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Sheet metal file guide

US4023445A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 1975
Grant dateMay 17, 1977
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Expiry dateOct 1, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23D63/162
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flat sheet metal plate defining a reference plane on one side. Said plate having first and second sections and an intermediate section. The first and second sections being flat and in a common plane, and the intermediate section formed into a semi-circular loop with a center portion of the loop removed. The remaining portions of the semi-circular loop provide a pair of guide lugs to guide a round file. The first and second sections are adapted to rest on the depth gauge and cutter of a cutting link in a saw chain with the guide lugs straddling the chain and aligned with the gullet of a cutting link to guide the file in a desired orientation against the cutting edge of the cutting link.

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