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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
James V Mascola, Emporia, KS (US);
Assignee:
Vektek, Inc., Emporia, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
269 24 ; 269 25 ; 269 27 ; 269 30 ; 269 20 ;
Abstract
A hydraulically-operated swing clamp (16) shiftable between a retracted, clamping position and an extended, releasing position is disclosed. The swing clamp (16) includes a speed control mechanism (26,52,54), which is formed directly on the clamp (16), for selectively and individually varying the speed at which the clamp (16) is shifted between its extended and retracted positions.