Woodworking Plane Holder

Heretofore devices to permit storage of a plane have embodied rubber feet on the plane shoe to raise same above the surface on which it is resting to preclude blade damage. These devices have required the user of the plane to apply heavy downward pressure as the plane is being used to finish (trim) a wood surface.

It is the principle object of this disclosure to teach those skilled in the art how to construct a plane holder that will not interfere in any way with plane use.

A more particular object of this invention is to provide an enclosure for a plane that will permit horizontal and vertical storage in a protected environment.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a holder that will loosely encase a wood plane so that same may be protected from contact and yet be simply and quickly released from the holder for useful work.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a holder with a wood plane therein shown in its vertical storage position;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the holder with a wood plane therein in a horizontal storage attitude;

FIG. 3 is an exploded detail of plan and side views of the elements of a holder according to this invention; and,

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a holder construction according to this invention.

With particular regard to FIGS. 1 and 2 there is shown a wood plane 10 within a holder 12 according to this invention. More particularly, the wood plane 10 is placed within a cavity 14 (See FIG. 4) so that the shoe 16 of the wood plane 10 rests against a base 18 with the blade 20 over and partially within a cut-out portion 22 of base 18. In such attitude sides 24 of the plane 10 are closely adjacent the inner sidewalls 26 of the enclosure 28. Enclosure 28 may be bonded, screwed or nailed to base 18 so as to provide the bottom closed cavity 14.

The holder assembly is completed by joining, in similar fashion, a cover 30 to one end of the enclosure 28 so that side portions 32 and 34 to either side of radiused cut-away 36 partially overlie an end of the cavity, as shown by FIG. 4.

With such a construction the plane handle 38 fits within the radiused cut-away 36 with the plane shoe in cavity 14 and at one end, the end with the handle, under the side portions 32 and 34. In such placement the plane is moved within the cavity by taking the handle end and angling it under cover 30 until the other end of the shoe can be dropped into the cavity 14 .