Patent ID: 8905392

Claim:
A device for holding a workpiece, said device comprising: a base including a workpiece support surface; a first jaw member; and a second jaw member, wherein one of said first jaw member and said second jaw member is movable relative to the other of said first jaw member and said second jaw member, wherein said first jaw member and said second jaw member are configured to hold a workpiece therebetween, said second jaw member including: a jaw base; a removable jaw plate, wherein said removable jaw plate comprises a work-piece engaging face facing said first jaw member, and wherein said work-piece engaging face does not include through holes defined therein; a slide movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said slide is configured to move said jaw plate toward said jaw base and said workpiece support surface when said slide is moved between said first position and said second position; and an actuator configured to move said slide between said first position and said second position.