Patent ID: 7568683

Claim:
A fixture plate for holding multiple work pieces in combination with a CNC milling machine having a vise with a support surface, a fixed jaw assembly, a vise hook nut threadably secured to a machine screw for moving the vise hook nut toward or away from the fixed jaw, the fixture plate comprising: a generally rectangular block having a top surface, a bottom surface, a forward edge and a rearward edge; the bottom surface of the block resting on the support surface of the vise with the forward edge of the block resting against the fixed jaw; the bottom surface of the block having a cavity in which is mounted a clamping pin spanning the cavity for coupling with the vise hook nut, whereby when the machine screw is manipulated to move the mounting hook toward the fixed jaw, the block is clamped to the vise between the fixed jaw and the vise hook nut; the top surface of the block provided with grooves shaped to conform to the peripheral shape of each of the multiple work pieces; and means recessed in the grooves for clamping the multiple work pieces to the block.