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Workpiece locating device

US6042096A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
15References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 1997
Grant dateMar 28, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S269/91
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a new and useful workpiece locating device for use on a machine table comprising at least two spaced elongated support members arranged in parallel so as to create at least one elongated slot, in a top surface of said table, between adjacent support members in which the locating device comprises a first member for insertion into the slot, which first member comprises a base having a width less the width of the slot and at least one locking means to releasably secure the base within the slot and a second member fastened to the first member in which the second member is upstanding relative to the top surface of the table when the device is positioned in the slot.

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