Metal or wood working equipment with work-piece securing apparatus
AssigneeMelnik Resources Ltd.
InventorsPeter Melnik, Travis Adams, Scott Ladell
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Abstract
A work-piece securing apparatus for metal or wood working equipment, for example a miter saw, involves a support element mounted on the equipment and an elongated work-piece securing element movably supported by the support element. The support element is configured to receive and support the securing element such that the securing element retains mobility while supported on the support element to permit manual manipulation of the securing element to position the work-piece on the equipment and/or to position a work-piece engaging portion of the securing element at a desired contact point on a work-piece when the work-piece is positioned to be worked by a tool of the equipment.
Claims20
A work-piece securing apparatus for metal or wood working equipment, comprising a support element mounted on the equipment and an elongated work-piece securing element movably supported by the support element, the support element configured to receive and support the securing element such that the securing element retains mobility while supported on the support element to permit manual manipulation of the securing element to position the work-piece on the equipment and/or to position a work-piece engaging portion of the securing element at a desired contact point on a work-piece when the work-piece is positioned to be worked by a tool of the equipment.
A metal or wood working equipment comprising a base, a work-piece table supported on the base, a material working tool mounted on the base and configured to operate on a work-piece supported on the table, and a work-piece securing apparatus configured to secure the work-piece on the table, the work-piece securing apparatus comprising a support element mounted on the equipment and an elongated work-piece securing element movably supported by the support element, the support element configured to receive and support the securing element such that the securing element retains mobility while supported on the support element to permit manual manipulation of the securing element to position the work-piece on the equipment and/or to position a work-piece engaging portion of the securing element at a desired contact point on a work-piece when the work-piece is positioned to be worked by a tool of the equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.