Patent ID: 6450220
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A coping jig for guiding a router for making joints in a section of molding, the coping jig comprising:a molding stage having a generally flat top surface for supporting the molding, the molding stage including a stop rail extending above the top surface along one side of the molding stage, wherein the stop rail is positioned for contacting and accurately positioning the molding along the molding stage; at least one clamping block for securing the molding in a fixed position on the molding stage, wherein the clamping block is movable along the molding stage toward and away from the stop rail to clamp the molding between the stop rail and the clamping block; a template platform extending between a first end and a second end, the template platform having a pair of spaced side rails extending between the first and second ends and a top plate attached between the side rails, the template platform being mounted above the molding stage such that the molding is positionable on the molding stage between the side rails and beneath the top plate; and a template mounted between the side rails of the template platform at the first end of the template platform, the template including a trim pattern formed on an edge surface of the template for guiding the router in cutting the molding positioned beneath the template on the molding stage.