Patent ID: 11945064
Assignee: ADVANCED MACHINE WORKS, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A workpiece support assembly comprising:
a pedestal;
a support tube carried by the pedestal and having a longitudinal axis;
an offset arm carried by the support tube and selectively rotatable about its longitudinal axis, the arm having a rectilinear channel formed therein;
a fixture element supported above the channel and movable along a line parallel thereto, the fixture element having at least two degrees of rotational freedom;
and
a lockscrew disposed on the pedestal, such that rotation of the lockscrew in a first direction fixes the support tube in axial and rotational position relative to the pedestal, and wherein rotation of the lockscrew in a second direction allows rotation and axial movement of the support tube relative to the pedestal;
a block slidingly disposed within the channel;
a ball joint carried by the block and forming part of its interconnection to the fixture element; and
a clamp disc disposed between the ball joint and the block such that rotation of the ball joint in a first direction fixes a position of the block within the channel, and rotation of the ball joint in a second direction releases the block for sliding movement within the channel.