Clamping jaw
AssigneeAmerican Tool Companies, Inc.
InventorsToby Jay Beckmann, Thomas Michael Chervenak, Anthony Bernard Fuller, Ryan Keith Hopper, Steven Edward Zlomke
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Abstract
A method of attaching a clamping jaw to a support element comprising a stop element having the steps of positioning a stop element within a channel formed in the clamping jaw and blocking a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel so that the stop element is trapped between the first and second ends of the channel.
Claims51
An adjustable jaw supported on a support element, said adjustable jaw comprising:
- a clamping jaw comprising a jaw body and a clamping face attached thereto, wherein said jaw body comprises a first opening to receive said support element;
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- an engagement element attached to said jaw body and movable relative to said jaw body from a first position to a second position, wherein when said engagement element is located at said first position said jaw body is able to move relative to said support element and when said engagement element is located at said second position said jaw body is unable to substantially move relative to said support element irrespective of whether said jaw body moves while said engagement element moves from said first position to said second position and irrespective of whether said engagement element contacts said support element.
An adjustable jaw supported on a support element, said adjustable jaw comprising:
- a clamping jaw comprising a jaw body and a clamping face attached thereto, wherein said jaw body comprises a first opening to receive said support element and wherein said clamping face is attached to a screw, wherein rotation of said screw causes said clamping face to translationally move and, wherein said screw fails to translationally move during rotation of said screw;
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- an engagement element attached to said jaw body and movable relative to said jaw body from a first position to a second position, wherein when said engagement element is located at said first position said jaw body is able to move relative to said support element and when said engagement element is located at said second position said jaw body is unable to move relative to said support element irrespective of whether said jaw body moves while said engagement element moves from said first position to said second position.
An adjustable jaw supported on a support element, said adjustable jaw comprising:
- a clamping jaw comprising a jaw body and a clamping face attached thereto, wherein said jaw body comprises a first opening to receive said support element wherein said clamping face is attached to a screw, wherein said clamping face comprises a shaft with an interior portion into which said screw is inserted, said interior portion comprises threads that engage said screw, wherein rotation of said screw causes said shaft and clamping face to translationally move and wherein said screw fails to translationally move during rotation of said screw;
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- an engagement element attached to said jaw body and movable relative to said jaw body from a first position to a second position, wherein when said engagement element is located at said first position said jaw body is able to move relative to said support element and when said engagement element is located at said second position said jaw body is unable to move relative to said support element irrespective of whether said jaw body moves while said engagement element moves from said first position to said second position.
An adjustable clamping jaw apparatus comprising:
- a support element comprising a stop element;
- a clamping jaw comprising a jaw body and a clamping face attached thereto, wherein said jaw body comprises a channel, wherein said stop element is positioned within said channel;
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- an engagement element attached to said jaw body and positioned to block a first end of said channel and a second end of said channel so that said stop element is trapped between said first and second ends of said channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.