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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6932335 | Locking clamp A locking clamp that includes a base member. The locking clamp further includes a bar pivotally connected to the base member on one end thereof. A handle is pivotally connected to a base member on an end opposite of the bar. The clamp further includes a link connect... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6817603 | Clamping tool A clamping tool serving for clamping a workpiece on a support by a bar system constructed of a number of mutually pivotal bars comprising an activation bar for at operation making the bars pivot mutually between an initial position and locking position, a clamping b... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6530566 | Pivoting clamp block A clamping fixture is provided that includes a base, a handle pivotally connected to the base and a first jaw lever. The first jaw lever has a pivot end and a jaw end. The first jaw lever has a spacer connected thereto. A second jaw lever is provided havi... | 03/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6149146 | Machining vise A system and method for securely clamping a target material that is to be manipulated using conventional machining techniques. The vise includes a single piece that includes a rigid jaw and a floating jaw that are integrally connected. The floating jaw is... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6116588 | Clamping device A clamping device includes a clamp arm (2), an operating lever (3) for pivotally operating the clamp arm (2), and a toggle mechanism (T) provided in connection with the operating lever (3). The clamp arm (2) is formed with a guide path (2a) that intersect... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5961109 | Amplified hold-down clamp The clamp is a locked over-center toggle clamp having a toggle lever that actuates a clamp arm between clamped and released positions. An amplification lever is secured to a cam pivot for rotation of the cam pivot inside a base. One end of the clamp arm i... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5904349 | Push-pull clamp A plunger clamp capable of locking in either a retracted or extended position having a rigid body slidably supporting an elongated plunger. A bifurcated lever is pivotally connected inside the body and to a V shaped link arm, the link arm is pivotally con... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5823519 | Toggle lever clamp A toggle lever clamp for use in devices and welding machines in the motor vehicle industry, has a clamping head consists of two shell-shaped parts that combine to form a housing. This arrangement reduces the number of individual parts to a considerable de... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5816567 | Fluid operated clamp including integral frame and slide member support A pneumatically actuated clamp and gripper including a fluid actuated piston and cylinder assembly and a clamp arm supported for pivotal movement and having a moving end for clampingly engaging a workpiece. The clamp includes a link having one end pivotal... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5676357 | Clamp including resilient internal link A pneumatically actuated clamp and gripped including a clamp arm supported for movement about a pivot, the clamp arm including a workpiece engaging portion spaced from the pivot and a driving member that is reciprocally moveable between a retracted positi... | 10/14/1997 |
| 4576213 | Method and apparatus for machining a door or the like A table, movably carried upon a stationary base, is provided with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw for gripping the lateral edges of a door or similar panel-like workpiece. The table is movable in reciprocal directions against adjustably positionable stops t... | 03/18/1986 |
