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US 5,315,903 AGranted
Universal, self-blocking vice key
OwnerEugenio Monacoinventor
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Abstract
A vise assembly which is able, with one single operation, to adapt to a nut and to lock into position with respect to the nut positioned between a pair compressing jaws. The locking function is readily releasible with a releasing device. Thus, with one direction of rotation of the vise assembly the vise assembly is adapted to conform and lockingly engage the nut and with an opposite direction of rotation, the vise assembly jaws automatically release upon activation of the releasing device.
Claims7
A vise assembly, comprising:
- a handle;
- a fork pivotably attached to said handle;
- means for limiting rotation of said handle with respect to said fork;
- a pair of jaws which are pivotably interconnected to each other about a first pivot axis, a first jaw of said pair of jaws being pivotably interconnected with said fork about a second pivot axis and a second jaw of said pair of jaws being slidingly interconnected with said fork;
- means for locking one of said pair of jaws with respect to said fork;
- and
- means for releasing said locking relationship between said fork and said one of said pair of jaws.
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