Feather board apparatus and method
US7942174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/745
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved feather board apparatus and method are provided, for use in holding a work piece against a guide surface as the work piece is guided in a feed direction, and for precluding motion of the work piece in a direction opposite the feed direction, through use of a feather board apparatus, having a feather board clamping arrangement which allows for limited amount of pivoting of the feather board about an in feed side clamping point, as the work piece is fed past the feather board.
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