Patent ID: 8454004

Claim:
A workholding apparatus, comprising: a base; a drive member operably engaged with said base; a first jaw member; and a second jaw member slidably engaged with said base, said second jaw member comprising a selectively rotatable toggle, wherein said toggle is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein said drive member is configured to move said second jaw member relative to said first jaw member when said toggle is in said first orientation, and wherein said second jaw member is movable relative to said first jaw member and said drive member when said toggle is in said second orientation, said toggle comprising a lock system comprising: a bore in said toggle; an actuator moveably positioned in said bore and moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein said actuator comprises a release portion; and a lock element, wherein said lock element is configured to hold said toggle in said first orientation when said actuator is in said locked position, wherein said release portion is aligned with said lock element when said actuator is in said unlocked position, and wherein said release portion is configured to receive at least a portion of said lock element and permit said toggle to be moved from said first orientation to said second orientation when said actuator is in said unlocked position.