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2,448,423
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Aug. 31, 1948
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Collet seal
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Floyd L. Dodge |
Waltham, MA |
The Wade Tool Co. is described as "a partnership composed of W. Stanley Wade and Emily Wade, both of Weston, Mass."
The invention here is a seal that is intended to prevent chips and other contaminants from getting into the slots of a collet, which could prevent the collet from closing properly. The collets in the illustrations are described as a "collet of the type put out by the Wade Tool Company", and "a Gisholt master collet". |
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2,539,235
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Jan. 23, 1951
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Work supporting mechanism for the spindles of machine tools
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Floyd L. Dodge |
Waltham, MA |
The invention is "a construction for releasably securing a face plate to a spindle nose in such a manner that changes of the face plate can be made quickly and easily." |
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2,578,642
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Dec. 11, 1951
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Collet structure
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Floyd L. Dodge |
Waltham, MA |
This invention is a improvement to a collet where stock is fed automatically through the spindle and is intended to prevent axial movement of the collet which introduces inaccuracy. |
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2,814,959
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Dec. 03, 1957
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Variable speed drive
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Floyd L. Dodge |
Waltham, MA |
"The variable speed drive of the invention is based upon the novel concept of mounting a variable speed driver member and an independently supported low speed shaft in a position such that they may rotate about a common axis of rotation. With this specific combination, there is provided special clutch mechanisms for selecting driving the low speed shafts... I have found that I may, by this basic arrangement of parts, which involves rotation of two independently supported members along a common axis, very material reduce gear noise and provide for highly desirable variable speed drive operation, especially characterized by quietness and smooth running qualities..." |