US902977A - Plane. - Google Patents

Description

A. LINK.

902,977. Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

W/TNESS I 8 7 INVENTOI? W 36 39 amma-flank ALEX AN Ul'lll Ll N K, OF ST. lA UL, MINNESOTA.

PLANE.

Specification of Lotters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, i908.

Application file September 11 1907. Serial No. 392324.

To all whom it may COl'tL'U/Tt.

Be it known that 1. .imcxiixonn Linn, a citizen of the United States. and a reaident of St. Paul, in the county ol' llaniney and State of lllinnesota, llaiu invented a new and Improved Plane, of which the lollrm'ing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to planes, and more particularly to that class of planes known as router planes.

.n object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and rllirient plane for rolling grooves or rectangular entities and ha ing means for easily and rapidly adjusting the cutter.

A further Ulljtl'l ol the im-finliou h; to pro ride a device ol he via; tlrneribeil having handles by niean ol' winch it can be unionall) o ];)(-,raled, and having a cutter :ulapieil to iJG-PlOjCtftEll from the phnuaim-h, winof said handlca eontiwflliirg the rottwai'n'l S'fl'V ing both to operate the plane and to adjust the cutter.

The inyention eonsiats in the eonstlim-timi and combination of parts to be more lull (lPEI'l'l Jt l. hereinafter anti pa ticularly set forth in the elailns.

l'lclerenc i: to he halt lo the accompanying drawings touniue; a purl f this 1]) .Llllcation, in \rhirh Hiuiiiai characters ol rotorence indicate vuiitH:nnuliiifj park in :ill the views. and in nhieh Figure .l is a plan How f an;- phinr-nihon ing the same in poailiou in cat a guano in. a plank; it". a st lluli on the line 2., of Fig. l; is a xenliou on the lines it 4% of Figs. 1 Fin. is; a mention on the line 1-' l of Fig. E3. showing); parts broken away. V

Before ptUtLl'ftlllifl to a m re detailed explanation of my invention. it should be ande-rstood that the plane ran be natal tor the.

usual pronines to which a router plane is upplioahle, for inntance, the eotting away of nuitorial between saw cuts to form a groove, or the forming of rectangular cavities in wood and the like; for this purpose I provide a plane stooli having; two handles by means of which it can be maanallyoperated. The plane stock has a cutter which can be. projected from the. sole of the stock nnd which is mmovably mounted. so that it, an be replaced by other cutters of different sizes. The cutter can be secured in a plurality of positions and 5 provided with a gage to in surethe maintaining of the cull-or at a uniform degree of projection from the stock. One of the handles of the plane is rigid. while the other is revolublo and is connected by means of a suitable intermediate gear with the cutter, in such a way that by llltll' ing the movable handle in one direction or the other the cutter is projected from or willnlrawn toward the stock.

Referring more particularly to the drawions, 5 represents the stock of the plane, which comprises preferably flat: plate or sole of any suitable torn]. Near the center, adjacent to the rear edge. the stock 1 has a. euttenpost 2 provided with a. suhaantiully 7'0 \Ol'tiCzil guide-opening 3. in Whirl! is slidalily mounted the .hanl l.- of the cutter, The shank l, at the lower end hos a law; all disposal cutter blade 5 and in torn-ml ill. one. side -with a rank (3. in a suitable. recess T uithin the post :3, i z hunted a pinion S in nu-r-rh with the rack (i and rigidly mounted upon the shaft 9, extending through a suit able transverse opening IQ of the post. :17 U:1l1a ped yoke ll is 2\l.'1';l]l1lt l'\\li,li i s side 56 adjacent to the sides of the post and extendinntoward the shaft 9. A. threaded pin it? in loeated in a suitable threaded opening of the post, and has a heart 13 by means 01 which it can be manually operated and adjacent to which it carries the yoke ll. The pin 12 has an annular groove 14.. which is engagerl by the extremity of a stud 15 mounted in a threaded opening of the yoke. and holdfor, the pin 12 in position with respect to the yoke.

Thus, as the pin 12 i5 turned in one direction or the other by means of the head 13, the yohe is advanced toward or moved away from the shaft 5.). Py Forcing the sides:

of the yoke, which lire slightly rec-eased For 9 the purpose, firmly against the shaft, the latter can be held against rotary moven'ient and thereby the cutter which rontrolled by theshaft can be locked in a plurality of positilnis. A ,eollar 1(3, constituting a. gage; lot is mounted upon the portion of the shank 4 which projects above the post, and. has a ;et:- screw 17 by means of which it can be rigidly secured to the shank.

At one side, the plane stock has an annular 10 handle. support 18, rigidly mounted in position thereupon .and carrying a handle 19, held in position by FL screw stem 20, extend ing upwardly from the handle Support. and

)resenting a threaded extremity The 11" handle 19 is hold in position upon the felt-n1 20 by m ans ot' a oonnlnrsunk nut 22,

mounted upon the threaded extremity 21 and arranged in a suitable recess at the top of the handle. At the opposite side of the plane stock a second handle support, 23 is mounted in position by means of screws 24, extending upward through suitable openings in the sole plate. The handle support 23 has a substantially central. projection 25, upon which is revolubly mounted a bevel gear 26, having an integral laterally disposedand flared socket 27, in which is carried a handle 28. A stem 29 is located in a suitable opening extending through the handle support 23, and the projection 25, and has a head 30 counter-sunk in a recess at the upper end of the handle 28, the stem 29 extending through a longitudinal openin in the latter. The re cess which holds the ead 30 is lined with a suitable sleeve 31. At one side the handle support 23 has a recess 32, in which is arran ed a bevel gear 33 in mesh with the bev l gear 26 and rigidly mounted upon the shaft 9 which extends toward the handle support 23. The stock of the plane has an extension 3%, adjacent to the handle support 23, which serves as a bearing for the shaft 9 and as a stop or thrust block for thebevel gear 33, the back of which engages the extension 34. The stem 29 has a longitudinal groove 35 which is engaged by a set-screw 36 carried b l the handle support 23. The set-screw holds the stem 29 against rotary movement. The handle 28 which is arranged to be turned about the stem, seats upon the projection 25 of the handle support.

To adjust the cutter of the plane, the head 13 is turned to release the yoke from the shaft 9, and the handle 28 is then turned in one direction or the other until the cutter blade is projected the desired distance from the sole plate. It will be understood that as the handle 28 is turned the shaft 9 is turned by means of the bevel gears 26 and 33, and in consequence, the cutter is raised or lowered by the operative en agementof the pinion 8 with the rack 6 ormed u on the cutter shank 4. When the blade as been suitably adjusted, the head 13 is up erated to jam the yoke against the shaft to lock the latter imposition. The set-screw 17 is then loosened and the gage-collar 16 slipped down the shank 4 until it engages the top of the post. The set-screw 17 is then tightened and the collar thereby secured in position upon the shank. Should the cutter slip this would then no longer rest in position engaging the top of the post. provide a central opening 37 in the stock or sole plate, substantially above the cutter blade, to allow the operator to see the opera- {ion of the tool and through which opening he waste wood finds exit. As shown in Fig. 1, the cutter blade 5 can be seen through the a ening 37, cutting the groove 36 in a plank By means of the handle the cutter blade can be adjusted while the plane is being used, and even after the yoke has been tightened somewhat, for the construction of the regulating mechanism permits the application of considerable force to the adjustment of the blade.

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

1. A plane, comprising a stock, a cutter movable in the stock in a direction perpendicular to the face thereof, a movable handle, and caring between the handle and cutter, said iandle serving for the operation of the plane.

2. A lane, comprising a stock, a cutter carried )y the stock and movable in a direction )erpendicular to the face of said stock, said cutter having a toothed shank, a movable handle, mounted on the stock, a pinion meshing. with the teeth of the cutter shank, and means for operating the pinion from the movable handle.

3. A plane, comprising a stock, a cutter carried by the stock and movable in a direction perpendicular to the face of said stock, said cutter having a toothed shank, a handle rigid with the stock, a handle mounted to turn upon the stock, a inion meshing with the teeth of the cutter s ank, and means for operating the pinion upon turning the said handle.

4. A plane, comprising a stock, a cutter adjustably carried by said stock, means for locking said cutter in a plurality of positions, a ga e in the form of a collar surrounding the shank of the cutter and secured thereto by a set screw, and a movable handle mounted upon said stock and con trolling said cutter, said handle serving for the manual operation of the plane.

5. In a plane a stock, a cutter carried by the stock, ashaft operatively connected wit the cutter for raisin and lowering it, means for operating the s aft, and means for engaginlg the shaft to lock it in position.

6. plane, comprising a stock having a cutter-post, a cutter movably mounted upon said cutter-post, means carried by said post.

for locking said cutter in a plurality o1 positions, an adjustable gage on the shank of the cutter above said post, a handle'rigid with said stock, a revoluble handle mounted upon said stock, and means operatively connecting said revoluble handle and said outter to permit the adjustin of said cutter by a movement of said revoluble handle, said handles serving for the manual operation of the plane. I

7. A plane, comprising a stock having a cutter-post, a cutter provided with a shank slid-ably carried by said post, said shank having a rack, means for inching said cutter in a plurality of positions, a revoluble han- I ltl in mesh with said first gear and a pinion in l mesh with said rack.

h. A plane. eoinprising a stoek having a cutter-post presenting a gnidwopening. a cutter hm'ing a shank slidahly mounted in said gnideopening and provided with a rat-k. a handle support. :1 revoluhle handle pivotally mounted upon said handle support and having a gear, a shaft ha\ ing a gear in mesh with said first gear and pinionin mef h with said rat-k, a member adjustahly mounted upon said post and arranged to he l'orred against said snaft to lork said i'ntter in a plurality oi positions, and a gage :uljnstalil mounted upon said shank.

J. A plane. eomprising a stork having a euttenpost presenting a guide-opening. a cutter having a shank slidahly mounted in said guide-opening and provided with a raeln a handle support, a revoluhle handle pivotally mounted upon said handle support and having a herel gear, a shaft haviiw a serond bevel gear in mesh with said hevel gear and a pinion in mesh with said rat-k. a yoke adjustahly mounted upon said post and adapted to he projected against said shaft to lork said nutter in a plurality of positions, a gage adjustahl rarried h said shank and a rigid handle mounted upon said stock.

first;

it). A plane. comprising a stock having a twitter-post presenting a guidepening, a eutter having a shank slidahly mounted in said guide opening and provided with a rat-k, said stork' having an opening therethrough adja ent to said cutter, a handle support, a herel gear pivotally mounted upon said handle support and presenting a soeket, a handle mounted in said socket, a shaft hai ing a hevel gear in mesh With-said lirst litYtl gear. said stovk having an extension engaging said seeond here] gear and constituting a thrust hloek, said shaft having a pinion in mesh with said rack, said iNhl having a threaded opening, a threaded pin mounted in said post, a yoke earried by said pin and adapted to more with said pin to engage said shaft to lot-k said cutter in a phnalit of positions. a rollar adjustahly rarried by mid shank and ronstitzntiing a gage. and a rigid handle rarried by said sttn'h. said handles serving for the manual operation oi the plane.

In testhnony whereof I have signed my name to this speeitieatitin in the presence of 3 two suhsrrihing witnesses.

ALEXANDER LINK. Witnesses:

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