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US 2019/0337125 A1Published application
Clamp assembly and method
AssigneeUnison Industries, LLC
InventorsDennis Jerome Malone, Rodney Lee Delk, Steven Douglas Tolle, Michael Umney
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Abstract
A clamp assembly and method of clamping includes a fixture having a cavity formed by a facing surface. The facing surface in the clamp assembly can define a cavity periphery. In addition, a recess can be provided in the facing surface. An elastic member can be disposed within the recess.
Claims21
A clamp assembly comprising:
- a fixture having a cavity formed by a facing surface, the facing surface defining a cavity periphery;
- a recess provided in the facing surface;
- and
- a visco-elastic member disposed within the recess and extending into the cavity beyond the facing surface.
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A clamp assembly, comprising:
- a base fixture having a base facing surface;
- a cap fixture removably coupled to the base fixture and having a cap facing surface confronting the base facing surface;
- at least one recess in one of the base facing surface and the cap facing surface;
- and
- at least one visco-elastic member disposed in the at least one recess.
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A method of clamping a workpiece, the method comprising:
- providing a fixture having a cavity with at least one recess;
- disposing at least one visco-elastic member at least partially within the at least one recess;
- positioning a workpiece within the cavity, where an outer surface of the workpiece contacts the at least one visco-elastic member;
- applying a force to the workpiece via the at least one visco-elastic member;
- and
- maintaining a gap between the outer surface of the workpiece and the fixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.