Removable fence for table saw
OwnerDeryl P. Watersinventor
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Abstract
A removable fence for a table saw is positioned on a saw table by a locking mechanism located on the fence which simultaneously grips a pair of blocks mounted on an endless flexible cable. The locking mechanism engages the blocks and raises them into frictional relation with an L-bracket mounted on the table thus preventing movement of the fence. The blocks are affixed to the cable at points equidistant from the plane of the saw blade thereby insuring parallelism of the fence relative to the plane of the saw blade. Utilizing the flexibility of the cable which permits lateral movement, the fence is removed by releasing the locking mechanism and moving the blocks laterally away from the mechanism.
Claims13
In a table saw system having a table and an elongate fence having two ends for maintaining parallelism of objects to be cut relative to a planar saw blade, the combination comprising:
- (a) at least two flexible elongate members extending substantially parallel to each other on opposite sides of the table and interconnected for movement in unison in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the sawblade, saw members having respective engagement means affixed thereto at respective points equidistant from the plane of said sawblade for positioning said fence parallel to said sawblade, said flexible elongate members being movable transversely toward and away from said table, and said engagement means being movable into and out of abutment with said table by movement in unison with said flexible elongate members toward and away from said table;
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- (b) locking means mounted on said fence for selectively moving said engagement means into and out of abutment with said table by said movement in unison with said flexible elongate members and thereby selectively holding each of said engagement means in frictional abutment with said table to prevent said fence from moving relative thereto when said locking means is in a locked position and for permitting movement of said fence along said table when said locking means is in an unlocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.