Guide for a cutting tool
OwnerGeorge Fitzsimmonsinventor
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Abstract
A guide comprises one or more brackets for securing the guide to a cutting tool, a horizontal support member secured to and moveable with respect to the brackets, and one or more arm assemblies secured to the horizontal support member and adapted to secure a working piece relative to the horizontal support member. With the working piece secured to the guide in this manner, the working piece may be readily advanced over a blade of the cutting tool by grasping and moving the horizontal support member relative to the brackets, thus ensuring a precise cutting of the working piece while also allowing a user to keep their hands away from the blade.
Claims16
A guide for a cutting tool, comprising:
- one or more brackets for securing the guide to the cutting tool;
- a horizontal support member having a first channel and being secured to and moveable with respect to said brackets;
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- a plurality of arm assemblies adjustably secured to the horizontal support member and adapted to secure a working piece relative to the horizontal support member;
- wherein the horizontal support member and secured working piece can be advanced over a cutting blade of the cutting tool by moving the horizontal support member relative to the brackets;
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- wherein each of said brackets includes wheel bearings received in said first channel so as to facilitate the movement of the horizontal support member relative to the brackets.
A guide for a cutting tool, comprising:
- one or more brackets for securing the guide to the cutting tool;
- a horizontal support member secured to and moveable with respect to said brackets;
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- a pair of articulating arm assemblies secured to the horizontal support member and adapted to secure a working piece relative to the horizontal support member;
- wherein the horizontal support member and secured working piece can be advanced over a cutting blade of the cutting tool by moving the horizontal support member relative to the brackets;
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- wherein each articulating arm assembly includes a base portion secured to the horizontal support member and a first arm segment that defines an elongated opening extending along a longitudinal direction of the first arm segment such that the first arm segment can be secured to the base portion of the respective arm assembly at a selected location along the length of the first arm segment by passing a fastener through the elongated opening and the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.