Woodworking inventions 06/09

20090159155 - Tree stump grinding machine: A tree stump grinding machine includes a rotor having at least one or more peripheral slots therein and defining a rotor plane. One or more teeth are removably disposed in corresponding slots and form a primary cutting face. A secondary cutting face is formed by a protrusion on the tooth... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20090159156 - Dual-edge irregular bevel-cut system and method: A system is provided for creating bevel edges on a plank. In some embodiments, the system comprises two bevel-cutting tools disposed in fixed positions and two guided cylinders disposed to independently move two edges of a plank to within varying degrees of contact with the bevel-cutting tools. Separate controllers can... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090151816 - Adjustable work benches for power tools: A work bench for a power tool includes a beam for supporting the power tool, the beam having a first end, a second end, and a top surface extending between the first and second ends, and legs for supporting the beam over a surface. The work bench includes a first... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20090151817 - Debarking mechanism: The invention relates to a debarking mechanism (1) for the decortication or pretreatment of logs (2) for separately performed final debarking and for the discharge of at least some of the bark removed from a wood stream passing through the debarking mechanism, the said debarking mechanism comprising a number of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090151818 - Combination planer/moulder with adjustable vertical support and method of adjustment: A combination planer/moulder having means to raise, lower and lock a cutting member at a desired position is provided. The device includes a platform onto which a table for holding materials and an adjustment system are attached. The adjustment system includes at least one column having a rectilinear wall. A... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20090145520 - Joist drill: A power tool for drilling a hole in a workpiece made of wood or a wood material. The power tool generally includes a tool housing defining a handle and a motor contained within the tool housing that includes an output shaft that spins about a motor axis. A gear housing... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090145521 - Power tool with base clamp: A power tool includes a motor assembly, a base assembly, and a clamp assembly coupled to the motor assembly or the base assembly to selectively provide a retention force to the other to removably couple the motor assembly and the base assembly. The clamp assembly includes a handle member, a... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C