Patents Assigned to E.Z. Mfg. Co.
  • Patent number: 4009741
    Abstract: A woodworking machine capable of simultaneously making a number of cuts through stock material and shaping opposed edges simultaneously to form a plurality of pieces finished on all sides. The woodworking machine includes feeding means capable of feeding stock material into and through a cutting zone, first and second arbors disposed in the cutting zone to either side of the feed path of the stock material, each of the arbors being provided with a plurality of saws and shapers aligned with corresponding saws and shapers on the other arbor to saw individual pieces from the stock material and to shape opposed edges. The feed means is driven by a reversible variable speed hydraulic motor and is capable of feeding the stock through the cutting zone at varying speeds. An improved dust collection apparatus is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1977
    Assignee: E.Z. Mfg. Co.
    Inventor: Edwin H. Zimmerman