Vice
First Claim
1. A vice which includes a base;
- a first jaw projecting from the base, the first jaw having a body portion and a first clamping surface extending transversely to the base, the clamping surface of the first jaw being defined by a clamping portion which is displaceably attached to a body portion of the first jaw, the said clamping portion being displaceable both normal to, and parallel with, the base;
an adjustment means associated with the first jaw for facilitating displacement of the clamping portion of the first jaw, the adjustment means including a threaded bolt extending through a bore formed in the body portion of the first jaw into a threaded socket formed in clamping portion of the first jaw to facilitate displacement of the clamping portion parallel to the base;
a second jaw which comprises a body portion fast with the base, and a clamping portion, the second jaw clamping portion defining a second clamping surface aligned with, and opposed to the first clamping surface of the first jaw, the clamping portion and the body portion of the second jaw having substantially planar mating surfaces which define an inclined place along which the second jaw clamping portion can slide relative to the second jaw body portion, the inclined plane extending from the base in a direction away from the first jaw such that the spacing between the first and second clamping surfaces may be varied by displacing the second jaw clamping portion relative to the second jaw body portion; and
a displacement means for exerting a displacing force on the second jaw clamping portion which is directed towards and substantially perpendicular to the base for displacing the clamping portion of the second jaw towards the base and thereby causing the second jaw clamping portion to be displaced toward the first jaw into an operative position in which a workpiece is securely gripped between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface.
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Abstract
A vice 10 includes an elongate base 12 having a first jaw 14 comprising a body portion 16 which is integrally formed with the base 12. A clamping portion 17 of the first jaw defines a first clamping surface 18. The clamping portion 17 is adjustable relative to the body portion 16 of the first jaw 14. A second jaw 20 comprises a body portion 24 and a clamping portion 26 defining a second clamping surface 22. The body portion 24 of the second jaw 20 is slidable along the base 12 and can be locked relative to the base 12. The clamping portion 26 is slidable relative to the body portion 24 along an inclined plane. An elongate bolt-like element 56 is provided for displacing and locking the clamping portion 26 relative to the body portion 24.
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11 Claims
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1. A vice which includes a base;
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a first jaw projecting from the base, the first jaw having a body portion and a first clamping surface extending transversely to the base, the clamping surface of the first jaw being defined by a clamping portion which is displaceably attached to a body portion of the first jaw, the said clamping portion being displaceable both normal to, and parallel with, the base; an adjustment means associated with the first jaw for facilitating displacement of the clamping portion of the first jaw, the adjustment means including a threaded bolt extending through a bore formed in the body portion of the first jaw into a threaded socket formed in clamping portion of the first jaw to facilitate displacement of the clamping portion parallel to the base; a second jaw which comprises a body portion fast with the base, and a clamping portion, the second jaw clamping portion defining a second clamping surface aligned with, and opposed to the first clamping surface of the first jaw, the clamping portion and the body portion of the second jaw having substantially planar mating surfaces which define an inclined place along which the second jaw clamping portion can slide relative to the second jaw body portion, the inclined plane extending from the base in a direction away from the first jaw such that the spacing between the first and second clamping surfaces may be varied by displacing the second jaw clamping portion relative to the second jaw body portion; and a displacement means for exerting a displacing force on the second jaw clamping portion which is directed towards and substantially perpendicular to the base for displacing the clamping portion of the second jaw towards the base and thereby causing the second jaw clamping portion to be displaced toward the first jaw into an operative position in which a workpiece is securely gripped between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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