Patent ID: 7290760

Claim:
A positioning vise comprising: a first positioning mechanism, said first positioning mechanism comprising of: a ball-and-socket base assembly including a cradle and a member having an arcuate portion wherein the member having the arcuate portion is movably engaged within the cradle whereby the arcuate portion can move about multiple axes within the cradle, and a second positioning mechanism, said second positioning mechanism comprising of: a rotatable plate having a central axis wherein the rotatable plate is operable to rotate about the central axis; a bearing assembly positioned between said rotatable plate and said member having the arcuate portion; a lock plate; a pressure plate positioned between said rotatable plate and said lock plate; a riser block positioned against and on the opposite side of said lock plate that said pressure plate is positioned on; a pressure pin that spans from said riser block, through a hole in said lock plate, to said pressure plate; a position lock rod having a length and that is in communication with and substantially perpendicular to said pressure pin; a position lock lever connected to said position lock rod; and a first cam shaped member in communication with said pressure pin for the purpose of biasing said pressure plate tight against and thereby clamping said lock-plate in place when said position lock lever is turned.