Patent · US Expired

Portable power planer

US6708744B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References
26Claims
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Filing dateMay 2, 2003
Grant dateMar 23, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T409/308624
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable power planer for planing the top surface of a workpiece. The portable power planer includes a carriage assembly and a carriage elevation mechanism for translating the carriage assembly. The carriage elevation mechanism includes a plurality of threaded guide posts and an elevation mechanism that employs a plurality of threaded structures that are threadably engaged to the guide posts. A locking mechanism is also provided to inhibit movement of the carriage assembly along the guide posts.

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