Patent ID: 7762535
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A press for holding an elongated work piece, the press comprising: a base plate forming an immovable pressure plate; upright side members attached to the base plate at substantially right angles to the base plate; a cover member attached to the upright side members at substantially right angle to the side members whereby to form an opening into which the work piece can be placed, said opening having a nominally horizontal bottom, a nominally horizontal top and two nominally vertical sides facing each other; an aperture provided in the cover member and interior threads provided in the aperture; a threaded bolt mounted into the threaded aperture, the threaded bolt engaging the threads of the aperture; a ball joint at one end of the bolt; a second pressure plate mounted to the ball joint and capable of limited pivoting motion in an up and down direction, the second pressure plate mounted to the ball joint interfacing with the immovable pressure plate; means for mounting the press to a support surface capable of being pivoted on a nominally vertical axis relative to the support surface and for fixing the rotational position of the press in a desired position, and lining comprising resilient high friction material attached to each of the interfacing pressure plates, whereby the work piece can be solidly held in the press between the interfacing lined pressure plates.