Patent ID: 11858062
Assignee: FUSEMATIC CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 22:
23. An indexable, multi-position clamp in accordance with claim 20 further comprising:
a first and a second ear extending from the rotating lug and disposed to receive a pivot end of the pivot plate therebetween and each ear defining a set of tracks having a straight section disposed orthogonally to the clamp base and a curved section dropping away from a distal end of the pivot plate;
a pair of pins engagable within the set of tracks; and
a pair of holes through the pivot end of the pivot plate disposed to be received between the first and second ears and engagable with the pair of pins engaged within the set of tracks;
whereby the pins are adapted to connect the pivot plate to the rotating lug in a constrained relationship such that the tool mount can be initially pulled straight away from the substrate thereby clearing the fixture and then pivots in rotation to tilt the pivot plate through a camming action between the pins and the set of tracks to allow access for loading the subsequent fixture.