Compensating face plate vise jaws and related methods

• US 10,300,568 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2015
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chicago Equipment Leasing Services Company
• Original Assignee: Chicago Equipment Leasing Services Company
• Inventors: Kousens, William, Kousens, Zachary, Nguyen, Tam
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee D
• Application Number:
  US14/985,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20170190007A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 2703/08 Devices for clamping a plurality of workpieces
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 3/061 adapted for holding a plurality of workpieces
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 1/241 characterised by surface features or material
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 1/2452 with supplementary jaws

Abstract

Disclosed generally is a face plate for a vise that is capable of gripping multiple work-pieces of different sizes at the same time. In one embodiment, the disclosed subject matter may be a vise face plate comprising: a base with an upper compensation structure and a lower compensation structure; and, wherein the upper and lower compensation structures define two sets of working surfaces. In use, the plate may be secured to a movable jaw so that the working surfaces may be employed to clamp a plurality of work pieces between the working surfaces and a fixed jaw.

Claims

1. Jaws for a vise operationally configured to grip multiple work pieces at the same time, said jaws comprising:

a compensating face plate assembly comprising;

a base with at least one aperture disposed for securing the base to a first jaw of the vise;

at least one dowel vertically secured to the front of a base via a joint that extends from the base;

at least one carrier plate that is movably securable along the dowel and perpendicular relative to the base;

a first stage of at least one compensating elements that is loosely suspended from and pivotally secured to said at least one carrier plate by a pin or rivet;

a second stage of at least two compensating elements each of said compensating elements in the second stage being loosely suspended from and pivotally secured to said at least one carrier plate by a pin or rivet;

one of said compensating elements of the second stage having at least one surface for interfacing a first workpiece;

another one of said compensating elements of the second stage having at least one surface for interfacing a second workpiece;

said compensating element of the first stage having a first nub that abuts the base, a second nub that abuts one of the compensating elements from the second stage, and a third nub that abuts another one of the compensating elements from the second stage; and

,

a face plate secured to a second jaw of the vise, said face plate with a first surface for interfacing the first workpiece and a second surface for interfacing the second workpiece.

2. The compensating face plate assembly of 1, wherein the base is removably secured to a movable vise jaw.

3. Vise jaws comprising:

A compensating face plate assembly comprising;

a base with at least one aperture;

at least one dowel perpendicularly secured to the front of a base via a joint that extends from the base;

an upper compensation structure defined by a first carrier plate and at least one set of compensation elements, wherein the carrier plate is secured to the base that is movably securable along the dowel and perpendicular relative to the base;

a first stage of at least one compensating elements that is loosely suspended from and pivotally secured to said at least one carrier plate by

a pin or rivet;

a second stage of at least two compensating elements each of said compensating elements in the second stage being loosely suspended from and pivotally secured to said at least one carrier plate by a pin or rivet;

one of said compensating elements of the second stage having at least one surface for interfacing a first workpiece;

another one of said compensating elements of the second stage having at least one surface for interfacing a second workpiece;

said compensating element of the first stage having a first nub that abuts the base, a second nub that abuts one of the compensating elements from the second stage, and a third nub that abuts another one of the compensating elements from the second stage; and

,

a lower compensation structure defined by a second carrier plate and at least one stage of compensating elements, wherein the carrier plate is secured to the base via the dowel;

a face plate secured to a second jaw of the vise, said face plate with a first surface for interfacing the first workpiece and a second surface for interfacing the second workpiece.

4. The compensating face plate assembly of claim 3, wherein the stages of compensating elements are pivotally mounted between the upper plate and the lower plate.

5. The compensating face plate assembly of claim 3, wherein the compensating elements are pivotally mounted to the second carrier plate via fasteners that are smaller in diameter than at least one bore that is disposed along the compensating element.