CA2588156A1 - Cutting attachment having an adjustable foot for rotary hand tools - Google Patents

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CA2588156A1
CA2588156A1 CA002588156A CA2588156A CA2588156A1 CA 2588156 A1 CA2588156 A1 CA 2588156A1 CA 002588156 A CA002588156 A CA 002588156A CA 2588156 A CA2588156 A CA 2588156A CA 2588156 A1 CA2588156 A1 CA 2588156A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25FCOMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F3/00Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23DPLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D45/00Sawing machines or sawing devices with circular saw blades or with friction saw discs
    • B23D45/16Hand-held sawing devices with circular saw blades
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25HWORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
    • B25H1/00Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby
    • B25H1/0021Stands, supports or guiding devices for positioning portable tools or for securing them to the work
    • B25H1/0078Guiding devices for hand tools
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27BSAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • B27B5/00Sawing machines working with circular or cylindrical saw blades; Components or equipment therefor
    • B27B5/02Sawing machines working with circular or cylindrical saw blades; Components or equipment therefor characterised by a special purpose only
    • B27B5/08Sawing machines working with circular or cylindrical saw blades; Components or equipment therefor characterised by a special purpose only for sawing with the saw blade abutting parallel against a surface of the workpiece
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27BSAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • B27B9/00Portable power-driven circular saws for manual operation
    • B27B9/02Arrangements for adjusting the cutting depth or the amount of tilting

Abstract

Embodiments of an accessory attachment for a rotary power hand tool are disclosed wherein the hand tool is of the type which has a tool housing with a preferably cylindrical nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft with a mounting coupling extending forwardly from the nose portion for receiving a drive shaft, the attachment comprising a housing having a first end portion configured to be mounted to the tool housing nose portion and an input shaft for coupling to the motor drive shaft, and having an enlarged second end portion oriented at a right angle relative to the first end portion and also having an output shaft coupled to the input shaft at a right angle relative thereto, a rotary cutting wheel mounted to the output shaft and substantially disposed within said enlarged second end portion, excepting an exposed portion of the rotary cutting wheel for engaging a work surface, an adjustable guide foot pivotally connected to the enlarged second end portion and having a front surface configured to abut the work surface, the guide foot being configured to permit the wheel to extend beyond the front surface, where a position of the guide foot limits a depth of cut of the wheel into the work surface.

Description

CUTTING ATTACHMENT HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE FOOT
FOR ROTARY HAND TOOLS

Cross Reference to Related Applications I This application is related to CUTTING ATTACHMENT WITH A
2 REMOVABLE COVER FOR ROTARY HAND TOOLS, by David Clarke and 3 Garth W. Prince, filed on even date herewith and given Serial No. (75544), which 4 is specifically incorporated by reference herein.

Background Of The Invention 6 The present invention relates to small rotary hand tools, and more 7 specifically to cutting attachments for such rotary hand tools.

8 Undercut saws, or flush cut "jamb" saws, are used to trim door 9 jambs, baseboards and the like, to provide sufficient room to install materials, such as wood flooring, carpeting and tile, underneath the jambs and baseboards.
There I 1 are many undercut saws on the market, but all known saws are dedicated tools, in 12 that they have few uses other than making the flush cuts for which they were 13 designed. While this exclusive use is welcomed by artisans who use undercut 14 saws on a regular basis and who want a tool that is rugged and dependable, there I

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I are many woodworkers and occasional users that would welcome having a tool 2 with multiple uses, including performing flush cuts.

3 Small rotary hand tools of the type that are marketed under the 4 Dremel and Roto-Zip brands, for example, typically include a generally cylindrical housing that encloses only a motor with a rotary output shaft extending 6 from the nose end and a nose portion that is configured to connect to various 7 accessories or attachments. This simplicity affords tremendous versatility, 8 because it is capable of performing a multitude of additional tasks depending on 9 the particular accessory attachment that is attached to the tool.

Additionally, there has been continued innovation and improvement 11 in the design of accessories for such hand tools, particularly with regard to the 12 attachment of accessories that promote a particular, specialized function of the 13 rotary hand tool.

14 Summary Of The Invention Embodiments of an accessory attachment for a rotary power hand 16 tool are disclosed wherein the hand tool is of the type which has a tool housing 17 with a substantially cylindrical nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft 18 with a mounting coupling extending forwardly from the nose portion for receiving 19 a drive shaft, the attachment including a housing having a first end portion configured to be mounted to the tool housing nose portion and an input shaft for 21 coupling to the motor drive shaft, and having an enlarged second end portion I oriented at a right angle relative to the first end portion and also having an output 2 shaft coupled to the input shaft at a right angle relative thereto, a rotary cutting 3 wheel mounted to the output shaft and substantially disposed within the enlarged 4 second end portion, excepting an exposed portion of the rotary cutting wheel for engaging a work surface, an adjustable guide foot pivotally connected to the 6 enlarged second end portion and having a front surface configured to abut the 7 work surface, the guide foot being configured to permit the wheel to extend 8 beyond the front surface, where a position of the guide foot limits a depth of cut of 9 the wheel into the work surface.

11 Brief Description Of The Drawings 12 FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of a preferred accessory cutting 13 attachment with an exemplary rotary hand tool;

14 FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the accessory cutting attachment of FIG. 1;

16 FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the accessory cutting 17 attachment of FIG. 1 without the optional cover;

18 FIG. 4 is a top perspective view of the accessory cutting attachment 19 illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the accessory cutting 21 attachment illustrated in FIG. I shown with a straight edge guide;

I FIG. 6 is an exploded front perspective view of the accessory cutting 2 attachment illustrated in FIG. 1; and 3 FIG. 7 is a cross section of a portion of the attachment illustrated in 4 FIG. 1, showing the input and output shafts.

Detailed Description Of The Invention 6 Embodiments of the invention include an accessory cutting 7 attachment for a rotary hand tool that promotes a variety of cutting applications.
8 While it is contemplated that the accessory cutting attachment may include 9 mounting features configured to engage a variety of rotary hand tools, FIG.

illustrates an exemplary rotary hand tool, designated generally at 10, to which the 11 preferred embodiment of the attachment may be coupled. For example, the rotary 12 hand tool 10 may be of the type as those marketed under the Dremel and Roto-13 Zip brands made by the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation of Mount Prospect, IL.

14 Generally, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the rotary hand tool 10 is a powered rotary hand tool of the type that includes a generally cylindrical housing 16 12 preferably made of a rugged, impact resistant plastic material and having a 17 substantially cylindrical nose portion 14. Enclosed within the housing 12 is a 18 motor (not shown) that drives a motor output shaft 16 that extends through and 19 from the nose portion 14. A detachable handle 18 is also optionally provided with the hand tool 10.

- ' I FIGS. 1-7 illustrate an accessory cutting attachment, designated 2 generally at 20, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. The 3 preferred cutting attachment 20 includes features promoting coupling of the 4 cutting attachment with the rotary hand tool 10. Advantageously, the preferred cutting attachment 20 also includes a variety of features enabling a user to perform 6 a multitude of cutting applications. For example, when coupled to the rotary hand 7 tool 10, the preferred cutting attachment 20 may be used for various undercutting 8 applications, including door jamb cutting, as well as trim and base board cutting 9 for a predetermined adjustable depth, for example as much as approximately inch. Additionally, the preferred cutting attachment 20 includes features that 11 promote use of the cutting attachment as a circular saw when used in a vertical or 12 other angled orientation.

13 More particularly, the preferred accessory cutting attachment 20 14 includes an attachment housing, designated generally at 22, having a coupling end 24 configured to couple with the rotary hand tool 10, and an enlarged cutting end, 16 indicated generally at 26, disposed at a generally right angle to the coupling end 17 24.

18 The attachment housing 22 is preferably composed of a rugged, 19 impact resistant plastic material and having an output shaft 28 and an input shaft 36 that are interconnected by gears as shown in FIG. 7. The output shaft 28 is 21 configured to drive a rotating tool, such as a rotary saw wheel or blade, indicated 22 generally at 30. For example, the attachment housing 22 may include nylon, ABS, 1 or polypropylene, preferably 33% glass-filled nylon. Preferably, the cutting 2 attachment 20 includes two halves that matingly engage one another in a clamshell 3 engagement to form the single attachment housing 22, though it is contemplated 4 that the attachment housing may be made of a greater or lesser number of parts.

The coupling end 24 of the attachment housing 22 is generally 6 cylindrical in shape, and includes a generally circular opening that is sized and 7 configured to snugly and matingly receive cylindrical nose portion 14 of the rotary 8 hand tool 10. To maintain engagement of the attaching housing 22 to the rotary 9 hand tool, the coupling end 24 also preferably includes a locking mechanism, such as an annular band clamp 32 disposed around an outer circumference thereof.
The 11 annular band clamp 32 also preferably includes a cam lock 34 such that the band 12 clamp 32 may be tightened around the outer- circumference of the coupling end 24 13 and then locked into the tightened position.

14 Coupling of the drive shaft 16 of the rotary hand tool 20 to the input shaft 36 of the cutting attachment 20 may be accomplished in a variety of ways.
16 For example, a drive nut may be coupled to the motor drive shaft 16 which has a 17 hexagonal or square opening that engages a suitable coupling on the input shaft 36 18 in a manner that assured non slipping rotation, but sliding decoupling when the 19 attachment is removed from the tool 10 as is known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Alternatively, the input shaft 36 of the cutting attachment 20 may have a 21 square or other noncircular configuration. In this manner, the rotary hand tool 10 22 and cutting attachment 20 are mechanically coupled, with the motor output shaft . . . .

1 32 of the rotary hand tool, and input shaft 36 of the cutting attachment properly 2 aligned.

3 The enlarged cutting end 26 of the attachment housing 22 is 4 preferably configured to provide a variety of tasks, such as undercutting, flush-cutting, as well as operating as a circular saw when the cutting attachment 20 is 6 used in a vertical or other angled orientation.

7 To this end, the enlarged cutting end 26 of the attachment housing ~-8 22 includes a blade guard, indicated generally at 40, configured to operationally 9 enclose a substantial portion of the rotary cutting wheel 30. While it is contemplated that the blade guard 40 may be unitary with the enlarged cutting end 11 26 of the attachment housing 22, for purposes of illustration, the blade guard is 12 shown and described as being releasably secured to a nose portion 42 of the 13 enlarged cutting end, such as via a band clamp 44 and cam lock 46. It is further 14 contemplated that alternative locking mechanisms, such as a snap-fit or frictional engagement, may be provided in place of the band clamp 44 and cam lock 46 16 without departing from the scope of the invention.

17 The blade guard 40 is preferably bowl-shaped, with a concave 18 portion 48 for containing the rotary cutting wheel 30 therein. A generally ring-19 shaped collar 50 extends upwardly from a surface of the blade guard 40 opposite the receiving portion to engage the nose portion 44 of the enlarged cutting end 26, 21 and it is around this collar 50 that the band clamp 44 and cam lock 46 are 22 preferably secured to releasably secure the blade guard to the enlarged cutting end.

1 The rotary cutting wheel 30 is dome-shaped, having a preferably 2 smooth, but segmented annular flange 52 disposed around an outer circumference 3 thereof and having a cutting edge 54. The rotary cutting wheel 30 is designed to 4 cut through wood and small nails, and is preferably a segmented abrasive wheel having tungsten carbide bonded to its perimeter surface, but not on either face.

6 The rotary cutting wheel has an offset center hub portion 56, which 7 allows a mounting flange 58 having a preferably integral hexagonal nut portion 60 8 to be recessed in the rotary cutting wheel. The configuration of the rotary cutting 9 whee130 enables the attachment 20 to make flush cuts in a work surface.

It is contemplated that the cutting attachment 20 may be operated at 11 any angle between those designations known to those skilled in the art as 12 "vertical" and "horizontal," where "horizontal" refers to operation of the cutting 13 attachment during undercutting and flush cutting applications where the cutting 14 plane of the wheel is horizontal and the wheel is flush cutting a vertical surface such as a baseboard of a wall, for example. Vertical then means the cutting plane 16 of the wheel is generally perpendicular to a horizontal surface.

17 The preferred cutting attachment 20 also preferably includes 18 additional features to promote depth of cut adjustment, such as a pivoting foot, 19 designated generally at 62_ Advantageously, the preferred pivoting foot 62 promotes a smooth, easy and user-friendly mechanism to determine and maintain a 21 desired depth of cut. The pivoting foot 62 is preferably configured to be pivotably I coupled to the blade guard 40 to permit the user to determine and maintain the 2 desired depth of cut.

3 As illustrated in FIGS. 1-6, the pivoting foot 62 is preferably an 4 elongated member 64 having an elongated extension 66 extending from one end thereof, with the extension having a curved slot 67. At an end of the elongated 6 member 64 opposite the one end having the elongated extension 66, a mounting 7 bracket 68 is provided to fixedly couple the pivoting foot 62 to the blade guard 40.
8 The mounting bracket 68 is secured to the blade guard 40 via a fastener 70, which 9 may include a variety of fasteners, such as a shoulder rivet, a plain rivet with a shaft retainer, a threaded connection or any number of cylindrical-type fasteners, 11 to name a few. The fastener 70 securing the mounting bracket 68 to the blade 12 guard 40 serves as a pivoting point for the pivoting foot 62, whereas the elongated 13 extension 66 is configured to be selectively moveable with respect to the blade 14 guard. By selectively pivoting the pivoting foot 62 about the pivot point defined by the mounting bracket 68, a user may determine the desired cutting depth.

16 More particularly, at maximum depth of cut, the elongated member 17 64 is configured to be generally parallel to a generally squared end 72 of the blade 18 guard 40. The blade guard 40 preferably includes a curved channel 74 that is 19 correspondingly configured to promote sliding reciprocation of the elongated extension 66 therein, where the elongated extension may be removably secured 21 into a desired position via engagement of a wing nut 76 or other fastener at a 22 particular position along a length of the curved slot 67. It should be understood l that the wing nut 76 can be a bolt with a wing configuration with the bolt being 2 screwed into a nut structure secured in the blade guard 40, or a threaded bolt may 3 be secure in the blade guard 40 and extend through the slot 67 and a wing nut 76 4 can be screwed onto the bolt_ In either configuration, the size of the wing nut should be sufficient so that when it is tightened, it will engage the extension 66 6 and hold it in place. At the maximum depth of cut position, the elongated 7 extension 66 will have the wing nut 76 at the extreme lower end 78 of the curved 8 slot 67.

9 The wing nut 76 may be loosened or removed to permit reciprocation of the slot extension 66 relative to the wing nut and the curved 11 channel 74 until the pivoting foot 62 is placed in the desired position to obtain the 12 desired depth of cut. The wing nut 76 is then replaced and/or tightened to 13 lockingly secure the position of the pivoting foot 62 relative the blade guard 40.

14 The elongated member 64 is preferably configured to have an outwardly facing planar surface that is configured at a lower edge 80 to expose the 16 rotary cutting wheel 30. More particularly, the lower edge 80 includes an opening 17 or aperture to permit extension of the rotary cutting wheel 30 therethrough when 18 the pivoting foot 62 is coupled to the enlarged cutting end 26.
Accordingly, as 19 depth of cut is adjusted, increasingly larger portions of top and bottom surfaces of the rotary wheel 30 are exposed via the lower edge 80 of the elongated member 21 64, thereby promoting correspondingly increasingly larger depths of cut, as 22 determined by the user.

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1 In this manner, the pivoting foot 62 permits the user to determine 2 and maintain a depth of cut from a range of depths, such as from 0" to a maximum 3 of approximately'/4". Advantageously, the outwardly facing planar surface of the 4 pivoting foot 62 may also serve as a stable and secure base during operation of the cutting attachment 20 as a vertical or otherwise angled circular saw. In other 6 words, the cutting attachment 20 may be used as a circular saw.

7 The pivoting foot 62 may also be optionally configured to include a 8 straight edge guide, indicated generally at 82, which advantageously promotes the 9 accurate cutting of long, straight cuts when the cutting attachment 20 is used in the vertical orientation where there is a guide surface against which the edge guide 11 can follow.

12 More particularly, the pivoting foot 62 may include a slotted bracket 13 84 in which to releasably secure the straight edge guide 82. The slotted bracket 84 14 is generally rectangular in shape, with a generally rectangular passage 86 therethrough.

16 It is contemplated that the slotted bracket 84 may be configured to 17 receive a straight edge guide such as the straight edge guide 82 shown in FIG. 5.
18 When provided, the straight edge guide 82 includes a generally rectangular, 19 elongated member 88 that is configured to fit in the rectangular passage 86 of the slotted bracket 84 and be slidable with respect thereto. An orifice 90 disposed 21 within the rectangular passage 86 is configured to receive a threaded fastener (not 22 shown) that can be tightened when the straight edge guide 82 is properly 1 positioned. Thus, the elongated member 88 may be slidably moved within the 2 rectangular passage 86 until the desired position is achieved, at which point the 3 fastener is tightened within the orifice 90 and holds the straight edge guide 82 in 4 the desired position.

The straight edge guide 82 also preferably includes an alignment 6 member, indicated generally at 92, for alignment with an edge of the work piece to 7 be cut. For example, when the cutting attachment 20 is used in the vertical 8 position, a generally planar surface 94 of the alignment member 92, which is 9 oriented to be generally parallel with the annular flange 52, abuts the work piece to guide the rotary cutting wheel 30 in a linear cutting path parallel to the planar 11 surface of the alignment member.

12 The preferred cutting attachment 20 may also optionally include a 13 removable cover, designated generally at 96, to protect the user from injury when 14 the cutting attachment 20 is operated in the vertical orientation. The cover, indicated generally at 96, and the blade guard 40 are configured to engage one 16 another such that the cover and blade guard at least partially sandwich the rotary 17 cutting wheel 30 therebetween. The preferred cover 96 includes a pair of 18 diametrically opposed hooks 98 extending upwardly from a surface of the cover 19 oriented to face the rotary cutting wheel 30, as well as a locking member extending upwardly from the surface of the cover oriented to face the rotary 21 cutting wheel toward an outer edge thereof, and at a position intermediate the pair 22 of hooks 98.

1 In the closed position, the hooks 98 engage correspondingly 2 configured locking orifices (not shown) disposed in the blade guard 40, and the 3 locking member 100 releasably clamps an outer circumference of the blade guard.
4 On an external surface 102 of the cover 96, corresponding to the location of the locking member 100, is a release button 104 which, when depressed, releases the 6 clamping force of the locking member, thereby permitting the user to quickly and 7 easily disengage the cover 96 from the blade guard 40.

8 While various embodiments of the present invention have been 9 shown and described, it should be understood that other modifications, substitutions and alternatives are apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Such 11 modifications, substitutions and alternatives can be made without departing from 12 the spirit and scope of the invention, which should be determined from the 13 appended claims.

14 Various features of the invention are set forth in the following claims.

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1. An accessory attachment for a rotary power hand tool of the type which has a tool housing with a -nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft with a mounting coupling extending forwardly from the nose portion for receiving a drive shaft, said attachment comprising:

a housing having a first end portion configured to be mounted to the tool housing nose portion and an input shaft for coupling to the motor drive shaft, said housing having a second end portion oriented at an angle relative to said first end portion and having an output shaft coupled to said input shaft at an angle relative thereto;

a rotary cutting wheel mounted to said output shaft and substantially disposed within said enlarged second end portion, excepting an exposed portion of said rotary cutting wheel for engaging a work surface;

an adjustable guide foot pivotally connected to said second end portion and having an elongated front surface configured to abut a work surface and extending substantially across the diameter of said wheel, said guide foot being configured to permit said wheel to extend beyond said front surface, where a position of said guide foot limits a depth of cut of said wheel into the work surface.
2. The accessory attachment of claim 1, said rotary cutting wheel further comprising a dome-shaped wheel having an annular cutting flange and a recessed hub.
3. The accessory attachment of claim 2, wherein said enlarged second end portion further comprises a correspondingly dome-shaped outer configuration and encloses a substantial portion of said rotary cutting wheel therein.
4. The accessory attachment of claim 1, said enlarged second end portion further comprises a locking member thereon, said guide foot further comprising a radial slot extension at a first end portion located adjacent one side of said wheel and a fixed pivot point disposed at a second end portion spaced from said first end portion and adjacent an opposite side of said wheel, said slot extension being configured to slidably move relative to said locking member,.
5. The accessory attachment of claim 1, wherein said guide foot is configured to be movable relative to said enlarged second end portion to provide a range of depth of cut of from about zero inches to about 3/4 inch.
6. The accessory attachment of claim 4 wherein said locking member comprises a threaded nut that operatively engagable with said slot extension to hold said foot in a desired position.
7. The accessory attachment of claim 1 further comprising a straight edge guide having a straight edge guide surface that is movable relative to said guide foot and configured to guide said rotary cutting wheel in a generally linear direction at desired distances from said straight edge guide surface.
8. The accessory attachment of claim 1 further comprising a band clamp disposed around a narrowed circumference of said first end portion and a cam lock that may be selectively tighten said band clamp to releasably lock said first end portion to the nose portion.
9. An accessory attachment for a rotary power hand tool of the type which has a tool housing with a substantially cylindrical nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft with a mounting coupling extending forwardly from the nose portion for receiving a drive shaft, said attachment comprising:

an attachment housing having coupling means disposed at a first end thereof for operationally coupling said attachment to the rotary power hand tool and an enlarged second end;

rotary cutting means disposed at said enlarged second end of said housing for cutting a work surface when said attachment is operating either a generally horizontal or vertical orientation, said rotary cutting means being configured to abut a surface generally perpendicular to a cutting surface making to make flush cuts in a work surface during horizontal operation of said attachment; and an elongated adjustable depth of cut foot for adjusting a depth of cut of said rotary cutting means, said foot having a generally flat facing surface for contacting a work surface on at least opposite sides of said wheel, said foot having a pivoting connection to said enlarged second end at one end portion thereof and a locking mechanism on an opposite end portion for locking said foot in a desired position.
10. The accessory attachment of claim 9 wherein said rotary cutting means comprises a dome-shaped cutting wheel having a recessed hub and an annular flange, said annular flange having an abutment surface configured to abut the surface generally perpendicular to the work surface and a cutting edge disposed around an outer circumference of said abutment surface.
11. The accessory attachment of claim 9 further comprising straight edge guide means for guiding said rotary cutting wheel means in a linear direction.
12. The accessory attachment of claim 11 wherein said straight edge guide means is configured to be releasably secured to said adjustable depth of cut adjustment means and is moveable with respect thereto to selectively adjust a distance of said straight edge guide means from said rotary cutting wheel means.
13. The attachment of claim 9 wherein said coupling means comprises a band clamp and a cam lock configured to releasably secure said attachment housing to the rotary hand tool.
14. The attachment of claim 9 wherein said locking mechanism comprises an arcuate extension extending away from said facing surface at said opposite end portion, said extension having a slot through which a threaded member is operatively attached to said enlarged second end, selectively loosening said threaded member permitting said opposite end portion to be pivoted around said pivoting connection to adjust the relative position of said facing surface from the outer reach of said wheel.
15. The attachment of claim 14 wherein said threaded member has a wing type configuration.
16. The attachment of claim 9 wherein said foot has a vertically oriented slot for receiving a straight edge guide means for guiding said rotary cutting means in a linear direction.
17. The attachment of claim 16 wherein said slot is located at said one end portion.
18. The attachment of claim 16 wherein said one end portion of said foot has a vertical extension, at least a portion of said slot being formed in said extension to increase the stability of said straight edge guide means.
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