Clamp Shoe
AssigneeGlobal Contract Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorJames Francis Meagher, Jr.
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Abstract
A toe clamp primarily for machining operations is provided with a fitted clamp shoe that engages the tip of the toe clamp and preferably is held thereon by a clip. The clamp shoe is of a material softer than the work piece subject of the tooling operation, so that the clamping against the work piece does not damage the surface of the work piece. The material of the clamp shoe can be aluminum, brass, plastic, or other materials depending on the work piece that is being clamped.
Claims15
On a tooling clamp used for engaging against a work piece to hold the work piece against a table or other surface during a tooling or machining operation, the improvement comprising a protective pad fitted and retained onto an end of the tooling clamp so as to at least partially envelop the end of the tooling clamp, the pad being of material softer than the work piece, whereby force exerted by the tooling clamp will not damage the work piece during the tooling or machining operation.
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