Patent ID: 6755408
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: B23H,B25B

Abstract:
A vise for holding a workpiece, the vise comprising:a) a body having a length and comprising side walls and a main alignment surface, the main alignment surface for contacting the workpiece and for aligning the workpiece, the body having radiused contours that define a slot extending through the length or the body, b) a solid stationary jaw extending from the main alignment surface for contacting the workpiece during clamping of the vise, c) a movable jaw positioned in the slot and the slot and for guiding the movable jaw when it is moved toward or away from the stationary jaw, the radiused contours for providing support to the side walls and for preventing the side walls from being forced outward during clamping of the movable jaw, and d) a first axis of repeatability extending along the main alignment surface and a second axis of repeatability extending through the solid stationary jaw, the first axis of repeatability and second axis of repeatability for allowing a plurality of workpieces to be precisely held one after the other between the stationary jaw and the movable jaw.