Patent ID: 7147550

Claim:
A holding apparatus for grinding members to hold a grinding member, comprising: a first clamping disk which has a plurality of first anchor plates and a plurality of first anchor slots on one side thereof, the first clamping disk having a center with the plurality of first anchor plates being located at a different distance from the center of the first clamping disk than the plurality of first anchor slots; and a second clamping disk which has a plurality of second anchor plates and a plurality of second anchor slots on one side thereof, the second clamping disk having a center with the plurality of second anchor plates being located at a different distance from the center of the second clamping disk than the plurality of second anchor slots; the first anchor plates mating with the second anchor slots and the second anchor plates mating with the first anchor slots to allow the first clamping disk and the second clamping disk to form a mechanical interference to couple with each other and to releasably hold the grinding member between the first clamping disk and the second clamping disk.