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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806395 | Tensioning or gripping device in particular a linear or centering gripper A tensioning or gripping device in particular a linear or centering gripper, comprises at least one displaceable base jaw (14) and a false jaw (16) which may be placed on the base jaw (14), whereby the false jaw (16) comprises two couplin... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7134650 | Precision vise A vise has a jaw connected to a jaw support has a recess formed in a rear surface. A biasing member in the recess applies a force to the recess having a downward component to secure a workpiece to the vise. The biasing member may be the end of a set screw, a ball be... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131363 | Paper-cutting apparatus and paper-holding device of the same A cutting apparatus is provided for cutting a sheet material. The cutting apparatus includes a bed for resting thereon the sheet material, a hollow rail structure spaced from the bed, a cutting element moved along the hollow rail structure to travel on the sheet mat... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6993821 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6930272 | Vise for holding a workpiece on an EDM machine A vise for holding a work piece in position on an EDM machine includes a main plate for attachment to the rail or ledge of the EDM machine, and the main plate supports a vise that holds the work piece in position during the machining process. The vise includes a mov... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6755408 | Precision vise A vise with the precision to match the quality expected from a wire electrical discharge machine. A quality vise is provided to locate parts with extreme repeatability from part to part enabling production of parts with exact duplication. With the range of the vise ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6598867 | Vise system A vise system including a plurality of jaws associated with a vise body. A first jaw is attached to a first shaft which are both slidable with respect to the vise body. A second jaw is attached to a second shaft which are both slidable with respect to the... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6409161 | Double station hydraulically operated machining vise The housing of a two station machining device has thereon a stationary jaw and two movable jaws reciprocable between open and closed positions relative to the stationary jaw by a pair of spaced slides that are reciprocable in a recess in the housing benea... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6308943 | Device for clamping workpiece to a surface A clamping tool holds a workpiece in place on a surface, for example in a machine tool, by a clamping bolt (2) which is moved into a workpiece contacting position by a locking piston (6). The bolt (2) and the piston (6) are slidable in respective bores (3... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6250620 | Maching vise A machining vise which includes a main body having a recess for guiding movable vise jaws therein is disclosed. The vise also includes a stationary jaw removably mounted at a mid-point on the main body, a first movable slide and a second movable slide. Th... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6244580 | Machining vise A machining vise is disclosed. The machining vise includes a main body having a recess, a stationary vise jaw removably mounted at a mid-point on the main body, a first movable slide and a second movable slide mounted in the recess. A first vise jaw is mo... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6206354 | Vise having automatic locating mechanism A vise is composed of a base, a first transmission block, a second transmission block, a first movable jaw mounted on the first transmission block, a second movable jaw mounted on tee second transmission block, a control rod located in a slot of the base ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6170814 | Method for attaching a jaw to a vise-like workholding apparatus A method for attaching a jaw to a vise-like workholding apparatus. The method includes placing the jaw member onto a support member of the workholding apparatus in a first direction that is perpendicular to a worksurface of the workholding apparatus. The ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6164635 | Milling machine bench vise An improved vise with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw which is guided by a lead screw to move along a pair of ways guiding the movable jaw. The movable jaw is adjusted to maintain a face which is precisely parallel with a face of the fixed jaw. The movable ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6158729 | Compact, stiff, remotely-actuable quick-release clamp The present invention provides a clamp that is compact and lightweight, yet provides high holding strength and stiffness or rigidity. The clamp uses a unique double slant interface design which provides mechanical advantages to resist forces applied to th... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6139001 | Jaw assembly for workholding apparatus A workholding apparatus includes a top jaw member and a bottom master jaw element. The master jaw element is movably supported on a base member and has a keypart fixed thereto and projecting upwardly. The keypart receives the top jaw member. An aperture o... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6032940 | Indexable jaw universal vise A universal vise that has a movable and a fixed jaw that can be indexed at 90° increments to provide for four separate work clamping surfaces on each jaw. The vise includes a vise screw driving a nut that drives the movable jaw in each of four indexed po... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6017026 | Machining vise A machining vise which includes a main body having a recess for guiding movable vise jaws therein is disclosed. The vise also includes a stationary jaw removably mounted at a mid-point on the main body, a first movable slide and a second movable slide. Th... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5984290 | Enclosed two station machining vise with removable and off-settable jaws In a two station machining vise having a stationary, center jaw and movable opposing jaws, the interior of the vise body is totally enclosed to protect the working components from machining byproducts. The vise has a brake mechanism and an offset mechanis... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5975513 | Vise with workpiece hold down force A vise has a fixed jaw mounted stationarily relative to a vise body. A movable jaw is supported on side rails that have upper way surfaces. A jaw nut that exerts a downward force on the movable jaw operated to move the movable jaw along the way surfaces. ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5921534 | Detachable jaw for vise-like workholding apparatus A removable jaw assembly for a workholding apparatus having a base that defines a worksurface and a first longitudinal axis. The assembly includes an tower portion provided on the workholding apparatus that protrudes above the worksurface and defines a se... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5893551 | Vise with fully machinable jaws A vise having machinable low profile removable jaws includes a stationary jaw attached between two movable jaws for holding two work pieces during a machining process. The stationary jaw is positioned adjacent to a pair of guide rails, which are mounted o... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5732992 | Medical appliance tool providing one hand actuation A tool is disclosed in which components can be grasped and secured using a single actuation motion. A mechanical system converts a single actuation motion into sequential motions at least in part mutually orthogonal. The advantages of this system are one-... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5730433 | Bulldog miter clamp A tool for mating, clamping, and gluing under high pressure, two picture frame members, the ends of which have been precisely cut prior to clamping. This high pressure produces a stronger joint than is now available in existing clamps that only hold the a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5720476 | Removable jaw for vise-like workholding apparatus A removable jaw assembly for a workholding apparatus having a base member with a longitudinal slot therein. The assembly includes a movable support member that has a lower portion operably supportable in the longitudinal slot such that it can be selective... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5623757 | Two station machining vise with removable and off-setting jaws In a wide-opening vise having two movable jaws and a fixed center jaw, the movable jaws are easily removed and reset onto associated slides. The slides have upperly projecting bodies with pressure release latches for positively fixing the jaws in position... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5505437 | Two station machining vise with removable and off-settable jaws In a wide-opening vise having two movable jaws and a fixed center jaw, the movable jaws are easily removed and reset onto associated slides. The slides have upperly projecting bodies with pressure release latches for positively fixing the jaws in position... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5458321 | Two station machining vise with removable and off-settable jaws In a wide-opening vise having two movable jaws and a fixed center jaw, the movable jaws are easily removed and reset onto associated slides. The slides have upperly projecting bodies with pressure release latches for positively fixing the jaws in position... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5374041 | Vise A vise for clamping a workpiece against a stop includes a base and a clamping member. The base contains a cylindrical sliding element having an inclined surface, which engages and aligns with a surface of another cylindrical element that is perpendicular ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5273264 | Pneumatic quick vise A pneumatic quick vise utilizes a compressed air source to control operation of its jaws for high speed clamping and releasing of working pieces at high efficiency. The vice include a piston operated by the compressed air source to drive a booster mechani... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5251887 | Machine vise for clamping a workpiece A machine vise is provided with a body having a fixed jaw and a movable jaw which may be moved toward the fixed jaw by means of a tractively acting hollow screw spindle. A force amplifier is arranged below the fixed jaw and is operable by a pushing rod sh... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5242159 | Hydraulic double lock vise A two-station, single action device has a body, with a fixed center block forming oppositely facing fixed jaws. At opposite ends of the body, movable jaws are moved toward and away from the fixed center block simultaneously using an actuator drive. The ac... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5181701 | Hydraulic clamp A clamping device including a clamp housing a generally horizontally extending cylinder bore that opens into an upwardly and rearwardly sloping guide bore formed in a front portion of the clamp housing is disclosed. A clamping member is shiftably mounted ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5163662 | Multi-purpose machine vise A machine vise that can serve multipurpose uses is constructed utilizing a cast base made so that it can be easily mounted for NC machining, or mounted on a swivel base, and can be used mounted on its sides or on one end. The cast base is made to simplify... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5160127 | Hold-down device for movable jaw of a vise A hold-down device for movable jaw of a vise comprises a driving block and a movable jaw member. The driving block is provided with a through hole having therein a rigid sleeve. The movable jaw member comprises therein a drive shaft in such manners that t... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5141213 | Vise A vise comprises mainly a base, a sliding member, a movable base, and an urging member. The base consists of a long slot extending axially in the middle thereof and of a holding base located at upper portion of the rear end thereof. The holding base compr... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5114126 | Metal working vise In construction of a metalworking vise having a fixed base, a stationary jaw mounted atop the front end portion of the fixed base, a slide jaw arranged facing the stationary jaw, and a piston movable into a hydraulic chamber to raise its fluid pressure, a... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5108080 | Machine tool vise An improved machine vise, particularly well suited for use on milling machines and the like, having an improved arrangement for securely holding workpieces of irregular shapes or several different, diversely sized workpieces simultaneously. The vise is pr... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5098073 | Two-station vise with double-threaded screw A machine vise holds two parts against a center mounting block, and has simultaneously moving jaws slidable on a vise body toward opposite sides of the center jaw for clamping. One of the jaws is driven through a torque limiting clutch to the drive screw ... | 03/24/1992 |