Patent ID: 9095958
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A vise assembly comprising a vise body, a pair of moveable jaws mounted on guideways on said vise body for movement toward and away from each other, a vise screw on the vise body, a pair of jaw nuts, each jaw nut associated with one of the moveable jaws and threadably mounted on the vise screw, each of the jaw nuts having a head member, each moveable jaw having a recess defined in a side thereof facing the screw and guideways for receiving a respective head member, each head member having a projection on a first end with a first tapered driving surface facing the guideways, at least one adjustable plunger mounted on each head member, each adjustable member having a separate user operable member, each adjustable plunger selectively extendable outwardly from a second end opposite the first end of the head member and having a second tapered driving surface facing the guideways, and the recess in each moveable jaw being defined at least in part by first and second tapered driven surfaces facing away from the guideways and mating with the first tapered driving surface on the projection of the head member of the associated jaw nut and the second tapered driving surface of the adjustable plunger mounted on the head member of the associated jaw nut, the head member of each jaw nut being of size to fit within the recess of the associated moveable jaw, and each adjustable plunger and corresponding user operable member being configured to selectively adjust a length of the adjustable member with operation of the corresponding user operable member when the head member of the respective jaw nut is in the respective recess to move the first tapered driving surface of the projection of the respective head member into contact with the first tapered driven surface of the respective recess, and with the second tapered driving surface of the respective plunger in engagement with the second tapered driven surface of the respective recess.