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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edwin G. Sawdon, St. Clair, MI (US);
Dean J. Kruger, Jeddo, MI (US);
Stephen E. Sawdon, Marysville, MI (US);
Assignee:
BTM Corporation, Marysville, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/08 ;
Abstract
An apparatus to position or clamp a work piece includes a body, a generally linearly moving powered actuator positioned in the body, and a mechanism to adjust an available stroke of the actuator. The actuator has a first piston coupled to a second piston. The available stroke is defined by a distance spanned by the first and second pistons.