Saw guide subassembly for mitre box
AssigneeThe Stanley Works
InventorSylvester W. Bies
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Abstract
A saw guide subassembly for a mitre box includes a pair of saw guide elements with vertical guide means on their opposed surfaces. Slides are slidably seated on the saw guides and have bearing pads extending towards each other and guide means cooperating with those of the saw guide elements. Biasing means bias the slides upwardly but pressure exerted on the pads by the saw can move the slides downwardly to increase the depth of cut permitted. The cooperating guide means desirably comprise slots in the saw guide elements and web portions in the slides which are seated in the slots.
Claims14
A saw guide assembly for a mitre box comprising:
- A. a pair of saw guide elements adapted to receive a saw therebetween, said saw guide elements having vertically extending guide means on their opposed surfaces adjacent their ends;
- B. opposed pairs of slides slidably seated on said saw guide elements and having bearing pads extending towards each other, said slides having guide means cooperating with said guide means of said saw guide elements to provide substantially aligned vertical movement of said bearing pads on said saw guide;
- C. biasing means biasing said slides upwardly on said saw guide elements along said guide means thereof;
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- D. means securing said saw guide elements in assembly whereby said pads are adapted to provide bearing surfaces for the associated saw received between said saw guide elements and said pads may be moved downwardly relative to said saw guide elements against the biasing pressure of said biasing means of downward pressure exerted by the saw as it cuts downwardly into an associated workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.