Patent ID: 6299180
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B23B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A clamping mechanism for clamping members of a tool assembly, the tool assembly comprising:a shank receiving member; anda mounting member for mounting thereon;the mounting member having a rear surface and a shank with at least three clamping member receiving bores, the shank receiving member having a front face shank bore at a front face thereof and at least three unthreaded through bores, so that on inserting the shank into the shank bore the at least three unthreaded through bores are adjacent to the at least three clamping member receiving bores, the mounting member being clamped to the shank receiving member by at least three clamping members, the at least three clamping members passing through the at least three unthreaded through bores and retainably received in the at least three clamping member receiving bores; whereinsaid front face is circumferentially continuous.