WORKPIECE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A POWER TOOL

• Main Authors: BARTLETT, ROBERT L, LEGLER, JOHN G, HAAS, CHARLES J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.07.1990
• Subjects: COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

A workpiece support system for a power tool, preferably a multipurpose woodworking tool of the type having a frame (14), a main table (22) mounted on the frame, and a power-driven tool member (20) associated with the main table. The support system comprises a first pair of tubular rails (34, 36) attached to longitudinal sides of the main table, a pair of extension rods (58, 60) telescoping within the rails, an auxiliary table (64) having a second pair of rails (66, 68) attached thereto which telescope over and are supported by the protruding portions of the rods. The support system includes capstan screws (92) for releasably locking the extension rods to the pairs of rails. The system may include at least one secondary table (78) mounted on the frame and having a third pair of rails (88, 90) telescoping over ends of the rods and including similar locking means.