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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047515 | Jig and method for processing cylinder block A jig for used in performing a finish processing of a cylinder bore 3 comprises a jig body 10 that comes close to and disengages from a cylinder head mounting surface 2, bolt member 16 that forms a tapered bore portion 20 by a inte... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7290761 | Multi-purpose flexible jaw universal vise with removable clamp feature A multi-purpose clamping device that stabilizes and holds a wide variety of irregularly shaped objects through the use of a stationary and a movable jaw, a linear ratchet and a rotary power cam; both used to engage the work piece, a pair of conformable jaw faces con... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7017897 | Processing system A clamp device including a support frame member, a lower clamp unit and an upper clamp unit supported by the support frame member. The lower clamp unit has a pair of lower jaws and a first actuator for actuating at least one of the lower jaws between clamped and unc... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6993839 | Method for machining a stainless steel exhaust manifold for a multi-cylinder combustion engine A method is provided for machining the stainless steel automotive exhaust components that allows such components to be machined in high volumes and at a reasonable cost. An exemplary embodiment of the method includes the steps of: (a) supporting the manifold on a wo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6889968 | Inserta clamp The present invention relates to a general purpose clamping device. It comprises a straight shank with the lower end attached to a short cylindrical sleeve and a movable arm sliding over the shank. Feeding through the free end of the movable arm is a threaded rod wi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6854630 | Bicycle car rack and work stand A combination bicycle car rack and work stand is provided. The device has one or more bicycle carrier channels to secure one or more bicycles, and a clamp assembly which can be oriented in a desired position in order to perform maintenance or repair on another mount... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6763563 | Apparatus and method for repairing water-cooled generator stator bar clips An apparatus for repairing a liquid cooled compressor stator bar bottle clip having a groove extending around an outer surface of the bottle clip is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the repair apparatus includes a first body portion that includes a plurality of... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6547258 | Opening and closing chuck A chuck body has a first surface for fixing to a support body and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the second surface of the chuck body is provided with a pair of chuck members for chucking a workpiece and a guide rail for guiding an op... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547116 | Bicycle car rack and work stand A combination bicycle car rack and work stand is provided. The device has one or more bicycle carrier channels to secure one or more bicycles, and a clamp assembly which can be oriented in a desired position in order to perform maintenance or repair on an... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6523818 | Apparatus and method for securing a work object This invention provides a novel apparatus and method for securing a work object, such as a pipe, conduit, bar, rod or the like, using a wrench or other gripping tool that acts as a second set of hands. The wrench is pivotally attached to a support that ha... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6406229 | Clamp for holding a workpiece on milling machine table A clamp for securing an oversized work-piece to a milling machine table using the T-slot on the front surface of a Bridgeport-type milling machine table. The clamp, when attached to the T-slot, extends beyond the table and over it where it can be tightene... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6342138 | Clamp for electroplating articles An electroplating rack includes a cathode flight bar from which depends an insulated rack bar over an acid bath. A clamp is fixed to the rack bar, and has a bridge electrically connected to the flight bar through a conducting core inside the insulated rac... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6161824 | Wallboard installation facilitating tool A tool useful in the installation of wallboard, especially on ceilings, having two surfaces at a substantially right angle to each other, or a single surface, with means for attachment of said tool in appropriate locations as a means of providing temporar... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6126158 | Soft jaw for a machine vise A jaw assembly for use on a slideway of a machine table includes one or more guide rods over which a vise jaw freely slides. No fasteners or mounting members are required to mount and demount the jaw from the assembly. Before the jaw is tightened to apply... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5586754 | Grid block workpiece clamping apparatus A workpiece clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece relative to a planar support surface including a pair of contoured block members, each provided with a plurality of slots and apertures and having a base provided with structure for operatively attac... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5513836 | Clamping device for holding doors, panels and the like in an upright position A clamping device is disclosed for holding doors, panels and similar generally planar workpieces in an upright position while the device is attached to a stationary or movable support. Automatic clamping of a workpiece is accomplished by placing the workp... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5433356 | Vise adapted for mounting to a trailer receiver by its inner member An engineer's vise (16) having a fixed inner member (20) with a stationary jaw (24) and an elongate extension (22) for inserting into and mounting to a trailer receiver (18) attached to a motor vehicle (37), thus providing a vise for use in the field. The... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5407183 | Drywall installation tool There is provided a drywall installation tool which is generally rectangular and has a first and second section. In one embodiment, the first section being provided with at least two apertures through which nails or screws can be placed to secure the tool... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5397114 | Clamping device A clamping device for fixing a die on the setting surface of a lateral injection molding machine comprises a clamp main body, plural clamping hydraulic cylinders installed in the output portion at the front end portion of the clamp main body, and a guide ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5395100 | Chain saw vise with improved mounting structure A chain saw vise includes a body of generally rectangular shape with an arcuate concave bottom surface defining downwardly projecting legs which each taper to a pointed edge. A lag screw has a head welded to a central portion of the arcuate surface, and h... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5283986 | Apparatus and method for sharpening contour profile cutter blades An apparatus and method for facilitating the grinding wheel sharpening of contour knife blades having a contoured cutting edge formed along one side thereof includes contour profile knife blades having a passageway formed therethrough, the passageway havi... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5234205 | Quick die change clamp A quick die change clamp secures a workpiece to a work surface equipped with a T-slot. The quick die change clamp includes a fastener having a threaded end and a head at an end opposite the threaded end for slidable movement in a T-slot of a work surface.... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5206982 | Die transfer structure and method Structure for and method of die transfer. The structure comprises low friction bearing structures set into elongated T-slot bars secured in parallel, transverse spaced apart relation on a bolster plate and a die transfer truck table top actuable in respon... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5190273 | Pallet with adjustable anchorage system for equipping the clamping fixture of a rough piece to be machined with machine tools The pallet includes one or more supporting faces, each of which is provided with an anchorage system for equipping the clamping fixture of a rough piece to be machined with machine tools. Each supporting face has one or more anchorage members for componen... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5076553 | Fixture for holding threaded workpieces The fixture for holding threaded workpieces is a right angle fixture. It has two integrally formed webs which have exterior planar surfaces at a right angle with respect to each other. There are holes through each of the webs. The holes are of selected di... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5056766 | Precision machine vise A vise for use with a machining table having an elongated T-slot in its upper surface includes a stationary jaw and a jaw support transversely extending over the T-slot and clamped against the table in spaced relation to one another by a clamping device c... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4968011 | Model marker's, locksmith's, and jeweler's small vice A small size vice constructed to hold small parts while being work processed on up to three sides with one clamping of the part being work processed. The small vice uses a rigid frame design applicable for being clamped in a larger bench vice, bench mount... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4915367 | Clamping apparatus for parts to be machined The embodiments of the invention described relate to clamping apparatus for parts to be machined comprising cramps presenting elastically deformable fingers which engage the flanks of the part to be machined and rigid fingers which abut the part, a T-groo... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4848758 | Jewelry clamp A clamp for holding small workpieces, such as jewelry, is disclosed. The clamp is rotatable and tiltable about a central mounting shaft, and includes hand rests extending transversely from each side of the clamp. The hand rests allow one's hands to be sup... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4544145 | Vise for small objects A vise for holding small objects. It is particularly useful as a fly tying vise. It comprises a support bearing a housing having a rotatable central arbor carried in low friction bearings. The preferred form has a hub mounted at each end of the arbor. One... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4518155 | Fixing device of workpieces for wire spark erosion machines The device comprises a generally L-shaped angle plate or base plate bearing a first jaw on the shorter leg of the "L", fixing plates and a slider capable of being shifted along the base plate and bearing a second jaw. The base plate is fixed at three poin... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4498662 | Adjustable pipe clamp holders Adjustable pipe clamp holders may be fixedly positioned within existing apertures on the work surface of a workbench. The holders are designed for locking engagement with pipe clamps so as to lock the pipe clamps to the workbench. Through the adjustable r... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4434978 | Vise The present invention relates to a vise for securely supporting a workpiece relative to a fixed support. The vise includes a base member which is secured relative to the fixed support. A clamp assembly is rotatably mounted with respect to the base member ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4418901 | Vise system 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 wor... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4412676 | Vise for workbench A vise is cantilever mounted to a workbench, projects forwardly thereof, and is disposed below the extended plane of the workbench table top. The vise includes a pair of U-shaped brackets, secured to the underside of the table top, and a pair of tubular b... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4387887 | Strut clamp and temporary support The strut tool has a frame with a pair of clamp faces on the front thereof and a pair of clamp hooks extending therebetween. A screw pulls the clamp hooks towards the clamp faces so that the strut clamp can engage on and clamp on a slotted strut to tempor... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4381104 | Stringer clamp A clamp for use in holding a wing panel stringer to a header on a wing panel jig includes a clamp base affixed to the header. A stringer locator, which has a pair of clamp-engaging surfaces, is mounted for rotational movement on the clamp base. The first ... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4363475 | Vise-like C-clamp for gripping variously shaped work pieces in varying positions A vise-like C-clamp with adjusting screw and wherein two elongated square bars are fixedly attached to one jaw thereof and the clamping end of the adjusting screw whereby a pair of gripping heads may be selected from a group of variously shaped heads and ... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4294442 | Workpiece pallet with distortion free clamping means A distortion free workpiece clamping device for clamping a workpiece on a pallet for use in a transfer machine. An elongated support bar is operatively attached to the pallet, and an elongated clamp bar is operatively attached to the support bar by a clam... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4223880 | Work clamp and pallet combination A work holder pallet or fixture for carrying a workpiece from station to station in a sequential machining line in combination with a workpiece clamp loosely carried by the pallet in a manner to permit loading and unloading of the pressure and the applica... | 09/23/1980 |
