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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
George R Swann, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Chick Workholding Systems, Inc., Warrendale, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
269 43 ; 269152 ; 269154 ; 269244 ; 269285 ; 269900 ;
Abstract
A shield for use in connection with a workholding apparatus that has a base and at least two jaw members operably supported on the base for selectively clamping a workpiece therebetween. The shield comprises a plate member adapted to be removably received on the base and configured to permit at least one jaw member to move relative thereto. The plate member may be sized to provide the workholding apparatus with a worksurface that is wider than the base.