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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Richard S. Stanifer, Springboro, OH (US);

Michael Joseph Habel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Richard S. Stanifer, Springboro, OH (US);

Michael Joseph Habel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 11/00 (2006.01); B23Q 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/069 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49998 (2013.01);
Abstract

A workpiece holding fixture including a base plate having an engagement surface including a travel slot. A first static riser includes a position control member configured to removably couple a workpiece to the first static riser. A second static riser includes a rotation control member and is configured to removably couple the workpiece to the second static riser. A dynamic riser is configured to abut the workpiece by automatic, semi-automatic, or manual movement into secure engagement with the workpiece. The dynamic riser is slidably coupled with the travel slot and is operable between a plurality of positions associated with workpiece variants having different locating features and geometries.


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