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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A. Erickson, Raleigh, NC (US);
William M. Long, Blairsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Kennametal PC Inc., Monrovia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 2/900 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for releasable holding a toolholder shank having a lockable surface and a releasable surface utilizing an actuating bolt. The actuating bolt is reciprocally movable along an axis to engage one side of the shank for locking the toolholder within the support member and an opposing side of the shank for releasing the toolholder from the tool support member.