Cam stop positioning apparatus

Claim 2

Apparatus for slidably positioning a workpiece on a work surface, comprising: a. a rotatably adjustable cam for abutting an edge of said workpiece and having a mounting hole and cam edge partially described by the equation R A theta , where R is the distance of the cammed edge from the center of the mounting hole, A is a constant, and theta is the angular rotation of R measured about the mounting hole; b. means for affixing said cam relative to said work surface and comprising a mounting bracket having a slot near one of its ends for receiving a bolt for clamping said mounting bracket to said work surface, and having a mounting hole near another of its ends for receiving a bolt for clamping to said cam mounting hole; said cam having at least one radial scribe mark and said mounting bracket having a plurality of radial scribe marks at regular angular intervals about said cam mounting hole.

Claim 3

Apparatus for slidably positioning a workpiece on a work surface, comprising: a. a rotatably adjustable cam for abutting an edge of said workpiece and having a mounting hole and a cam edge partially described by the equation R A theta , where R is the distance of the cammed edge from the center of the mounting hole, A is a constant, and theta is the angular rotation of R measured about the mounting hole; b. means for affixing said cam relative to said work surface and comprising a first mounting bracket for attaching to said work surface, said bracket having a perpendicular end member; and a second L-bracket having one of its legs bolted to said perpendicular end member, and having a hole in the other of its legs for receiving a bolt for clamping through said cam mounting hole, said second L-bracket having a slotted hole for slidably mounting against said first mounting bracket.

Claim 4

Apparatus for slidably positioning a workpiece on a work surface, comprising: a. a rotatably adjustable cam for abutting an edge of said workpiece and having a mounting hole and a cam edge partially described by the equation R A theta , where R is the distance of the cammed edge from the center of the mounting hole, A is a constant, and theta is the angular rotation of R measured about the mounting hole; b. means for affixing said cam relative to said work surface and comprising a first mounting bracket for attaching to said work surface, said bracket having a perpendicular end member; and a second L-bracket having one of its legs bolted to said perpendicular end member, and having a hole in the other of its legs for receiving a bolt for clamping through said cam mounting hole, said second L-bracket having a slotted hole for slidably mounting against said first mounting bracket.

Claim 5

A cam positioning device for accurate positioning of a work piece with respect to a mmachine tool and comprising a cam adjustable by rotation about its axis and having a cam edge for abutting the work piece, the radial distance from the cam axis to the cam edge being linearly proportional to the angle of rotation of the cam about the axis; means for affixing the cam relative to the machine tool; and means visually indicating increments of rotation of the cam.

Claim 6

A cam positioning device for accurate positioning of a work piece with respect to a mmachine tool and comprising a cam adjustable by rotation about its axis and having a cam edge for abutting the work piece, the radial distance from the cam axis to the cam edge being linearly proportional to the angle of rotation of the cam about the axis; means for affixing the cam relative to the machine tool; and means visually indicating increments of rotation of the cam.

Claim 7

A cam positioning device for slidably positioning a work piece on a work surface, comprising a cam adjustable by rotation about its axis and having a cam edge for abutting the work piece, the cam edge being partially described by the equation R A theta where R is the radial distance of the cam edge to its axis, A is a constant, and theta is the angular rotation of the cam about its axis; a mounting bracket for positioning the cam relative to the work surface, the mounting bracket and the cam having cooperating radial scribe marks indicating angular increments of rotation of the cam with respect to the mounting bracket.

Claim 8

A cam positioning device for slidably positioning a work piece on a work surface, comprising a cam adjustable by rotation about its axis and having a cam edge for abutting the work piece, the cam edge being partially described by the equation R A theta where R is the radial distance of the cam edge to its axis, A is a constant, and theta is the angular rotation of the cam about its axis; a mounting bracket for positioning the cam relative to the work surface, the mounting bracket and the cam having cooperating radial scribe marks indicating angular increments of rotation of the cam with respect to the mounting bracket.

Claim 9

A cam positioning device for slidably positioning a work piece on a work surface, comprising a cam rotatively adjustable about its axis and having a cam edge abutting the work piece, the distance from the cam edge to the axis being linearly proportional to the angle of rotation of the cam about the axis; a first L-shaped mounting bracket attachable to the work surface and having an end member perpendicular to the work surface; a second L-shaped bracket having one of its legs bolted through a slotted hole to the perpendicular end member of the first bracket to permit slidable movement between the brackets.

Claim 10

A cam positioning device for slidably positioning a work piece on a work surface, comprising a cam rotatively adjustable about its axis and having a cam edge abutting the work piece, the distance from the cam edge to the axis being linearly proportional to the angle of rotation of the cam about the axis; a first L-shaped mounting bracket attachable to the work surface and having an end member perpendicular to the work surface; a second L-shaped bracket having one of its legs bolted through a slotted hole to the perpendicular end member of the first bracket to permit slidable movement between the brackets.

Claim 11

Apparatus for slidably positioning a work piece on a work surface, comprising: a. a rotatively adjustable cam for abutting an edge of said work piece and having a mounting hole and a cam edge partially described by the equation R Awhere R is the distance of the cam edge from the center of the mounting hole, A is a constant, and theta is the angular rotation of the cam; and b. means for affixing the cam relative to the work surface and comprising a first L-shaped mounting bracket attachable to the work surface and having an end member perpendicular to the work surface, anD a second L-shaped bracket having one of its legs bolted through a slotted hole therein to the perpendicular end member of the first mounting bracket to permit one bracket to slide relative to the other, the second bracket having a hole in the other of its legs for receiving a bolt for clamping through said cam mounting hole; the mounting bracket having a plurality of radial scribe marks at regular angular intervals about the cam mounting hole and the cam having at least one radial scribe mark alignable with the mounting bracket scribe marks to indicate increments of angular rotation of the cam.

Claim 12

Apparatus for slidably positioning a work piece on a work surface, comprising: a. a rotatively adjustable cam for abutting an edge of said work piece and having a mounting hole and a cam edge partially described by the equation R Awhere R is the distance of the cam edge from the center of the mounting hole, A is a constant, and theta is the angular rotation of the cam; and b. means for affixing the cam relative to the work surface and comprising a first L-shaped mounting bracket attachable to the work surface and having an end member perpendicular to the work surface, anD a second L-shaped bracket having one of its legs bolted through a slotted hole therein to the perpendicular end member of the first mounting bracket to permit one bracket to slide relative to the other, the second bracket having a hole in the other of its legs for receiving a bolt for clamping through said cam mounting hole; the mounting bracket having a plurality of radial scribe marks at regular angular intervals about the cam mounting hole and the cam having at least one radial scribe mark alignable with the mounting bracket scribe marks to indicate increments of angular rotation of the cam.

Claim 13

The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the distance of the cam edge from the center of the mounting hole increases 0.001 inch per degree of angular rotation about the mounting hole.

Claim 14

The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said cam has at least one radial scribe mark and said mounting bracket has a plurality of radial scribe marks at regular angular intervals about said cam mounting hole.