Patent ID: 7182327

Claim:
An elongate vise jaw plate assembly for mounting on a face of a vise jaw of a vise that is adapted for translatory motion in a first direction, the assembly comprising: a) a first component having: i) a top, a front face, and a rear face; ii) a plurality of first apertures extending in the first direction between the front and rear faces, the apertures constructed for receiving jaw-engaging first fasteners with their fastener heads being recessed below the front face when the rear face is held securely against the jaw face by the first fasteners when the first fasteners are received in threaded holes in the jaw face; iii) a dovetail recess in the top, the recess having front and rear side walls and a bottom portion, the recess extending the full width of the first component in a direction transverse to the first direction; and iv) a slot extending downward from the bottom portion, the slot extending the full width of the recess; b) a second component constructed of a readily machinable material with a uniform cross section, and having: i) a base first portion; ii) a dovetail connector element projecting from the first portion, the dovetail element constructed to mate securely with the recess in the first component; iii) a work piece engaging second portion having a bottom portion for engaging the top of the first component; iv) an elastic connector third portion connecting the first and second portions in a spaced apart relation, the third portion constructed to elastically flex when great clamping force is applied to the second portion when clamping a work piece in the vise, and to return to an original position when clamping force is removed; and c) a plurality of second apertures extending in a first direction between the front and rear faces of the slot of the first component, the second apertures being unthreaded in a portion between the front face and the slot, the second apertures constructed for receiving therein second fasteners for threadedly engaging a threaded portion between the slot and the rear face while the fastener heads are recessed below the front face for drawing the side walls together to contract the recess and hold the dovetail element securely within the recess.