Appeal No. 96-3022
Application 08/278,012
The subject matter on appeal relates to “interchangeable
spinning machine tools which mount on a drill press”
(specification, page 1). Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as
follows:
1. An interchangeable spinning tool assembly comprising:
a spinning drive shaft having an axis of rotation and a
distal end;
a spinning receiver having a horizontal surface and affixed
to the spinning drive shaft at the distal end;
a machining tool holder;
means for removably connecting the machining tool holder to
the spinning receiver perpendicular to the axis of rotation,
functioning to enable the removal of the machining tool holder
without moving it distally from the distal end;
said means for removably connecting the machining tool
holder to the spinning receiver further comprising a dovetail
assembly;
said dove tail assembly further comprising a movably
dovetail member and a stationary dovetail member mounted on the
spinning receiver, and a matching slot on the machining tool
holder functioning to secure both dovetail members; and
said movable dovetail member being movable in a direction
perpendicular to the horizontal surface of the spinning receiver,
thereby self-centering the machining tool holder.
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