Patents by Inventor Vance C. Roe

Vance C. Roe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Adjustable guide shoe for reciprocating saw
    Patent number: 6272757
    Abstract: A tool-less guide shoe that includes a post is received in a hole formed in the nose section of a power saw. The post includes laterally extending locking slots and a longitudinal extending positioning slot. At the upper end of the post, a stop plate is formed at the end of the positioning slot and adjacent to a removal slot. A locking plate is used to secure the guide shoe in a position by fitting in the locking slot. The guide shoe is removed from the saw by placing the locking plate adjacent the stop plate and rotating the post approximately 90° into the removal slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: S-B Power Tool Company
    Inventor: Vance C. Roe