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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Stanley A. Watson, Franklin, MA (US);
David G. Powell, Wellesley Hills, MA (US);
Diamond Machining Technology, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A support structure includes a first sheet with perforations having a front surface and a back surface and a second sheet with perforation having a front surface and a back surface. Each perforation in the first sheet and the second sheet has a portion adjacent to the front surface of the sheet that is wider than a portion of the perforation that is adjacent to the back surface of the sheet. A core made of a first material is formed between the back surface of the first sheet and the back surface of the second sheet and within the perforations to anchor the first sheet and the second sheet to the core. Molded features may be disposed on the front surfaces of the sheets and integrally formed with the core through perforations in the sheets. The support structure may be used in a horizontal base or an end-of-arm tool.