Patent ID: 6428251
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: B23Q,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for use on a vise having a body that includes a pair of jaws, the vise being mounted on the bed of a mill, the bed being generally planar and at a distance from a floor surface, the bed terminating on at least one edge, one of the jaws of the vise being a stationary jaw, the other jaw being a movable jaw that moves along a generally linear path, the system comprising:an extender block, the extender block having a body with a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted for mounting against one of the jaws of the vise; and an angled surface block that has been adapted for attachment to the extender block, the angled surface plate having a vertical support surface that extends along a plane that is generally normal to the generally linear path of motion of the movable jaw, the vertical support surface being adapted for extending below the bed, so that the angled surface block provides vertical support that extends next to and below the bed of the mill.