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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Ridge Tool Company, Elyria, OH (US);
Brandon Moherman, Lakewood, OH (US);
Michael J. Rutkowski, Brunswick, OH (US);
Harish Prakash Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Jon R. Dunkin, Elyria, OH (US);
Robert Skrjanc, Lorain, OH (US);
James E. Hamm, Grafton, OH (US);
RIDGE TOOL COMPANY, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
Beveling tools having a variety of features are described. The tools can utilize a combination of handles, a protective external frame, guide rollers that are positionally adjusted by swing arms with timing lobes, or by an alternative guide bar mounting system, a helical knurled drive roller, guide rollers that have a convex or crowned face, skewed guide rollers, a positive clutch assembly for governing force applied to the guide rollers, a hand crank assembly for moving the tool when mounted on a workpiece, position adjustment provisions for varying the position of a milling head, and indicators providing visual feedback to an operator.