Patent ID: 7798478

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a workpiece, the apparatus comprising: an elongated member; first and second clamping jaw members which are connected to the elongated member with at least one of the clamping jaw members being a moveable clamping jaw member having a body with a through recess through which the elongated member is disposed such that the moveable clamping jaw member is capable of shifting along the elongated member between workpiece engaging and workpiece releasing positions; an actuator operably connected to the moveable clamping jaw member for advancing the moveable jaw member along the elongated member; a base portion of the first clamping jaw member for supporting the first clamping member with the base portion resting on a work surface; a recess disposed on a bottom of the base portion of the first clamping jaw member; and a peg member comprising an end portion for mating with the recess on the base portion and an opposite end portion for mating with a corresponding recess in the work surface for securing the apparatus thereto.