Miter box fence system
OwnerBernard F. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A miter box fence system includes a fixed vertical portion and a movable portion that may be moved with respect to the fixed vertical portion. The movable portion includes a notch that allows one edge of crown molding to be placed in the notch while the other edge of the crown molding extends towards the fixed vertical portion. The movable portion may be moved with the crown molding in place until the crown molding makes appropriate contact with the bottom of the notch and with the fixed vertical portion. The movable portion may then be secured in place. Because the notch in the movable portion creates a stop for cutting crown molding, and because the notch is below the flat portion of the movable portion, the miter box fence system may be used to cut both crown molding and flat stock without modification.
Claims12
A miter box fence system comprising:
- a vertical portion in a fixed position with respect to a miter box;
- a movable portion adjustably coupled to the vertical portion, the movable portion including a first planar portion and a notch that comprises a substantially horizontal surface below the first planar portion, wherein crown molding may be cut using the miter box fence system by placing a first edge of the crown molding into the notch and by placing a second edge of the crown molding against the vertical portion.
A miter box fence system comprising:
- an L-shaped vertical portion comprising a vertical planar surface and a substantially horizontal planar surface;
- a movable portion adjustably coupled to the L-shaped vertical portion with a plurality of bolts and a plurality of nuts in a configuration that allows adjusting position of the movable portion with respect to the L-shaped vertical portion, the movable portion including a first planar portion that is substantially coplanar with the substantially horizontal planar surface of the L-shaped vertical portion, the movable portion further comprising a notch that comprises a substantially vertical surface and a substantially horizontal surface below the first planar portion, wherein crown molding may be cut using the miter box fence system by placing a first edge of the crown molding into the notch and by placing a second edge of the crown molding against the vertical planar surface, wherein flat stock may also be cut using the miter box fence system by placing the flat stock against the vertical planar surface and atop the substantially horizontal planar surface of the L-shaped vertical portion and the first planar portion of the movable portion, wherein the miter box fence system may be adjusted to cut a piece of crown molding by placing a first side of the piece into the notch and placing the second side of the piece against the vertical planar surface of the L-shaped vertical portion, and by adjusting the movable portion to a position where a first flat edge portion on the first side of the piece rests substantially flat against the substantially horizontal surface of the notch and a second flat edge portion on the second side of the piece rests substantially flat against the vertical planar surface of the L-shaped vertical portion.
A method for cutting a piece of crown molding comprising the steps of:
- attaching a miter box fence system to a miter box, the miter box fence system comprising:
- a vertical portion in a fixed position with respect to the miter box;
- a movable portion adjustably coupled to the vertical portion, the movable portion including a first planar portion and a notch that comprises a substantially horizontal surface below the first planar portion;
- placing a first side of the piece of crown molding into the notch and placing the second side of the piece of crown molding against the vertical portion;
- adjusting the movable portion to an adjusted position where a first flat edge portion on the first side of the piece rests substantially flat against a bottom of the notch and a second flat edge portion on the second side of the piece rests substantially flat against the vertical portion;
- fixing the movable portion in the adjusted position;
- aligning the crown molding with a saw blade;
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- cutting the crown molding using the saw blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.