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US 10,857,638 B2Granted
Vise clamp
OwnerMichael W Starkinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable clamp for the retention of a vice or work piece onto a slotted worktable. The clamp has a raised rear foot that both spans the standard width of a slot in a slotted worktable regardless of the angle the clamp is secured to the worktable, and generates an increased gripping force at both contact points of the clamp. Its nose accommodates a cylindrical pin recess to accommodate a cylindrical pin to allow the vice to clamp to a vice with a raised peripheral lip. The 30 degree beveled front edge allows the clamp a substantial planar contact surface with the vice or work piece, enhancing stability.
Claims5
A vise clamp comprising:
- a clamp body made of a central block having a proximal end, a distal end, two sides, a planar top face and a planar bottom face, said central block having a linear pressure foot formed at said distal end and extending below said bottom planar face;
- said clamp body having a single orifice formed there through, and a nose formed at said proximal end that extends above and forward of said proximal end, said nose having a distal nose face that is entirely arced and vertically angled, two nose side faces and a nose top face that each angle inwards towards a planar, vertical, proximal nose face, and a bottom nose face with an arced groove formed there across;
- a T bolt having a metric thread formed thereon and sized for passage through said orifice;
- a double thick walled T nut having a metric thread formed therein and an external hexagonal profile dimensioned for mating engagement by imperial sized tools, said T nut having a peripheral flange extending normally from its bottom edge;
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- a dowel pin sized for contact within said arced groove and for maintaining spaced contact between said nose and a workpiece.
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