Patent ID: 8777205

Claim:
A pipe vise stand engageable with an overhead stationary rigid member for increasing stability of the pipe vise stand, the pipe vise stand comprising: a plate defining a work face, an oppositely directed underside, an edge region extending between the work face and the underside, and an aperture extending through the plate between the work face and the underside, the plate including vise provisions having a vise base projecting from the work face of the plate; a collection of legs attached to the plate and positionable between an extended position and a retracted position; a pipe support member disposed on the vise base, the pipe support member defining a pipe engaging face and an oppositely directed vise engaging face, the pipe support member being removable from the vise base; and a jackscrew extender removably attached to the plate, the jackscrew extender defining a proximal end, an opposite distal end extending laterally outward and beyond an edge region of the plate, and a medial region between the proximal end and the distal end, the jackscrew extender defining an aperture in the distal end configured and oriented upon affixment of the jackscrew extender to the plate to receive a jackscrew having an upwardly extending member defining a contact face for positioning against the stationary rigid member.