Work holding apparatus
AssigneeDelta International Machinery Corp.
InventorXun Lei
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Abstract
A workpiece holding apparatus for holding and guiding a workpiece relative to a device having a driven cutting or abrading member includes a base having a workpiece support surface and a first track therein. The apparatus further includes a track-mounted member having a void. The track-mounted member is selectively securable within the void at a desired position along the track. A workpiece mounting member is provided that is slidable within the void.
Claims23
A method for cutting a workpiece on a device having a driven cutting member to provide a circular perimeter to the workpiece, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus for positioning the workpiece relative to the driven cutting member, the apparatus including
- a base having a workpiece support surface and a track therein, said track having a wall,
- a selectively movable track-mounted member having a void, the track-mounted member selectively securable along the track by biasing the track-mounted member against the wall of the track, and
- a workpiece mounting member longitudinally movable within the void;
- mounting the workpiece on the workpiece mounting member, such one end of the workpiece mounting member engages the workpiece and another end protrudes from the workpiece and is unattached to an object;
- disposing the unattached portion of the workpiece mounting member within the track for selective longitudinal travel therein;
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- rotating the workpiece into the driven cutting member and simultaneously advancing the workpiece mounting member along the track into the void toward the driven cutting member.
An apparatus for positioning a workpiece relative to a device, the apparatus comprising:
- a base having a workpiece support surface and a first longitudinal track therein, said first track having a wall;
- a selectively movable track-mounted member having a void, said track-mounted member selectively securable along said first track by selectively biasing said track-mounted member against said wall of said first track;
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- a workpiece-mounting member having one end thereof engaging a portion of the workpiece and the other end thereof unattached to an object and being longitudinally movable within said void.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.