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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Michael Dougherty, Jacksonville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Michael Dougherty, Jacksonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 5/00 (2006.01); B23Q 17/24 (2006.01); F21L 2/00 (2006.01); B23Q 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/2404 (2013.01); B23Q 2039/008 (2013.01); Y10T 82/2585 (2015.01);
Abstract
A lathe tool rest including a light source for improving the illumination of the workpiece is described. The tool rest includes a vertical post having an upper end, a horizontal tool arm attached to the upper end of the post, and an LED illumination strip attached to the front side of the tool arm. The front side of the tool arm preferably includes a horizontal recess With the LED illumination strip being mounted within the recess.