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US 2023/0066083 A1Published application
Locking accessory for woodworking support
AssigneeMagswitch Technology, Inc.
InventorAndrew Klein
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Abstract
Exemplary accessories for use with woodworking supports of woodworking devices may include a first number of locks actuatable by a second number of actuators, the second number being less than the first number. An exemplary actuator is a cam type actuator.
Claims21
An accessory for a woodworking support having a support surface and a guide recess, the accessory comprising:
- a body adapted to be supported on the support surface of the woodworking support, the body having a bottom side and a top side, the top side being opposite the bottom side;
- a first lock adapted to be positioned in the guide recess of the woodworking support, the first lock having an unlocked arrangement having a first width and a locked arrangement having a second width, the second width being greater than the first width;
- a second lock adapted to positioned in the guide recess of the woodworking support, the second lock having an unlocked arrangement having a third width and a locked arrangement having a fourth width, the fourth width being greater than the third width;
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- a mechanical actuator having an operator input positionable in a first position wherein the first lock is in the unlocked arrangement having the first width and the second lock is in the unlocked arrangement having the third width and a second position wherein the first lock is in the locked arrangement having the second width and the second lock is in the locked arrangement having the fourth width.
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A method of securing an accessory to a woodworking support having a support surface and a guide recess, the method comprising:
- placing a first lock of the accessory in the guide recess, the first lock being in an unlocked arrangement;
- placing a second lock of the accessory in the guide recess, the second lock being in an unlocked arrangement;
- positioning a body of the accessory against the support surface of the woodworking support;
- positioning the accessory relative to a cutting device;
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- locking the accessory in place relative to the woodworking support with a single actuator that places both the first lock in a locked arrangement and the second lock in a locked arrangement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.