Patent ID: 6516684
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking mechanism for a shaper having a base with four guide posts, the locking mechanism comprising:a seat having four corners each having a tube formed thereon, with the four guide posts of the base of the shaper extending through a respective tube of the four corners, each said guide post being clamped by a respective said tube when in a locking position, the seat further comprising two longitudinal through-holes; two connecting rods each of which is slidably received in a respective said longitudinal through-hole of the seat, each said connecting rod having two ends respectively operatively connected to two of the four tubes of the seat; two locking members each of which has a first end that is threadedly engaged with the first threaded end of a respective said connecting rod, each said locking member further including a second end; a lever having a first operative end and a second end, the second end of the lever being securely connected to the second end of one of the locking members to move therewith; an engaging member securely connected to the second end of the other locking member to move therewith; and a link connecting the second end of the engaging member and the second end of the lever, thereby allowing synchronous movement of the locking members and synchronous movement of the connecting rods.