US 12,138,821 B2
Bridge for use with woodworking clamps and method of use
Wayne Sherman, Hinckley, OH (US)
Assigned to WOODPECKERS, LLC, Strongsville, OH (US)
Filed by Woodpeckers, LLC, Strongsville, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/329,343.
Application 18/329,343 is a division of application No. 17/953,912, filed on Sep. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,707,861.
Prior Publication US 2024/0100733 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B23Q 3/00 (2006.01); B23Q 9/00 (2006.01); B27G 11/00 (2006.01); B27K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B27G 11/00 (2013.01) [B23Q 9/0078 (2013.01); B27K 5/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A woodworking bridge comprising:
a first surface to engage a first work piece;
a second surface to engage a second work piece, wherein the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart and coplanar with each other, and wherein the first work piece and the second work piece are configured to abut each other at a joint;
a wall that spans the joint between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the joint is positioned in a space defined below the wall; and
a top surface to engage a clamp wherein the woodworking bridge permits the clamp to apply a clamping force to the first work piece and the second work piece on both sides of the joint and prevent the clamp from contacting the joint and the woodworking bridge is adapted to not contact any glue or adhesive that oozes from the joint between the first work piece and the second work piece;
a first side opposite a second side defining a first direction therebetween, and a front end oppose a rear end defining a second direction therebetween, and a top opposite a bottom defining a third direction therebetween, wherein the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are orthogonal to each other; and
wherein the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart from each other and are coplanar along a first horizontal plane that lies flat and parallel to the second direction.