Patent ID: 6578452
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
An adjustable vise locking tool comprising, in combination:a) a first handle member pivotally attached to a lower jaw member having a guided slot, said guided slot extending through a first end of said lower jaw with four mutually interconnected side portions surrounding said guide slot; b) an upper jaw member having an elongated shank being slidingly mounted in said guide slot, said shank being continuously surrounded on four sides by said mutually interconnected side portions, which continuously bound said guide slot; c) a second handle member pivotally attached to said lower jaw member having a releasable locking means, locking said upper jaw with respect to said lower jaw and allowing a flick of the wrist to open or close said upper and lower jaws, said releasable locking means comprising a spring-operated detent means set angularly for engaging a continuous plurality of teeth on said elongated shank; and d) a stop fixedly attached to said elongated shank to maintain said elongated shank in said guide slot.