for user operation of said table saw for indicating at least two of a table saw setting:
- (i) blade height, (ii) blade angle, and (iii) fence to blade distance.
A non-contact measurement and alignment device, comprising:
- a housing for connecting to a power tool;
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- a laser source connected to the housing, the laser source for emitting at least two laser beams,
- wherein the laser source by emitting the at least two laser beams determines at least two of a power tool settings.
A non-contact measurement and alignment device, comprising:
- a housing including at least one mounting member;
- a mounting assembly for connecting with the at least one mounting member, the mounting assembly for further connecting the non-contact measurement and alignment device with a power tool;
- at least two laser sources connected with the housing, the at least two laser sources for emitting at least two laser beams,
- wherein the at least two laser sources by emitting the at least two laser beams determine at least two settings of a power tool.
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A non-contact measurement and alignment device, comprising:
- a housing including at least one mounting member;
- a mounting assembly for connecting with the at least one mounting member, the mounting assembly for further connecting the non-contact measurement and alignment device with a power tool;
- at least three laser sources connected with the housing, the at least three laser sources for emitting at least three laser beams,
- wherein the at least three laser sources by emitting the at least three laser beams determine at least two settings of a power tool.
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A non-contact measurement and alignment device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a mounting assembly for connecting with the housing, the mounting assembly for further connecting the non-contact measurement and alignment device with a power tool;
- at least two laser sources connected with the housing, the at least two laser sources for emitting at least two laser beams for determining at least two settings of a powered cutting implement of the power tool,
- wherein the at least two settings are selected from the group consisting of a powered cutting implement height, a powered cutting implement angle, and a distance of the powered cutting implement from the non-contact measurement and alignment device.
A non-contact measurement and alignment device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a mounting assembly for connecting with the housing, the mounting assembly for further connecting the non-contact measurement and alignment device with a power tool;
- at least three laser sources connected with the housing, the at least three laser sources for emitting at least three laser beams for determining at least two settings of a powered cutting implement of the power tool,
- wherein the at least two settings are selected from the group consisting of a powered cutting implement height, a powered cutting implement angle, and a distance of the powered cutting implement from the non-contact measurement and alignment device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.