PORTABLE WORK HOLDING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A work holding device, comprising:
- a first jaw piece having an elongated first connection member for connecting the work holding device to a support, the first connection member defining a first passage;
a second jaw piece having an elongated second connection member positionable within the first passage and defining a second passage in communication with the first passage; and
a spindle assembly movably connecting the second jaw piece to the first jaw piece, the spindle assembly configured to move the second jaw piece with respect to the first jaw piece to create a clamping pressure when an object is placed between the first jaw piece and the second jaw piece.
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Abstract
A work holding device includes a first jaw piece having an elongated first connection member for connecting the work holding device to a support. The first connection member defines a first passage. A second jaw piece has an elongated second connection member positionable within the first passage. The second connection member defines a second passage in communication with the first passage. A spindle assembly movably couples the second jaw piece to the first jaw piece. The spindle assembly is configured to move the second jaw piece with respect to the first jaw piece to create a clamping pressure when an object is placed between the first jaw piece and the second jaw piece.
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25 Claims
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1. A work holding device, comprising:
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a first jaw piece having an elongated first connection member for connecting the work holding device to a support, the first connection member defining a first passage; a second jaw piece having an elongated second connection member positionable within the first passage and defining a second passage in communication with the first passage; and a spindle assembly movably connecting the second jaw piece to the first jaw piece, the spindle assembly configured to move the second jaw piece with respect to the first jaw piece to create a clamping pressure when an object is placed between the first jaw piece and the second jaw piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable work holding device, comprising:
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a stationary first jaw piece having a casting and an elongated first connection member extending from the casting, the first connection member defining a first passage; a movable second jaw piece having an elongated second connection member extending from the second jaw piece, the second connection member positionable within the first passage to couple the second jaw piece to the first jaw piece, the second connection member defining a second passage in communication with the first passage with the second connection member positioned within the first passage; and a spindle assembly movably connecting the second jaw piece to the first jaw piece, the spindle assembly comprising; a spindle nut positioned within at least the first passage, the spindle nut forming a helical thread on an inner surface of the spindle nut along at least a portion of a length of the spindle nut between a first end and a second end of the spindle nut; and a spindle forming a helical thread on an outer surface of the spindle along at least a portion of a length of the spindle cooperating with the helical thread formed on the inner surface of the spindle nut to facilitate translation of the second jaw piece with respect to the first jaw piece along an axis defined by the spindle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A portable work holding device assembly, comprising:
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a work holding device, comprising; a first jaw piece having an elongated connection member for connecting the work holding device to a support; a second jaw piece; and a spindle assembly movably connecting the second jaw piece to the first jaw piece, the spindle assembly comprising a threaded spindle rotatable to move the second jaw piece with respect to the first jaw piece; and a plate assembly comprising; a member including a plurality of walls defining a passage having a complementary cross-section to receive the first connection member; and one or more brackets coupled to a corresponding wall of the plurality of walls of the member, the one or more bracket each defining one or more apertures to facilitate coupling the work holding device to a support surface.
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24. A method of assembling a work holding device, said method comprising:
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providing a stationary first jaw piece having a casting and an elongated first connection member extending from the casting, the first connection member defining a first passage; positioning an elongated second connection member of a movable second jaw piece within the first passage, the second connection member defining a second passage in communication with the first passage; and positioning a spindle assembly within the first passage and the second passage, the spindle assembly movably coupling the second jaw piece to the first jaw piece. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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Specification