Countertop finishing apparatus
AssigneeCountertops, Inc.
InventorsAndrew P. Burgess, Paul B. Burgess, II
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Abstract
A countertop finishing apparatus includes a base for supporting the countertop. A press is arranged to press an end piece against an end of the countertop. A trimming head is provided with an automatic positioner for automatically moving the trimming head relative to the base to cut the end piece of the countertop to a desired size.
Claims22
A countertop finishing apparatus comprising:
- a base for supporting the countertop;
- press means for pressing an end piece against an end of the countertop for attachment of the end piece to the end of the countertop;
- trimming means for cutting the end piece;
- and
- automatic positioning means, coupled to the trimming means, for automatically moving the trimming means relative to the base to cut the end piece to a desired size, the countertop remaining substantially stationary.
The countertop finishing apparatus of 2 and further comprising:
- control means, coupled to the plurality of trimming heads, for independently controlling the operation of at least one of the plurality of trimming heads.
An apparatus for assembling and trimming an end piece of a countertop, the apparatus comprising:
- a base portion for supporting the countertop;
- support means for supporting the end piece proximate the countertop;
- an automatic press mounted relative to the base portion and the support means to automatically press the end piece against an end of the countertop;
- and
- trimming means, movably mounted relative to the base portion, for trimming the end piece to a desired size, the trimming means include a plurality of trimmers, each trimmer provided for trimming a portion of the end piece.
An apparatus for assembling and trimming a countertop, the apparatus comprising:
- a base portion for supporting the countertop;
- leveling means, coupled to the base portion, for repositioning an end of the countertop to substantially level the countertop;
- automatic press means for supporting an end piece to be attached to an end of the countertop, and for pressing the end piece against the end of the countertop;
- and
- a plurality of trimmers, movably mounted relative to the end of the countertop, for automatically trimming the end piece to a desired size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.