Vise system
First Claim
1. A clamping device to be used in connection with a flat work surface, including in combination:
- a. an L-shaped bracket section having an end piece with a flat end surface oriented perpendicular to the work surface when the base of the bracket section is resting thereon;
b. means for attaching the base of the bracket section to the work surface in a manner to allow the position of the bracket section to be rotatably adjustable in the plane of, and rigidly tightenable against, the work surface;
c. a vise section for adjustably holding a work piece, comprising;
i. a mating surface oriented perpendicular to the work surface when the vise section is resting thereon;
ii. a pair of jaw members mounted for relative movement toward and away from one another for clamping a work piece therebetween;
iii. at least first, second, and third flat surfaces on the vise section each perpendicular to the mating surface for abutment against the flat work surface, said first and third surfaces being parallel to one another and perpendicular to said second surface;
iv. a pair of parallel spaced apart way members having coplanar jaw slide surfaces thereon parallel to the second flat surface on the vise section, wherein the relative movement of the jaws is upon the coplanar jaw slide surfaces, which jaw slide surfaces extend between the jaws and constitute a flat reference surface for receiving a flat surface of a work piece; and
d. means for releasably connecting the vise section to the end piece of the bracket section on the side opposite the base thereof, so that the mating surface of the vise section contacts the flat end surface of the end piece of the bracket section and the vise section is rotatably adjustable in the plane of the flat end surface of the bracket section and is rigidly tightenable against the bracket section in various rotational positions to cause different ones of said first, second, and third surfaces of said vise section to abut the flat work surface to thereby accurately index work pieces clamped between the jaw members to the flat work surface.
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Abstract
The vise system has a bracket section which can be secured to any flat horizontal work surface, particularly a drill press platen, with sliding and rotating degrees of freedom with respect to a bracket bolt. The bracket bolt threads into a hole in the work surface and can tighten down to rigidly hold the bracket section in position. A vise section, capable of clamping a work piece between fixed and movable jaws, is connected to the bracket section by a horizontally-oriented connecting bolt, about which the vise section can rotate, and which can be tightened to secure the vise section at any selected angle. The vise section has a rectangular cross-section, facilitating rapid self-indexing of angles 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees with respect to the bracket section. The vise system is capable of being pivoted to a position in which the vise section extends beyond the edge of the work surface in order to accommodate work pieces in orientations which would otherwise interfere with the work surface. The vise system can be removed from or attached to a variety of work surfaces by loosening the bracket bolt without removing it from the surface, and with the vise section still clamping a work piece.
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11 Claims
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1. A clamping device to be used in connection with a flat work surface, including in combination:
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a. an L-shaped bracket section having an end piece with a flat end surface oriented perpendicular to the work surface when the base of the bracket section is resting thereon; b. means for attaching the base of the bracket section to the work surface in a manner to allow the position of the bracket section to be rotatably adjustable in the plane of, and rigidly tightenable against, the work surface; c. a vise section for adjustably holding a work piece, comprising; i. a mating surface oriented perpendicular to the work surface when the vise section is resting thereon; ii. a pair of jaw members mounted for relative movement toward and away from one another for clamping a work piece therebetween; iii. at least first, second, and third flat surfaces on the vise section each perpendicular to the mating surface for abutment against the flat work surface, said first and third surfaces being parallel to one another and perpendicular to said second surface; iv. a pair of parallel spaced apart way members having coplanar jaw slide surfaces thereon parallel to the second flat surface on the vise section, wherein the relative movement of the jaws is upon the coplanar jaw slide surfaces, which jaw slide surfaces extend between the jaws and constitute a flat reference surface for receiving a flat surface of a work piece; and d. means for releasably connecting the vise section to the end piece of the bracket section on the side opposite the base thereof, so that the mating surface of the vise section contacts the flat end surface of the end piece of the bracket section and the vise section is rotatably adjustable in the plane of the flat end surface of the bracket section and is rigidly tightenable against the bracket section in various rotational positions to cause different ones of said first, second, and third surfaces of said vise section to abut the flat work surface to thereby accurately index work pieces clamped between the jaw members to the flat work surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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