>From: Wolfgang.Jordan@f...

>This is a drawing taken from the related patent from 1959 (German patent
>No. 1782418):
>http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/jordan/pat_1782418_1.jpg
>This patent actually was my first pointer to this company. Now I also
>have the plane. What I would like to know: Is this the only maker who
>used this kind of depth adjustment? Or is there a similar US patent and
>a plane made accordingly?

Similar, but different:

http://www.datamp.org/displayPatent.php?number=89369&type=UT
http://www.datamp.org/displayPatent.php?number=144823&type=UT

That's the closest art I can find in a quick search.

Regards,
Steve

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