Clamp and V-block apparatus

• US 6,254,077 B1
• Filed: 04/20/2000
• Issued: 07/03/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William Robert Jr. Riley
• Original Assignee: William Robert Jr. Riley
• Inventors: Riley, William Robert Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Watson, Robert C.
• Application Number:
  US09/552,833
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 269/902, 269/287, 269/254.CS, 269/156, 269/268, 269/99
• US Class Current: 269/287
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/10 using screws
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/142 for windows and frames
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/147 for pipes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 269/902 Work holder member with v-shaped notch or groove

Abstract

A clamp and V-block apparatus for improving the use and structure of a V-block. The clamp and V-block apparatus includes includes a block member having a front and a plurality of sides with a first side having a V-shaped slot extending therein and being adapted to receive a work piece and with a second side having a T-shaped slot extending therein as viewed from the front and extending through and from the front to a back thereof with the second side being disposed generally opposite of the first side; and also includes a clamping member including an arcuate body member having flanges disposed at ends thereof and being removably and securely received in the block member, and further having a plurality of fasteners being threaded through the arcuate body member at spaced intervals and being adapted to engage and secure the work piece in the V-shaped slot; and further includes a plurality of fastening members lockingly extendable through the block member for securely fastening the work piece in the V-shaped slot.

Claims

1. A clamp and V-block apparatus comprising:

a block member having a front and a plurality of sides, a first side of said sides having a V-shaped slot extending therein and being adapted to receive a work piece, a second side of said sides having a T-shaped slot extending therein-as viewed from said front and extending through and from said front to a back thereof, said second side of said sides being disposed generally opposite of said first side of said sides;

a clamping member including an arcuate body member having flanges disposed at ends thereof and being removably and securely received in said block member, and further having a plurality of fasteners being threaded through said arcuate body member at spaced intervals and being adapted to engage and secure the work piece in said V-shaped slot; and

a plurality of fastening members lockingly extendable through said block member for securely fastening the work piece in said V-shaped slot.

2. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 1, wherein said block member includes a third side and a fourth side of said sides which are disposed generally opposite of one another, each of said third and fourth sides including an intermediate portion, a first end portion which is angled relative to said intermediate portion, and a second end portion which is angled relative to said intermediate portion and to said first end portion.

3. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 2, wherein each of said first end portions of said third and fourth sides includes a longitudinal slot extending therein and extending from said front to said back of said block member, each of said longitudinal slots being adapted to receive a respective one of said flanges of said arcuate body member for essentially securing and stabilizing said arcuate body member about said block member.

4. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 3, wherein said block member includes a plurality of bores being spaced apart and disposed parallel and extending through said block member from said second side to said first side.

5. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 4, wherein said bores extend through a wall forming said T-shaped slot in said second side of said block member.

6. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 5, wherein said block member further includes a plurality boreholes extending therethrough from said front to said back and being adapted to receive elongate members for fastening said block member to a work table.

7. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 6, wherein said flanges extend inwardly of said arcuate body member and are aligned with one another.

8. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 7, wherein said arcuate body member has a plurality of outer sides which are angled relative to one another to allow said fasteners to engage and secure the work piece from different angles.

9. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 8, wherein said arcuate body member is essentially an inverted U-shaped.

10. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 9, wherein each of said fastening members includes an elongate shaft having a head portion at one end thereof and being extendable through a selected one of said bores for engaging and securing the work piece in said V-shaped slot, and also includes a washer-like retaining member which is mounted about a respective one of said elongate shafts at said head portion thereof and which is adapted to be received in said T-shaped slot for locking and unlocking a respective one of said elongate shafts within a selected one of said bores, and further includes a spring mounted about a respective one of said elongate shafts for biasing a respective one of said elongate shafts out of a respective said bore.

11. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 10, wherein said head portion of a respective one of said elongate shafts is essentially a flat head.

12. A clamp and V-block as described in claim 11, wherein each of said springs are disposed between a respective one of said washer-like retaining members and said wall of said T-shaped slot for biasing a respective said elongate shaft out of a respective said bore.

13. A clamp and V-block apparatus comprising:

a block member having a front and a plurality of sides, a first side of said sides having a V-shaped slot extending therein and being adapted to receive a work piece, a second side of said sides having a T-shaped slot extending therein as viewed from said front and extending through and from said front to a back thereof, said second side of said sides being disposed generally opposite of said first side of said sides, said block member including a third side and a fourth side of said sides which are disposed generally opposite of one another, each of said third and fourth sides including an intermediate portion, a first end portion which is angled relative to said intermediate portion, and a second end portion which is angled relative to said intermediate portion and to said first end portion, said block member including a plurality of bores being spaced apart and disposed parallel and extending through said block member from said second side to said first side, said bores extending through a wall forming said T-shaped slot in said second side of said block member, said block member further including a plurality boreholes extending therethrough from said front to said back and being adapted to receive elongate members for fastening said block member to a work table, each of said first and second portions of said third side and said fourth side being angled approximately 45 degrees from a respective said intermediate portion, said block member having a length of approximately 3 inches, a width of approximately 2½

inches and a thickness of approximately 2½

inches;

a clamping member including an arcuate body member having flanges disposed at ends thereof and being removably and securely received in said block member, and further having a plurality of fasteners being threaded through said arcuate body member at spaced intervals and being adapted to engage and secure the work piece in said V-shaped slot, each of said first end portions of said third and fourth sides including a longitudinal slot extending therein and extending from said front to said back of said block member, each of said longitudinal slots being adapted to receive a respective one of said flanges of said arcuate body member for essentially securing and stabilizing said arcuate body member about said block member, said flanges extending inwardly of said arcuate body member and are aligned with one another, said arcuate body member having a plurality of outer sides which are angled relative to one another to allow said fasteners to engage and secure the work piece from different angles, said arcuate body member being essentially an inverted U-shaped; and

a plurality of fastening members lockingly extendable through said block member for securely fastening the work piece in said V-shaped slot, each of said fastening members including an elongate shaft having a head portion at one end thereof and being extendable through a selected one of said bores for engaging and securing the work piece in said V-shaped slot, and also including a washer-like retaining member which is mounted about a respective one of said elongate shafts at said head portion thereof and which is adapted to be received in said T-shaped slot for locking and unlocking a respective one of said elongate shafts within a selected one of said bores, and further including a spring mounted about a respective one of said elongate shafts for biasing a respective one of said elongate shafts out of a respective said bore, said head portion of a respective one of said elongate shafts being essentially a flat head, each of said springs being disposed between a respective one of said washer-like retaining members and said wall of said T-shaped slot for biasing a respective said elongate shaft out of a respective said bore.