Woodworker's vise
AssigneeWilton Corporation
InventorAmbrose Schmitz
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Abstract
A woodworker's vise that includes a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a workbench or the like and a moveable jaw assembly adapted to move with respect to the fixed jaw. The moveable jaw assembly includes an inner jaw, a front support and preferably a pin mounting the inner jaw to the front support in a manner that permits the inner jaw to pivot and to slide vertically relative to the front support. The woodworker's vise also includes a rapid-acting nut assembly disposed about the spindle that includes a pair of cam surfaces for causing engagement and disengagement of the assembly and the spindle.
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A woodworker's vise comprising a first jaw, a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw, a spindle secured to the second jaw, a single cam-engaging surface, and a rapid-acting nut assembly including a nut disposed about the spindle and first and second cam surfaces selectively engageable with the single cam-engaging surface for a shifting of the nut and cam-engaging surface relative to each other, the spindle and rapid-acting nut assembly being operatively associated in a manner such that the spindle and nut are threadedly engaged when the first cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface and are threadedly disengaged when the second cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface to permit the spindle to slide relative to the nut, the rapid-acting nut assembly further including a biasing spring element adapted to resiliently urge the spindle into threading engagement with the nut when the first cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface, the biasing element being further adapted to resiliently urge the spindle away from the engagement with the nut when the second cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface.
A woodworker's vise comprising a first jaw, a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw, a spindle secured to the second jaw, a cam-engaging surface, and a rapid-acting nut assembly including a nut disposed about the spindle and first and second cam surfaces, the spindle and rapid-acting nut assembly being operatively associated in a manner such that the spindle and nut are threadingly engaged when the first cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface and are threadingly disengaged when the second cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface to permit the spindle to slide relative to the nut, a guide rail for guiding the movement of the second jaw relative to the first jaw, the guide rail having an inverted U-shape and defining a channel along at least most of the length of the guide rail, the rapid-acting nut assembly and the spindle being received substantially within the channel and an inner surface of the guide rail defining the cam-engaging surface.
A woodworker's vise comprising a first jaw, a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw, a spindle secured to the second jaw, a cam-engaging surface, and a rapid-acting nut assembly including a nut disposed about the spindle and first and second cam surfaces, the spindle and rapid-acting nut assembly being operatively associated in a manner such that the spindle and nut are threadingly engaged when the first cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface and are threadingly disengaged when the second cam surface is engaged with the cam-engaging surface to permit the spindle to slide relative to the nut, and a plate mounting the rapid-acting nut assembly to the first jaw,
- wherein the plate includes a pair of spaced walls to restrict movement of the rapid-acting nut assembly axially relative to the spindle, the rapid-acting nut assembly being disposed between the spaced walls.
A woodworker's vise comprising a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a bench and a moveable jaw assembly adjustably moveable in a first direction relative to the fixed jaw when the fixed jaw is mounted to the bench, the fixed jaw and moveable jaw assembly adapted to engage a work piece, the moveable jaw assembly including:
- (a) an inner jaw adapted to contact the work piece;
- (b) a front support;
- (c) a pin mounting the inner jaw to the front support to permit the inner jaw to pivot relative to the front support and to permit the inner jaw to slide in a second direction relative to the moveable jaw assembly, the first and second directions being generally perpendicular to each other, and a spring engaging the pin and the inner jaw for positioning the inner jaw at the desired position along the second direction.
A woodworker's vise comprising a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a bench and a moveable jaw assembly adjustably moveable in a first direction relative to the fixed jaw when the fixed jaw is mounted to the bench, the fixed jaw and moveable jaw assembly adapted to engage a work piece, the moveable jaw assembly including:
- (a) an inner jaw adapted to contact the work piece;
- (b) a front support;
- (c) a pin mounting the inner jaw to the front support to permit the inner jaw to pivot relative to the front support and to permit the inner jaw to slide in a second direction relative to the moveable jaw assembly, the first and second directions being generally perpendicular to each other, the inner jaw defining a channel receiving the pin, and including a cylindrical projection that defines the channel, the cylindrical projection adapted to slide relative to the pin.
A woodworker's vise comprising a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a bench and a moveable jaw assembly adjustably moveable in a first direction relative to the fixed jaw when the fixed jaw is mounted to the bench, the fixed jaw and moveable jaw assembly adapted to engage a work piece, the moveable jaw assembly including:
- (a) an inner jaw adapted to contact the work piece;
- (b) a front support;
- (c) a pin mounting the inner jaw to the front support to permit the inner jaw to pivot relative to the front support and to permit the inner jaw to slide in a second direction relative to the moveable jaw assembly, the first and second directions being generally perpendicular to each other, the pin being mounted to the front support, the inner jaw including a cylindrical projection that defines a channel that slidably receives the pin.
A woodworker's vise comprising a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a bench and a moveable jaw assembly adjustably moveable in a first direction relative to the fixed jaw when the fixed jaw is mounted to the bench, the fixed jaw and moveable jaw assembly adapted to engage a work piece, the moveable jaw assembly including:
- (a) an inner jaw adapted to contact the work piece;
- (b) a front support;
- (c) a pin mounting the inner jaw to the front support to permit the inner jaw to pivot relative to the front support and to permit the inner jaw to slide in a second direction relative to the moveable jaw assembly, the first and second directions being generally perpendicular to each other, a spindle joined to the fixed jaw and the moveable jaw assembly and an inverted U-shaped guide rail defining a channel for receiving the spindle.
A woodworker's vise comprising a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a bench and a movable jaw assembly adjustably moveable in a first direction relative to the fixed jaw when the fixed jaw is mounted to the bench, the fixed jaw and moveable jaw assembly adapted to engage a work piece, the moveable jaw assembly including:
- (a) an inner jaw adapted to contact the work piece;
- (b) a front support;
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- (c) a pin mounting the inner jaw to and against the front support for pivotal movement of said inner jaw relative to the front support and for slidable movement of the inner jaw relative to the front support in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction of movement of the moveable jaw assembly, the inner jaw including a pair of tapered surfaces angularly related to each other and in selective supporting contact the front support to provide a variable angular orientation of the inner jaw relative to the front support and to facilitate pivoting of the inner jaw relative to the front support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.