Patent ID: 9003671
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tapering jig for a woodworking apparatus, comprising: a bottom plate having a first end and a second end; a top plate having a first end and a second end, wherein the top plate and bottom plate are operatively connected toward their respective first ends to pivot relative to one another at a pivot axis; wherein the tapering jig has a first edge along the top plate for abutment against a guide rail of a woodworking apparatus and a second edge along the bottom plate for abutment against a work piece to be cut; at least one gauge for selecting an angle to which the second edge is disposed relative to the first edge or a guide rail, the gauge comprising: a plurality of recesses aligned in a top surface of the top plate along a lateral edge of the top plate extending generally laterally relative to the first and second edges of the tapering jig, and each recess is disposed at a predetermined angle relative to the pivot axis, when the first edge is parallel to the guide rail; a dial mounted to the bottom plate adjacent to the lateral edge and recesses of the top plate, and the dial being rotatable about a vertical central axis thereof, wherein the dial has a plurality of pointers along an edge thereof, and a plurality of pins depending from a bottom surface of the dial, each pin being associated with a respective pointer, and the dial is positioned relative to the recesses and moveable up and down to insert a pin into a respective recess when the bottom plate is positioned or pivoted relative to the top plate to set an angle at which the second edge is disposed relative to the first edge or a guide rail; and, a scale on the top surface of the top plate adjacent to the recesses including markings representing a plurality of angular measurements and for each recess there is an associated plurality of the markings representing multiple angular positions that the second edge may be disposed relative to the first edge when the bottom plate is pivoted relative to the top plate and a pointer is aligned with one of the plurality of markings and the respective pin is inserted in the associated recess.