Patent ID: 7316250
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
1. A worktable system for supporting a workpiece and a tool used to machine the workpiece, the system comprising: a supporting frame; clamping means for clamping the workpiece, said clamping means being disposed on said supporting frame, said clamping means including a pair of jaws movably disposed along said frame, and a clamping element movably located beneath the jaws, said clamping element attaching the workpiece to at least one of said jaws to hold the workpiece to said at least one jaw; and means for guiding the movement of the tool while the workpiece is held by said clamping element, said guiding mean being provided on at least one of said jaws, wherein said guiding means includes at least one groove disposed in one of said jaws and at least one slider slidably received in said at least one groove.