Patent ID: 7165300
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: B23B,B27C,B27M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable pocket cutter for forming a pocket joint in a workpiece, comprising: a frame including a body having a first end and a second end, the second end configured for being supported upon a planar surface of the workpiece; a shaping assembly connected with the frame, the shaping assembly for shaping a recess in the planar surface of the workpiece; and a boring assembly connected with the frame, the boring assembly for boring a through aperture into an edge of the workpiece in a generally perpendicular orientation with respect to the edge of the workpiece, the edge being generally perpendicular to the planar surface, wherein at least one of the shaping assembly and the boring assembly is biased by a biasing element towards the disengaged position.