Setup platform apparatus for bench and pedestal grinders
AssigneeMotion Concepts, LLC
InventorPaul Frank Orlando
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Abstract
A setup platform is provided for a grinder including a cutoff wheel. The setup platform includes an upper planar surface including a first edge, which may be shaped similar to the grinder housing, the first edge including a slot therein for receiving the cutoff wheel. An anchor bar is mounted horizontally to the grinder housing, and a post extending from a lower surface of the setup platform is slidable on the anchor bar such that the setup platform is slidable relative to the anchor bar to removably mount the setup platform to the grinder such that the first edge is disposed adjacent the grinder housing and the cutoff wheel is received in the slot.
Claims19
A setup platform apparatus for a tool, comprising:
- a setup platform comprising a substantially planar upper surface including a first edge configured to be mounted adjacent the tool, the first edge comprising a slot therein;
- an elongate member including a first end fixed to the setup platform and a second end extending from a lower surface of the setup platform to define a substantially vertical axis;
- an anchor bar including a first end configured to be mounted to a portion of the tool to define a substantially horizontal axis orthogonal to the vertical axis, and a second free end configured to engage the second end of the elongate member such that the setup platform is mountable relative to the anchor bar along the horizontal axis;
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- one or more fasteners for securing the elongate member relative to the anchor bar.
A system for processing work pieces, comprising:
- a machine tool including a housing and a processing wheel defining a rotational axis;
- an anchor member including a first end secured to the housing and a second free end extending from the housing substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis and defining a substantially horizontal axis;
- a setup platform comprising a substantially planar upper surface including a slot therein, and a lower surface from which a post extends to define a substantially vertical axis, the post mountable at one or more locations on the anchor member such that the setup platform is directable along the substantially horizontal axis towards the tool until a first edge of the setup platform is positioned at least partially along the housing of the tool and the wheel is received in the slot;
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- one or more fasteners for securing the post to the anchor member to thereby secure the setup platform relative to the tool.
A method for mounting a setup platform to a bench top or pedestal grinder having a cutoff wheel rotatably mounted thereon, comprising:
- mounting a first end of an anchor bar to a housing of the grinder adjacent the cutoff wheel such that the anchor bar defines a substantially horizontal axis between the first end and a second free end of the anchor bar;
- providing a setup platform including a substantially planar upper surface and an elongate member extending from a lower surface of the setup platform;
- positioning the elongate member along the substantially horizontal axis at a desired location between the first end and the second free end of the anchor bar until an inner edge of the setup platform is positioned adjacent the cutoff wheel;
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- securing the elongate member to the anchor bar such that the setup platform is substantially stationary relative to the grinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.