US 2008/0258368 A1 · Miter Joint Clamp

Abstract

A miter joint clamp comprises a base and a sled mounted on the base for linear movement with respect to the base. The base has a planar top side, and such movement is relative to a miter joint plane perpendicular to the planar top side of the base. The sled comprises a first sled fence that has a planar first sled surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base aligned at a 135° angle relative to a first side of the joint plane, with the first sled surface being resiliently compressible relative to the sled in a direction perpendicular to the first sled surface. The sled further comprises a second sled fence that has a planar second sled surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned at a 135° angle relative to a second side of the joint plane, with the second sled surface being resiliently compressible relative to the sled in a direction perpendicular to the second sled surface. The base comprises a first base fence that has a planar first base surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned generally parallel to the first sled surface, and a second base fence that has a planar second base surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned generally parallel to the second sled surface.

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Dependent claims

A miter joint clamp comprising:

a base having a planar top side;
and
a sled mounted on the base for linear movement with respect to the base relative to a miter joint plane perpendicular to the top side of the base,
wherein the sled comprises:
a first sled fence that has a planar first sled surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned at a 135° angle relative to a first side of the joint plane, with the first sled surface being resiliently compressible relative to the sled in a direction perpendicular to the first sled surface;
and
a second sled fence that has a planar second sled surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned at a 135° angle relative to a second side of the joint plane, with the second sled surface being resiliently compressible relative to the sled in a direction perpendicular to the second sled surface, and
wherein the base comprises:
a first base fence that has a planar first base surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned generally parallel to the first sled surface;
and
a second base fence that has a planar second base surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned generally parallel to the second sled surface.

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A miter joint clamp comprising:

a base having a planar top side;
and
a sled mounted on the base for linear movement with respect to the base relative to a miter joint plane perpendicular to the top side of the base, wherein the sled has a planar first sled surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned at a 135° angle relative to a first side of the joint plant and a planar second sled surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned at a 135° angle relative to a second side of the joint plane;
wherein the base comprises:
a first base fence that has a planar first base surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned at a 45° angle relative to the first side of the joint plane, wherein the first base fence is pivotally mounted relative to the base on a first pivot axis extending parallel to the miter joint plane, and wherein the first base fence comprises a first cam actuator operable to pivot the first base fence about the first pivot axis;
and
a second base fence that has a planar second base surface extending perpendicular to the top side of the base and aligned at a 45° angle relative to the second side of the joint plane.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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