T-slot bolt

Claim 1

A T-slot bolt for use with a T-slotted worktable which comprises: a T-head member, the bottom portion of said T-head member being a substantially rectangular stepped section mating with a Tslot of a T-slotted worktable, said stepped section having a length sufficient such that when positioned in said T-slot it is held therein but having a width such that said rectangular section can be slipped into said T-slot of said worktable anywhere along its length, the upper portion of said stepped section of said T-head member being a vertical walled shoulder indented a distance from its ends such that when said T-head member is positioned in said T-slot the vertical walls of said shoulder slidably but snugly fit between the walls of the Tslot, the bottom surface of said stepped section being fitted with a spring member, said spring member being of a length such that when compressed it permits free rotation of said T-head member within said T-slot below the walls of said T-slot and upon release, as the vertical walls of said shoulder are aligned with the walls of said T-slot, it pushes the shoulder of said T-head member upwardly against the bottom of said Tslot, the vertical walls of said shoulder being slid upwardly between the walls of said T-slot thereby holding said T-slot bolt in a predetermined position within said slot and preventing it from turning within said slot, an elongated shank above said shoulder, said shank being of a height such that the top of said shank extends above the upper surface of the Tslotted worktable, and the upper portion of said shank being fitted with threads.