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US3375742A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Turret mechanism

Assignee: Genesis Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1966-06-22
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Granted: 1968-04-02
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Expires: 1986-06-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter V Sturm

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 23:02
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B29/00; B23B29/04; B23B29/12; B23B29/20; B23Q; B23Q11/00; B23Q11/10; B23Q2220/00; B23Q2220/002; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5152; Y10T407/00; Y10T407/14; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/36; Y10T408/37; Y10T408/44; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/25; Y10T82/2585; Y10T82/2587

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 260 words
A TURRET MECHANISM, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A BASE, MEANS JOURNALING A TURRET ON SAID BASE ON A FIRST AXIS, A TOOLHOLDER BORE CIRCULAR IN CROSS SECTION IN SAID TURRET LYING IN A PLANE AT AN ANGLE TO SAID AXIS, A FACE ON SAID TURRET GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, A LOCKING APERTURE IN SAID TURRET, SAID LOCKING APERTURE EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO THE AXIS OF SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE AND EXTENDING FROM SAID FACE OF THE TURRET TO INTERSECT SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE BUT AXIALLY OFFSET THEREFROM, A BINDER PLUG IN SAID LOCKING APERTURE, SAID BINDER PLUG HAVING A SECOND AXIS AND HAVING A BINDER FACE DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO SAID SECOND AXIS, A TOOLHOLDER HAVING AN EXTENSION ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, A WEDGING FACE ON SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION AND HAVING A COMPONENT PARALLEL TO THE AXIS THEREOF, SAID BINDER FACE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID WEDGING FACE ON SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION UPON THE TOOLHOLDER BEING INSERTED IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, SAID BINDER FACE AND SAID WEDGING FACE BEING COMPLEMENTARY FOR INTERENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT AN AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE RELATIVE TO SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, AND MEANS ENGAGING SAID TURRET AND SAID BINDER PLUG TO FASTEN SAID BINDER PLUG TO SAID TURRET GENERALLY IN A DIRECTION ALONG SAID SECOND AXIS TO CAUSE SAID BINDER FACE ON SAID BINDER PLUG TO POSITIVELY ENGAGE SAID WEDGING FACE ON SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION TO THUS FIRMLY LOCK SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION AXIALLY IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE OF THE TURRET AND ALSO TO POSITIVELY ROTATIVELY LOCATE THE TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 260 words
A TURRET MECHANISM, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A BASE, MEANS JOURNALING A TURRET ON SAID BASE ON A FIRST AXIS, A TOOLHOLDER BORE CIRCULAR IN CROSS SECTION IN SAID TURRET LYING IN A PLANE AT AN ANGLE TO SAID AXIS, A FACE ON SAID TURRET GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, A LOCKING APERTURE IN SAID TURRET, SAID LOCKING APERTURE EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO THE AXIS OF SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE AND EXTENDING FROM SAID FACE OF THE TURRET TO INTERSECT SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE BUT AXIALLY OFFSET THEREFROM, A BINDER PLUG IN SAID LOCKING APERTURE, SAID BINDER PLUG HAVING A SECOND AXIS AND HAVING A BINDER FACE DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO SAID SECOND AXIS, A TOOLHOLDER HAVING AN EXTENSION ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, A WEDGING FACE ON SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION AND HAVING A COMPONENT PARALLEL TO THE AXIS THEREOF, SAID BINDER FACE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID WEDGING FACE ON SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION UPON THE TOOLHOLDER BEING INSERTED IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, SAID BINDER FACE AND SAID WEDGING FACE BEING COMPLEMENTARY FOR INTERENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT AN AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE RELATIVE TO SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE, AND MEANS ENGAGING SAID TURRET AND SAID BINDER PLUG TO FASTEN SAID BINDER PLUG TO SAID TURRET GENERALLY IN A DIRECTION ALONG SAID SECOND AXIS TO CAUSE SAID BINDER FACE ON SAID BINDER PLUG TO POSITIVELY ENGAGE SAID WEDGING FACE ON SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION TO THUS FIRMLY LOCK SAID TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION AXIALLY IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE OF THE TURRET AND ALSO TO POSITIVELY ROTATIVELY LOCATE THE TOOLHOLDER EXTENSION IN SAID TOOLHOLDER BORE.

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