A pin clamp assembly has a housing, an actuating device and a movable locating pin. A clamping device is coupled with the actuating device to move within the locator pin. The clamping device includes a rod and a finger. The finger extends and retracts in and out of the locating pin to enable the locating pin and clamping device to be moved so that the clamping finger clamps a workpiece.

This specification discloses a holder device for retaining a pair of parallels against a pair of vise jaws, a method of using said holder device, and a holder device kit. The holder device comprises a compressible member and an incompressible member. The compressible member has a compressible member first end, a compressible member second end, and a compressible member length dimension. The incompressible member has an incompressible member first end, an incompressible member second end, and an incompressible member length dimension. The compressible member second end and the incompressible member first end are connected to form the holder device.

The present invention relates to a straight edge clamp that has a clamping head assembly and an end stop mounted upon the body of the straight edge. The clamping head assembly has a locking assembly that allows it to be locked to the straight edge. The straight edge clamp body can include sections that are adapted to be connected together to form the overall length of the straight edge clamp.

A zero-point clamping device for centering an object (2), the device comprising: a housing (4), a receiving opening (5), and two opposite clamping slides (7, 8) mounted axially displaceably in a bore (9) in the housing (4), which open into the receiving opening (5) during clamping and act on the object (2) to center it, wherein clamping is achieved by an actuating element (11) rotatably mounted in the housing (4), the axis of rotation (12) of which runs parallel to the clamping slides (7, 8), a through-opening (13) aligned perpendicularly to the clamping slides (7, 8), and a pivot pin (14, 15) inserted into the through-opening (13), one free end (16) of which engages in a guide groove (18) in a driving arrangement, and the opposite free end (17) of which is inserted into an abutment (21) associated with the housing (4) and is held in a tilting arrangement.

The present invention relates to a clamping mechanism that is configured to securely hold a workpiece in a machine tool, such as, but not limited to a vertical machining center, or a horizontal machining center, etc. More specifically, the clamping mechanism is configured as a modular soft jaw. A multiplicity of clamping mechanisms can be used to cooperatively secure large workpieces. Furthermore, a multiplicity of clamping mechanisms can be incorporated into a job set-up so a multiplicity of workpieces can be processed concurrently. The present invention's clamping mechanism can be secured in orientations such as, but not limited to a machine tool table bed, a fixture plate, a tombstone, etc. The present invention's modular, soft jaw clamping mechanism can be used in conjunction with other work holding equipment, such as, but not limited to jigs, fixtures, tools, vises, clamps, etc.

A clamping device has, comprising a drive (1) with a linearly movable actuator (2). A position monitoring device (3) detects the position of the actuator (2). A pivot member (4) is operatively connected to the actuator (2) and is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (8). The axis of rotation (8) is stationary with respect to the drive (1). The position monitoring device (3), for detecting the position of the actuator (2), is designed to cooperate with the pivot member (4).

A clamping device has, comprising a drive (1) with a linearly movable actuator (2). A position monitoring device (3) detects the position of the actuator (2). A pivot member (4) is operatively connected to the actuator (2) and is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (8). The axis of rotation (8) is stationary with respect to the drive (1). The position monitoring device (3), for detecting the position of the actuator (2), is designed to cooperate with the pivot member (4).

A tool is used in securing or clamping two or more workpieces together provides a visual indication to a user of the tool of an acceptable range of compression pressure exerted by the tool on a work surface of the workpieces and a visual indication of when a maximum compression pressure exerted by the tool on the work surface has been exceeded.

A tool is used in securing or clamping two or more workpieces together provides a visual indication to a user of the tool of an acceptable range of compression pressure exerted by the tool on a work surface of the workpieces and a visual indication of when a maximum compression pressure exerted by the tool on the work surface has been exceeded.

A clean toggle clamp is configured to operate without creating excessive debris. The clean toggle clamp includes a base; an arm rotationally coupled to the base via a first bearing isolated rod; a clamping element; a handle is rotationally coupled to the arm via a second bearing isolated rod. The handle includes a revolving latching pin and a linkage rotationally coupled on a first end to the handle via at least one third bearing isolated rod and on a second end to the base via a fourth bearing isolated rod. The toggle clamp includes a secondary latch rotationally coupled to the base and configured to engage the revolving latching pin to inhibit movement of the handle and arm. The handle, arm, linkage and secondary latch are configured to rotate without a frictional sliding of any of surface of the arm, the handle, the linkage or the base.