Vise jaws for holding irregular shaped objects and method of installing them on prior art vises

A morphing jaw for use with a vise, said morphing jaw comprising:

• at least four first tier clamping members, said at least four first tier clamping members each comprising a front clamping surface and a rear radius surface, said rear radius surface further comprising a circumferential groove therein;
• at least two second tier bow members, said at least two second tier bow members each comprising a first concave surface, a second concave surface and a rear radius surface, said first and second concave surfaces of said at least two second tier bow members each having a pin for engagement with at least one of said circumferential grooves of said rear radius of said at least four first tier clamping members, said rear radius surfaces of said at least two second tier bow members further comprising a circumferential groove therein;
• at least one third tier bow member, said at least one third tier bow member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface and a rear radius surface, said first concave surface and second concave surfaces of said at least one third tier bow member each having a pin for engagement with at least one of said circumferential grooves of said rear radius of said at least two second tier bow members, said rear radius surface of said at least one third bow member further comprising a circumferential groove therein;
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• a fourth tier bow member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface and a rear radius surface, said first and second concave surfaces of said fourth tier bow member each having a magnet and a pin for engagement with the circumferential groove of said rear radius surface of said at least one third tier bow member.

A vise assembly with a pair of morphing jaws comprising:

• a vise comprising a first and a second jaw;
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• a pair of morphing jaws, each one of said pair of morphing jaws further comprising:
• at least four first tier clamping members, said at least four first tier clamping members each comprising a front clamping surface and a rear radius surface;
• at least two second tier bow members, said at least two second tier bow members each comprising a first concave surface, a second concave surface and a rear radius surface, said first concave surface and second concave surface of said at least two second tier bow members magnetically coupled to a corresponding at least one of said rear radius surfaces of said at least four first tier clamping members, the rear radius surface of the at least two second tier bow members including a circumferential groove and a magnet;
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• at least one third tier bow member, said at least one third tier bow member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface and a rear radius surface, said first concave surface and second concave surface of said at least one third tier bow member magnetically coupled to corresponding at least one of said rear radius surfaces of said at least two second tier bow members, the first concave surface and the second concave surface of the at least one third bow member each including a magnet and a protrusion, the protrusion configured to engage with the circumferential grooves of the rear radius surfaces of the at least two second tier bow members;
• wherein one of each said pair of morphing jaws is pivotally coupled to one of said first and second jaws of said vise such that said morphing jaws move with said first and second jaws of said vise.