Patent ID: 6679305
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fence assembly for use on a table saw including a table top, a slot extending longitudinally of the table top, and a blade extending through said slot for cutting a workpiece, said assembly comprising:(a) a track for mounting on one side edge of said table top perpendicular to said slot; (b) a carriage slidable on said track for movement along said one side edge; (c) a fence slidable on said carriage for movement therewith, said fence including (i) a top plate for overlapping the table top of the saw; (ii) a straight edge on one side of said top plate for guiding a workpiece on the table top; (iii) a first arcuate slot in said top plate, a line through the ends of the first slot being parallel to said straight edge; and (iv) second arcuate slots intersecting said first arcuate slot on either side of the center thereof; (d) a guide plate above said top plate for rectilinear movement with said carriage along said one side of the table top; (e) guide posts extending upwardly from said carriage through said first slot and said guide plate permitting rotation of the fence between said carriage and said guide plate whereby the fence can be rotated through 180Â° around vertical axes defined by said guide posts between positions in which said straight edge is parallel to said slot in the table top on either side of the slot.