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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712746 | Chuck A chuck, which is releasably connectable with a tool spindle (1), includes a guide sleeve (3) having a plurality of openings (4), a plurality of locking elements formed as tilt segments (5) each having an axially fixedly supported, suppor... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7175184 | Collect tool holder and method of making same A tool holder for a tool with a recess having detent disposed therein for holding the tool axially, and having a sleeve telescoped over a collet which has flexible fingers and with the sleeve and the fingers having camming surfaces for effecting clamping onto the to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6367814 | Apparatus for clamping a work piece The apparatus for clamping a work piece in a well defined position within the operating area of a machine tool comprises a chuck member to be mounted within the operating area of the machine tool and a work piece carrier that can be put onto the chuck mem... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6250858 | Tool driver and tools therefor In the broader aspects of the invention, there is provided a new and improved tool driver having a shaft with a longitudinal axis and opposite ends and tools therefor. A boss is secured at one of said shaft ends by which the tool driver is connected to a ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5851042 | Collet for gripping container caps A collet to be used in conjunction with a container capping device used primarily in the packaging industry, more particularly for gripping threaded container caps in preparation for the rotation of the caps onto threaded containers. The structure compris... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5746436 | Air pressurized chuck An air pressurized chuck has a spindle journalled in a housing for rotation about a longitudinal axis. One means is mounted in a penultimate portion of the spindle and rotatable therewith for longitudinally reciprocating along the axis in one direction in... | 05/05/1998 |
| 4656727 | Tool mounting and demounting device for changing tools of a drilling machine A tool mounting and demounting assembly for a drilling machine includes a cylindrical support mounted on a rotatable drill shaft into which a tool holder can be inserted. The tool holder has a groove which is engagable by a hook of a tongue mounted on the... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4604009 | Tool retention mechanism A tool retention mechanism is disclosed for clamping a tool holder knob. An elongate rod member is supported lengthwise in a compartment formed within the center of an elongate housing. A knob clamping assembly is mounted on the outer end of the rod membe... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4538823 | Means for mounting chuck lever pins in a fulcrum device An assembly for use in conjunction with a fulcrum device of an automatic screw machine wherein the cylindrical housing thereof includes a pair of longitudinal recesses disposed on opposite surfaces thereof. The recesses include threaded counterbored openi... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4374481 | Adjustable socket with detachable or lockable engaging handle component The adjustable socket comprises a plurality of fingers pivoted by one end thereof to a socket body and enclosed within a partially rotatable shell covering the socket body. A spiral slot in the shell is engaged by a pin or the like extending from the body... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4235134 | Adjustable wrench An adjustable wrench comprises a supporting member having a plurality of gripping arms pivotally supported thereon. The gripping arms are moveable into and out of engagement with a hex-headed nut or bolt. The apparatus may be modified to use two or four o... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4227721 | Variable size coupling Apparatus for forming a tight seal between a coupling and a tube of variable sizes. A cylindrical housing defining an opening therein is provided such that a plurality of jaws having gripping teeth and gear teeth are mounted within the housing by being ro... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4121868 | Cam actuated pivotal jaw gripping apparatus A gripping apparatus for lifting objects remotely utilizing three pivotally mounted gripping arms driven by integral cam followers located on extremities and roller grasping means located on their opposite extremities. The cam followers are carried in tra... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4032163 | Quick change in-motion tool chuck A tool chuck includes a spindle having a barrel with an axial bore therein, and a collar slidably disposed about the barrel. A diametrical slot within the barrel receives a pair of opposed, pivoting toggles which engage and retain the end of a tool insert... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3998467 | Tool chuck for a drill press A chuck for holding a tool in a drill press includes a sleeve having an open end spaced above a workpiece to be drilled. A plurality of levers are pivotally mounted in the sleeve and the lower ends of the levers are fitted with jaws which grip the side of... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3967847 | Chuck apparatus for glass container coating line A chuck for gripping a glass container has jaws in the form of arcuate segments of a tube. The jaws hang on pins that project outwardly from a central base, and they are cammed inward to a container finish-gripping position by a spindle mounted annular sl... | 07/06/1976 |
