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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167292 | Vise jaw plates Jaw plates for removably attaching to the jaws of machine vises extend above the top of the jaw to hold taller workpieces. They are made from aluminum alloy for readily machining to conform to contours of a workpiece not easily held by flat jaw faces. They are secti... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7328891 | Clamp tool A clamp tool for woodwork or metalwork in which a screw mechanism is not apart away from a shaft and is not exposed is disclosed. In the clamp tool, a pair of clamping brackets is disposed on a shaft apart from each other and at least one clamping bracket is movable... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316136 | Bevelled keyway and double lock system for handcuff The handcuff assembly includes a bow pivotally connected to a cheek plate frame assembly which includes a unitized frame that is die stamped from a single metal plate and which is overmolded with a polymer overmold. The unitized frame has interlocking tabs on folded... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7225516 | Slide assembly fixture for rear hub assembly A fixture is provided for supporting a vehicle hub assembly during manufacturing operations that include rotating the assembly. The fixture includes a base with an upper surface, a linearly movable housing slidably supported on the base, an adjustable support block ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182327 | Segmentable resilient vise jaw An elongate vise jaw plate assembly for mounting on a movable member of a vise is constructed to clamp many individual work pieces for machining. It enables clamping many pieces together in the vise even if their dimensions are not precise. It includes a base portio... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174614 | Device for facilitating connection of terminal ends of vehicle track to form closed loop A device for engaging first and second terminal ends of a vehicle track and drawing the terminal ends together in order to facilitate their connection to form a closed loop of track. The device comprises first and second coupling ends for engaging respective termina... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144004 | Clamp jaw for restricted spaces A clamp jaw for restricted spaces is comprised of a base plate with a clamp engaging plate projecting from a side of the base plate at a right angle, and a gripping plate projecting from an opposite side of the base plate at a right angle. A though hole is positione... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7070178 | Holder for a substrate cassette and device provided with such a holder A holder is disclosed for a cassette for substrates. The holder includes a base plate on which a guide member provided with at least two guides is secured. The cassette is to be positioned between the guides, which enable the cassette to be aligned with respect to t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7017253 | Culvert band installation tool A culvert band installation tool includes two end plates that are substantially parallel to one another and a bolt to draw the end plates together facilitating the culvert band installation process. The ends plates are maintained substantially parallel to one anothe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6988719 | Rollerstand A stand for movably supporting a workpiece is disclosed. The stand includes a base, a support and a plurality of roller assemblies. The support is releasably connected to the base for permitting the height of the stand to be altered. The roller assemblies are mounte... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971643 | Quick change jaw plates for machine tool vices A quick change vice jaw plate arrangement includes jaw plates that may be rapidly secured to and rapidly removed from the opposing jaws of a vice. The jaws of the vice includes spaced jaw plate retainers which each carry a retaining pin. Each retaining is biased tow... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957809 | Dovetail vise jaw plate assembly A vise jaw assembly can be easily mounted on, and removed from, the jaws of a machine vise. A first reusable component bolts onto the face of a machine vise jaw. A second component is inexpensive and disposable. It is made by extrusion of an easily machinable materi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953188 | Flexible jaw universal vise A vise used for holding and stabilizing a wide variety of work object shapes by means of conformable spring action jaw faces. The jaw faces are designed to be interchangeable to accommodate delicate or heavy-duty work. Dual ratchet mechanisms and a cam-driven piston... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6783123 | Adjustable vise jaw assembly A vise jaw assembly for supporting and securing an object to be worked upon in a vise is provided. The jaw assembly 10 has a block 14 with a plurality of apertures 16, a plurality of channels 40 passing through a portion of the block 1... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773003 | Compound invertible soft jaw for a machine vise A compound soft jaw for use in a machine vise has a replaceable jaw member into which the templates of the workpieces are cut. The compound soft jaw has a primary jaw member secured to a receiving plate of the machine vice. The first secondary jaw member is secured ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6748830 | Threaded gripping bar pliers insert A pliers having a replaceable gripping member for pliers jaws in the form of a threaded cylinder received in a threaded bore with part of the threaded cylinder extending out of the jaw in which it is mounted to provide a gripping surface formed of a segment of the t... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6705602 | Vise affording multiple set-up operations A reversible jaw for a table vise including plurality of rows of apertures and cut-outs, all of predetermined size and location to allow manual and computerized machine operations to follow easily and precisely with reduced set-up procedure. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6681464 | Tooling apparatus A modular tooling apparatus for performing a metalworking operation on a workpiece, having a base comprising an attachment surface having a locating feature, a removable insert separably secured to the attachment surface, having a locating feature and a w... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6672578 | Vise jaw with work piece support surface A jaw is provided for a vise which includes a sloping surface for supporting a work piece at a particular angle. The jaw includes a primary mass and a secondary mass which are either formed together as a single unitary mass or formed separately and couple... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6641125 | Vise stop A vise stop for positioning a workpiece in a vise includes a crossbar having a first end, a second end and a mounting surface. The crossbar is attachable to the vise and a first stop arm is pivotally connected to the crossbar first end for positioning a w... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6641126 | Integral U-shape clamping block structure An integral U-shape clamping block structure comprised of a clamping block and a fixation arm respectively extending rearward, and multiple fixation holes and screws being provided sideways on each fixation arm to be incorporated to both sides of a neck o... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6601839 | Vise jaw plates and cooperating work piece holders Vise jaw plates and matching work piece holders cooperate to reliably secure an odd-shaped object in a preferred orientation between the plates. At least one of a plurality of work piece holders are disposed throughout the jaw in a uniform orthogonal patt... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6578801 | Gripper mounting bracket A gripper or workpiece holder mounting bracket includes a center element and a pair of opposite end elements which are connectable to the center element via one or more fasteners. The mounting bracket defines a generally circular opening between the cente... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547259 | Master and insert jaw system The jaw assembly includes a master jaw and an insert jaw. An engagement surface on the master jaw provides a mounting surface for the insert jaw. The master jaw is contoured to provide a minimum of mass opposite the mounting surface and opposite the engag... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6485032 | Lever-type lathe chuck with replaceable jaw inserts A chuck has a chuck body adapted to be rotated about a chuck axis and a plurality of elongated jaw arms angularly spaced about the axis, pivotal in the chuck body about respective guide axes extending secantally of the chuck axis, and axially slidable in ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6464216 | Vise jaws for clamping workpieces at an angle A vise having a pair of vise jaws for clamping a workpiece. A rotatable protractor is provided in one of the vise jaws. A platform is carried by the protractor which extends beyond the vise jaw to support a workpiece. Worm drive gearing between the protra... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443515 | Holding wrench A holding wrench includes a body having a first arm plate having a first end and a second end, and a second arm plate having a first end pivoted on the mediate portion of the first arm plate. A first holding assembly includes two first holding members eac... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6409162 | Hinge In accordance with this invention an eccentrically immobilized hinge-type device is provided having a yoke shaped hinging element with cylindrical peripheral surfaces and a channel shaped hinging element with an eye-ended connecting rod, and a relatively ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402131 | Clamp fixtures Adaptors for interchangeably connecting any of a plurality of clamping fixtures to various beam clamp assemblies include an adaptor block or body, a fastener attached to the adaptor block for releasably securing the adaptor block to a jaw of a beam clamp ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394438 | Multilevel clamp device A mutlilevel clamp device for holding a plurality of frames during gluing procedures. The mutlilevel clamp device includes a plurality of clamps. Each of the clamps comprises a first end wall and a second end wall. A bar extends between and is attached to... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6345816 | Hydraulic vise jaws An improved hydraulic vise jaw incorporates a fluid supply which communicates hydraulic fluid to an area behind a plurality of pistons such that the pistons are held outwardly against a part with a generally uniform force. Each piston is positioned in a p... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338478 | Clamp fixtures Adaptors for interchangeably connecting any of a plurality of clamping fixtures to various beam clamp assemblies include an adaptor block or body, a fastener attached to the adaptor block for releasably securing the adaptor block to a jaw of a beam clamp ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6264210 | Quick-change jaw chuck system A jaw assembly for a jaw chuck for holding a workpiece to the spindle of a machine, such as a lathe, includes an intermediate coupling member that engages a master jaw slot formed in a master jaw which is disposed in a radial guide formed in the body of t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6196536 | Grip set for an adjustable vice An improved vise and an attachment for a conventional vise is disclosed that permits a user of the vise to machine all sides of a workpiece gripped between the jaws of the vise without having to remove the workpiece from the vise and incur operational dow... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6170813 | Vise with adjustable jaw inserts The present invention relates to a vise for holding a workpiece. The vise includes a base supporting a moveable jaw, a fixed jaw, and a mechanism for moving the moveable jaw toward the fixed jaw. Each jaw includes a working surface, the working surfaces b... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152435 | Multi-diameter vise clamp and collet jaw A machine vise has incorporated into it a pair of collet jaws that allows for the machining of top surfaces and ends of a held part. The collet jaws are secured to each of the clamping blocks on the machine vise. The collet jaws include at least one colle... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6062553 | Vice jaw assembly with floating spacer and gripping blocks for use with a tool holder A vice jaw assembly mounted upon a precision machining piece of equipment, the equipment including a platform accessible by a machining tool. The vice assembly includes a base which is fixedly secured upon the platform and first and second spaced apart ja... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045126 | Vise jaw and bolt A vise comprises a base member, a fixed end member having a fixed and jaw thereon, and a movable end member having a movable end jaw thereon. The movable end jaw and the fixed end jaw define a space therebetween which can be increased or decreased by move... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039313 | Clamp fixtures Adaptors for interchangeably connecting any of a plurality of clamping fixtures to various beam clamp assemblies include an adaptor block or body, a fastener attached to the adaptor block for releasably securing the adaptor block to a jaw of a beam clamp ... | 03/21/2000 |
