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US 2025/0035148 A1Published application
Auto-locking safety t-nut
AssigneeGE Infrastructure Technology LLC
InventorRobert M. PETROSKIE
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Abstract
The present application provides a machining system for a workpiece. The machining system includes a rotary tooling plate with a T-slot and a T-nut positioned in the T-slot. The T-nut has a horizontal base with a wedge such that the wedge includes a locked position locking the T-nut in place within the T-slot and a released position allowing the T-nut to maneuver within the T-slot.
Claims20
A machining system for a workpiece, comprising:
- a rotary tooling plate;
- the rotary tooling plate comprising a T-slot;
- and
- a T-nut positioned in the T-slot;
- the T-nut comprising a horizontal base with a wedge;
- wherein the wedge comprises a locked position locking the T-nut in place within the T-slot and a released position allowing the T-nut to maneuver within the T-slot.
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A method of maneuvering a T-nut within a T-slot of a rotary tooling plate, comprising:
- attaching a wedge to a horizontal base of the T-nut by a bolt loaded with a spring;
- pushing the wedge away from the horizontal base by contracting the spring;
- maneuvering the T-nut within the T-slot;
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- forcing the spring to maneuver the wedge adjacent to the horizontal base so as to lock the T-nut in place.
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A machining system for a workpiece, comprising:
- a rotary tooling plate;
- the rotary tooling plate comprising a T-slot;
- and
- a T-nut positioned in the T-slot;
- the T-nut comprising a horizontal base with a wedge;
- wherein the wedge comprises a spring loaded bolt extending therethrough;
- and
- wherein the horizontal base and the wedge comprise a locked position with a first width and a released position with a second width.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.