US Patent: 27,983 - Strap for Covering the Cutter when Moving a Plane Backwards


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US Patent: 27,983

Improvement in Bench-Planes
Strap for Covering the Cutter when Moving a Plane Backwards

Patentee:

H. C. Hunt (exact or similar names) - Ottumwa, IA

USPTO Classifications:

30/489

Tool Categories:

woodworking tools : planes : plane adjustment mechanisms : plane cutter adjustments

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

James S. Harlan

Albert Baldwin

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Apr. 24, 1860

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Description:

A strap is connected to the capiron with a hinge. The strap hangs below the cutter and swings back out of the way during forward motion to allow the cutter to shave wood. In reverse motion, it swings under the cutter to prevent wear to the edge.