BACKGROUND

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to cutting methods and systems utilizing a table saw to cut stock, such as wooden stock. More particularly the present disclosure relates to a carpenter's accordion, which may be advantageously used in combination with a table saw to provide support extension for long pieces of stock being cut by the blade on the table saw.

Description of Related Art

Woodcutting and carpentry are well developed fields of art. Table saws are a tool typically used in the art to perform different types of cuts (e.g., bevel cuts, miter cuts, cross cuts, rip cuts, etc.) on a piece of wood or stock. A person skilled in the art of woodcutting or carpentry may use known methods to cut a particularly long piece of stock length-wise on their own. This type of cut is commonly referred to as a rip cut.

There are numerous problems that a woodcutter or carpenter may encounter when performing a rip cut on their own, and an even greater number of potential solutions to these problems. Some carpenters have tried utilizing free-standing tripod stands having a single support roller to assist them when rip cutting particularly long pieces of stock; however, the tripod stand option is unstable, bulky, and overall inefficient. There is a lack of free-standing support alternatives known in the art for single-person rip cutting, and this need has been long felt in the art.

Therefore, what is needed is a carpenter's accordion having the following characteristics and benefits over the prior art.

SUMMARY

The subject matter of this application may involve, in some cases, interrelated products, alternative solutions to a particular problem, and/or a plurality of different uses of a single system or article.

In one aspect, a carpenter's accordion is disclosed. The carpenter's accordion may comprise two sections, wherein each section may comprise two legs having tops and bottoms. Each section may be connected by two sets of a plurality of movable bars attached to legs of opposite sections, and each leg of the same section may be connected to opposite ends of a plurality of cross support bars and opposite ends of a pipe at the top of each leg of the same section.

In another aspect, a system of using the carpenter's accordion is disclosed. The carpenter's accordion may be used in combination with a table saw that is separate from the free-standing accordion. The table saw may comprise a blade attached to the top surface of the table saw, a body connected to the top surface and supported by a plurality of supporting legs. The table saw may also comprise an outfeed support that is connected to a plurality of telescoping outfeed support bars connected to either the top surface or the body of the table saw.

It should be expressly understood that the various elements of the present may be of varying sizes, shapes, or otherwise dimensions without straying from the scope of the present disclosure.

