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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald E Sanders, Urbana, OH (US);
Jesse L Henson, Urbana, OH (US);
Assignee:
Garber Seeder Company, St. Paris, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
269 17 ; 269 60 ; 269 99 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting and lifting a workpiece includes a base, an upwardly extending column fixed to the base, a screw rotatably mounted on the base parallel to the column, a motor operatively coupled to the screw for rotating the screw, and a carriage threadedly engaging the screw and slidably engaging the column. A variety of chucks or support mechanism for engaging various types of workpieces may be removably coupled to the carriage. The apparatus advantageously allows supporting and lifting at least a portion of a marine outboard motor.