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Wood joining biscuits with centering feature

US5730544A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1996
Grant dateMar 24, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/75
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carpentry biscuit is provided having an elongated planar body formed of wood having opposed faces spaced apart and thickness T. One of the opposed faces is provided with a longitudinal alignment mark oriented along a longitudinal axis and a transverse alignment mark aligned perpendicular to the transverse axis to aid the user in positioning the biscuit in a slot formed in a pair of boards to be joined together.

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