Machinery fence support facilitating fence movement in a direction perpendicular to a length of the fence

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9789626-B2
Application number	US-201414480677-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	Apr 3, 2009
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

In one example, a machinery fence support system comprises a worktable having a recess therein and a cutting element protruding upwardly from the worktable. The system has a track which is slidably received within the recess of the worktable. A bracket connected to the track; and a sacrificial fence is adjustably connected to the bracket. A track system is connected to the sacrificial fence and a stop assembly connected to the track system. The track slides within the recess of the worktable such that the sacrificial fence passes over the cutting element such that a beaded face frame feature is cut into a workpiece.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of using a machinery fence support system comprising the steps of:
connecting a stop assembly to a track assembly;
connecting the track assembly to a sacrificial fence;
connecting the sacrificial fence to a bracket;
connecting the bracket to a track;
placing the track in a recess which extends a length of a worktable having a top surface and a cutting element extending above the top surface of the worktable;
placing a workpiece in engagement with the stop assembly and the sacrificial fence; and
sliding the track within the recess such that the workpiece passes over the cutting element to form a beaded face frame feature.

2. The method of using a machinery fence support system of claim 1 wherein the workpiece slides in a direction parallel to the length of the recess.

3. The method of using a machinery fence support system of claim 1 wherein the machinery fence support system slides in a direction parallel to the length of the recess.

4. The method of using a machinery fence support system of claim 1 wherein when the workpiece passes over the cutting element a notch is cut in the workpiece for a beaded face frame.

5. A method of using a machinery fence support system comprising the steps of:
obtaining a worktable having a recess therein and a cutting element protruding through the worktable;
placing a machinery fence system on the worktable wherein the fence system has a track connected to a fence;
inserting the track of the machinery fence system into the recess of the worktable; and
sliding the machinery fence system along the recess such that the fence passes over the cutting element thereby cutting a beaded face frame feature.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the track and the fence are positioned in a generally perpendicular manner to one another.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of setting an adjustable stop connected to the fence by placing a pin in the position of the cutting element and aligning an edge of the stop with an edge of the pin.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the adjustable stop is set to a position equal to the radius of the pin.

Assignees

• Kreg Enterprises Inc

Inventors

• Clark Scott L

Classifications

• B27C5/04 Primary

  Guide fences for work · CPC title

• B27M3/18

  of furniture {or of doors (B27D5/003 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B27M3/08

  of specially shaped wood laths or strips {(covering of mouldings with veneer B27D1/08)} · CPC title

• B27G13/12

  for profile cutting · CPC title

• B27F1/04

  along only one edge of a board · CPC title