Patent ID: 9707694
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B27B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A push block for advancing a work piece on a cutting apparatus, comprising: a main body portion having a flat bottom surface for engaging a surface of a work piece, a top surface, a first end, a second end, first and second side surfaces each spanning from the top surface to the bottom surface and from the first end to the second end, wherein the main body portion is characterized by a length from the first end and to the second end, and a width between side surfaces, and a longitudinal axis along the length; a handle, disposed between the first and second ends, extending outward from the top surface of the main body portion, said handle having a first base disposed toward the first end and a second base disposed toward the second end, a line between the first base and the second base being more closely aligned with the longitudinal axis than with the width of the main body portion, and at least one heel member attached to the push block at the second end of the main body portion, and the at least one heel member pivots from a retracted position to an extended position in the absence of an external force other than gravity, and in the extended position the at least one heel member has a flat surface that is disposed at an angle relative to the bottom surface of the main body portion to abut a trailing end surface of the work piece; wherein the at least one heel member pivots about a pivot axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis.