| US 7,475,621 B2 | ||
| Kerf control apparatus for a table saw | ||
| Henry Wang, 660 Sumter Ct., Winter Springs, Fla. 32708 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/426,604. | ||
| Application 11/426604 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/979939, filed on Nov. 02, 2004, granted, now 7,293,488. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/700436, filed on Jul. 19, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0230895 A1, Oct. 19, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B27B 5/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 83—102.1 [83/477.2; 30/371] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A kerf control apparatus comprisising:
a splitter configured to be disposed within a kerf created in a work piece along a line behind a blade of a table saw and
to remain at a fixed location along the line behind the blade even if the kerf closes behind the splitter; and
a kerf keeper separate from the splitter and configured to be disposed within the kerf behind the splitter while the kerf
remains open and to be captured by the closing kert and to move along the line away from the saw blade and away from the splitter
with the work piece when the kerf closes behind the splitter,
wherein the splitter further comprises:
a generally planar portion for extending into the kerf; and
a plurality of pegs extending from the generally planar portion for extending into respective holes formed into a surface
of the table saw, the pegs each comprising a width dimension greater than a width dimension of the generally planar portion,
a difference in the width dimensions defining a land for contacting a bottom of the work piece to retain the pegs In their
respective holes and thus to retain the splitter in the fixed location.
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