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US 5,069,096 AGranted
Advanced spider fixture
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorMichael R. Desrosiers
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Abstract
A spider fixture provides a rotatable connection between a workpiece and a lathe. The spider fixture has a tapered shaft adapted to be inserted and secured to the tail stock of the lathe and rotatably mounted to the remainder of the spider. In addition the portion of the spider fixture that is rotatably mounted to the tapered shaft has adjustable holding pieces that extend radially from the spider to secure the spider to the inner shell of the workpiece.
Claims5
A spider for providing a rotatable interface comprising:
- a circular base plate having a plurality of spaced radially disposed undercut grooves near the outer circumference thereof and an aperture at its axis;
- a plurality of first and second clamping pieces with respective members of said first and second clamping pieces clamped to said base plate at said undercut radial grooves, said first and second clamping pieces being adjustable in the radial direction with respect to said base plate;
- a plurality of holding screws, one each of said screws being affixed to one of said first clamping pieces, each of said screws having adjustable means for extending further outward in a radial direction than said first clamping piece to which it is affixed and than said base plate;
- a housing having a cylindrical boss for being secured with said base plate at said aperture of said base plate;
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- a tail piece rotatably connected to said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.