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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419148 | Variable angle flexible band clamp corner A variable angle flexible band clamping corner for clamping work piece angles in desired locations to permit nailing, screwing, gluing, or otherwise joining the work pieces. The clamping corner consists of two pivotable contact pads, where the face of each contact p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7389978 | Adjustable clamp A jaw for a bar clamp and a method of using a bar clamp, the bar clamp including a trigger having a first force applying mechanism to apply a first force against the drive lever at a first point on the drive lever that is remote from the bar as the trigger pivots wi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377048 | Truss setting bracket The truss setting bracket has an elongated body member, a first cradle, and a second cradle. Each cradle is provided with a first and second finger that define a cradle face therebetween. The second cradle is designed to be secured, at ground level, to a truss that ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377504 | Support/assembly structure and article retaining arrangements A foldable work piece support assembly (10) incorporating at least one rapid locking and quick release of article retaining means (26) for enabling rapid locking and quick release of articles required to be supported by the foldable support assembly/st... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374158 | Multi-purpose clamp The invention provides a multi-purpose reversible clamp comprising a threaded rod having a handle fixed at a first end, a lower jaw mounted on the threaded rod above the handle, the lower jaw including a female corner receiving portion facing away from the handle, w... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7306212 | Ratchet clamp A ratchet clamp is proposed, said clamp comprising a first limb with a first handle member and a first jaw member; a second limb with a second handle member and a second jaw member; a pivotal bearing for the relative pivotal movement of the first limb and the second... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299935 | Support for pipe clamps A support for a pipe clamp includes a first body adapted to be mounted to a vertical surface and a second body pivotally connected to the first body for pivotal movement between a substantially vertical stored position and a substantially horizontal operative positi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293501 | Press with compact worm unit A press includes an arm mechanism to input force transferred to upper and lower rollers by a worm unit. The worm unit occupies less space so that even if the size of the press is increased, the worm unit can be used without too much change. The handle is located on ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7213797 | Deck board straightener A deck board straightener is taught which is comprised of a main rod part connected to a handle at one end and a flat steel plate at the opposing end. The flat plate is comprised of two shoulders that consist of the bent edges of the flat plate but could also be sho... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207122 | Apparatus and process for applying lap siding An apparatus for applying lap siding including a main body chassis, a lap siding clamp member, an exposure rod, and a lap siding rest platform. The main body chassis includes a main body base plate with a siding clamp rod support member and a siding backing member p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172184 | Substrate carrier for electroplating solar cells A carrier for use in processing of a plurality of wafers or other substrates includes a support frame on which the wafers are mounted and in one embodiment at least one auxiliary frame for holding the substrates on the support frame. A plurality of clips extend from... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153072 | Clamping device for key duplicating machine with dual pivoted joint A clamping device for key duplicating machine with dual pivoted joint comprising a pair of left and right symmetrical cross grooves formed on the front side of a substrate, and aligned one with the other, for securing a pair of left and right vises, in order to enab... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128313 | Support system of a tabletop vise A vise and base system is disclosed. The vise includes a stationary jaw, a frame with a frame perimeter wall and a moveable jaw, the stationary jaw being fixed to the frame, and the moveable jaw that is movable along the frame. The vise cooperates with a hollow base... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108461 | Clamp with magnetic spindle positioner A clamping apparatus includes a clamp arm that is pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position, and a clamp spindle assembly that is adjustably positionable along the length of the arm. A magnet in the clamp spindle assembly magnetically engages the cl... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100353 | Portable track link disassembly tool A portable disassembly tool is provided to disassemble a track link assembly from a machine by removing opposed track links from the track link assembly. The portable disassembly tool includes first and second members that are tightly secured to the track link to be... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100180 | CD business card with container and/or adapter A CD Card for packaging card like information and digital information in the basic dimensions (length and width) of a business, credit or collectors card. The CD Card is made up of one, two, or three major components. The first component is a small compact disc with... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066457 | Apparatus for securing a workpiece An apparatus for securing a workpiece comprising first and second clamp members, and a transportable elongate member to which the clamp members are mounted and are operable for being shifted between work engaging and work releasing positions. In one form, the appara... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6957808 | Apparatus for securing a workpiece An apparatus for securing a workpiece comprising first and second clamp members, a transportable elongate member to which the clamp members are mounted for being shifted between clamped and unclamped positions to allow a clamped workpiece to be transported, and a ba... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955344 | Tool and connector system for clamping A system of tools and connector assemblies can be erected in numerous arrangements and configurations, in positive, selected interrelationships, for the mounting and support of a workpiece or the like. Engagement portions on the tools are clamped by the clamping blo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951096 | Method and apparatus for installing links on an endless track chain The present invention provides a portable machine for assembling a track for a track type work machine. A positioning block is provided for alignment of a pair of track pins that are to receive an outer track joint. A portable assembly tool having a pair of contact ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6877203 | Device and method for fixation of airframe pieces A method for regulating a device used for fixing aircraft airframe pieces in connection with assembly of airframe parts, where the device consists of a rig comprising a matrix of rails that can slide in such a way that a number of fixing elements attached to the rai... | 04/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6736252 | Work holder for through hole examination apparatus A work holder is provided for a through hole examination apparatus that reduces the generation of scrubbed-off metal powder caused by abrasion during the movements, and has a high operability. Also, it is an object to provide a work holder for a through hole examina... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729529 | System and method for cutting and orbital welding thin-walled tubing A system for providing cutting and orbitally welding thin-walled tubing. The system includes a plurality of clamping blocks that hold the tubing while the tubing is trimmed and orbitally welded. The system further includes at least one tooling plate to which the cla... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722643 | Multi-clamp A multi-clamp is illustrated which operates in the manner of a traditional “c”-clamp, but which also operates cooperatively with a support such as a pipe or bar clamp to apply forces normal to otherwise difficult or impossible to reach large sheet materials. A p... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6691992 | Tool for building and repairing walls A tool for positioning and installing paneling sections, such as drywall sections, on underlying walls. The tool is initially secured to a wall, and comprises a vertical surface parallel to the wall and a downwardly angled surface. These surfaces, togethe... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6427991 | Non-contact workpiece holder using vortex chuck with central gas flow A non-contact holder including one or more chucks holds a planar workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer, particularly a thin wafer. Each chuck in the holder includes a cavity that opens to a surface adjacent to the workpiece. A tangential orifice introdu... | 08/06/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6338477 | Dual adjustable vise Stackable dual adjustable vises allow more precise movement of a work piece with the vise in a stationary position. The vises comprise a base vise that is capable of mounting to a work station and has one or more separately adjustable jaws, and a work hol... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6322064 | Device for holding pieces of wood A device for holding varying pieces of wood when cutting, for instance with a chain saw, comprising a frame (9), a pendulum (2) having spikes (4) and being pivotally mounted at an upper part (8) of the frame and a lower frame part having upwardly directed... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6305091 | Marking guide jig apparatus for, and method of, marking of wood trim for subsequent miter cut of window/door opening trim Double end and single end jig apparatus is disclosed having a channel and guide edges for marking window/door trim held in the channel, for subsequent miter cut of corners for mounting the trim around window/door opening, and a set back or margin between ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6286822 | Machinable supports for close tolerance edge support The devices and systems encompass the provision of a plurality of supports specially designed to closely support a work piece immediately adjacent the edge being worked, ground or polished. The top surfaces of the supports are machineable in place on the ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6109600 | Apparatus for supporting a workpiece An apparatus for supporting a workpiece, such as an automobile bumper, comprising a support base, a top frame attached thereto, a crossbar mounted to the top frame for supporting the workpiece and a stabilizing device for securing the workpiece to the app... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6000688 | Machinists' production V-block A production V-block including four or more individually vertically adjustable V-blocks on a single ferromagnetic base for magnetically securing to a machine tool table, all of the V-blocks are ground to identical depths for simultaneous identical operati... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5984292 | Adjustable clamping device An adjustable clamping device. A base or a channel is attached to either the top or side of a work table. The base has a threaded aperture for engaging one end of a threaded rod upon which several adjustable clamping bars are positioned. The clamping memb... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5918868 | Universal modular fixturing systems A fixturing device, usable with various fixturing components as a universal modular fixturing system, has a slot and a shaft, the slot and the shaft intersecting and having a common plane of symmetry, the fixturing device having a plurality of transverse ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915898 | Adapter arm for machine tools The present invention is directed to an adapter arm for coupling a fabrication tool or workpiece to the work table of a machine tool, the adapter arm comprising an elongated shaft having first and second ends, the first end being adapted to be removably c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5820116 | Suction attachable retaining clamp A suction attachable retaining clamp for holding an object such as a molding or mounting bracket against a surface such as a windshield. The suction attachable retaining clamp includes a base member having a pair of attachment arms extending from it. Each... | 10/13/1998 |
