Patent · US Expired

Bar puller

US5960689A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1998
Grant dateOct 5, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T82/2593
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for gripping a bar supported for rotation by a numerically controlled lathe. The apparatus contains two jaws and a gripper cam pivotally attached to each jaw; springs attached to the jaws tend to rotate the gripper cams away from the jaws. A device is provided for moving the jaws together, moving the jaws apart, and locking the jaws into a fixed position.

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