Adjustable cutting guide
OwnerThomas Jarocheinventor
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Abstract
A clamping cutting guide to assist a carpenter in performing various wood techniques comprises a guide plate, a pair of guide rods, and a spring-loaded clamping portion. The guide rods extend perpendicularly downward along side areas and are inserted into respective springs to provide a clamping force to the stationary guide plate and a mobile clamping plate. The cutting guide also comprises a pair of pivoting handles open the clamp portions during loading/unloading of a desired object to be cut, thereby allowing a user to operate the guide using a single hand.
Claims19
An adjustable carpentry cutting guide for assisting a user to cut an existing board at a desired angle, said adjustable carpentry cutting guide comprising:
- a guide plate;
- a stationary clamp portion spaced below said guide plate;
- a mobile clamp portion spaced between said guide plate and said stationary clamp portion;
- first and second guide rod assemblies each attached to said guide plate and said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion respectively;
- and,
- first and second handles each attached to said mobile and stationary clamp portions respectively;
- wherein each of said first handle and said second handle includes first, second and third linear segments contiguously affixed at an end-to-end pattern;
- wherein said first handle extends along an anterior face of said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion, respectively;
- wherein said second handle extends along a posterior face of said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion, respectively.
An adjustable carpentry cutting guide for assisting a user to cut an existing board at a desired angle, said adjustable carpentry cutting guide comprising:
- a guide plate capable of being clamped to a top surface of the existing board;
- a stationary clamp portion spaced below said guide plate;
- a mobile clamp portion spaced between said guide plate and said stationary clamp portion, said mobile clamp portion capable of being engaged with a bottom surface of the existing board, said stationary clamp portion spaced below said mobile clamp portion;
- first and second guide rod assemblies each attached to said guide plate and said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion respectively;
- and,
- first and second handles each attached to said mobile and stationary clamp portions respectively;
- wherein each of said first handle and said second handle includes first, second and third linear segments contiguously affixed at an end-to-end pattern;
- wherein said first handle extends along an anterior face of said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion, respectively;
- wherein said second handle extends along a posterior face of said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion, respectively.
A method of utilizing an adjustable carpentry cutting guide for assisting a user to cut an existing board at a desired angle, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing and clamping a guide plate to a top surface of the existing board;
- providing and spacing a stationary clamp portion below said guide plate;
- providing and spacing a mobile clamp portion between said guide plate and said stationary clamp portion;
- engaging said mobile clamp portion with a bottom surface of the existing board;
- spacing said stationary clamp portion below said mobile clamp portion;
- providing and attaching first and second guide rod assemblies to said guide plate and said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion respectively;
- and,
- providing and attaching first and second handles to said mobile and stationary clamp portions respectively;
- wherein each of said first handle and said second handle includes first, second and third linear segments contiguously affixed at an end-to-end pattern;
- wherein said first handle extends along an anterior face of said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion, respectively;
- wherein said second handle extends along a posterior face of said mobile clamp portion and said stationary clamp portion, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.