Tag: Plane Fences

No. 1,412,609 – Gauge For Carpenter’s Planes And The Like (George Eger) (1922)

[paiddownloads id=”731″]1412609

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

GEORGE EGER, OF PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEY WORKS,
OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

GAUGE FOR CARPENTER’S PLANES AND THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION of Letters Patent No. 1,412,609, dated December 18, 1855.
Application filed December 18, 1880. (No model.)

1,412,609. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 11, 1922.
Application filed June 6, 1920. Serial No. 475,240.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Plainville, county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Gauge for Carpenters’ Planes and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a gauge or fence for use in connection with a combination tool or plane of the type for forming beads, grooves and all kinds of moldings, and the aim of the invention is to provide a gauge of this kind with means for preventing it from being thrown out of set adjustment or alinement relative to the cutter.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a plane or carpenters plow to which the improved gauge of the present invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view looking at the front of the plane.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved gauge or fence.

The plane or plow shown in Fig. 1 is of an old and well known type and, as here shown, the parts are set up or adjusted to form a bead on the corner or edge of a matched timber, shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. The plane in its main parts comprises a main stock a provided with a runner b and a handle c. d is a sliding section adjustably supported on arms e and carrying an adjustable runner f. The letter g denotes the cutter which is adjustably supported on the main stock a.

The gauge or fence to which the present invention particuiarly relates comprises an upper plate 10, a lower piate 11 adjustably connected thereto, and a post 12 extending into a socket or opening in a housing 13. The post is clamped in this socket by means of a thumb screw 14. In the present instance, the lower plate is connected to the upper one by screws 15, and the openings 16 in the upper plate 10 through which these screws extend are elongated so as to allow for adjustment of the lovver plate 11.

The present invention resides in providing for such interengagement between the gauge and one of the runners that the gauge is secureiy held against movement or displacement from its properly adjusted position. In the present instance, this result is accomplished by providing in the upper face of the plate 11 and adjacent its active edge a longitudinally extending groove or slot 17 which is adapted to receive the lower edge of one of the runners, in the present instance runner f.

As previously stated, the parts of the plow are shown as being adjustably set up to form a bead along the edge or corner of a matched timber. The gauge is so set that the edge of the plate 11 engages the side face of the timber so that the gauge acts in the nature of a fence or guide. The inner edge of the plate 11 is immediately beneath the inner point of the cutter g so that the round of the bead will merge without a break or shoulder into the straight face out the timber. In the absence of the groove 17, it has been found that in operation considerable difficulty and trouble have been experienced in that owing to the pressure which must be exerted to keep the edge of the plate 11 flush against the side edge of the timber, the gauge will tend to turn in the housing 13 resulting in faulty work. This difficulty is obviated by providing the groove 17 in the plate, for it will be seen that when the edge of the runner engages in this groove, the plate is securely anchored and is effectively prevented from turning or twisting or being forced out of alinement.

I claim as my invention :–

1. A gauge or fence for use in connection with a plane having a runner, including a vertical post, a plate carried by said post, and means on said plate adapted to cooperate with said runner for anchoring said plate against lateral displacement relative thereto.

2. A gauge or fence for use in connection with a plane having a runner, including a plate having a groove adapted to receive the bottom edge of the runner, and means for connecting said piate to the plane.

3. A. gauge for use in connection with a plane having a runner, including a post, a plate adjustably connected to said first plate and having a longitudinally extending groove adjacent one edge adapted to receive the bottom edge of the runner of the plane.

4. In combination a plane having a runner and a socket; and a gauge including a post secured in said socket, a plate carried by said post, and means on said plate adapted to cooperate with said runner for anchoring said plate against lateral displacement relative thereto.

GEORGE EGER.

No. 1,361,125 – Bevel-Gage (Homer Willson) (1920)

[paiddownloads id=”727″]1361125

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

HOMER WILLSON, OF TROUT CREEK, MONTANA.

BEVEL-GAGE.

_________________

SPECIFICATION of Letters Patent No. 1,361,125, dated December 18, 1855.
Application filed December 18, 1880. (No model.)

1,361,125. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 7, 1920.
Application filed January 21, 1920. Serial No. 353,109.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOMER WILLSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trout Creek, Sanders county, Montana have invented a certain new and useful Bevel-Gage, the weight of which is 8 oz., to be used in connection with and attached to carpenters’ planes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention, to be known as the diagonal set bevel gage, is an adjustable bevel gage which can be used on any size or make of flat soled plane, either iron or wood, and can be attached either in front of, opposite, or in rear of throat or cutter slot.

The object of my invention is to furnish an economical, efficient, and easily attached and easily adjusted bevel gage for carpenters’ planes, comprising a convex surface around the axis of which a plane may be rocked to a position diagonal to the face of the board whose edge is to be planed while maintaining the sole of the plane at the proper incline to bevel the edge of the board, a position preferred by many.

This gage can be adjusted so that the plane will cut any desired bevel between 90 degrees and 20 degrees inclusive; the degree marks being placed in a convenient place, or can be adjusted with T bevel if degree of bevel is unknown to user, or can be adjusted to any degree or width either attached or detached from plane.

It can be used on either side of plane to suit right or left handed men and can be attached or detached without the use of tools.

It is frictionless, owing to the fact that rollers roll along the face of the board to be planed, thereby making the work of beveling a board easier.

The plane may be held either straight or diagonal to the board to be beveled.

The invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts hereinafter referred to and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristics, and scope of the invention will be readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the drawing which is drawn to scale in Figures 2 and 3.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. 1 shows plane with bevel gage attached and set diagonal to the material being beveled.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the gage and shows cross-section of plane with bevel gage attached and set to gage a bevel.

Fig. 3 shows front view, also degree marks to set gage by. In Fig. 3, A represents the clamp part of bevel gage. A1 represents the large set screw (used as with any other clamp) which screws down inside of but not touching wall of plane until it touches top of floor of plane, thereat exerting enough pressure to hold clamp in place. A2 represents small set screw which screws down along and touches inside wall of plane to a depth great enough to insure of no side movement of A. (See Fig. 2.)

B represents a frame for C and D and depends on the lower part of A being held in place by B1 which passes through the lower end of right leg of A and through B and screws into lower end of left leg of A. When tightened at desired bevel, B1 holds B in a rigid position thereby insuring the desired bevel. C is a steel rod passing through B and D and E, and is held in position by B2. D and E are rollers which using C as a shaft roll along face of board keeping plane tilted at the proper angle, thereby insuring the desired degree of bevel as shown on Fig. 1. E is held at lower end of C by collars F and G; D staying in position in lower part of B.

When it is desired to bevel a. narrow board, C can be slid through B, bringing E up closer to D. For a wide board, C can be slid down through B separating D and E, giving a wider bearing on face of board. It is obvious that a change in the size or dimensions of any part of bevel gage will not alter the principle thereof.

Having described the nature and objects of the invention, what I claim as new and desire to obtain a patent on is:

An adjustable bevel gage for carpenter planes, comprising a convex surface, around the axis of which a plane may be rocked to a position diagonal to the face of the board whose edge is to be planed, while maintaining the sole of the plane at the proper incline to bevel the edge of the board.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

HOMER WILLSON.

In presence of —
WILLIAM H. HOTH,
H. R. SAGE.

No. 1,204,128 – Bench-Plane Guide (Albert Carlson) (1916)

[paiddownloads id=”715″]1204128

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

ALBERT CARLSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BENCH-PLANE GUIDE.

_________________

1,204,128. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 7, 1916.
Application filed September 2, 1915. Serial No. 48,712.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT CARLSON, a subject of the Crown of Sweden, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bench-Plane Guides, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to carpenters’ tools, and its object is to produce an attachment for bench-planes designed to guide the plane to cut at some given angle relatively to a plane of the work.

To this end my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts forming a bench-plane guide hereinafter more fully described, and particularly stated in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure I is an end view, partly in section, of a bench-plane guide according to my invention, carrying a plane in position for work. Fig. II, is a righthand view of the said guide.

Let numeral 3 represent a carpenter’s bench, 4 a board laid thereon to have its edge beveled, and 5 a plane in position for work. I provide a block 6 with a plane face 7 to slide upon the work, a body 8 with a pivotal bolt 9 passing through the block 6, and a screw nut 10 to secure it rigidly to the block when set at the desired angle. A carrier 11 is pivoted at 12 to the body and provided with clips 13 to engage the plane 5 at a side edge 14, and thumb-screws 15 to rigidly secure the clips. This carrier comprises a pair of segments 16, one attached at each side of the body 8, and having arcs of teeth 17 concentric with the pivot 12. A sleeve 18 mounted on a screw-threaded arm 19 of the body, is shaped at 20 as a detent to engage the notches 17, and it is impelled into engagement therewith by a nut 21 that is threaded upon the screw 19. An annular groove 22 in the nut is engaged by a stud 23 which is screwed through the sleeve, whereby the backward turning of the nut withdraws the detent 20. The segment 16 may be stamped with figures indicating in degrees, the angle being formed on the work at that set. Or numerals may indicate the points where the detent is to be set to level boards to match together in forming posts of 6, 8, or 10 sides, or other forms desired.

By using the turnbolt 9 as a pivot the body 8 and carrier 11 may be set at a longitudinal pitch to fix the plane edge 24 either at rightangles with the edge of the work, or obliquely thereto when it is desired to give a peeling cut. The sleeve 18 has a tang 27 entering between the segments 16 to keep it from turning with the nut 21. Rivets 28 are shown as means for attaching portions of the carrier together. The block 6 may be of any suitable material. By seizing the handle 25 with one hand and the knob 26 on body 8, with the other hand this device may be operated with ease, producing accurate work without requiring repeated trials to fit the bevel-square. It is reliable and inexpensive.

I claim:

I. In a bench plane guide, a block having a plane face to slide on; a carrier having means for securing a plane to it; a body member intermediate between the said block and carrier, this body member having pivotal connection with the said block, the line of the pivot being transverse to the line of travel of the plane, and the carrier having pivotal connection with the intermediate body member the line of the pivot being in the direction of the line of travel of the plane.

2. In a bench plane guide, a block to slide; a plane carrier, and an intermediate body pivotally connected with each, the pivots of the two connections being in lines at right angles to each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT CARLSON.

Witnesses.
R. E. CRYDER,
GEO. M. SALMON.

_________________

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the “Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.”
_________________

No. 1,057,582 – Jointer-Gage Attachment For Planes (Albert F. Schade) (1913)

[paiddownloads id=”690″]1057582

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

ALBERT F. SCHADE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEY RULE &
LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

JOINTER-GAGE ATTACHMENT FOR PLANES.

_________________

1,057,582. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 1, 1913.
Application filed January 14, 1913. Serial No. 741,896.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. SCHADE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, Hartford county, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Jointer~Gage Attachments for Planes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to planes, and particularly to an improved form of jointer gage attachment therefor, providing means for securely clamping the attachment to the plane body, which means will permit the use of the attachment in connection with various standard makes and sizes of plane bodies irrespective of thickness of the side walls of said bodies or the angle of junction of said side walls with the base of the plane body. Furthermore the clamping means are such that they may be readily moved to either clamping or unclamping position and, when once moved to clamping position, are firmly held in such position. These and other advantages will be more clearly seen from the taken in detailed specification following, connection with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof and showing a preferable embodiment of the invention.

In these drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a jack plane having my improved form of jointer gage attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear end view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in elevation, of the plane body with the gage attached, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through the plane body looking outward toward the gage attached thereto. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale taken on the line 5–5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detailed view in elevation of one of the clamping plates.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the base and 2 the side walls of a metal plane body of standard channel section type, the side walls 2 being beveled upwardly toward the center from their ends, as is usual in this type of plane. The device of the present invention is adapted for application to a plane body of this type and provides a gage whereby the angle of out may be varied to suit different requirements, such as in joining two parts at an angle. It consists in the present instance of a base member or bar 3 adapted to extend longitudinally of the outer edge of the plane body beneath its lower edge, this bar being provided with inwardly extending flanges 11 adapted to seat against the under face of the base 1 of the plane body. This bar is provided with a plurality of upwardly extending standards 5, these standards being preferably located at or adjacent the ends of the bar and each being provided with a lateral and preferably integral offset 6 having its lower edge positioned above the maximum point to which the forward and rear ends of the side walls of a plane of standard make extend. These offsets are provided with vertically extending threaded bores therein through which are inserted clamping screws 7, the lower ends of which are adapted to be brought into contact with the upper edge of the side wall of the plane body, drawing the flanges 4 of the base bar firmly against the under face of the base 1 of the plane body. The standards 5 of the base member are provided with clamping plates 8 having end flanges 9, these clamping plates being provided with threaded bores therein. A clamping screw 10 extends through an alined bore formed in each standard 5 and engages the threaded bore of its clamping plate 8, this screw preferably having its outer end winged, as at 11, to provide means for manual operation. The clamping screws 10 are of such length that the clamping plates 8 carried thereby will extend inwardly of the plane body beyond the inner face of a side wall 2 of maximum thickness so that by manipulating the clamping screws 10, these plates may be moved outwardly to bring their lower flanges into clamping engagement with the inner face of the side walls 2 of the plane body, their upper flanges resting against the inner face of a standard 5, and the inner faces of the standards engaging the outer face of the side wall. lt will be evident that the base member 3 may be attached to a plane body and held against either lateral or longitudinal movement relatively thereto by means of its plurality of clamping plates 8 which engage the inner face of a side wall of the plane body, and by means of its plurality of clamping screws 7 which engage the upper edge of said side wall. In this connection, it will be noted that once these clamping screws 7 have been moved to bring the flanged portions 4 of the bar against the under face of the base 1 of the plane body, they firmly hold the base member against movement longitudinally of the body by reason of the upwardly extending beveled edges of the side wall 2 with which they are engaged. I find that in practice it is necessary to provide at least two lateral operating clamping members in order to hold the device securely to the plane body and prevent loosening thereof. Furthermore, the provision of the clamping screws adjacent each end of the base member and of the plane body prevent endwise movement of the base member relative to the body by reason of the incline of the side walls of said body.

Extending laterally and outwardly from the base member 3 and preferably integral therewith is an arm 12 having its outer end apertured to receive a bolt 13, upon the outer end of which is mounted a wing nut 14. The base member or bar 3, adjacent its ends, is provided with bifurcations 15 forming bearings between which an angle plate 16 is hinged by means of knuckles 17. A link 18 is provided, pivotally connected at 19 to the angle plate 16 adjacent its lower edge, and having a curved slot 20 formed therein, this slot being formed on an arc with the hinge point of the knuckle 17 as the center. The bolt 13 extends through this curved slot as well as through the aperture in the arm 12, the link 18 being positioned against the face of the arm 12 and the wing nut 14 being mounted over the end of the bolt 18 so that it can be screwed up to engage the face of the link 18 and clamp the same firmly against the arm 12. By this means the angle of the plate 16 relative to the base 1 of the plane body may be varied at will, and the angle of the planing action thereby varied to suit varying conditions. In order to assist the operator in holding the forward end of the plane against the work when my improved attachment is secured to the plane body, I provide a handle member 21 extending outwardly from the forward standard 5 of the attachment so that by grasping the handle proper of the plane body and this auxiliary handle 21, the angle plate 16 may be held firmly against the work.

While I have herein described a preferable embodiment of my invention, it should be understood that the same may be modified within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section, a base member adapted to engage the base and adjacent side wall of said plane body, a plurality of spaced clamping plates connected with said base member and adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, a clamping member carried by said base member and adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the top edge of said side wall, an angle plate pivotally carried by said base member adjacent its lower edge, and means for adjusting said angle plate relative to its base member.

2. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section, a base bar provided with a plurality of spaced upwardly extending standards adapted to engage the side wall of said plane body and with a flange adapted to engage the base of said plane body, clamping plates connected to said standards and adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, a plurality of spaced clamping members carried by said base bar adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the top edge of said side wall, an angle plate hinged at its edge to said base bar adjacent its lower edge, and means for adjusting the angle of said plate relative to said base bar and plane body.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section having the top edges of a side wall inclining upwardly from the ends toward the center, a base member adapted to engage said side wall and the base of said plane body and extending longitudinally thereof, clamping means connected to said member adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, a clamping screw carried by said base member adjacent the opposite ends thereof and adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the upwardly inclining top edges of said side wall, an angle plate pivotally connected adjacent its upper edge to said base member adjacent its lower edge, and means for adjusting the angle of said plate relative to said base bar and plane body.

4. In a device of the character described, in combination with a plane body of channel section, a base bar extending longitudinally of the plane body and provided with spaced upwardly extending standards adjacent each end thereof adapted to engage the side wall of said plane body and with a flange adapted to engage the base of said plane body, a clamping plate connected to each of said standards and adapted to be moved laterally into clamping engagement with the inner face of said side wall, offsets from said standards, clamping screws threaded through said offsets and adapted to be moved vertically into clamping engagement with the top edge of said side wall, an arm extending outwardly from said base bar, an angle plate pivoted adjacent its upper edge to said base bar adjacent its lower edge, and connections between said plate and arm whereby the angle of said plate relative to said base bar and plane body may be adjusted.

ALBERT F. SCHADE.

Witnesses:
JOHN DIXON,
ANNA McKEON.

_________________

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the “Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.”
_________________

No. 949,691 – Plane-Guide (William T. Whiteway) (1910)

[paiddownloads id=”668″]949691

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

WILLIAM T. WHITEWAY, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

PLANE-GUIDE.

_________________

949,691. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 15, 1910.
Application filed December 17, 1907. Serial No. 406,911.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. WHITEWAY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cambridge, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Plane-Guides, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to plane-guides, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide detachable and adjustable guides for planes which can be quickly adjusted and which will serve to hold the plane in alinement with the edge of a board.

Another object is to provide a plane-guide which can be used as a try-square, side gage, or supplemental sole.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which :–

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a metal jack-plane of ordinary construction having two guides secured to one side thereof. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through one of the guides and the guideway and keeper for said guide.

Referring to the drawing for a more specific description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a plane which may be of any suitable construction and preferably provided with a side member 2 having a dovetailed upright groove 3 formed therein near each of its front and rear ends and by preference forward and backward of the cutting blade which latter at its edge may stand as close to the side 2 as desired. The grooves are open at top and bottom and laterally through the side 2, and hence when the guides are not employed the grooves cannot readily become clogged with sawdust, or if it accumulates therein it can easily be shaken out. Into these grooves are fitted guides 4, preferably counterparts of each other so that they are interchangeable, and each guide consists of a straight bar of a size to closely yet adjustably fill the groove, having a flat outer face which will stand flush with the side 2 of the plane and a flat inner face which will stand at right angles to the sole 9 of the plane, and rounded ends 5. In length the bar is preferably such that when in place it will project both above and below the plane body as shown; and it may be adjusted in its groove so that its lower end will stand above the sole when its presence will not interfere with the ordinary use of the plane, or so that its lower end will project below the sole more or less when it may be employed as a guide to hold the plane on the edge of a board or on its side adjacent its edge. Obviously one or both guides may be withdrawn entirely; or, when one is used and the other raised or withdrawn, one end of the plane will be guided along the board and the other may be deflected from the line of travel so as to produce a shearing action of the cutting blade which then stands slightly oblique. Finally, either or both of the guides 4 when projected below the sole 9 stand at right angles thereto and may be used for squaring work as will be understood; and a plane having one or more of these guides will not dull its blade if thrown upon the bench, because the lower end of the guide holds the sole elevated.

In connection with the guides, I prefer to employ keepers as shown. These consist each of a straight bar much like the bar of each guide except that it is preferably rectangular in cross section, and the two keepers 6 are also counterparts of each other. Each stands across one groove at about the center of its vertical length and is secured flat to the side face 2 of the plane parallel with the sole 9. The keepers are in alinement with each other longitudinally, and hence their flat outer faces will constitute a side gage to hold the plane at a uniform distance from an upright along which planing is to be done, and their flat lower edges will constitute a supplemental sole to limit the depth to which the cutting of the plane may proceed. These keepers stand only across the midlength of the upright grooves, and hence sawdust in the latter may be easily dislodged as by tapping the plane against the bench.

By preference the keepers are attached to the plane by screws 7 having countersunk heads as shown so that the flat outer face of the keepers is not interrupted. Such means of attachment renders the keepers removable when desired, yet without detracting from their function just set forth. By preference also a set screw 8 is passed inward through a threaded hole at about the center of each keeper and its inner end bears flat against the outer face of the guide beneath, whereby the latter is positively held against movement in its groove and is still capable of adjustment by first loosening the set screw. The threaded hole through the keeper is open at both ends when the screw 8 is removed, and sawdust can be easily dislodged therefrom; and the use of the set screws is therefore useful though not absolutely necessary. In the complete device, I prefer to employ all these attachments and sell them with the plane as illustrated; but with proper use they provide the plane with a guide, a side gage, a supplemental sole, and a square, and it is even possible to use the plane with a shear cut as above set forth.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is :–

1. A plane provided in one side near its front and rear ends with upright dovetailed grooves open at top and bottom and laterally through said side; combined with two guides, each consisting of a straight bar of a section to fit either groove closely but adjustably and having a flat outer face standing flush with the side of the plane and a flat inner face standing at right angles to its sole.

2. A plane provided in one side near its front and rear ends with upright dovetailed grooves open at to and bottom and laterally through said side; combined with two guides each consisting of a straight bar of a I section to fill either groove and having a flat outer face flush with the side of the plane, two keepers each secured across a groove with their lower edges parallel with each other and the sole of the plane, and a set screw through each keeper against its guide.

3. A plane provided in one side near its front and rear ends with upright grooves open at top and bottom and laterally through said side; combined with guides each consisting of a straight bar standing in and longer than said groove and having rounded ends and flat inner and outer faces, keepers standing in alinement with each other and extending across said grooves between the ends of the latter, said keepers having their lower edges parallel with the sole of the plane and their outer faces parallel with its side, screws removably securing the keepers to the plane and having countersunk heads, and a set screw through the keepers against each guide.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. WHITEWAY. [L. S.]

Witnesses:
WALTER E. ROGERS,
SARAH WHITEWAY.

No. 917,915 – Bench-Plane (Willem H. J. Vander Toorn) (1909)

[paiddownloads id=”661″]917915

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

WILLEM H. J. VANDER TOORN, OF FLUSHING, NETHERLANDS.

BENCH-PLANE.

_________________

917,915. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 13, 1909.
Application filed July 2, 1908. Serial No. 441,707.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLEM H. J . VANDER TOORN, a subject of the Queen of the Netherlands, residing at Flushing, Netherlands, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Bench-Planes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention relates to bench planes, the objects of the invention being to provide a plane of strong and simple construction conveniently having a stock of wood and embodying an improved form of adjustable fore sole and side guide, all as will be hereinafter described in detail and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plane embodying the present improvement, the side guide being shown detached. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on a central plane. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the front end of the stock. Fig. 4 is a cross section in rear of the plane iron or bit with the side guide in place.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The stock A of the plane is preferably of hardwood and has the usual handle or tool B and slot a, for the plane iron or bit C. This bit while shown as a single bit may be of the usual double type, and is held in place by the wedge C’ or other ordinary or preferred securing means. In accordance with the present invention the cutting edge of the bit is equal in length to the width of the sole and as a most convenient construction to accomplish this end the sole A’ is narrower than the body of the stock, as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 4.

The portion A2 of the sole forward of the bit is made separate from the stock and is adjustably mounted thereon in a diagonal plane in order to raise or lower the same and to simultaneously adjust the width of the mouth. Conveniently, the forward end of the stock is made with its under face at a slight inclination to the plane of the sole and the upper face of the adjustable fore sole is correspondingly inclined, the two surfaces forming guide ways along the line A3, which is only slightly inclined to the sole, whereby an exceedingly accurate adjustment of the level of the fore sole is possible. For retaining the adjustable fore sole in its adjusted position it is provided with side plates D embracing the stock and set screws d working in slots d’, also with a bolt E extending upwardly through a slot e in the stock and provided at its upper end with a thumb nut E’.

In rear of the bit a downwardly projecting side guide F is removably clamped to the side of the sole under the overhang of the stock, the preferred means for holding the side guide in place embodying a series of pins f in the side guide adapted to enter sockets f’ in the sides of the sole. A plate G held to the side of the stock by square headed screws g passing through L-shaped slots g’ is adapted when dropped down to the position shown in Fig. 4. to clamp the side guide in position. When the plate G is in its lowered position the screws rest in the extremities of the L-shaped slots, whereby any movement of the plate backwardly or upwardly will be prevented, and no accidental displacement of the side guide can occur while the plane is being used.

To guide shavings into the mouth, thin angle iron side plates H may be located on each side of the knife, care being taken that the lower edges of the plates never project below the bottom of the fore sole.

Certain advantages result from the construction of the sole and cutting edge of the bit of the same width and from making the fore end of the sole adjustable in level with respect to the rear end. Thus were the sole of greater width than the bit some part would be in position to rest on the high levels of the work and consequently the plane would be unstable or would make a cut of uneven depth but with the cutting edge of the bit of a length equal to the width of the sole, as herein set forth, the fore end will rest squarely on the work in front of the cut, the rear end will rest squarely on the work in the cut, and the depth of the cut is accurately determined by the difference in level of the two parts of the sole.

As the cutting edge does not project below the rear part of the sole it is not in contact with the work during reverse movement of the plane, nor is it liable to be injured by the bench or other surface on which the plane rests when not in use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, is:

1. A bench plane embodying a stock having a sole narrower than the body of the stock, the forward end of the sole being adjustable to different levels parallel with the plane of the rear portion and a bit having a cutting edge equal in length to the width of the sole.

2. A bench plane embodying a stock having a downwardly projecting sole and laterally projecting body, the portion of the sole forward of the mouth being adjustable longitudinally and vertically, means for clamping the fore end of the sole in adjusted position, and a bit having a cutting edge equal in length to the width of the sole.

3. A bench plane embodying a stock having a downwardly projecting sole and laterally projecting body, a bit of equal width to the sole, an edge guide removably secured to the side of the sole under the overhang of the body, and a vertically movable edge guide securing plate mounted on the side of the body.

4. A bench plane embodying a stock having a downwardly projecting sole and laterally projecting body, the end of the sole forward of the mouth being longitudinally and vertically adjustable, and an edge guide secured beneath the body and against the side of the sole in rear of the mouth.

WILLEM H. J. VANDER TOORN

Witnesses:
P. ROLDAUM
C. Y. FÉLIN

No. 857,514 – Gage Attachment For Planes (Noah N. Beasley) (1907)

[paiddownloads id=”641″]857514

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

NOAH N. BEASLEY, OF GREELEY, COLORADO.

GAGE ATTACHMENT FOR PLANES.

_________________

857,514. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June. 18, 1907.
Application filed June 11, 1906. Serial No. 321,119.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH N. BEASLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greeley, in the county of Weld and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gage Attachments for Planes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an attachment for planes consisting of a sort of gage attached to the plane and adjustable in such a manner that when the gage plate engages the flat-side of the board or piece of wood whose edge is to be acted on by the plane, the said edge may be cut down to form a horizontal surface or a surface inclined to the horizontal, according to the position of the gage plate.

An important feature of my invention consists in the means whereby the gage plate is apljusted and locked in the desired position of adjustment.

Having brieliy outlined my improved construction as well as the function it is intended to perform, I will proceed to describe the same in detail reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a metal plane equipped with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a front end elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1 or a view looking in the direction of the arrow in said figure. Fig. 3 is a detail view of my improved gage shown on a larger scale. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views in detail of features used in connection with the device, the same being shown on a larger scale.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the body of the plane which in this particular instance is provided with parallel sides 6 extending upwardly from the bottom plate 7. To one of these sides 6 my device is attached and will now be described in detail.

Let the numeral 8 designate the body part of the device or the part which is relatively stationary when fixedly attached to the plane. This body part as shown in the drawing consists of an integral plate cut away in part to diminish the weight and amount of material employed. The opposite extremities of this body part are provided with upwardly projecting screws 9 upon which are loosely mounted angle clips or keepers 10. The member 10A of each of these clips is provided with a plain or unthreaded opening 10B adapted to slide freely on the screw. Above each angle clip of each screw 9 is located a thumb nut 12.

When the device is in use the angle clips 10 are adjusted to engage the upper edge of one of the side plates 6 of the plane, the thumb nuts are screwed down to hold the same in place. In this case the depending member 10C of the clip engages the inside surface of the plart 6 of the plane. Adjacent each screw 9, the plate 8 is provided with an ear 13 having a vertically-disposed elongated opening 14 through which screws or other suitable devices may be passed, when it is desired to attach the gage to a wooden plane.

Extending below each extremity of the plate 8 and formed integral therewith is an apertured lug 15 adapted to receive a bearing pin or journal 16 which is passed through the opening in the lug and secured to the gage plate 17 . One of these pins may if desired be formed integral with the gage plate while the other may be passed through the lug and threaded into an opening therefor. It is also evident that any other suitable construction of bearing 15 may be employed. Regardless of the details of construction, the gage plate 17 is pivotally connected with the relatively stationary body part 8. A screw stem 19 is hinged at its lower extremity as shown at 18, to the lower part of the plate 17. This screw stem passes through the apertured parallel parts 20 of a U-shaped keeper 21 whose member 22 connecting the two arms is also apertured to receive a screw 23 which passes through the curved slot 24 of a segmental arm 25 made fast to the body plate 8 of the gage. The inwardly-extending part 26 of the segment is centrally connected with the plate 8 and between this connection and the slotted part is formed an offset 27 to make room for the keeper 21 and the screw stem 19 whereby the screw stem may occupy a central position with reference to the parts 8 and 17 ofthe gage. On the opposite side of the slotted segment from the keeper, a thumb nut 28 is applied to the screw 23.

The shank of the screw adjacent the head or where it passes through the keeper, should be formed square or angular in cross section to fit a counterpart opening in the keeper, to prevent the screw from turning while tightening the thumb nut.

Mounted on the screw stem 19 and occupying a position between the arms 20 of the keeper, is a thumb nut 29 which is employed to adjust the position of the gage plate, whereby the latter may be thrown to any desired angle to the plane of the body part 8.

ln the use of the device the gage plate 7 may be adjusted to occupy the desired angle approximately with the plane 8. Then by turning the thumb nut 29, an accurate or close adjustment may be easily obtained.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of my improved device will be readily understood. Having attached the device to the plane as shown in Fig. 1, and after adjusting the gage plate 17 to the desired position or angle with reference to the body part 8 of the device, the planing operation is commenced and continued until, with the base plate 7 of the plane engaging the edge of the board, the gage plate 17 engages one of the flat surfaces thereof at an angle to the horizontal. In this way if the edge of the board is inclined with reference to one of its flat sides, it may be planed gradually to the horizontal; or if it is already horizontal and it is desired to bevel it or give it any desired incline, this may be effected in the same manner.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing the dotted line position of the board A shows the same inclined to the vertical and with its edge planed to form oblique angles with the planes of its side walls, the dotted line position of the screw stem 19, the thumb nut 29 and the keeper 21, corresponding with the dotted line position of the board A. It will be readily understood, however, that by maintaining the board A in the vertical position, any desired bevel may be formed upon its edge, simply by properly adjusting the gage plate 17, and then planing the edge to the desired bevel, but in this case it will be necessary for the operator to hold the plane in an inclined position. It is believed that this latter method of procedure will be followed though it is of course practicable to use the device in either way , but it is evident that it will be more easy to hold the door A in a vertical than an inclined position on the ordinary work bench.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A gage attachment for planes, consisting of a body art adapted to be fixedly connected with the plane, a gage plate pivotally connected with the body part and adapted to be adjusted in either direction to any required angle, a screw stem hinged to the gage plate, a U-shaped keeper through whose parallel arm the screw stem passes, a screw connected with the keeper, a slotted segmental member connected with the body of the device, the screw of the keeper passing through the slot of the segment, and a thumb nut applied to the screw stem connected with the gage plate, and occupying a position between the parallel arms of the keeper.

2. A gage plate attachment for planes, consisting of a body art, a gage plate pivotally connected witii the body part and adapted to be adjusted in either direction to any required angle, a slotted segment also connected with the body art, a screw stem pivotally connected with iihe gage plate, and a suitable connection between the screw stem and the slotted segment for regulating the position of the gage plate with reference to the body of the device, and suitable means connected with the threaded stem for adjusting the gage plate independently of the adjustment permitted by the slotted segment.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body part consisting of a plate whose extremities are provided with suitable means for fixedly connecting the body part with a plane, a gage plate pivotally connected with the body part and adapted to be adjusted in either direction to any required angle, the body part being provided with a member having a curved slot, a stem hinged to the gage plate, a suitable connection between the stem and the part having the curved slot, to permit the adjustment of the gage plate, and suitable means connected with the stem for adjusting the position of the gage plate independently of the adjustment permitted by the slotted part.

4. A gage attachment for planes, consisting of a body part provided with upwardly projecting screws, angle clips slidable on the screws and adapted to engage the upper edge of a metal plane, nuts applied to the screws above the angle clips, the extremities of the body part being provided with depending ears, a gage plate adapted to be adjusted in either direction to any required angle and provided with pins at its extremities journaled in the ears of the body part, a threaded stem hinged to the body part, a U-shaped keeper whose parallel arms are provided with unthreaded openings through which the threaded stem asses, a nut engaging the threaded stem and occupying a position between the said keeper arms, a screw connected with the keeper, a slotted segment through which the keeper screw passes, and a thumb nut applied to the keeper screw for locking the keeper in any desired position on the segment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NOAH. N. BEASLEY.

Witnesses:
G. E. M. HOUSTON,
J. H. GAMBREL.

No. 820,639 – Plane (Andrew N. Gabrielson) (1906)

[paiddownloads id=”632″]820639

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

ANDREW N. GABRIELSON, OF MOUNT IRON , MINNESOTA.

PLANE.

_________________

820,639. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 15, 1906.
Application filed December 18, 1905. Serial No. 292,203.

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW N. GABRIELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Iron, in the county of St. Louis, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to planes, and more particularly to hand-planes, and has for its object to provide a plane which may be used either as a jack-plane or a smoothing-plane and which will be provided with guides arranged for movement into and out of position to lie against the working face of the board to insure even planing of the edges thereof.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description.

In the drawings forrning a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in both views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present plane with the guides in the rabbets and showing them in lowered position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, the guides being lowered.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a body 5 and bits 6, provided with the usual bit-adjusting mechanism 7. The body 5 has longitudinal rabbets 5′ at its lower side angles, and communicating with each of these rabbets there are forward and rearward vertical threaded passages 8, in which are adjustably engaged set-screws 9, the lower ends of the set-screws being revolubly engaged in guides 10, which extend longitudinally of the body 5 and which are adapted to lie in the rabbets 5’. The arrangement is such that the set-screws may be operated to move the guides 10 into and out of the rabbets, and when both guides are in the rabbets the plane may be used in the ordinary manner. When the edge of a board is to be planed, one of the guides is lowered to rest against the working face of the board, and thus planing of the edge at right angles to the working face is assured.

Laterally-extending threaded passages 11 communicate with the passages 8 and open through the side faces of the body, and in these passages 11 there are engaged screws 12, which are operable to impinge against the set-screws 9 to hold the latter, with the guides, at different points of their movement. In their mutually-adjacent faces the guides have recesses 13, which receive the edge portions of the bit 6 when the guides are in the rabbets.

What is claimed is —

In a plane, the combination with a body having longitudinal rabbets at its lower side angles and having vertical threaded passages communicating with the rabbets, of set-screws engaged in the passages, guides connected with the lower ends of the set-screws for rotation of the latter with respect thereto, said set-screws being operable to move the guides into and out of the rabbets, and means for holding the set-screws with the guides at different points of their movement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW N. GABRIELSON.

Witnesses:
VICTOR I. FRASER,
F. J. JOHNSON.

No. 760,245 – House-Carpenter’s Tool (Henry Plante) (1904)

[paiddownloads id=”602″]760245

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

HENRY PLANTE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOUSE-CARPENTER’S TOOL.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,245, dated May 17, 1904.
Application filed June 17, 1903. Serial No. 161,823. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lrnown that I, HENRY PLANTE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved House-Carpenter’s Tool, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improvelnent on my prior patent for a gage granted February 23, 1886, No. 336,742.

The object of the present invention is to enlarge the capacity of the gage illustrated in my previous patent so as to render the improved tool capable of use in a great number of operations necessary in house-carpentry — for example, in the planing of door-jambs to enable the doors to fit properly, the measurement and cutting out of panels to be inserted into the door, and other parts of the house-fittings and in the use of bead-planes generally, all of which functions are in addition to those embodied in the gage as above disclosed.

This specification is an exact description of one example of my invention, while the claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an inverted plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view illustrating the use of the panel-cutting attachment.

The body A of the gage is provided with the slide B and the tube K, both before employed.

B’ indicates a spring-finger for exerting a frictional tension on the slide B, and B2 indicates a set-screw for adjusting this pressure.

a indicates a tube formed, preferably, of steel and fitted transversely in the body A, as shown best in Fig. 3. a’ indicates a set-screw for adjustably holding the tube a in place. Said tube a is formed with a curved notch a2, passing transversely therethrough immediately adjacent to its end and forming two knife-edges at opposite sides of the tube, enabling it to cut away the wood or other material at a corner therein and form the bead, as indicated in Fig. 3. As shown best in Fig. 1, the tube has a slot a3 formed therein and extending outward from the slot a2 to the end of the tube, this latter slot forming opposite cutting edges, enabling the end of the tube to cut down into the work, as illustrated. By means of this device the tool may be readily employed as a bead-plane, and this will be a great advantage to carpenters, since the operation of beading is very commonly resorted to in house-fitting.

The tool is formed with a longitudinally-extending groove A2 in one of its corners. this groove being in the form of a large rabbet, so as to receive the corner of the jamb of the door, as indicated in Fig. 2, and to allow the face A3 to bear against the jamb. This face A3 is formed with two notches A4 thereon, and in said notches are held the planing-knives b, which are securely adjusted by means of screws c, all of which will be understood from the drawings. These knives are disposed oppositely to each other, so that in reciprocating the tools over the work the knives will alternately be active and also so as to enable the extremities of the jamb both at the top and bottom of the door to be reached by the knives during the planing operation. In this connection it should be understood that the door-step and the top of the door-frame will prevent the plane from being moved completely over the extremities of the jamb; but this difficulty is minimized by providing the two knives oppositely disposed and located, respectively, adjacent to the ends of the tool.

Fig. 4 shows the application of the panel-cutting attachment. In this instance the slide B of Figs. 1 and 2 is removed and a long slide or arm d is used in its stead, this arm having at its outer end a knife e. The arm d is adjusted on the tool so as to place the knife c in the desired position, and then by drawing the blade e along the veneer of which the panel is formed the panel may be properly cut. If necessary, the panel may be reversed and the incision made with the blade e on both sides, these incisions meeting to form the complete cut in the veneer.

In view of my prior patent the use and advantages of my invention will be fuliy understood by persons skilled in the art.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of my invention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Hence I consider myself entitled to all such variations as may lie within the intent of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent —

1. A carpenter’s tool, comprising a tube having a transverse cut extending through the walls of the tube and a longitudinal slot extending from the cut-out to the end of the tube to form a beading-plane.

2. A carpenter’s tool, comprising a body having an opening therein, and a tube adjustably mounted in said opening, the tube having a transversely-extending cut in the walls thereof and a longitudinal slot extending from the cut-out to the end of the tube, forming a beading-plane, for the purpose specified.

3. A carpenter’s tool, comprising a body having a planing-surface thereon, a planing-knife juxtaposed to said body, and a tube adjustably mounted in the body and having a transversely-extending cut therein forming a beading-plane.

4. A carpenter’s tool, comprising a body having a planing-surface thereon, two oppositely-disposed planing-knives juxtaposed to said surface and located respectively adjacent to the ends thereof, and an adjustable tube mounted in the body and having a transverse cut therein forming a beading-plane.

5. A carpenter’s tool, comprising a body having a longitudinally-extending groove in one of its corners, a planing-blade mounted on the body and lying with its edge coincident to one of the side walls of said groove, the body also having a transverse groove therein, a slide adjustably mounted in said groove and having a marking device thereon, means for adjustably holding the slide, the body also having an opening extending therethrough, a tube fitted in said opening and open throughout its ends, the tube having a transverse cut extending through its walls at one end portion, and a longitudinal slot extending from the cut-out to the end of the tube, and means for removably holding the tube in place.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY PLANTE.

Witnesses:
JNO. M. RITTER,
H. T. BERNHARD.

No. 729,725 – Guide For Planes (James W. Brady) (1903)

[paiddownloads id=”585″]729725

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

JAMES W. BRADY, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

GUIDE FOR PLANES.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,725, dated June 2, 1903.
Application filed June 23, 1902. Serial No. 112,775. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. BRADY, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guides for Planes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of planes used in beveling the edges of lumber; and its object is to provide an adjustable guide capable of a lateral rectilinear movement and a rotary movement independent of such rectilinear movement, whereby an angular as well as a lateral adjustment is accomplished.

In beveling each side of a piece of timber it is often necessary to alternately change from one bevel to another, and I provide devices which may be previously set to give the required angular adjustment when the guide is reversed from one angle to the other to accurately bevel each edge of the board.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction of parts and their arrangement and aggroupment in operative combination.

I have fully illustrated the invention in the accompanying drawings, in which —

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the plane and guide. Fig. 2 is an end elevation showing the guide adjusted for beveling the edges of a board downward from its finished face. Fig. 3 is an enlarged end view of the guide. Fig. 4 is a section on the line x x of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the plane-stock, from one side of which projects the threaded shafts 2, secured in place near the bottom in any suitable manner, but preferably screwed and held by jam-nuts 3, as shown. The guide 4 is suspended from these threaded shafts by means of downward and inwardly curved arms 5, having integral sleeves 6, which are mounted on the rods and capable of being moved back and forth thereon to provide a lateral rectilinear movement for the guide, which when adjusted to the desired position may be held by the jam-nuts 7, screwing on the shaft at each end of the sleeve. The guide-plate 4 is provided with a plurality of transverse ears 9, having a pivotal connection at their centers with the arms 5, said ears also having concentric slots 10, in which are mounted adjustable pins 11, having binding-nuts 12 fitted on their projecting ends, adapted to engage the arm 5 and limit the rotary movement of the ear when the guide-plate is augularly adjusted to plane a beveled edge on the board. The central apertures in the ears are engaged by the threaded shank of a thumb-nut 13, which is let into an aperture in the end of the arm 5, said thumb-nut having a flanged base 14: to provide a broad binding-surface on the arm.

By mounting the guide adjustably on a shaft projecting from the side of the plane-stock a horizontal rectilinear movement is provided for the guide, so that when the angular adjustment is effected by means of the thumb-nut 13 the guide-plate maybe brought in under the face of the plane to the desired distance to form a bevel on work in which the side of the board opposite the guide is provided with a cleat or other obstruction for the plane-face. Such an application of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 2, wherein a portion of a panel of a carriage-body 15, having a cleat 16, is shown, the bevel extending from the inner corner of the cleat 16. I When a double bevel is to be formed on the edge of a board, the pins 11 may be adjusted to the required distance on each side of the arm 5, so that the angular adjustment for each bevel may be alternately changed without resetting the pins, as they form stops for the guide-plate by contacting with the arm 5. One of these angular adjustments is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is —

1. The combination with a plane-stock, of a rotary guide, a support for said guide, adjustable devices carried by the guide and adapted to engage opposite sides of the support to limit the rotary movements of the guide.

2. The combination of a plane-stock having a laterally-extended shaft, a sleeve adjustable on the shaft and provided with an arm, a guide revolubly mounted on the arm, and adjustable devices carried by the guide to regulate the rotary movements of the same.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with the plane-stock having screw-shafts projecting laterally therefrom, sleeves slidable on said shaft, jam-nuts to hold the sleeves, arms depending from the sleeves, a guide-plate having ears pivotally connected to said arms, slots in the ears, and adjustable stops in the slots on each side of the arm, whereby two angular adjustments may be made without changing the position of the stops.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with the plane-stock having shafts projecting laterally therefrom, of a plane-guide horizontally adjustable on said shafts and consisting of arms and a guide-plate having ears pivoted to said arms, and means carried by the ears on each side of the arms to limit the rotary movement of the guide-plate when angularly adjusted.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES W. BRADY.

Witnesses:
GEORGE OLTSCH,
MAGGIE OLTSCH.

No. 708,318 – Plane (Lucas C. Clark) (1902)

[paiddownloads id=”572″]708318

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

LUCAS C. CLARK, OF SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

PLANE.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,318, dated September 2, 1902.
Application filed July 11, 1901. Serial No. 67,867. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUCAS C. CLARK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Southington, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement Applicable to Planes, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein —

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete tool embodying said improvement. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an adjustable leaf and appurtenances by which it may be attached to a common style of plane. Fig. 2a is a view of a portion of the plane-face and of the adjustable leaf with a portion of the latter broken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of the adjustable leaf and appurtenances carried thereby. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the disk-section peripherally worm-toothed and the attached plate adapted to be screwed, bolted, or otherwise fastened to a common plane. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on the plane x x looking in the direction indicated by the arrow with the adjustable leaf and the plane-face adjusted at an angle of forty-five degrees each to the other. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 with the adjustable leaf and plane-face adjusted at an angle of thirty degrees each to the other. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of an end of the adjustable leaf attached to the rim-sector. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing the adjustable leaf in a curved form.

The object of the improvement is the production of a plane having a pivotally-attached adjustable leaf which within reasonable limits can be adjusted at any desired angle to the plane-face, the adjustable leaf acting in use as a guide for the plane for a variety of purposes.

In the accompanying drawings the letter a denotes the plane as a whole, and a’ denotes the cutter of the plane.

b denotes an adjustable leaf pivotally attached to the plane.

c denotes what may be termed “rim-sectors” made fast to the adjustable leaf in any suitable manner.

d denotes disk-sections lying within the rim part of the rim-sectors.

e denotes plates fast to the disk-sections and adapted to be screwed, bolted, or otherwise properly secured to the plane.

f denotes an operating-worm carried by a rim -sector, and d’ denotes worm-teeth on the periphery of a disk-section cooperating with said worm. It will readily be understood that by rotating the worm the adjustable leaf can be rotarily adjusted. The rim-sector carries on one edge one or more graduations, and the face of the disk-section carries corresponding graduations or figures, preferably the latter. Preferably one edge of the adjustable leaf is always overhung by the plane-face, and also, preferably, that same edge of the plane-face is always substantially in contact with the plane-face. These words “substantially in contact” do not mean actual contact, but something very closely akin to it, as near akin to it as is practicable for ordinary uses. It is also preferable that the said edge of the adjustable leaf be always overhung by the edge of the cutter of the plane. The adjustable leaf has by preference a flat face, but is susceptible of faces of other forms — as, for instance, the curved face shown in Fig. 8.

It will be readily understood that the worm might be attached to the disk-section and cooperate with worm-teeth on the rim-sector. The letters g and h denote parts of a screw-clamp for holding the adjustable leaf firmly in any position in which it may be set.

I claim as my improvement —

1. In combination, the plane, the adjustable leaf, the rim-sectors attached to the leaf, and the disk-sections within the rims of the rim-sectors, and attached mediately to the plane, all substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination, the plane, the adjustable leaf, the rim-sectors attached to the leaf, the disk-sections within the rims of the rim-sectors, and the planes attached to the disk-sections and adapted for attachment to and detachment from the plane, all substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

3. In combination, the plane, the adjustable leaf, a rim-sector attached to the leaf, the worm borne by the rim-sector and the disk-section attached to the plane and peripherally worm-toothed, all substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

LUCAS C. CLARK.

Witnesses:
D. I. KEIMENDAHL,
H. E. HART.

No. 701,471 – Bench-Plane Guide (George G. Dennis) (1902)

[paiddownloads id=”563″]701471

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

GEORGE G. DENNIS, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR OF
ONE-HALF TO GEORGE A. DOLBER, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

BENCH-PLANE GUIDE.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,471, dated June 3, 1902.
Application filed September 9, 1901. Serial No. 74,761. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I GEORGE G. DENNIS a citizen of the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bench-Plane Guides; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bench-plane guides and contemplates a simple and durable guide adapted to be readily attached to iron planes and which in use is very efficient and is not liable to disorder.

The nature of my invention will be readily comprehended, reference being had to the following detailed description and to the accompanying drawings, in which —

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved guide attached to a plane. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the plane and an elevation of the attached guide. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A denotes an iron bench-plane, which may be of the usual construction. At one side of the plane is the usual vertical flange a, having an intermediate enlargement a’.

My improved guide is comprised of a frame B, having at its ends vertical extensions b b’ and an intermediate outwardly-projecting lug b2. At the rear side and toward the ends of the frame B are ears c c, apertured to receive pins d d, which pivotally connect to the frame the adjustable guide-plate E. The guide plate has at its outer side and centrally a slotted and apertured ear c’, to which is pivotally connected by a pin d’ one end of an arm f The other end of the arm occupies a slot b3 in the lug b2, and g is a thumb-nut, which is screwed into the lug against the arm to maintain the adjustment of the guide-plate.

The extension b is provided at its upper end with a return bend b4, which hooks over the flange a. To the upper end of the extension b is pivotally secured, by means of a pin d2, a cam H, having a handle h.

In attaching the guide to the plane the frame is slid toward the rear until the forward rise of the flange enlargement wedges tightly between the hook b and the forward ear c The cam is then turned to tightly clamp the body of the plane between it and the rearward ear c The guide is thus easily and quickly attached and detached and when in place is firmly held against movement.

I claim as my invention —

A guide for flanged bench-planes consisting of a frame having at one end an extension terminating in an integral hook to engage the flange, an extension at the other end of the frame, a cam pivoted on the latter extension adapted to clamp the body of the plane, ears on the frame, a guide-plate pivoted to the ears, a pivoted arm on the guide-plate adjustable in a slot in a lug on the frame, and a set-screw passed through the lug against the arm for maintaining the adjustment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE G. DENNIS.

Witnesses:
GEO. W. PRESCOTT,
FRED T. DUNLAP.

No. 678,309 – Fence-Support For Carpenters’ Plows (Justus A. Traut) (1901)

[paiddownloads id=”552″]678309

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

JUSTUS A. TRAUT, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO
STANLEY RULE & LEVEL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FENCE-SUPPORT FOR CARPENTERS’ PLOWS, &c.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,309, dated July 9, 1901.
Application filed Mar 6, 1901. Serial No. 50,015. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JUSTUS A. TRAUT, a citizen of the United States, residing in New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Supports for Carpenters’ Plows, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fence-supports for carpenters’ plows, beading and molding tools, etc.; and the object of my improvement is to furnish a support for the fence to assist the user in holding the tool in proper position relatively to the surface of the work.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a combination beading and molding tool, plow, &c., with my fence-support applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of a portion of the same, the plane of section being indicated by the line x x, Fig. 1.

A designates the stock or main portion of the tool, having two laterally projecting fence-rods 4 4, upon which the fence 5 is supported and adjustably held in position thereon by means of the set-screws 6. The said stock also has secured therein the beading-tool 7. These parts are all old and well known, and therefore any further description thereof is deemed unnecessary. It is also apparent that the detail construction of the minor parts is immaterial to the present invention, and any other known tool-stock having laterally-extended fence-rods and a fence supported thereon may be substituted as a known equivalent for the said stock and its minor parts.

An expert workman by proper effort can and does keep the tool in such a position when working that the fence-rods will be parallel to the surface of the wood operated upon; but in order to enable him to do so with greater ease than heretofore and also to better enable one of less skill in use of the tool to hold the tool in proper level position I employ the fence-support 8. Although I have in accordance with the usual phrase entitled my invention as an “Improvement in fence-supports for plows, &c.,” I do not thereby wish to imply that a fence-support of any kind for such tools was ever before known or used.

The preferred form of my fence-support is that of a cam or snail-shaped device having a perforated hub or socket 9 of a size to fit one of the fence-rods 4, preferably the forward one, so that it may swing or partially turn thereon to vary the height of its under face relatively to the fence and also that it may slide on the said rod for changing its position laterally whenever the fence is adjusted laterally on the said rod. I provide the said hub or socket 9 with a set-screw 10 for holding the support in the desired adjusted position.

The operator may set the support at first so as to bring its lowest and gaging face as much above the lower end of the beading or cutting tool as the depth of the cut to be made, and thus insure the proper position of the tool at the nnish of the beading or other work, or he may first set the support with its lower edge at about the same height as the end of the tool and then change the support by adjusting its face downwardly as the work progresses. In case the support is not wanted it can readily be wholly removed, leaving the tool in its original position.

While the snail or cam form of support herein shown is the preferred one as the most convenient construction for perfecting the desired adjustments, this particular form is not always necessary, as it is only essential that the device, whatever it may be, shall be capable of lateral adjustment on the fence-rods and also of vertical adjustment of its supporting-face relatively to the said rod.

I claim as my invention —

The herein-described fence-support for carpenters’ tools of the class employing fence-rods and a fence, the said support consisting of a cam-shaped device having a socketed hub fitted to one of the fence-rods, substantially as described.

JUSTUS A. TRAUT.

Witnesses:
H. S. WALTER,
ROBT. N. PECK.

No. 661,559 – Gage Attachment For Bench-Planes (Millage Mathew Smith) (1900)

[paiddownloads id=”550″]661559

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

MILLAGE MATHEW SMITH, OF STOCKDALE, TEXAS.

GAGE ATTACHMENT FOR BENCH-PLANES.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,559, dated November 13, 1900.
Application filed June 16, 1900. Serial No. 20,552. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be i t known that I, MILLAGE MATHEW SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stockdale, in the county of Wilson and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Gage Attachment for Planes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in gage attachments for planes.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of gages for planes and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to he readily applied to the stock of a plane and capable of being set at different angles to the face of the same to enable the edge or face of a board or piece to be accurately planed at the desired angle.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plane provided with a gage attachment constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same, the plane being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the attachment, illustrating the manner of journaling the gage-plate on the supporting bar or piece.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a curved supporting har or piece arranged at one side of a plane 2 and extending downward and outward from the stock thereof and provided at its ends with clamps 3, consisting of upper perforated ears 4 and lower jaws 5, which are extended and provided with bearings 6 for the reception of journals or pintles 7 of a gage-plate 8. The clamps are adapted to engage the front and rear portions of the stock of the plane at one side thereof, and the upper perforated ears are threaded for the reception of screws 9, which are adapted to clamp the upper face of the stock of the plane at the inner face of the adjacent side or flange thereof, whereby the attachment is secureiy fastened to the stock.

The gage-plate 8, which is adapted to be arranged at different angles to the lower face of the plane to form a guide, is provided at its ends with the pintles 7, which are extended longitudinally from it and which are retained in the said bearings 6 by the stock when the attachment is clamped thereon, and they permit the gage-plate to swing inward and outward to and from the curved supporting piece or bar, which is extended outward and downward beyond the side of the plane, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2.

The adjustment of the gage-plate is effected by means of a screw 10, pivoted to the said gage-plate at the outer face thereof and extending through an opening 11 of an ear 12, which is located centrally of the supporting bar or piece and which extends upward therefrom. The inner end or head of the screw is provided with a perforation for the reception of a pivot 13, which passes through a pair of perforated ears 14, extending outward from the center of the gage-plate. The adjusting-screw receives inner and outer nuts 15 and 16, located at opposite sides of the projecting portion or ear 12 of the supporting-piece and adapted to be adjusted to move the gage-plate inward and outward and capable of clamping the said ear 12, whereby the gage-plate is securely held at any adjustment. The supporting bar or piece 1 is provided with an upwardly-extending guide 17, located at a point between the adjusting device and one end of the supporting bar or piece and receiving a graduated bar or arm 18, and the latter is pivoted at its inner end between a pair of ears or lugs 19. The ears or lugs 19, which extend outward from the gage-plate and which are preferably formed integral with the same, are perforated for the reception of the pivot 20 of the graduated arm or bar. The graduated arm or bar will enable the gage-plate to be accurately set at the desired angle.

It will be seen that the device is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to be readily applied to a plane, and that it is capable of being readiiy set at the desired angle for enabling an edge or a face of a board to be accurately planed.

It will also be apparent that the gage-plate is detachably mounted on the supporting bar or piece and that the clamps which engage the stock of the plane and which secure the attachment to the same also operate to retain the journals or pintles of the gage-plate in the bearings of the supporting bar or piece.

What is claimed is —

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a plane, of a gage-plate provided with pintles or journals, a supporting bar or piece having clamps for engaging the plane and provided in their engaging faces with open bearings receiving the journals or pintles of the gage-plate, said plane fitting over the open bearings and retaining the pintles or journals therein, and an ajusting device connecting the gage-plate with the supporting bar or piece, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a plane, of a gage-plate provided with pintles or pivots, a supporting bar or piece provided with clamps composed of lower jaws fitting against the plane and provided with open bearings receiving the pivots or pintles, the plane being arranged over the open bearings, whereby the gage-plate is removably secured to the supporting bar or piece by the engagement of the clamps with the plane, and clam ping-screws located above the said jaws and cooperating with the same, and an adjusting device connecting the gage-plate and the supporting-piece, substantially as described.

3. A gage attachment comprising a supporting bar or piece provided with clamps, a hinged gage-plate, an adjusting-screw pivoted at its inner end to the gage-plate and extending outward through an opening of the supporting bar or piece, nuts mounted on the adjusting-screw and located at the inner and outer sides of the supporting bar or piece, and a graduated bar or arm extending from the gage-plate and passing through a guide of the supporting bar or piece and arranged approximately parallel with the adjusting-screw, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MILLAGE MATHEW SMITH.

Witnesses:
M. S. McGEE,
W. W. YOUNG.

No. 620,226 – Joiner’s Plane (John M. Cole) (1899)

[paiddownloads id=”539″]620226

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

JOHN M. COLE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO,
ASSIGNOR TO JOHN J. TOWER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

JOINER’S PLANE.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,226, dated February 28, 1899.
Application filed October 14, 1898. Serial No. 693,563. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. COLE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Joiners’ Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My present invention relates to joiners’ or bench planes and is in the nature of an improvement upon the invention shown in Letters Patent No. 504,562, issued to me September 5, 1893.

The objects of my present invention are to render such planes convertible at will and to adapt them by simple and novel mechanisms for doing a very wide range of different classes of work without necessity of multiplicity or complication of parts, so that they may be of especial convenience and usefulness to journeyman workmen and others.

The leading feature of my present invention is comprised in such a construction and arrangement of the throat and of the bit holding and adjustment mechanisms as will permit ready substitution for the broad full-width bits commonly used in this class of planes of bits for different purposes of varying widths and any required conformation of cutting edge and in providing such mechanisms with a means and construction whereby these bits may by manipulation at the will of the operator without loss of time while at work be instantly and sensitively set farther and farther down just prior to each succeeding forward stroke when planing to plane to any desired depth into the wood below the bottom of the stock without blades, runners, or the usual depth-gages, so that with the use of any attachable and suitably adjustable or adjusted fence and of bits of required conformation joiners’ or bench planes may be instantly converted to do any of many classes of work, such as mitering, miter-grooving and miter-tonguing, tonguing, grooving, beading, center-beading, plowing, inside and outside fillistering or rabbeting, chamfering, slitting, dadoing, diagonal or cross-grain channeling, and edge-molding work of any description.

My invention is further comprised in a novel form of universally-adjustable single-rail fence specially well adapted for use in carrying out these features and in certain other novel forms, devices, functional arrangement, and combination of parts, all of which will hereinafter be fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a left-hand side elevation of a plane fully assembled containing all of my above-outlined improvements. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central vertical sectional view of the same, with rear part of the stock and the handle shown in full and a hand shown in position on said handle, illustrating in part the construction and operation of the leading features of my invention. Fig. 2a is a left-hand side elevation similar to Fig. 1, with parts of the stock and fence broken away, further illustrating the operation of the leading features of my invention. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 2, further illustrating the construction and operation of parts of my invention. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on dotted line 4 4 of Fig. 2, further illustrating the construction of certain parts. Fig. 5 is a top side view of the plane-bit bed. Fig. 6 is a bottom side view of the plane-bit clamp-plate with thumb cramp-screw in place. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal central vertical sectional view, similar to Fig. 2, of my improved plane with the fence removed, which represents the same as it is when used as a joiner’s or bench plane. Fig. 8 illustrates the usual type of broad bit used in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a front view of my improved plane adapted to grooving. Fig. 10 is a front view of same, showing its adaptation for mitering and miter-grooving. Fig. 11 is a front view of same, showing its adaptation for inside rabbeting and fillistering. Fig. 12 illustrates a grooving-bit. Fig. 13 is a right-hand side elevation further showing the construction, arrangement, and operation of my improved plane when used as shown in Fig. 11. Fig. 14 illustrates the form of bit that may be used in the work illustrated by Figs. 11 and 13. Fig. 15 is a slitting-bit which my improved plane is adapted to use. Fig. 16 is a plan view of a form of shavings-breaker, shown in Figs. 2 and 2a, which may be employed. Fig. 17 is a front view of my improved plane as adapted for side fillistering or rabbeting. Fig. 18 illustrates one form of bit that may be used as in Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is a front view of my improved plane, illustrating its adaptation for chamfering. Fig. 20 illustrates a form of bit that may be used as in Fig. 19, and Figs. 21 and 22 illustrate a form of bit that may be used in my improved plane for cross-grain channeling.

The several figures will hereinafter be more fully described in detail.

Like letters and numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the respective figures.

A is the stock of the plane, which is of the usual cast-iron pattern, provided with inwardly-projected inclined lugs a a, to which is rigidly secured a bed B by means of screws b b, and provided also with a handle H, a longitudinally-movable slide or throat piece C, screw-knob D, operatively secured to the boss c of said slide or throat piece by a bolt d, rigidly united to the latter and passing through a slot e in the upper wall of a recess f, said stock being provided also with holes g g g’ g’ laterally through the sides thereof, g g of which are surrounded with strengthening-bosses h h, and g’ g’ preferably passing through the lugs a a. The bed B has ledges i i, which are cut away at j j, and above this point they are united by cross-pieces k l, extending downward, the first of which is hollowed out on its upper side at m. These ledges i i in the upper section of the bed are carried down to form walls n n, upon the external side of one of which I place graduation-marks, as shown at o.

In the downwardly-extending cross-pieces k l is journaled and held against longitudinal play a screw-threaded rod p, provided at its uppermost end with a gnarled or milled head q, located so as to be within easy reach of and to be operated by the thumb and finger of the operator. This rod p is preferably made with a left-hand screw-thread. A traveling nut r, correspondingly threaded and carried integrally on a slide s, engages the threaded rod p, so that the former may be moved by the latter up and down on the upper part of the ledges i i. The journal-holes for the screw-threaded rod p are elongated above and below the latter at t t t t, so that there can be no cramping or binding of the rod in the nut r as it travels along its length.

E is a substantially H-shaped holder provided with a screw-threaded socket and clamp-screw u for clamping the bit F and bit-clamp plate G together and connecting the same to the bed B by means of the lower portion of the ledges i i.

The bit-clamp plate G is provided with a gnarled headed cramp-screw I, which passes through its upper end from the top side, the bearing end of which is reduced, so as to engage any one of the sockets v v’ v” in the slide s. It is also provided with a slot w, longitudinally its center, preferably just wide enough to admit the shank of the clamp-screw u, and also has a rib as on its under side at the transversely-reduced upper portion to strengthen the latter.

16y is a shavings-breaker having a hole a’ for entrance of the clamp-screw u and having its upper end reduced and bent downward to engage the slot w.

J is a fence-rail, preferably made in one integral piece, having a narrow flange b’ along one edge and a diagonal rectangular opening c’ on the flanged edge, around which said flange is carried, and provided with transversely-arranged lugs d’ d’, preferably flush with the opposite unflanged edge, to which is hinged, by means of pivots or screws e’ e’ and the medium of disks f’ f’, having screw-threaded thimbles h’ h’, a pair of J-shaped rods i’ i’, the ends j’ j’ of the shorter straight portions of which are screwed into said thimbles h’ h’ to about the distance seen in Fig.
3, and the longer straight portions, which are parallel to the short portions, being entered in the lateral holes g g g’ g’, constituting parallel pivots, so that the semicircularly-curved portions k’ k’ thereof form parallel swinging arms for vertical adjustment of the fence J.

L is an eccentric through which the rearward J-shaped rod is entered, and l’ is the lever for operating the eccentric, the purpose of which is to secure the rods against rotation and against sliding laterally in the holes g g g’ g’, and thereby hold the fence J in vertical and lateral adjustment. In Figs. 1, 2a, 10, 11, and 17 it will be seen that the fence is adjustable angularly to the bottom of the plane by reason of the pivotal screws e’ e’, by means of which also it may be secured at any desired angle against turning.

A plane embodying my improvements may be converted from the common bench or joiner’s plane (shown in Fig. 7) to a grooving-plane (shown in Figs. 2, 2a, and 9) in the following manner: Loosen the screw-knob D, Fig. 7, and push it forward as far as it will go and retighten again, which carries the slide C forward, elongating the front part of the plane and opening the throat thereof very wide, as shown in both Figs. 1, 2, and 2a. Now loosen the cramp-screw I, the end of which, Fig. 7, it will be observed, is in the lowermost socket v, and pull the bit F the clamp-plate G, and H-shaped piece E upward till the latter comes to the open space or interruptions j j in the ledges i i, when these parts will be disengaged from the bed B; remove the clamp-screw u, take out the broad bit 8, Fig. 8, and substitute the grooving-bit 12, Fig. 12, and, if desired, the shavings-breaker 16y, Fig. 16, may also be included, and the whole again dropped into place on the bed B; but before tightening up the clamp-screw u with the bottom of the plane resting on a level surface the cutting edge of the bit is allowed to slide down into contact with that surface, and then the screw-threaded rod p is turned till the lower edge of the traveling nut is opposite the graduation-mark that indicates the desired depth to which the groove is to be planed, and now the cramp-screw I and clamp-plate G are lifted up till the end of the former drops into the uppermost socket v”, when the clamp-screw it is screwed down tight, and afterward the cramp-screw I is also screwed down with gentle tension. The J-shaped rods of the fence J are now entered in the holes g g g’ g’ and through the eccentric L the desired distance and the fence adjusted vertically to about the position shown in Fig. 9 and now securely clamped by the eccentric L. To convert to a mitering-plane, the fence is adjusted as shown by Fig. 10, and the broad bit 8f, Fig. 8, reinserted. To convert to a miter-grooving plane, take out the broad bit and restore bit 12f, Fig. 12, leaving the fence adjusted as shown in Fig. 10. With a proper bit miter-grooving can also by this last adjustment be done. To convert to an inside-rabbeting plane, an L-shaped bit 14f of the form shown by Fig. 14 is used, and the flanged edge b’ of the fence is turned under the bottom of the plane and adjusted to the position shown by Fig. 11, which brings the narrow portion m’ of the L-shaped bit within the opening c’ of the rail of the fence. To convert to an outside-rabbeting plane, a bit 18f of the form shown in Fig. 18 is substituted and substantially similar adjustment of the fence is maintained as shown by Fig. 17. To convert to a chamfering-plane, the fence is preferably adjusted to the position shown in Fig. 19 and a bit 20f of the shape shown in Fig. 20 is substituted. To do channeling, dadoing, or cross-grain work, bits constructed with cutting-lips n’ n’ at their lateral edges, as shown in Figs. 21 and 22, are employed, and the usual temporary gage is made fast to the board in which the channeling or dadoing is to be done as a guide in place of the fence which is removed. To convert to a slitting-tool, the bit, Fig. 15, would be substituted and the fence adjusted to the required position. These several above-described and any analogous conversions will be more readily understood by bearing in mind that they are attainable in a bench or joiner’s plane only in consequence of the leading feature of my invention — to wit, a construction of parts at the throat and provision in the mechanisms for holding movement and adjustment of the bits, whereby the cutting edge of the plane-bit, together with the shavings-breaker and bit-clamp plate, can be by regular gradations at the will of the operator advanced through the throat farther and farther down into the wood below the level of the bottom of the plane, and whereby (without employment of blades, runners, or gages) at each return stroke by a slight turn of the left-hand screw-threaded rod p with the thumb and finger the operator can cut as thin or as thick shavings as he chooses till the nut i has reached the limit of its movement, which, furthermore, may be adjusted to indicate any desired depth, as shown and described, while in the case of inside and outside rabbeting and fillistering a further element is brought into combination — viz., the opening c’ in the flanged edge of the rail of the fence J. The general utility of the improved construction, application and adaptation of the fence will be readily observed.

Those skilled in the art will fully comprehend that by my invention and with bits of required conformation of cutting edge and sole a very great diversity of work can be done, to accomplish which has heretofore required a number of special and in some cases very complicated and bulky planes.

It will be noted that my improved fence is reversible — i. e., may be applied to the right-hand side of the plane-stock, which is sometimes desirable.

I am aware that planes have been constructed with movable throat-pieces for regulating the “bite” of the bit and that such are, indeed, common; but I am not aware that any have before my present invention been adapted to allow of the passage of the cutting end of the bit, the bit-clamp plate, and shavings-breaker together bodily down through the same in the manner and for the purposes I have shown.

I am also aware that mechanisms for clamping and for very limited longitudinal adjustment of plane-bits have been made; but I am not aware that any have before my present invention been adapted for advancing the cutting edge of the bit by the sensitive will of the operator by any desired successional gradations while planing down through the throat of the plane into the wood any desired depth below the bottom of the plane and without the use of blades, runners, or depth-gages.

I am further aware that fences for planes with parallel pivoted arms have been made, and two-part angularly-adjustable rails for plane-fences have also been made; but I am not aware that before my present invention a one-part angularly-adjustable rail plane-fence provided with swinging parallel arms carrying integral parallel pivots and adapted for vertical and lateral adjustment has ever been used or that the rail in any adjustable fence has ever been constructed with an opening in the flanged edge for the purposes I employ the same.

I do not limit myself to the precise means described for accomplishing the gradual advance of the bit into the wood while using the plane, as manifestly other ways might be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention; but,

Having described my invention, what I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

1. In a convertible joiner’s or bench plane, in combination, a widely open or widely-opening throat-piece, a longitudinally-slidable bit-holding mechanism comprising a clamp-plate and shavings-breaker plate adapted to hold vari-shaped bits and to be adjusted entirely through and beyond the throat, and a mechanical device suitably adapted for gradual, sensitive and rigid advancement of the shavings-breaker, bit-clamp plate and cutting end of such bits entirely through or beyond the throat while the plane is being used and at the will of the operator, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

2. In a convertible joiner’s or bench plane, in combination, a widely open throat or widely-opening throat-piece, a longitudinally-slidable bit-holding device comprising a clamp-plate and shavings-breaker plate adapted to hold vari-shaped bits and to be adjusted entirely through and beyond the throat, screw-actuated mechanism for gradual, sensitive and rigid advancement of the shavings-breaker, the bit-clamp plate and the cutting end of such bits entirely through or beyond the throat while the plane is being used and at the will of the operator, a one-rail removable, vertically, laterally and angularly adjustable fence, and mechanical means for rigidly securing said fence and its rail after adjustment, the whole constructed and to operate substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

3. In combination, a convertible joiner’s or bench plane provided with a widely open throat or widely-opening throat-piece, a longitudinally-slidable bit-holding device comprising a clamp-plate and shavings-breaker plate adapted to hold vari-shaped bits and to be adjusted entirely through and beyond the throat, and a mechanical device suitably adapted for gradual, sensitive and rigid advancement of the shavings-breaker, bit-clamp plate and cutting end of such bits entirely through or beyond the throat while the plane is being used and at the will of the operator, a one-rail removable, vertically, laterally and angularly adjustable fence, and mechanical means for rigidly securing said fence and its rail after adjustment, for the purposes shown and described.

4. In combination with a convertible joiner’s or bench plane provided with a widely open throat or widely-opening throat-piece, and a bit-clamp adapted to hold vari-shaped bits to be adjusted entirely through or beyond the throat, a one-rail removable, laterally and angularly adjustable fence provided with an opening for passage of the bit through the flanged edge of said adjustable rail, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

5. In combination with a convertible joiner’s or bench plane constructed and to operate substantially as shown and described, a removable, vertically, laterally and angularly adjustable fence, parallel swinging arms, each having long and short integral pivots, the shorter ones pivotally united to the lugs of the rail of said fence by means of screw-threaded thimbles h’ h’ and right-angularly-arranged disks f’ f’, and mechanical means for rigidly securing said fence after adjustment, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

6. In a convertible joiner’s or bench plane, in combination, a vertically and laterally adjustable fence, parallel swinging arms, each having long and short integral pivots, lateral sockets in the plane-stock for the longer parallel pivots of said arms, and an eccentric for engagement of one of said long pivots, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

7. A convertible joiner’s or bench plane provided with a longitudinally-slidable bit-holding mechanism comprising a clamp-plate, and a shavings-breaker plate, and with mechanical means for gradual and rigid advancement of said shavings-breaker and bit-clamp plates and the cutting end of bits entirely through or beyond the throat while the plane is being used and at the will of the operator, in combination with graduation-marks adjacent to or upon said longitudinally-slidable bit-holding parts, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

8. In convertible joiners’ or bench planes, a screw-actuated mechanism adapted for gradual rigid advancement of the bit longitudinally, comprised of a clamp for holding the bit, a holder for connecting the same with the ledges of the bed, a slide provided with two or more sockets v v’ v”, a cramp-screw in the outer end of the clamp-plate to engage said sockets, a traveling nut, a longitudinally-immovable screw-threaded rod engaging said nut, provided with a gnarled head, in combination with a widely open throat or widely-opening throat-piece, constructed, arranged and adapted to be operated substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 2d day of September, 1898, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN M. COLE.

Witnesses:
WARREN M. TOWER,
VINCENT ROSEMON.

No. 584,002 – Plane-Guide (Erick Lindfors) (1897)

[paiddownloads id=”529″]584002

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

ERICK LINDFORS, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

PLANE-GUIDE.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,002, dated June 8, 1897.
Application filed May 7, 1895. Serial No. 548,413. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ERICK LINDFORS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Plane-Guides, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for guiding jointer-planes and in any other kinds of planes, and its object is to provide an adjustably-connected wing or guide whereby the plane may be used for squaring or beveling at different angles the surface operated upon.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of my improvements, there is shown in Figure 1 a plan view of the skeleton of a device embodying my improvements; and in Fig. 2 a transverse section of the same, showing by full and dotted lines different positions of the guiding member relative to the tool while being used for different purposes.

In such drawings a metallic or other suitable frame or stock for carrying a plane-iron is shown by the reference Fig. 1, and the slot in the sole through such iron or bit may be introduced, secured, and adjusted in the ordinary way is shown at 2. The stock shown is a skeleton metal one, but it may be of wood, and a handle (not shown) should of course be provided for operating the tool. These features may be of any usual or suitable construction, for they form no part of the present improvement and are referred to only for the purpose of showing the relationship of the improvement to a form of tool that is well known.

At the side of the tool is suitably hinged, as by means of a wire 3 or pintles, in sockets 4, a wing 5, which serves as the guide in the operation of the tool. This wing has formed on or attached to it an arm 6, on which is formed or to which is attached a suitably-curved extension 7, which may be round or of any suitable shape. These latter members 6 and 7 are arranged to pass through a suitable opening in the side of the stock and the arm 7 to pass through a guiding member 8, supported within the stock by a partition 9 or other suitable support within the body 1, and a set-screw 10 (or other regulating device) is provided for engaging the part 7 to hold it in place in the guide, so as to hold the guide-wing 5 in desired positions of adjustment. As illustrated, the arm 6 and its entension 7 are connected by a pivot 11, and the guide 8 for the part 7 is swiveled in the partition 9. By these means the wing can be turned from an upward to a downward position through an are of about a half-circle, and it may be held in adjustment at any intermediate point by the set-screw 10. The tool may be used in the ordinary way and for the usual purpose of dressing lumber when the wing 5 is in position shown by the full lines in the drawings or is turned upward from such position, and when turned downward, as indicated at a in Fig. 2, it will serve to guide the tool and direct its cutting, so as to form a bevel on the board that is being cut. It will be understood that the wing 5 may be placed either on the upper or side surface of the board to be dressed, depending upon the work desired to be done, so that the blade of the tool as it is advanced will out in a course determined by the angle of inclination of the adjustable member 5, and so by the desired adjustment of this member 5 the tool can be utilized to cut or smooth surfaces within a range of ninety degrees, and by suitable graduations supplied on the arm 7 the degrees of adjustment can be accurately determined and fixed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is —

In a plane, the combination with a stock having a slot in its side and a cavity in its interior, of a guide-wing hinged to the stock adjacent to the slot therein, the curved extension 7 pivotally secured at one of its ends on the guide-wing and entering the slot in the stock, the guide 8 swiveled on the interior of the stock, and having a transverse opening for the reception of the extension 7, and a set-screw to fixedly secure said extension, substantially as described.

ERICK LINDFORS.

Wlitnesses:
ANDREW LIDEN,
J. W. PETERSON.

No. 507,378 – Plane-Guide (John McKnight) (1893)

[paiddownloads id=”494″]507378

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

JOHN McKNIGHT, OF FREDERICTON, CANADA.

PLANE-GUIDE.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,378, dated October 24, 1893.
Application filed September 24, 1892. Serial No. 446,794. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN McKNIGHT, of Fredericton, in the Province of New Brunswick and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and Improved Plane-Guide, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in plane attachments, and the object of my invention is to produce a cheap and simple guide which may be attached to any kind of a plane, which is adapted to guide the plane so as to enable the edge of a board to be planed perfectly true and square, and which also may be adjusted so as to guide the plane in such a manner as to plane the edge of the board on any desired bevel.

To these ends my invention consists in a plane guide, the construction of which will be hereinafter described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the guide embodying my invention, showing it attached to a plane and with the guide block swung upward to permit the plane to be used in the ordinary way for surface planing; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the plane guide and plane showing the bottom of the plane and with the guide block in position for use.

The same guide is provided with two jaws or clamping pieces 10 and 11 which are adapted to be placed parallel with each other and fastened to the top portion of the plane to permit of the lateral adjustment of the jaws so as to enable them to straddle one side of the plane, as described below; they have what is substantially a hinge connection at the top, the jaw 11 having an onset 12a with a tongue 12 thereon which enters the upper portion of the jaw 10. The jaws 10 and 11 are provided with central vertical slots 13 and 13a through which extends a clamping bolt 14 having a suitable nut on one end, and by tightening the nut the jaws may be held together and clamped firmly to the plane 15. When the jaws are to be applied to the plane, the jaw 11 is placed inside the plane, that is, in the top recess of the plane, and the jaw 10 on the outside, as shown in Fig. 1. The jaw 10 has a laterally extending offset 16 at the bottom, on which is hinged an outwardly swinging arm 17, which arm has an outward bend at its free end, as shown at 18. The hinge connection between the arm 17 and offset 16, is formed by the bolt 19, which bolt is provided with a thumb nut 20 and by tightening the nut the arm 17 may be held in any desired position in relation to the offset 16.

The bent end 18 of the arm 17 is slotted laterally, as shown at 21, so as to permit the adjustment of the fastening screw 22 which is held in the arm, and this screw serves to bind the guide block 23 to the arm. This guide block is also slotted longitudinally, as shown at 24, and consequently the block and arm may be brought to any necessary position in relation to each other, the adjustment being necessary to enable the attachment to be applied to any kind of a plane.

The guide block 23 has at the end and on one side, a smooth flat bearing flange 25, the flange at the side of the block being adapted to fit against the side or edge of a board, and one of the end flanges being adapted to strike against the edge of the plane bottom, as shown in Fig. 2. When the guide block 23 is swung downward and fastened with its upper end against the plane bottom, the block will be held at right angles to the bottom of the plane, and if a board is to be edged, the guide block is permitted to run upon the flat face of the board and the plane knife is brought upon the edge so that a perfectly true and square edge may be produced even by a novice.

If the edge is to be planed on a bevel, the arm 17 and block 23 are adjusted so as to extend at an obtuse angle to the plane bottom, and when brought to the desired angle the thumb nut 20 is tightened so as to hold the arm securely in place, and by permitting the guide block to run upon the surface of the board, the edge may be planed on any desired bevel.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that this device is very cheap and simple, and the parts of it may be cast. It will also be seen that by reason of its adjustability, the guide may be attached to planes of any size, and the plane may be made to edge a board so as to produce a square edge or a bevel edge.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent —

1. In a plane guide, the combination with jaws for attaching the guide to a plane, and an adjustable arm, on one of the jaws, of a guide block longitudinally and laterally adjustable on said arrn, substantially as described.

2. In a plane guide, the combination with jaws, of an arm adjustably connected to one jaw and provided with a lateral slot, a guide block provided with a longitudinal slot, and a binding screw or bolt passing through the slots of the arm and guide block, substantially as described.

3. A plane guide, comprising two slotted and hinged jaws, one of which is provided with an offset, a clamping bolt passing through the slots of the jaws, an adjustable arm carried by the said offset, and an adjustable guide block carried by the arm, substantially as described.

4. The herein described plane guide, consisting of the slotted and hinged jawsc10 and 11, the jaw 10 being provided with the offset 16, the clamping bolt 14, the arm 17 pivoted to the offset by the bolt 19 and nut 20 and provided with the lateral slot 21, the guide block 23 provided with the longitudinal slot 24 and flanges 25, and the screw 22 securing the block to the arm, as specified.

JOHN McKNIGHT.

Witnesses:
J. B. GUNTER,
S. H. L. WHITTIER.

No. 466,494 – Beveling Attachment For Planes (Frank E. Hart) (1892)

[paiddownloads id=”481″]466494

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

FRANK E. HART, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BEVELING ATTACHMENT FOR PLANES.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,494, dated January 5, 1892.
Application filed January 3, 1891. Serial No. 376,605. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. HART, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beveling Attachments for Planes, of which the following is such a full, clear, concise, and exact description as will enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for a plane whereby the edge of a board, window-sash, door, or similar article may be reduced to the required angle and an accurate and predetermined bevel given without the aid of a square or other separate measure; and my invention consists in the improvements hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of an ordinary plane fitted with the improved attachment. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, showing the plane in action upon a beveled surface. Fig. 3 is a plan view of end of plane with attachment connected, showing top of graduated segment. Fig. 4 is a side view of attachment unconnected, and Fig. 5 is a rear view of the same.

The plate A, having flanges a a’, maybe conveniently secured to the plane B by means of the binding-screw C, and pivoted to this plate are the adjustable guiding arms or bars D and E, extending downward from opposite sides. The arms D and E of course might, if desired, be secured directly to the body of the plane The arm D is preferably formed with a slotted graduated sector d, adapted to be secured by the binding-screw d’, whereby the said arm may be held at any desired angle to the lower surface of the plane, while the arm E is shown as provided with a slotted elbow e, which, moving upon and about the screw e’, permits the arm E to be brought parallel to the arm D and also to approach and withdraw from the same. The lower ends of the guiding-arms D and E are, moreover, preferably provided with flanges d2 e2, which are shown as slightly beveled or inclined, giving thus a greater guiding-surface, while at the same time allowing the necessary oscillation and freedom in the movement of the plane. Further, the flange d2 forms a convenient rest for the finger of the artisan.

It is readily seen that when the guiding-bars D and E are adjusted to any position other than the perpendicular the plane will be made to bear unevenly, cutting more on one side than the other, until A the surface to be smoothed or reduced becomes parallel to the bottom of the plane and its slant or bevel corresponds with the inclination of the guiding-arms.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

l. In combination with a plane, guiding-arms pivoted thereto and extending downward from opposite sides, said arms being adapted to be secured at an angle, whereby the plane is inclined and made to bear unevenly until the surface acted on is smoothed or reduced to the slant or bevel desired, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a plane, a plate adapted to be secured thereto and provided with adjustable guiding-arms extending downward from opposite sides, whereby the plane is inclined and made to bear at an angle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with a plane, a plate adapted to be secured thereto, and guiding-arms pivoted to said plate and extending downward from opposite sides, the said arms being provided at their lower ends with beveled fianges, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with a plane, the flanged plate B and guiding-arms D and E, having graduated sector d and slotted elbow e and flanges d2 and e2, all arranged and secured substantially as described.

FRANK E. HART.

Witnesses:
PERCY GRIFFITH,
WM. J. WINBERG.

No. 459,122 – Plane (James K. Kendrick) (1891)

[paiddownloads id=”478″]459122

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

JAMES K. KENDRICK, OF GERMANTOWN, CALIFORNIA.

PLANE.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,122, dated September 8, 1891.
Application filed March 20, 1891. Serial No. 385,803. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES K. KENDRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Germantown, in the county of Colusa and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in plane-guides; and it consists in the construction, novel combination, and adaptation of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claim when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which —

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plane provided with my irnproved guide; and Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same in conjunction with a piece of wood, illustrating the relative position of the plane and guide with respect to each other and the wood when itis desired to bevel one corner of the latter.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A indicates a jack-plane, which may be of any approved construction, and B indicates the bit thereof. Permanently connected to the left-hand side of the plane by screws C’ or the like is the flat stationary section C of my improved guide, the lower portion of which is forked and depends below the bottom of the plane, as illustrated.

D indicates the adjustable section of my improved guide, which is also flat, and has its upper portion tongued, as illustrated, to take between the depending fork branches of the stationary section, to which it is pivotally connected by a transverse bolt E, which takes through the fork branches of the stationary section and the tongue portion of the adjustable section, and has one of its ends threaded to receive a wing-nut E’, which serves to secure the bolt in position. By this construction of guide, which comprises but four parts and may be made of hard wood or the like, it will be seen that a cheap and efficient guide is afforded without rnaterially increasing the weight of the plane, and by the provision of the wing-nut E’ it will be readily perceived that the adjustable section may be readily removed and another section placed in position when desirable.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is —

The combination, with a plane, of the guide consisting of the flat section C, permanently attached to the side of the plane and having its lower portion forked, the flat adjustable section D, having its upper portion tongued or reduced to take between the fork branches of the section C, the bolt taking through the fork branches of the section C and the tongue of section D and having its end threaded, and a wing-nut mounted on the threaded end of said bolt, substantially as specified.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES K. KENDRICK.

Witnesses:
P. H. CLARK,
L. H. HILL.

No. 399,287 – Gage Attachment For Planes (George H. Russell) (1889)

[paiddownloads id=”446″]399287

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

_________________

GEORGE H. RUSSELL, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

GAGE ATTACHMENT FOR PLANES.

_________________

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,287, dated March 12, 1889.
Application filed October 27, 1888. Serial No. 289,264. (No model.)

_________________

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gage Attachments for Planes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to heading or grooving planes, and especially to an adjusting attachment for the same, whereby said plane is adapted for forming beads or grooves of varying widths; and among the prime objects in view are to provide a simply constructed and applied gage that can be easily and quickly adjusted for different-sized grooves or heads, which grooves or beads shall be uniform.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will he particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of an adjustable attachment for planes constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan of a plane provided with such an attachment.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in both the figures of the drawings.

1 represents a longitudinal plate or bar, which may be either straight or curved to fit the side wall of a plane, and which is perfo-
rated at its opposite ends, as at 2, for the passage theirethrough of an adjusting clamping-bolt, 3, the inner ends of which are formed with screw-threads for the reception of thumb-screws 4, and the opposite ends of which are bent at a right-angle, as at 5, so as to embrace the opposite side wall of a plane, 6, whereby said plane may be tightly clamped to the gage.

From the plate 1, and near each of its ends, there project lateral rods 7, which, for a purpose hereinafter apparent, may he provided with a scale.

8 represents the adjusting-bar, which is designed to ride against the side of the work in which the head or groove is being formed, and it is provided with upwardly-disposed opposite arms, 9, terminating in laterally-bored bosses 10, adapted to receive and ride upon the rods 7, and held in position upon said rods by means of set-screws 11, inserted through vertical openings in the bosses, which screws rest upon the rods 7.

By adjusting the gage-bar S upon the rods 7 and securing the same by means of the set-screws 11 it is apparent that beads or grooves of any desired width may be formed, in that, if the plane is adapted for grooving one-fourth inch, to groove one-half inch it is only necessary, after a one-fourth groove has been formed, to set the gage-rod back another quarter-inch and form a second groove, thus increasing indefinitely the capacity of the plane. The device will also he found convenient when a series of boards or posts are to be grooved, each of the grooves or heads to be a predetermined distance from the edge of the work.

By this device uniform work is accomplished.

Having described my invention and its operation, what I claim is —

The herein-described adjnstable gage attachment for planes, consisting of the bar 1, having end perforations, 2, provided with the L-shaped clamping-bolts 3, bent, as at 5, adapted to embrace a plane at its ends, and set-nuts 4, and opposite bars, 7, projecting from the bar 1, and the gage-bar 8, having upwardly-disposed arms 9, terminating in perforated bosses 10, for the reception of the bars 7, and having set-screw 11, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:
JOSEPH MASLEN,
E. M. WOOD.