Patent ID: 6739066
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B23D,B23Q,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
A level-adjusting apparatus for adjusting the level of a tool having an implement for cutting a piece of work on a working surface, said level adjusting apparatus comprising:(i) a carriage mounted beneath said working surface and adapted to support the tool such that said cutting implement may project through and above said working surface, said cutting implement having an axis of rotation; (ii) a pair of guide rods which extend downwardly from said working surface and which slidingly supports said carriage for displacement toward and away from said working surface, said rods having longitudinal axes which are parallel to each other and to the axis of rotation of said tool; (iii) a spindle threadably mounted to said carriage for altering the level of said carriage, said spindle being spaced apart from said guide rods; and (iv) a handle extending upwardly from said working surface and operatively connected to and activating said spindle.