Gauge for use with power tools
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorKathy DeKeyser
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Abstract
A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The gauge including a probe connected with a sensor via a spring, wherein contact by the probe with the workpiece allows a reading by the sensor which may be utilized to determine the proper operational settings of the power tool based on the determined structural factors of the workpiece.
Claims27
A gauge, for use with a power tool engaging a workpiece, comprising:
- a housing connected to the power tool;
- a sensor assembly disposed in the housing, the sensor assembly including a probe extending from the housing,
- wherein the probe is configured to determine a measure of a structural factor of the workpiece for use in determining an operational setting of the power tool prior to application of the power tool to the workpiece.
A gauge, for use with a power tool engaging a workpiece, comprising:
- a housing connected to the power tool;
- a probe including a first end extending from the housing a second end at least partially disposed within the housing;
- a spring including a first end and a second end, the first end connected with the second end of the probe and the second end connected to a sensor,
- wherein the probe connected via the spring to the sensor is configured to determine a measure of a structural factor of the workpiece for use in determining an operational setting of the power tool prior to application of the power tool to the workpiece.
A gauge, for use with a power tool engaging a workpiece, comprising:
- means for determining a structural factor of the workpiece prior to application of the power tool to the workpiece;
- and
- means for determining an operational setting of the power tool based on the means for determining the structural factor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.