Patent ID: 9387542
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B23B,B23C,B23Q,B27B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A clamping system for machine tools, comprising: a body portion configured to be received in a holding fixture of a machine, said body portion including a male locating taper, a nose having a taper angled generally opposite of said male locating taper and pair of opposed clearance portions, and a circumferential groove intermediate said male locating taper and said nose, said groove separating said taper of said nose from said male locating taper; and a tool holder integrally formed with and extending longitudinally from said body portion, said tool holder having an aperture or journal formed in a distal end thereof for receive a cutting tool; wherein said opposed clearance portions are configured to allow insertion of a cam nut onto said body portion such that a front surface of said cam nut is positioned rearward of a front surface of said nose in order to secure said body portion to a machine; and wherein said circumferential groove is configured to receive cam lobes of said cam nut.