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OT-2026-000003322

Ball transfer rail for table saw

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Industrial Motion & Power Transmission › Rotary Motion
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BIEHL ROY
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US-5375679-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 27 December 1994
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A ball transfer assembly includes a steel ball that rotates within a housing having a collar for centering the ball within the housing and a removable plug that forms a seat for the ball and retains the ball and collar within the housing. The plug has a snap lock arrangement with the housing that permits it to be removable allowing the assembly to be taken apart and cleaned. A gasket also aids in preventing the accumulation of dust and wood fibers within the housing. A series of ball transfer assemblies may be aligned in an extruded metal rail to form a long beam with equally spaced in-line ball supports each capable of 360° movement. This ball rail can be set adjacent a table saw. moulder, shaper, or band saw to provide control over the movement of sheet material being cut or moved.

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Abstract

A ball transfer assembly includes a steel ball that rotates within a housing having a collar for centering the ball within the housing and a removable plug that forms a seat for the ball and retains the ball and collar within the housing. The plug has a snap lock arrangement with the housing that permits it to be removable allowing the assembly to be taken apart and cleaned. A gasket also aids in preventing the accumulation of dust and wood fibers within the housing. A series of ball transfer assemblies may be aligned in an extruded metal rail to form a long beam with equally spaced in-line ball supports each capable of 360° movement. This ball rail can be set adjacent a table saw. moulder, shaper, or band saw to provide control over the movement of sheet material being cut or moved.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003322, “Ball transfer rail for table saw,” published September 15, 2026 at 20:09:29 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003322.

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