Patent ID: 6032938
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B25B,B44B

Abstract:
A vise for holding a workpiece, the vise comprising:a base having a portion angled from a rear of the base upward to a front of the base;a base connector coupled to the base;a releasable clamp mechanism having a clamp head and a clamp shaft coupled to the base connector, the clamp shaft being disposed in a bore in the base connector;a handle mounted on the clamp shaft;a mounting plate shaft disposed through a bore in the clamp head;a mounting plate coupled to the mounting plate shaft, the mounting plate being rotatable about two axes and translatable along one of the two axes;a plurality of grooves forming discrete angles located on the base connector for receiving the mounting plate shaft to alternatively position the mounting plate shaft at the discrete angles; anda friction-increasing component contacting the clamp head and the mounting plate shaft.