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US 12,485,509 B2Granted
Clamp apparatus for drill press
OwnerEric Moreau, Mary Moreauinventors
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Abstract
A clamp apparatus includes a main frame, at least one table attachment bracket, a pair of adjustable clamping members, at least one measurement member, at least one vice attachment bracket, a catch tray and a shield member. The clamp apparatus preferably attaches to any existing drill press table, offers multiple clamping solutions for a work piece and provides a stable tabletop for the work piece.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a drill press, the drill press including a head and a chuck;
- a main frame attached to the drill press, the main frame including a top section opposite a bottom section joined together via at least one support and defining a space between the top section and the bottom section, the top section including a top rear side opposite a top front side and a top left side opposite a top right side, the top left side including a left clamp track, the top right side including a right clamp track, the bottom section including a bottom rear side opposite a bottom front side and a bottom left side opposite a bottom right side;
- a pair of adjustable clamping members attached about the top section of the main frame, each of the adjustable clamping members including a clamp left side opposite a clamp right side and a clamp length therebetween, the clamp left side of each of the adjustable clamping members attached to the left clamp track and the clamp right side of each of the adjustable clamping members attached to the right clamp track such that each of the adjustable clamping members are configured for linear movement about the top section, the pair of adjustable clamping members together configured to clamp a work piece therebetween;
- at least one measurement member attached about the top section of the main frame, the at least one measurement member spanning between the top rear side and the top front side and located at one of the top left side and top right side, the at least one measurement member including indicia configured to aid in positioning of the work piece;
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- a catch tray configured for removable insertion into the space between the top section and the bottom section, the catch tray being inserted through the front side of the apparatus,
- wherein the drill press further including a table, the table including table bolt apertures, and
- wherein the apparatus further comprising at least one table attachment bracket attached about the bottom section of the main frame, the at least one table attachment bracket including a first opening configured for alignment with table bolt apertures of the table and to receive at least one first bolt therethrough, thereby attaching the apparatus to the drill press.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a drill press, the drill press including a head, a chuck, and a table, the table including table bolt apertures;
- a main frame attached to the drill press, the main frame including a top section opposite a bottom section joined together via at least one support and defining a space between the top section and the bottom section, the top section including a top rear side opposite a top front side and a top left side opposite a top right side, the top left side including a left clamp track extending substantially from the top rear side to the top front side of the top section, the top right side including a right clamp track extending substantially from the top rear side to the top front side of the top section, the bottom section including a bottom rear side opposite a bottom front side and a bottom left side opposite a bottom right side;
- a pair of adjustable clamping members attached about the top section of the main frame, each of the adjustable clamping members including a clamp left side opposite a clamp right side and a clamp length therebetween, the clamp left side of each of the adjustable clamping members attached to the left clamp track and the clamp right side of each of the adjustable clamping members attached to the right clamp track such that each of the adjustable clamping members are configured for linear movement about the top section, the pair of adjustable clamping members together configured to clamp a work piece therebetween;
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- at least one measurement member attached about the top section of the main frame, the at least one measurement member spanning between the top rear side and the top front side and located at one of the top left side and top right side, the at least one measurement member including indicia configured to aid in positioning of the work piece;
- at least one table attachment bracket attached about the bottom section of the main frame, the at least one table attachment bracket including a first opening configured for alignment with table bolt apertures of the table and to receive at least one first bolt therethrough, thereby attaching the apparatus to the drill press;
- at least one vice attachment bracket attached about the top section of the main frame and configured to attach a vice to the apparatus, the at least one vice attachment bracket including a vice rear end opposite a vice front end and a second opening configured for alignment with vice bolt apertures on the vice and to receive at least one second bolt therethrough, thereby attaching the vice to the apparatus;
- a catch tray configured for removable insertion into the space between the top section and the bottom section, the catch tray being inserted through the front side of the apparatus;
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- a shield member attached about the top rear side of the top section, the shield member including a first side panel pivotably attached about a shield left side thereof and a second side panel pivotably attached about a shield right side thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.