Patent ID: 6234465
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A clamping apparatus comprising:a wedge;a clamp body wherein the clamp body includes:a mouth that is operative to receive at least one workpiece, wherein the mouth includes a jaw surface; anda slot operative to receive the wedge, wherein the wedge is operative to slide within the slot between a forward position and a rearward position with respect to the clamp body, wherein when the wedge is moved toward the forward position, the wedge is operative to urge the work piece adjacent the jaw surface and is operative to become lodged within the slot, wherein the slot includes an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion of the slot is narrower than the lower portion of the slot, wherein when the wedge is moved toward the forward position, portions of the wedge slide adjacent the upper portion of the slot, whereby the portions of the wedge become lodged within the upper portion of the slot.