Patent ID: 6012497
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B27F,Y10T

Abstract:
A modular panel for the fabrication of dovetail joints, comprising:a single planar member having a pair of sides and a left edge and a right edge;a plurality of first elongated openings adjacent one of said sides, each of said openings extending between oppositely disposed first and second circular ends and defining a long axis, each of said first elongated openings having opposing parallel sides spaced a distance apart substantially equal to a diameter of a bearing of a preselected cutter bit, each of said first circular ends having a diameter substantially equal to said distance, and each of said second circular ends having a diameter equal to or larger than said distance;a plurality of second elongated openings adjacent a second one of said sides, each of said second openings having a first portion and a second portion and defining a long axis, each of said first portions having opposing sides that are substantially parallel, and each of said second portions having opposing sides that converge toward one another and away from said first portion;a first pair of half-openings, one of said first pair being positioned along the left edge of said planar member, and another of said first pair being positioned along the right edge of said planar member, each of said first half-openings having a geometry that results from the bisection of one of the first elongated openings along its long axis; anda second pair of half-openings, one of said second pair being positioned along the left edge of said planar member, and another of said second pair being positioned along the right edge of said planar member, each of said second half-openings having a geometry that results from the bisection of one of the second elongated openings along its long axis;wherein said first and second pair of half-openings allow a plurality of modular panels to be arranged side-by-side to facilitate the fabrication of a dovetail joint of unlimited length.