US 7,603,783 B2
Woodworking plane with adjustable mouth
Robin C. Lee, Nepean (Canada); and Terry R. Saunders, North Gower (Canada)
Assigned to Lee Valley Tools, Ltd., Ottawa, ON (Canada)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/159,435.
Application 11/159435 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/041466, filed on Jan. 24, 2005, abandoned.
Application 11/041466 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/914677, filed on Aug. 09, 2004, granted, now 7,117,602.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/538987, filed on Jan. 23, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0229409 A1, Oct. 20, 2005
Int. Cl. B27G 17/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 30—489  [30/482; 30/491; 30/492] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A woodworking plane comprising:
(a) a metal plane body having (i) a throat and (ii) a mouth through which a blade may project,
(b) a movable toe secured in the body to move forward to enlarge the mouth or rearward to make the mouth smaller, and
(c) an adjustable stop positioned in the body to adjustably limit rearward movement of the toe without limiting forward movement of the toe, the stop comprising a threaded shaft positioned in a threaded hole in the body.