SOFT JAW FOR A MACHINE VISE
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1. A jaw assembly adapted for use on a slideway of a machine table, comprising:
- a jaw holder;
a connector provided on said jaw holder for mounting said jaw assembly in said slideway;
a rectangular protrusion extending from the jaw holder;
a jaw drive provided on said jaw holder;
a jaw operatively associated with said jaw holder;
a channel formed in the jaw, wherein the channel is sized to receive the rectangular protrusion of the jaw holder,wherein, as the jaw drive is advanced in a downward direction, the jaw slides in a perpendicular direction over the rectangular protrusion.
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Abstract
A jaw assembly for use on a slideway in which no fasteners or mounting members are required to mount and demount the jaw from the assembly. The jaw assembly may also include a removable jaw to allow the gripping surface of the jaw assembly to be easily changed.
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1. A jaw assembly adapted for use on a slideway of a machine table, comprising:
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a jaw holder; a connector provided on said jaw holder for mounting said jaw assembly in said slideway; a rectangular protrusion extending from the jaw holder; a jaw drive provided on said jaw holder; a jaw operatively associated with said jaw holder; a channel formed in the jaw, wherein the channel is sized to receive the rectangular protrusion of the jaw holder, wherein, as the jaw drive is advanced in a downward direction, the jaw slides in a perpendicular direction over the rectangular protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A jaw adapted for use on a slideway of a machine table, comprising:
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a channel having opposing parallel sides; at least one ball bearing fastener threaded through a bore in said jaw, wherein a tip of the at least one ball bearing fastener comprises a ball bearing in a shaft of the ball bearing fastener which is biased toward the tip by a spring force; a removable jaw having a connector foot, wherein a first side of the connector foot is parallel to the opposing parallel sides of the channel and a second side of the removable jaw comprises an angled surface, wherein the ball bearing extends into the angled surface when the removable jaw is inserted into the channel to hold the connector foot in the channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A jaw assembly adapted for use on a slideway of a machine table, comprising:
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a jaw holder portion; a soft jaw portion; and a flexible connector portion pivotally connecting the jaw holder portion to the soft jaw portion, wherein the jaw assembly is formed from a single piece of metal, and wherein the flexible connector portion comprises a cylindrical cutout to allow the soft jaw portion to pivot away from the jaw holder portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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