Improvements in Vices.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Vices.
I, HERMAN RICHARD WERNICK, residing at 154, Walworth Road, in the County
of Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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A means of adjusting and holding the parts of a bicycle, or other similar work
in line, or at any required angle while fitting."
The adaptability of the apparatus to the various angles practically having no
limit. Three or more vices may be fixed to a bench, or stand, and so adjusted
as to hold the parts of a bicycle, or other work in any desired position.
To carry out my invention, I provide a clamp forming part of a device to fix
to a bench, the clamp to grip and hold a bar in an upright position, crossway
sockets fitted to the bar to carry another bar horizontally (or at angles) a chamber
is formed in the sockets to admit a sliding wedge, or wedges between the bars, both
bars may thus be held rigidid, by the drawing or forcing the wedges together by
means of a screw, either or both ends of the horizontal bar to be mounted with
a vice designed to rotate, and thus adapt its jaws to any angle. The face of the
jaws to have recesses, or slots to form clamps made to suitably fit the circum-
ference of the bicycle tubes, or adapted to hold other work.
Triangular, or square jaw vices to have recesses on each side of the angle. The
ends of the horizontal bar adapted to pass through a centre hole in the jaws of
the vice, and a suitable "tommy" nut screwed thereon for the purpose of closing
the jaws together. The collar to the back jaw having a serrated surface to grip,
or fit a similar surface fitted to and forming part of the horizontal bar, thus when
only a gentle pressure is needed to grip the work in the vice, the vice will be
prevented slipping out of position, an enlarged collar may be used to give more
surface for grip instead of a serrated surface.
The jaws may be fitted with hard steel faces and used as an ordinary vice with
the advantage of working at various angles. While the work is held in the vice
the height, or direction of the horizontal bar may be easily varied to suit the work
in hand. When the bars are fitted with universal joints, in the place of the
crossway-sockets, I use a seperate collar for each bar, the collars having lugs, one
face of each lug projecting above clear of the socket, and grooved, serrated, or
enlarged, so that when held in contact with each other, the grooves, serrations, or
enlargement, will prevent slip. A bolt is made to pass through both pairs of
lugs, which when drawn up by the "tommy" nut, will thus give equal grip to
each bar, and keep the grooved, serrated, or enlarged plain surface of the lugs
in contact.
Dated this Twelfth day of January 1898.

page_text: HERMAN RICHARD WERNICK, of 154, Walworth Road, in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
A means of adjusting and holding the parts of a bicycle, or other similar work
in line or at any required angle while "fitting." The adaptability of the
apparatus to the various angles practically having no limit.
Three or more vices may be fixed to a bench or suitable stand and so adjusted
as to grip or hold work at different parts and in any desired position, Fig. 3.
To carry out my invention I provide a clamp B, Fig. 1, forming part of a 'dévice
to fix to a bench the clamp is made to grip and hold a bar A Fig. 3 in an upright
position; the top of the bar to be fitted with other clamps B Fig. 3 forming cross-
way sockets to carry another bar C at an angle having a swivel vice D) fitted at one
or both ends so that either end may be brought into use, the jaws of the swivel
vice are recessed or slotted D to suitably fit the tubes or other work to be held.
The surface of the collar to the back jaw is serrated E, Fig. 2 & 3 to fit similar
serrations made on or fixed to the bar that when the vice is closed the serrations
inter-lock and keep the vice from slipping out of position, a large smooth collar
may be used instead of a serrated surface. The jaws of the vice may be fitted
with hard steel faces and used as an ordinary vice with the advantage of working
at various angles. The height and direction of the vice may be altered while
the work is in hand.
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The clamps are hinged F, Fig. 1, 2, & 3 at the back and made to grip round the
bars and are tightened up by the action of a tommy-nut" G on a screw bolt
passing through. The clamps are used in pairs Fig. 2, one side of each pair is
provided with a collar having a serrated surface E that when held in contact will
prevent slipping.
To make the parts more easily understood
Fig. 1 Shows the bench plate with section of clamp B.
Fig. 2 Shows a pair of clamps with serrated collars E, placed at right angles.
Fig. 3 Shows apparatus complete fitted to bench with vice at each end of
bar C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In a vice a clamp gripping or holding a bar at any desired angle, the bar
being fitted with jaws substantially as and for the purpose herein before, described.
2. The combination of a bar having a vice fitted at each end substantially as
and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
3. The combination of a clamp having a collar with serrations to inter-lock
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described..
4. The combination of clamp-bar and vice as described and illustrated sub-
stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
Dated this Twelfth day of October 1898.
HERMAN RICHARD WERNICK.