# US 10,864,615 B2 · Split vise

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- Number: US 10,864,615 B2
- Document ID: US10864615B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/227,000
- Filed: 2018-12-20
- Published: 2020-06-25
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-20
- Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Inventors: Rommel B. Ceniza
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864615B2

## CPC

- B25B 1/02: with sliding jaws
- B25B 5/109: {with two screws, e.g. parallel screw clamps}
- B25B 1/10: using screws
- B25B 5/006: {Supporting devices for clamps}
- B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING

## Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate to a vise, for example, for holding material to be cut with a saw, for example, power saw. In one embodiment the disclosed vise includes a base member, a pair of fixed jaws attached to a first side of the base member, the pair of fixed jaws being substantially aligned and spaced apart defining a first gap therebetween, a handle attached to a second side of the base opposite the first side, and a pair of moveable jaws adjustably connected to the pair of fixed jaws, the pair of moveable jaws being spaced apart defining a second gap therebetween, wherein a center of the second gap is substantially aligned with a center of the first gap.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vise, comprising:
a base member;
a pair of fixed jaws attached to a first side of the base member, the pair of fixed jaws being substantially aligned and spaced apart defining a first gap therebetween;
a handle attached to a second side of the base opposite the first side; and
a pair of moveable jaws adjustably connected to the pair of fixed jaws, the pair of moveable jaws being spaced apart defining a second gap therebetween,
wherein a center of the second gap is substantially aligned with a center of the first gap, and
wherein each member of the pair of moveable jaws is connected to a respective member of the pair of fixed jaws by a pair of bolts, each pair of bolts comprising a first bolt and a second bolt, the first bolt being inserted through a first hole in the fixed jaws and passing through a first hole in the moveable jaws, and the second bolt being inserted through a second hole in the moveable jaws and entering a second hole in the fixed jaws.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vise of claim 1, wherein the handle comprises an elongated member attached to the base member and a crossbar member attached to the elongated member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vise of claim 1, wherein the first hole in the fixed jaws is non-threaded, the first hole in the moveable jaws is threaded, the second hole in the fixed jaws is threaded, and the second hole in the moveable jaws is non-threaded.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vise of claim 1, wherein the first gap is wider than the second gap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The vise of claim 1, wherein the base member, moveable jaws and fixed jaws are each constructed of metal.

### Claim 6

A vise, comprising:
a base member;
a pair of fixed jaws attached to a first side of the base member, the pair of fixed jaws being substantially aligned and spaced apart defining a first gap therebetween;
a handle attached to a second side of the base opposite the first side; and
a pair of moveable jaws adjustably connected to the pair of fixed jaws, the pair of moveable jaws being spaced apart defining a second gap therebetween,
wherein a center of the second gap is substantially aligned with a center of the first gap, and
wherein the base member, fixed jaws, and handle, are formed of a single piece.