Patent ID: 7374158
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A multi-purpose reversible clamp comprising: a threaded rod, said rod having a longitudinal axis; a handle coupled to the rod at an end of the rod; a first jaw mounted on said rod, said first jaw including a first pair of orthogonally arranged surfaces that engage workpiece surfaces that form an outer corner of a corner workpiece, said first jaw having at least one additional clamping surface in a plane generally orthogonal to said longitudinal axis of said rod; and a second jaw mounted on said rod, said second jaw including a second pair of orthogonally arranged surfaces that engage workpiece surfaces that form an inner corner of the corner workpiece, said second jaw having an engagement portion that cooperates with said at least one additional clamping surface for clamping opposite sides of a workpiece therebetween, wherein said engagement portion faces away from said handle when said first pair of orthogonally arranged surfaces engage workpiece surfaces forming the outer corner of the corner workpiece and the second pair of orthogonally arranged surfaces engage workpiece surfaces forming the inner corner of the corner workpiece so as to clamp the corner workpiece therebetween, and wherein said second jaw is rearrangeable on the rod so that the engagement portion thereof faces toward the handle to facilitate engagement of a workpiece between the at least one additional clamping surface of the first jaw and the engagement portion of the second law; said handle being rotatable to change a spacing between said first and second jaws to thereby clamp and release workpieces therebetween.