Workpiece motion guide and method
AssigneeBench Dog, Inc.
InventorNorston Fontaine
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Abstract
A motion guide for use with a machine having a table is disclosed. A motion guide in accordance with the present invention includes a body portion defining a top surface and a bottom surface, a first guiding surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, a second guiding surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, the second guiding surface being disposed at an angle relative to the first guiding surface, a plurality of keeper fingers protruding from a keeper surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, and disposed between the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface, the keeper fingers being generally parallel to each other, and an alignment member protruding from the keeper surface.
Claims20
A motion guide for use with a machine having a table, comprising:
- a body portion defining a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first side extending between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- a second side extending between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- and
- the second side being disposed an angle relative to the first side.
A motion guide for use with a machine having a table, comprising:
- a body portion defining a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first side extending between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- a second side extending between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- a plurality of keeper fingers protruding from a keeper surface extending between the first side and the second side;
- and
- an alignment member protruding from the keeper surface.
A motion guide assembly for use with a machine having a table, comprising:
- a motion guide having a body portion;
- a slide fixed to the body portion of the motion guide;
- and
- a means for expansion adapted to expand the slide.
A motion guide assembly for use with a machine having a table, comprising:
- a motion guide having a body portion;
- a slide fixed to the body portion of the motion guide by a fastener;
- the slide including a slide body defining a conical cavity;
- a draw bar having a distal end, a proximal end, and a conical head disposed proximate the proximal end thereof;
- the conical head of the draw bar being disposed within the conical cavity of the slide body;
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- a means for drawing adapted to urge the draw bar in a distal direction.
A motion guide assembly for use with a machine having a table, comprising:
- a motion guide having a body portion;
- a slide fixed to the body portion of the motion guide by a fastener having a head portion and a shaft portion;
- the head portion of the fastener being disposed within a cavity defined by the slide;
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- the shaft of the fastener extending through a slot defined by the slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.