Patents Assigned to Porter Cable Corp.
  • Patent number: 6513412
    Abstract: Apparatus for releasably adjusting a position of a first portion of a device relative to a second portion of the device. The first portion includes a first surface, and the second portion includes a second surface. A workpiece support surface is defined by the first and second surfaces, and the first surface is rotatable relative to the second surface. A locking mechanism is provided to selectively restrain rotation of the first surface relative to the second surface. An indexing mechanism optionally is provided including a detent mechanism which selectively restrains rotation of the first surface relative to the second surface in one of a plurality of predetermined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Porter Cable Corp.
    Inventor: Ronald E. Young
  • Patent number: D459373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Porter Cable Corp.
    Inventors: David N. Hollinger, Ronald E. Young, Mark A. Etter, Leslie D. Gist, John C. Smith