Plate joiner

- Porter Cable Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of a plate joiner showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof on a reduced scale;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof on a reduced scale; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof on a reduced scale.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D194736 February 1963 Godfrey
D201755 July 1965 Johnson
D214987 August 1969 Ballone et al.
4434586 March 6, 1984 Muller et al.
4545121 October 8, 1985 Ambruster et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2838233 June 1979 DEX
Other references
  • Popular Science Magazine, 12/1973, p. 119, top half of page, lower right corner of photo, Craftsman jigsaw. Lamello-Minilo brochure-"Hardly believable, it's so easy, and the job is finished so quickly" no date provided. Virutex brochure-"ensambladora 0=87", no date provided. Elu brochure-"Another first from Elu, `Biscuit` jointer and groover DS 140" no date provided. Publication entitled "Wood technology-" plate joinery system, published in Furniture Design & Manufacturing, Mar. 1984, pp. 16, 18. Lamello brochure-"Nutfrasmachine mit schwenkbarem Anschlag fur Top-Verbindungen . . . damit die Arbeit Spass macht", no date provided.
Patent History
Patent number: D315281
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 19, 1987
Date of Patent: Mar 12, 1991
Assignee: Porter Cable Corporation (Jackson, TN)
Inventors: Donald R. Bosten (Jackson, TN), Randy G. Cooper (Milan, TN)
Primary Examiner: Winifred E. Herrmann
Assistant Examiner: John Warchol
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt
Application Number: 7/87,250
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/64; D 8/67; D 8/69