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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Jennifer J. Schuebel, Racine, WI (US);
Mark D. Duennes, Glenview, IL (US);
S-B Power Tool Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A guide attachment apparatus for guiding a rotary hand tool of the type which includes an outer enclosure, a rotatable collet adapted to retain a bit adapted for removing grout from a work surface or other activity. The guide attachment apparatus includes a housing and a slide. The housing has a lower portion and an upper portion, with the lower portion having a base that is located in a plane which is at an acute angle from the axis of rotation. The housing further includes a viewing opening, for viewing the bit as it engages a work surface, an opening for receiving the slide, and a locking mechanism for locking the slide in a position relative to the housing. The slide is attachable to the housing and also includes a coupling mechanism to couple the slide to the rotary hand tool.