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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Thomas H. Dejonghe, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Douglas L. Roush, Traverse City, MI (US);
Thomas M. Grobbel, Ortonville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas H. Dejonghe, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Douglas L. Roush, Traverse City, MI (US);
Thomas M. Grobbel, Ortonville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Forkardt Inc., Elmira, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 31/175 (2006.01); B23B 31/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a wedge-lock coupling configured to connect a jaw to an actuator arm of a chuck. The wedge-lock coupling includes a wedge portion having a path of travel between a release position and a lock position, and a locking direction along the path of travel gradually wedges the wedge portion between the actuator arm and the jaw.