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Workbench accessory

Patent Number: 7677283
Publication Date: 2010-03-16
Inventor: Hooker, Michael

An apparatus that offers a simple method for using tools on a workbench without permanently mounting or positioning all of them at one time. The apparatus consists of a two individual interlocking components. There is a rectangular shaped metal base plate milled on the top, which allows for easy mounting of most bench tools to the base plate. A tool mounting plate is attached, one per tool, to the bottom of the tool in a predetermined manner enabling the user to change tools when needed ...

Knife assembly and chipping knife therefor

Patent Number: 7677282
Publication Date: 2010-03-16
Inventor: Stager, Bradley R.

A knife assembly and chipping knife therefor. The knife is rotated about an axis and has a front side facing the direction of rotation. The knife has a single deflector ridge extending from the front side of the knife and two indexing features on either side of the deflector ridge, each corresponding to spaced apart, parallel cutting edges of the knife defining a ...

Power router tool

Patent Number: 7677281
Publication Date: 2010-03-16
Inventors: Beruscha, Michael; Glenn, Robert; Clarke, David; Wasielewski, Kevin; Baker, Timothy

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a power router tool having an output shaft with a mechanism for attaching a working tool for engaging a work portion for performing a work operation thereon, comprising a generally cylindrical housing having a motor therein configured to drive the output shaft during operation, the housing having a nose portion from which the output shaft extends and a rear end portion opposite the nose portion, at least one switch in the housing ...

Router

Patent Number: 7677280
Publication Date: 2010-03-16
Inventors: Hessenberger, Jeffrey C.; McDonald, Randy; Borchardt, Dale; Thorson, Troy; Berg, Christopher; Holly, Jeffrey S.

A power tool, such as, for example a router. In some aspects, a router includes a base, a motor housing supported by the base, a motor supported by the motor housing, and a hand grip forming at least a portion of one of the base and the housing and being contoured to fit a hand of an operator. The one of the base and the housing may be grasped by the operator when the operator grasps the hand grip to control movement of the router on the work piece surface. In other aspects, a router ...

Delimb knife mounting arrangement for tree harvester head

Patent Number: 7677279
Publication Date: 2010-03-16
Inventors: Swinyard, Douglas Craig; Smythe, Justyn Peter

A tree harvester head comprises a drive wheel, a delimb knife, a pin, a wheel-mounting inner sleeve to which the drive wheel is mounted, and a knife-mounting outer sleeve to which the delimb knife is mounted. The wheel-mounting inner sleeve surrounds the pin for rotation of the wheel-mounting inner sleeve and the drive wheel mounted thereto about the pin. The knife-mounting outer sleeve surrounds the wheel-mounting inner sleeve for relative rotation therebetween for rotation of the delimb ...

Planer/sander wood machine

Patent Number: 7673662
Publication Date: 2010-03-09
Inventor: Owen, Leslie John

A guide for a machine tool or tool drive (7) means for moving a surfacing tool over the substantial surface of a work piece (1), said guide comprising a guide means adapted for positioning over said work piece, said guide means including two horizontal spaced apart guide rails (2) and a gantry (3) adapted for linear travel in an X-axis along said guide rails wherein said gantry includes a gantry rail (4) adapted to bridge said spaced apart guide rails, a ...

Jointer/planer with internal sawdust collection system

Patent Number: 7669622
Publication Date: 2010-03-02
Inventor: Liao, Chih Hung

A jointer/planer with an internal sawdust collection system, includes a machine frame having a board inlet end and a board outlet end, a rotating cutter mounted to the frame for rotation in an axis located transverse to a board feed direction, a dust collector hood disposable on the frame in a first position for jointing, and a second position for planning, a dust collecting impeller disposed in an impeller housing on the frame, a conduit having a first end in communication with the hood ...

Stationary bedknife for disc chipper apparatus

Patent Number: 7669621
Publication Date: 2010-03-02
Inventors: Nettles, Timothy Paul; Storms, John P.

A disc cutting apparatus for chipping wood chips from a log includes a chipper frame, a rotary cutting disc having a plurality of substantially radially disposed knife assemblies in relation to a proximal facing side of the disc and a feed spout into which a log is fed into the chipper apparatus. The apparatus further includes a bedknife, the bedknife having a first surface and an opposing second surface that is nonparallel to the first surface such that a wedge is produced between the ...

Router

Patent Number: 7669620
Publication Date: 2010-03-02
Inventors: Hessenberger, Jeffrey C.; Holly, Jeffrey S.; McDonald, Randy; Borchardt, Dale; Thorson, Troy; Berg, Christopher

A router includes a base for supporting the router on a work piece surface, a motor housing coupled to the base for movement along a first axis relative to the base, a motor supported by the housing and operable to drive a tool element, and a cantilevered shaft rotatable about a second axis and oriented substantially parallel with the first axis and offset from the first axis. The shaft includes a first end supported by the motor housing, a second end, and a threaded portion between the ...

Electric pencil sharpener

Patent Number: 7669619
Publication Date: 2010-03-02
Inventor: Sun, Hongtao

An electric pencil sharpener includes a frame, a first motor, a first transmission mechanism driven by the first motor, and a continuing feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism includes a roller, a feeding wheel rotatably mounted to the frame and driven by the first transmission mechanism, and a driving assembly. An end of the driving assembly is driven by the first transmission mechanism, and the other end of the driving assembly is connected to the roller. The roller defines a groove in ...

Wood processor attachment for skid steer loader

Patent Number: 7669618
Publication Date: 2010-03-02
Inventor: Halverson, Glen

A wood processor attachment for skid steer loader for efficiently cutting and splitting logs. The wood processor attachment for skid steer loader generally includes a pivotally mounted support structure including a receiving end, a working end opposite the receiving end and a loading apparatus. A conveying member, a cutting unit, a ram and a wedge are attached to the support structure. The loading apparatus extends from the receiving end, wherein the loading apparatus transfers a log to the ...