Patent ID: 6640666
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B25B,G04D

Abstract:
A portable vise for securely holding a workpiece and in particular a watch case and delicate jewelry without damage thereto, the vise comprising:a vise base; a first jaw having a first planar face, said first jaw attached to said vise base; a second jaw having a second planar face, said second planar face parallel to said first planar face; said second jaw movably attached on said vise base for moving said second planar face toward and away from said first planar face; a first shape-conforming, deformable, relatively thick jaw panel, said first jaw panel attached to said first planar face, said first jaw panel having a first opening therein, a portion of a front side of the first opening adapted for engaging one side of the workpiece, a back side of the first opening covered by a portion of said first planar face for providing a firm backing when the workpiece is compressed against the front side of the first opening; and a second shape-conforming, deformable, relatively thick jaw panel, said second jaw panel attached to said second planar face, said second jaw panel having a second opening therein, the second opening coaxial with the first opening, a portion of a front side of the second opening adapted for engaging an opposite side of the workpiece, a back side of the second opening covered by a portion of said second planar face for providing a firm backing when the workpicce is compressed against the front side of the second opening.