Patent ID: 7040209
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: B08B,B23D,B23Q,B24B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fixture for holding tools to be processed in a rotational processing apparatus having a vessel and a drive system capable of simultaneously rotating the vessel about two separate axes of rotation, which processing is designed to finish the surface of the tools, the fixture comprising: at least one mounting rod having first and second ends; a plurality of spacers slidably disposed on the mounting rod; a plurality of tools removably disposed about the rod, each tool being spaced from an adjacent tool by one of the spacers; first and second end plates, the end plates having a radial dimension that is at least the same as a radial dimension of the tools so that the tools do not protrude radially past the end plates, the mounting rod extending between the end plates; a spring removably disposed about the rod and located between a spacer and one of either the first or second end plates; and means removably attached to one end of the rod for inhibiting the spacers from sliding off the rod.