Clamping devices for compound miter saws
US5730434A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/95
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A miter saw clamp accessory to facilitate vertical and/or horizontal clamping of a workpiece against a supporting worktable and fence is disclosed. The miter saw clamp accessory includes a pair of extension rods extending laterally outwardly from one end of a frame with a clamp support mounted on such extension rods. A clamp shaft is adapted to be mounted in a top opening of the clamp support for vertical clamping or in a side opening of the clamp support for horizontal clamping of the workpiece. A clamp assembly is mounted on the clamp shaft and includes a connecting arm for adjustable mounting of a clamping arm having a workpiece clamp at one end that is arranged for confronting opposed positioning relative to the frame for vertical clamping or to the fence for horizontal clamping of the workpiece. A miter saw crown molding jig accessory is also disclosed for mounting on a miter saw frame. This accessory includes a shaft mounted immediately adjacent to the worktable fence and a clamp head that is adjustably mounted on the shaft and includes a vertically extending bearing surface and a horizontally extending upper shoulder which overhangs the vertically extending bearing surface. …
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