Wedge Making Jig (Patent No: 506728)

Inventor: Johnson, Reuben

Location: Calgary

Comments: N/A

Description: Reuben Johnson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Application December 15, 1952, Serial No. 640,243 3 Claims

1. A jig for facilitating the manufacture of wooden wedges, comprising in combination a horizontal base plate, a recess formed in one side of said base plate, and a wedge-width gauging plate pivotally secured to said base plate and swingable within said recess, and means for selectively locking said gauge plate in the desired position within said recess, a longitudinally extending rail upon the underside of said base plate, transverse rail carriers secured to the ends of said base plate, said rail carriers being slotted transversely relative to the base plate, and means co-acting between said rail and said carriers whereby said rail may be moved laterally across the base of said base plate and secured in the desired position.

2. A jig for facilitating the manufacture of wooden wedges, comprising in combination a horizontal base plate, a recess formed in one side of said base plate, and a wedge-width gauging plate pivotally secured to said base plate and swingable within said recess, and means for selectively locking said gauge plate in the desired position within said recess, said wedge-width gauging plate comprising a vertical centre portion extending substantially the full length of said recess, a horizontal flange extending at right angles from said centre portion and overlying said base plate, said gauge plate being pivotally secured to said base plate via one end of said flange, and means co-acting between said base plate and said flange to position said gauge plate in the desired location within said recess, a longitudinally extending rail upon the underside of said base plate, transverse rail carriers secured to the ends of said base plate, said rail carriers being slotted transversely relative to the base plate, and means co-acting between said rail and said carriers whereby said rail may be moved laterally across the base of said base plate and secured in the desired position.

3. A jig for facilitating the manufacture of wooden wedges, comprising in combination a horizontal base plate, a recess formed in one side of said base plate, a wedge-width gauging plate pivotally secured to said base plate and swingable within said recess, means for selectively locking said gauge plate in the desired position within said recess, and further means for adjusting the length of the wedge being formed, said base plate including a vertical centre portion extending substantially the full length of said recess, a horizontal flange extending at right angles from said centre portion and overlying said base plate, said gauge plate being pivotally secured to said base plate via one end of said flange, means co-acting between said base plate and said flange to position said gauge plate in the desired location within said recess, and a longitudinally extending rail upon the underside of said base plate, transverse rail carriers secured to the ends of said base plate, said rail carriers being slotted transversely relative to the base plate, and means co-acting between said rail and said carriers whereby said rail may be moved laterally across the base of said base plate and secured in the desired position.