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US 5,845,555 AGranted
Multi-position adjustable work stop assembly
OwnerJames Alonzo Dawleyinventor
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Abstract
A multi-position adjustable work stop assembly employs a traveling gauge assembly that cooperates with independently adjustable and inexpensive location stops. The gauge assembly is moveable along a fence to define a plurality of work locating positions determined by the location stops. An engagement or contact member on the gauge assembly selectively intercepts the location stops to precisely locate the gauge assembly in the desired positions. The engagement member is an arm mounted for movement between first and second positions on the gauge assembly. In the first position the engagement member intercepts the location stops when the gauge assembly is moved longitudinally on the fence. In the second position the engagement member clears the location stops during such movement.
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A Multi-position adjustable work-stop assembly for use with an elongate fence, said work-stop assembly comprising:
- a plurality of spaced location stops, said location stops including means supporting said location stops for longitudinal movement relative to each other parallel to said fence, thereby to adjust the relative longitudinal spacing between said respective location stops;
- means for anchoring said respective location stops in selected positions of adjustment;
- a work stop moveable on said fence, said work stop including a contact member;
- and,
- means mounting said contact member and said respective location stops for relative movement between first positions and second positions, said contact member in said first positions intercepting said respective location stops when said work stop moves on said fence, said contact member in said second positions clearing said respective location stops when said work stop moves on said fence, said contact member thereby selectively engaging said respective location stops to establish said work stop in a plurality of work locating positions.
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A work-stop assembly for use with a fence on a work table;
- said assembly comprising:
- an elongate track including means for mounting said track on said work table parallel to said fence;
- a plurality of adjustable location stops including means supporting said location stops for movement relative to each other longitudinally on said track, said longitudinal movement adjusting the relative longitudinal spacing between said respective location stops, each of said respective location stops including an abutment element and a locking mechanism for securing said abutment element in a selected position of adjustment on said track;
- a traveling gauge assembly including means for constraining said gauge assembly to longitudinal movement against said fence, said gauge assembly including an engagement member having a first position for intercepting said location stops during said longitudinal movement, said engagement member having a second position clearing said location stops during said longitudinal movement;
- and,
- means mounting said engagement member on said traveling gauge assembly for movement between said first position and said second position to selectively engage said respective location stops during said longitudinal movement.
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An adjustable work-stop assembly comprising:
- an elongate track defining a longitudinal direction;
- a plurality of location stops spaced in said longitudinal direction on said track, said location stops including means for adjusting the relative longitudinal spacing between said respective location stops in said longitudinal direction;
- a gauge assembly for locating a work piece, said gauge assembly including means for constraining said gauge assembly to movement in said longitudinal direction, said gauge assembly further including means for selectively intercepting and releasing said location stops during said movement of said gauge assembly in said longitudinal direction, thereby selectively to define a plurality of work location positions of said gauge assembly.
An adjustable work-stop assembly comprising:
- an elongate track;
- an abutment element supported for longitudinal adjustment against said track parallel to said track, said abutment element including a locking mechanism for securing said abutment element in a selected position of adjustment;
- a stop block moveable relative to said abutment element against said track parallel to said track;
- said movement in a first direction moving said stop block toward and beyond said abutment element in said selected position of adjustment;
- a contact member mounted on said stop block for movement relative to said abutment element and perpendicular to said track between a first position and a second position, said contact member in said first position engaging said abutment element when said stop block moves in said first direction, blocking said movement of said stop block and thereby establishing said stop block in a work locating position, said contact member in said second position clearing said abutment element when said stop block moves in said first direction, permitting said movement of said stop block beyond said abutment element and thereby removing said stop block in said first direction from said work locating position.
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An adjustable work stop assembly for use with an elongate work fence;
- said assembly comprising:
- a location stop adjustable parallel to the fence, said location stop including means for anchoring said location stop in selected positions of adjustment along said fence;
- a work stop moveable relative to said location stop, said work stop including means for constraining said work stop to longitudinal movement parallel to the fence;
- and,
- an engagement arm including means mounting said engagement arm on said work stop for displacement relative to said location stop between a first position and a second position:
- said engagement arm in said first position intercepting said location stop during said longitudinal movement thereby to establish said work stop in a work locating position;
- said engagement arm in said second position clearing said location stop during said longitudinal movement thereby to release said work stop from said work locating position.
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