Patent ID: 7017898

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a workpiece comprising: a base; a first jaw supported by the base and being capable of movement relative to the base; a second jaw being capable of movement toward and away from the first jaw; a drive interconnecting the first and second jaws, the drive being capable of actuation to selectively move the second jaw toward and away from the first jaw to support a workpiece; a lock interconnecting the base and the first jaw and having a lock position that prevents the first jaw from being moveable relative to the base and a release position that permits the first jaw to move relative to the base; and an actuator connected to the lock and moveable between a first position wherein the actuator is in driving engagement with the lock and capable of moving the lock between the lock and release positions, and a second position wherein the actuator is disengaged from the lock and incapable of moving the lock between the lock and release positions.