Machine for edge trimming

Claim 1

A MACHINE OF A CHARACTER DESCRIBED THAT COMPRISES A PLANAR WORK SURFACE, A CUTTING TOOL FOR DRESSING A FRONT EDGE OF A WORK PIECE MOVING ACROSS SAID WORK SURFACE, A GUIDE FENCE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID WORK SURACE FOR CONTACTING A REAR EDGE OF SAID WORK PIECE WHILE SAID FRONT EDGE IS BEING DRESSED, ELONGATED MEANS ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED TO THE EDGE OF SAID GUIDE FENCE AT A POINT ABOVE SAID WORK SURFACE ADAPTED TO EXTEND OVER SAID WORK PIECE AND MAINTAIN SAME AGAINST SAID WORK SURFACE, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CUTTING TOOL AND ADJUSTABLY SUPPORTION SAID CUTTING TOOL AT A VARIABLE VERTICAL ANGLE TO BEVEL THE FRONT EDGE OF SAID WORK PIECE, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER POSITIONED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID CUTTER BLADE FOR BIASING SAID WORK PIECE AGAINST SAID GUIDE FENCE, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS COMPRISING A SUPPORT PIVOTALLY MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID WORK SURFACE, SPRING MEANS BIASING EACH SUPPORT FOR ROTATION IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION IN WHICH SAID WORK PIECE MOVES ACROSS SAID WORK SURFACE, AND ELONGATED ROLLER ROTATABLY MOUNTED TO ONE END OF EACH SUPPORT WITH THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF EACH SAID ROLLER SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID WORK SURFACE, THE RC THROUGH WHICH EACH SAID SUPPORT MOVBES BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGE THAT SAID ROLLERS ARE DEFLECTABLE BY SAID WORK PIECE FROM A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH SAID ROLLERS ENGAGE THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID WORKPIECE TO A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH SAID ROLLERS ENGAGE THE FRONT EDGE OF SAID WORK PIECE FOR ALL ANGULAR POSITIONS OF SAID CUTTER BLADE, AND CHIP DEFLECTING MEANS ENCLOSING THE UPPER END OF SAID CUTTER BLADE, SAID CHIP DEFLECTING MEANS BEING OPEN AT ITS LOWER END WITH THE WALL OF SAID CHIP DEFLECTING MEANS BEING CUT AWAY ON THE SIDE FACING THE WORK PIECE TO PERMIT THE WORK PIECE TO PASS BENEATH SAID CHIP DEFLECTING MEANS INTO CONTACT WITH SAID CUTTER BLADE, SAID CHIP DEFLECTING MEANS BEING EFFECTIVE AS THE WORK PIECE ENGAGES SAID CUTTER BLADE TO RETARD UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE WORK PIECE AWAY FROM THE WORK SURFACE.