Clamping jig

• US 6,698,737 B1
• Filed: 12/14/2002
• Issued: 03/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald Lee Blessing
• Original Assignee: Ronald Lee Blessing
• Inventors: Blessing, Ronald Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHANLEY, DANIEL G
• Application Number:
  US10/320,037
• Time in Patent Office: 444 Days
• Field of Search: 269/16, 269/55, 269/57, 269/63, 269/67, 269/68, 269/69, 269/71, 269/81, 269/82, 269/83, 269/85, 408/90
• US Class Current: 269/55
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/003 Combinations of clamps
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/006 Supporting devices for clamps
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/12 using toggle links
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/163 Jaws or jaw attachments

Abstract

A clamping jig particularly adapted for use with elongate work pieces. The jig has an elongate work face, a work stop abutment the length of the work face, a plurality of toggle clamps affixed to the work face. One or more elongate or linear work pieces to be worked are positioned on the work face and held in place by the work stop abutment. The plurality of toggle clamps may be used to either hold the work piece in place or hold one or more additional work pieces to the first work piece. The work face or faces are rotatable around the elongate axis. Each toggle clamp has a toggle clamp arm with which the toggle clamp is set. On rotation of the work face, an actuating bar engages the toggle clamp arms to release the toggle clamps for removal of the work piece.

Claims

1. A clamping jig for working on elongate work pieces comprising,

a one or more work face elongate along an axis affixed to a support to permit the rotation of said one or more work face about said axis, a rotating means to axially rotate said one or more work face,

said one or more work face set with a work stop abutment, attached to said one or more work face a plurality of toggle clamps each with a clamp head and a toggle arm,

proximate said support and said one or more work face an actuating bar positioned so as to engage said toggle arms on rotation of said work face.

2. The clamping jig of claim 1 wherein said actuating bar is set so as to engage said toggle arms sequentially on rotation of said one or more work face.