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US3124017A
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Automatic multiple spindle drilling machine
Assignee: Kearney and Trecker Corp
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Filing: 1960-10-31
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Granted: 1964-03-10
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Expires: 1980-10-31
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Wallace E Brainard
- 👤 Werner K Behrendt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:02
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B39/00; B23B39/16; B23B39/161; B23B39/165; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5104; Y10T29/5105; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/16; Y10T408/175; Y10T408/36; Y10T408/38; Y10T408/3811
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
IN A MULTIPLE SPINDLE DRILLING MACHINE HAVING A SUPPORTING FRAME, A PLURALITY OF SPINDLE HOLDERS MOVABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME FOR LATERAL POSITIONING MOVEMENT, A PLURALITY OF TOOL SPINDLES RESPECTIVELY JOURNALLED IN SAID HOLDERS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AXES PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF LATERAL ADJUSTMENT, A SINGLE SELECTIVELY RELEASABLE CLAMP RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID SPINDLE HOLDERS FOR RELEASABLY CLAMPING THE ASSOCIATED HOLDER TO SAID FRAME AT ONE POINT, A PLURALITY OF RELEASABLE BRIDGE CLAMPS RESPECTIVELY OPERATIVE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CLAMP SEPARATE GROUPS OF SAID HOLDERS TO SAID FRAME AND EACH OF SAID BRIDGE CLAMPS BEING LOCATED IN LATERALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SINGLE CLAMPS RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH CORRESPONDING ONES OF SAID HOLDERS, AND POWER OPERABLE CONTROL MEANS RESPECTIVELY OPERATIVE TO SELECTIVELY RELEASE SAID SINGLE CLAMPS AND SAID BRIDGE CLAMPS FOR EFFECTING SELECTIVE LATERAL POSITIONING MOVEMENT OF SAID SPINDLES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HOLDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
IN A MULTIPLE SPINDLE DRILLING MACHINE HAVING A SUPPORTING FRAME, A PLURALITY OF SPINDLE HOLDERS MOVABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME FOR LATERAL POSITIONING MOVEMENT, A PLURALITY OF TOOL SPINDLES RESPECTIVELY JOURNALLED IN SAID HOLDERS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AXES PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF LATERAL ADJUSTMENT, A SINGLE SELECTIVELY RELEASABLE CLAMP RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID SPINDLE HOLDERS FOR RELEASABLY CLAMPING THE ASSOCIATED HOLDER TO SAID FRAME AT ONE POINT, A PLURALITY OF RELEASABLE BRIDGE CLAMPS RESPECTIVELY OPERATIVE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CLAMP SEPARATE GROUPS OF SAID HOLDERS TO SAID FRAME AND EACH OF SAID BRIDGE CLAMPS BEING LOCATED IN LATERALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SINGLE CLAMPS RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH CORRESPONDING ONES OF SAID HOLDERS, AND POWER OPERABLE CONTROL MEANS RESPECTIVELY OPERATIVE TO SELECTIVELY RELEASE SAID SINGLE CLAMPS AND SAID BRIDGE CLAMPS FOR EFFECTING SELECTIVE LATERAL POSITIONING MOVEMENT OF SAID SPINDLES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HOLDER.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-10 | 1967-09-09 | 1968-03-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-10 | 1971-09-09 | 1972-03-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-10 | 1975-09-09 | 1976-03-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |