Patent ID: 7455091
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A convertible hood assembly for a surface planer where the planer comprises: a base having a first surface configured to support a workpiece and a carriage assembly vertically translatable relative to the base from a first position spaced a first distance from the first surface of the base to another position spaced another distance from the first surface of the base different from the first distance where the carriage assembly includes a blade assembly for planing a side of the workpiece opposite the side supported by the first surface of the base and that is disposed between said carriage assembly and said base while the workpiece is moved relative to the carriage assembly and base, wherein the hood assembly includes a manifold that is releasably attachable to the carriage assembly of said surface planer, said manifold having an outlet aperture through which chips from a workpiece can be expelled; and a hood door rotatably attached to said manifold, wherein said hood door is actuatable between at least a first operative position where chips are expelled from a first location and a second operative position where chips are expelled from a second location.