Patent ID: 6629481
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: A47H,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for cutting mitered surfaces in an elongated member to form a structure including a central member and a pair of end members extending in a common direction from ends of said central member, with a first side of said elongated member forming intersecting surfaces of said structure, and with said first side of said elongated member including longitudinally-extending fixture engaging features, wherein said apparatus comprises:a power saw moving a saw blade within a sawing plane; saw mounting means mounting said power saw to be slidable in a first direction parallel to said sawing plane; a fixture holding said elongated member to extend in a second direction within a fixture plane, wherein said fixture plane and said sawing plane intersect at a 45-degree angle, wherein said sawing plane is inclined to extend in said second direction away from an intersection of said sawing plane and said fixture plane, and wherein said fixture includes longitudinally-extending guiding features engaging said fixture engaging features of said elongated member; a first workpiece locating feature in said fixture, offset through a first distance from said intersection of said sawing plane and fixture plane opposite said second direction, locating an end of said elongated member with said longitudinally-extending guiding features engaging said fixture engaging features of said elongated member; a second workpiece locating feature in said fixture, offset through a second distance from said intersection of said sawing plane and said fixture plane in said second direction, locating an end of said elongated member with said longitudinally-extending guiding features engaging said fixture engaging features of said elongated member.