Woodworking inventions 09/07

20070221291 - Fastening device for a hand router on a milling table: A fastening device (61) for fastening a hand router to the underside of a work platform (2) of a workbench (1) has radially outwardly extending projections which are associated with a base ring for the hand router and which may be introduced into associated fastening pockets by rotating the base... Agent: Michael S. Leonard Everest Intellectual Property Law Group

20070221292 - Adjustable work piece positioning tool: A work piece positioning tool is disclosed. The tool includes a first leg and a second leg that have work piece abutting surfaces Cooperative pivoting elements adjacent an end portion of each of the first and second legs are used for connecting the legs together in a plurality of relative... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070221293 - Edge trimming and board ripping apparatus and method: A wood product assembly includes a cutter subassembly and a skewing assembly. A cutter positioning body is movable by a slewing assembly along a slewing axis. A spindle housing is mounted to the cutter positioning body for pivotal movement about a pivot axis. A spindle, to which a cutter, such... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20070215243 - Woodworking machine: In a circular saw etc having a machine frame (1) on which a table board (2) is accommodated, and further having a swivel frame (12) arranged underneath the table board (2), which can be swivelled about a swivel axis coplanar with the top side of the table board (2), which... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070215244 - Veneer slicer: A method and apparatus for converting a flitch into sheets of veneer. The method and apparatus include providing a drive mechanism which causes relative motion of a knife in contact with the flitch. The relative motion is relatively slower during one part of the cutting stroke and is relatively faster... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070215245 - Anti-dust structure for a sliding block of a linear guideway: An anti-dust structure for a sliding block of a linear guideway comprises a sliding block and a flexible anti-dust strip. A positioning groove is formed in the inner surface of the sliding block and located correspondingly to the upper steel ball groove. The flexible anti-dust strip has a plurality of... Agent: Banger Shia

20070215246 - Apparatus for straight-lining construction material: An apparatus for straight-lining construction material comprises an extension coupled to a rip fence and a carrier assembly coupled to the top of the extension, in which the carrier assembly travels along the extension to deliver the material to a saw blade. The carrier assembly comprises a sled, a plurality... Agent: Robert R. Waters, Esq. Waters Law Office, PLLC

20070215247 - Grapple saw: A grapple saw includes grapple having downwardly-extending jaws for holding a log therebetween, the jaws moveable between an open position and a closed position in a gripping direction; and a saw carried by the grapple, the saw having a blade moveable between starting and ending positions in a cutting plane... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070215248 - Closed-loop cutting system: There is described a closed-loop cutting system which comprises: a cutting device for cutting a piece of material at a given dimension; a positioning device for positioning the cutting means to cut the piece of material at the given dimension; a position controller for controlling the positioning device; a feedback... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070209734 - Veneer composer: A veneer composer is provided including a skew correcting station adapted to square at least one edge of a veneer piece to a reference side, a clipping station adapted to move in the same direction and at the same material being clipped, and a gap closing station adapted to close... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070209735 - Method and apparatus of locating the optimum peeling axis of a log and the maximum radius portion thereof with respect to the optimum peeling axis: A method for locating an optimum peeling axis of a log and a maximum radius point on peripheral surface of the log with respect to the located optimum peeling axis and an apparatus for practicing the method are disclosed. A plurality of swingable members are provided, each member having a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070209736 - Process and system for sub-dividing a laminated flooring substrate: A process for sub-dividing a laminated flooring substrate into a plurality of laminated flooring planks and a system therefore are described. The process can include providing a laminated flooring substrate having a decorative pattern on a core wherein the decorative pattern can include a plurality of indicators, and independently detecting... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20070204933 - Lathe having movable spindles and method: A lathe having first and second support walls that support pairs of vertical and elevated vertical guides, and having frames that support horizontal guides. Trunnions are mounted on the vertical guides and support a log peeling assembly. A structure supporting back-up powered rollers is mounted on the elevated vertical guides.... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building