Workpiece support arrangement
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorRichard L. Hurn
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Abstract
An improved workpiece support arrangement is described having a vise including first and second jaw members, demountable first auxiliary support bodies rotatably supported on said jaws and demountable second auxiliary workpiece gripping bodies demountably supported on said first auxiliary bodies.
Claims25
An improved arrangement for supporting a workpiece comprising:
- a. a workpiece support vise;
- b. a first auxiliary support body;
- c. means for demountably supporting said body for movement on said vice;
- d. said body having means for engaging and supporting a workpiece;
- e. a second auxiliary body having first and second resiliently biased workpiece gripping jaw members;
- and,
- f. means for demountably supporting said second auxiliary body on said first auxiliary body for movement therewith and for gripping a workpiece.
An improved workpiece support arrangement comprising:
- a. a workpiece support device having first and workpiece gripping jaw members and means for varying the spacing between said members for gripping a workpiece there between, said device providing a limited spatial opening between said jaw members for gripping a workpiece;
- b. a first auxiliary support body positioned on said device for supporting a workpiece having a dimension greater than can be accommodated by said limited jaw opening;
- c. means for rotatably and demountably supporting said first body on said device, said support means enabling the manual placement and removal of said first body unaided by tools, said support means enabling the positioning of said mounted first body at a plurality of different orientations on said device;
- d. said first auxiliary support body having means for engaging and supporting a workpiece;
- e. a second auxiliary support body having a workpiece gripping means;
- and
- f. means for demountably supporting said second auxiliary support body on said first auxiliary body whereby said second auxiliary body is adapted to be repositioned upon reorientation of said first support body to support a workpiece therefrom.
An improved arrangement for supporting a workpiece comprising:
- a. a vise comprising first and second workpiece gripping jaw members, means for varying the relative spacing between said members, and a support means therefor;
- b. said support means comprising a support body and a base body;
- c. said base body having a cavity formed therein;
- d. said support body including a frame member and a bowl shaped member;
- e. said bowl shaped member positioned in said cavity;
- f. a first auxiliary support body;
- g. means for rotatably and demountably supporting said first auxiliary support body on a jaw member for rotatable movement thereof on said vise for engaging and supporting a workpiece;
- h. a second auxiliary workpiece gripping body;
- and,
- i. means for demountably supporting said second auxiliary gripping body on said first auxiliary support body for movement therewith.
A swivel body for mounting to an adjustable vise having jaw members to provide a first auxiliary body and for supporting a second auxiliary gripping body thereon comprising:
- a. a first body having surfaces formed therein for receiving and engaging a workpiece;
- b. means formed in said first body for rotatably mounting said body to a jaw member whereby said swivel body is rotatable on said jaw member;
- and,
- c. means formed in said swivel body for demountably supporting a second auxiliary gripping body on said swivel body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.