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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2004
Applicant:
Kathy Dekeyser, Jackson, TN (US);
Inventor:
Kathy DeKeyser, Jackson, TN (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The gauge including a probe connected with a sensor via a spring, wherein contact by the probe with the workpiece allows a reading by the sensor which may be utilized to determine the proper operational settings of the power tool based on the determined structural factors of the workpiece.