Angle attachment for woodworking tools
OwnerSteven D. Itamiinventor
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Abstract
A miter attachment capable of use on radial saws, table saws, drill presses, router tables, and the like, comprises three legs of a triangle. The longest leg constitutes an elongated base member. This base member is pivotally attached at one end to a fence member. The base member has a track in it for engagement by a slider, which is capable of movement along at least a portion of the length of the base member. The slider is pivotally attached to one end of a coupler arm, the other end of which is pivotally attached to the fence member at a point spaced from the end pivotally attached to the base member. As the slider is moved to different relative positions along the length of the base member, the coupler arm causes the angle between the fence and the base member to change.
Claims20
An angle attachment for use with a plurality of different tools comprising in combination:
- an elongated base member having first and second ends and having a first track thereon formed by a pair of outwardly protruding extensions which extend substantially along the entire length thereof;
- a fence member having a flat material-engaging surface thereon and having first and second ends wherein said first end of said fence member is pivotally coupled to said first end of said base member;
- a slider member on top of said pair of outwardly protruding extensions and engaging the first track of said base member for movement between said first and second ends of said base member substantially along the entire length thereof;
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- coupler arm means having first and second ends wherein the first end is pivotally coupled to said slider member and the second end is pivotally coupled to said fence member a predetermined distance from said second end of said fence member for setting said fence member to a desired angle relative to said base member when said slider member is moved.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.