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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246546 | Loosening tool for threaded pipe couplings A loosening tool for breaking loose tightened threads of a pipe coupling using a plurality of wrench type devices is provided that is simple to use, offers more breakage force than muscling alone, and is relatively safe and effective in its operation. The loosening ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7147412 | Doweling jig for woodworking The invention relates generally to clamping devices and mechanisms which provide versatile and/or accurate coupling between the communicating members. Some embodiments relate to the field of woodworking and a doweling jig therefor having a hinged jaw mechanism to pr... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7032287 | Edge grip chuck An actuated edge grip chuck includes tabs with raised portions that press against the side of a substrate as opposed clamping on the top or bottom surfaces. The edge grip chuck includes a solid-state actuator to move a moveable tab into an open position. The solid-s... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7000519 | Jointer clamp A clamp to make a straight edge on a working board has a base with a lower surface to slide on a table saw and a main wall that extends upward from the base. A lower support extends outwardly from the main wall in opposite directions, and two upper supports extend o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6691993 | Clamp A clamp comprises at least two opposed clamping surfaces and at least two opposed second clamping surfaces disposed perpendicularly to them, at least two opposed pressure-bearing surfaces spaced apart and located on longitudinal axes of the first clamping... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6622997 | Straight edge clamping device for clamping workpieces A straight edge clamping device for clamping workpieces is provided. The device comprises a straight edge having a flat lower surface for contacting workpieces, an upper wall, and two sidewalls, a first stop fixed at one end of the edge, a second stop mov... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6584679 | Device for holding and installing a spacer frame of an insulated glass window The present invention concerns a controllable holding and mounting device for use with the construction of an insulated glass window. The mounting device includes a mounting frame and a tie-bar. A positioning laying-on device is connected to the tie-bar a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6179279 | Gripping device A gripper which is structurally simple and can reliably and quickly grip small articles of various different shapes. The gripper has a base including a fixed portion and a movable portion movable longitudinally toward and away from the fixed portion, a fi... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6135435 | Woodworker's vise A woodworker's vise that includes a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a workbench or the like and a moveable jaw assembly adapted to move with respect to the fixed jaw. The moveable jaw assembly includes an inner jaw, a front support and preferably a pin... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5826778 | Clamping mechanism for a bonding apparatus A bonding apparatus provided with a clamping device for holding a workpiece such as a tab tape, comprising an upper clamper and a lower clamper which are respectively divided into two sections. The upper and lower clampers are respectively mounted on an u... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5497980 | Assembly for use in precision machining The present invention provides precision machine vise equipment for use in the NC machining of workpieces which improves the efficiency of the operation by making it possible to insert, secure, and machine some plural number of workpieces, such as two, or... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5191822 | Adjustable clamp jaws An improved clamp structure is disclosed in which a replacable liner element is mounted on a mount body. The liner element is accurately longitudinally positioned relative to the mount body such that the liner can be positioned in any one of a plurality o... | 03/09/1993 |
| 4881726 | Vise for joining frames A vise for joining frame pieces has clamp assemblies which can be moved on perpendicular axes, and has a quick-acting shifting mechanism for displacing one of the clamp assemblies from an initial position and returning it thereto. The complementary end fa... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4813260 | Multipurpose tube working tool A tube working tool having a pair of jaws each provided with a single semicylindrical tube receiving recess. The tool includes a yoke defining a pair of spaced jaw supports and a carrier support spaced from and centered betwen the jaw supports. A carrier ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4761934 | Parallel belted clamp A clamp for clamping a web during stretch wrapping includes a first longitudinally extending clamp element for engaging the web, a second longitudinally extending clamp element extendable in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal direction of ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4753424 | Method of clamping rails for pressure welding the same and clamping apparatus therefor When forcing together the mating end faces of a pair of rails into contact and pressure welding the rails, the clamping operation of each rails end is effected by dividing it into a vertical positioning clamping and a lateral positioning clamping performe... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4736934 | Double-acting vise A double-acting vise comprising a supporting structure, a first set of jaws mounted on the supporting structure for movement toward and away from each other, and a second set of jaws mounted on the supporting structure for movement toward and away from ea... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4696460 | Clamping apparatus A clamping device is provided with holding means on each of a first and second jaw means for positioning at least two workpieces of different thicknesses together in any desired abutting angular relationship and means for applying a force to the jaw means... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4647028 | Versatile clamping assembly for workbench or the like A pair of clamp claw assemblies are mounted on the frame of a workbench. At least one clamp claw assembly is movable in a substantially horizontal plane laterally of the workbench and in a direction towards and away from the other clamp claw assembly. Eac... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4527786 | Workbench A workbench having a pair of vise assemblies mounted on a frame with each vise assembly having a movable jaw and a fixed jaw, wherein one vise assembly is operable with a lead screw to move towards and away from the other vise assembly which is fixed and ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4398706 | Work-holding clamp with pivotable and slideable clamping screws A light to moderate duty work-holding clamp which also can be used as a gear or wheel puller. The body of the clamp is formed of two C-shaped plates, aligned and spaced apart by 2 blocks, one attached to each end of the C-shape. A large clamping screw is ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4369957 | Device for clamping and aligning plates to be joined in selected angular relationship A device for clamping and aligning a pair of plates in selected angular relationship, so that the plates may be joined by welding or the like, clamps the same in the selected angular relationship with adjacent edges thereof in close proximity. The device ... | 01/25/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4291868 | Clamping apparatus for work table Clamping apparatus for clamping a work piece onto a work table remote from the edges of the work table. Apparatus includes a main support member and first and second engaging members spaced along and extending from the support member so that outer ends of... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4201376 | Adjustable clamp for V-block An adjustable clamp for a V-block comprises an integral piece forming two legs, joined together at an acute angle and each having a free end. A first threaded hole is formed through said means on an axis at least approximately bisecting the acute angle. A... | 05/06/1980 |
| 3938797 | Clamping device for welding seamer This clamping device provides opposed banks of clamping units attached to an associated reaction beam above a work table, for clamping workpiece plates to the table during seam welding. Each clamping unit includes an upright clamping member, having an inc... | 02/17/1976 |
