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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
Jaime E. Garcia, Jackson, TN (US);
Craig A. Carroll, Milan, TN (US);
Jaime E. Garcia, Jackson, TN (US);
Craig A. Carroll, Milan, TN (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for forming a flat surface on a workpiece. The apparatus includes a cutterhead, having a plurality of cutting member, configured for forming a plurality of grooves in a workpiece. The cutterhead may be disposed generally at the interface of substantially parallel offset first and a second supports in order to form a plurality of grooves defining a datum or reference plane which may be implemented to orientate the workpiece for forming a flat surface. A plurality of ridges or the like structures defining grooves are included in the second support or as an attachment to the second support in order to support the workpiece from the material forming the interior surface of the grooves so that the workpiece may be orientated with respect to the datum plane. In an additional aspect, a second cutterhead may be included for removing or forming a flat surface which is parallel to the datum plane.