Patent ID: 8534653

Claim:
A fixture for machine tools, comprising: a base member; first and second workpiece support units movably connected to the base member and defining a space therebetween; a drive assembly operably connected to the first and second workpiece support units, the drive assembly operable to move the first and second workpiece support units towards and away from one another; and wherein: the first and second workpiece support units each include a workpiece engaging member extending toward the space between the first and second workpiece support units, for engagement of locating features in a workpiece, each of the first and second workpiece support units further including a clamp having a pair of moveable jaw members positioned adjacent the workpiece engaging member for clamping a workpiece as it is engaged by the workpiece engaging members, wherein: the first and second workpiece support units each include a unit base structure, and wherein: the workpiece engaging members and the moveable jaw; members comprise rotating assemblies that are rotatably mounted to the unit base structures and permit rotation of a workpiece about a horizontal axis.