Patent ID: 7096550

Claim:
A system for tensioning a coil spring with a spring vice, the system comprising: a first disk-shaped or strip-shaped pressure plate; a second disk-shaped or strip-shaped pressure plate, each pressure plate having a central opening and being adapted to engage a spring turn of the coil spring for tensioning the coil spring; a tensioning device including a threaded pipe, a threaded spindle and a thrust bearing, wherein said threaded spindle has a spindle head provided with a wrench profile and via which said threaded spindle is axially supported at said first pressure plate by said thrust bearing and wherein said threaded pipe has an end located axially opposite said spindle head with radially projecting radial fingers for bringing said threaded pipe into pulling connection with said second pressure plate and wherein said distance between said pressure plates can be shortened during said screwing in of said threaded spindle into said threaded pipe, said first pressure plate having a first guide means provided in a radially outer edge area, said second pressure plate having a second guide means arranged in said radially outer edge area of said second pressure plate in an axially adjustable manner, said first guide means being engageable with said second guide means to axially adjust said first pressure plate and said second pressure plate with said first pressure plate and said second pressure plate being nonrotatably and detachably connected with one another.