A bar clamp has a slide bar supporting a movable jaw assembly. The slide bar is supported in a fixed jaw assembly. The fixed jaw assembly includes a drive mechanism for moving the slide bar relative to the fixed jaw assembly. Mechanisms for expanding the capacity of the bar clamp including the use of straps and two slide bars. Specialized jaws are provided where the jaws may be removable from the jaw assemblies. Additional clamping jaws are provided in addition to the movable and fixed jaw assemblies for varying the clamping force applied to a workpiece.

The present invention provides an improved release mechanism for clamping tools where problems of thread slipping due to worn out thread can be reduced by the structure of a plunger with a small diameter section and the engagement of the thread shaft is made more secure by the cam action on account of the shape of the plunger. A protrusion extends from a push button on a top portion of the half-threaded nut. Threads are formed on an upper portion of the hole for engaging the threaded shaft. The middle portion of the plunger is made to have a section of small diameter allowing the protrusion to be pushed downward in a normal position and allowing the protrusion to rely on the resilient power of the helical spring to push it upward into the small diameter section.

The invention relates to a machining device, in particular for machining workpieces of wood, wood materials, plastic or the like, comprising a workpiece table with a workpiece holder for holding at least one workpiece, and a feeding device for supplying at least one workpiece to the workpiece table, wherein the workpiece can be positioned in three dimensions with respect to the workpiece table. The invention further relates to a corresponding method.

A welding clamp system using a fixture plate with a bulkhead that allows the clamp system to be coupled to a robotic arm. The robotic arm supplies air and electricity through pneumatic and electrical ports, enabling operation of the clamp system. The air is routed to pneumatic cylinders, which power a pneumatic clamp mechanism that moves sliding clamp fixtures along tracks. The sliding clamp fixtures press a work piece against immobile clamp fixtures, allowing a work piece to be secured and held during welding. Presence of a work piece is detected by proximity sensors which are mounted into the fixture. The clamp system allows a robotic arm to grab a work piece from a supply area, initiate and complete welding of the work piece, and then release the work piece onto a discharge station for removal of the completed work piece.

A support for a mitre joint uses two wedging mechanisms disposed at a characteristic angle. Each wedging mechanism is arranged to locate inside a hollow rail, such as within an extruded hollow beam. The wedging mechanism can be operated from outside the joint in order to clamp the mechanism in position. The mechanism has a self centering capability to assist in accurately locating the rails relative to each other.

A miter clamp tool assembly including a base having a first clamp member and a second clamp member. A first plate is disposed on the first clamp member and a second plate is disposed on the second clamp member, and the second plate configured to move from a first position to a second position. Each of the first and second plates including a plurality of screws configured to be coupled to a portion of a workpiece. A lever is disposed on the second clamp member and configured to contact the second plate when the lever is actuated to move the second plate from the first position to the second position. A top member is disposed on the base to enclose the first and second plates and the lever, with a portion of the lever extending from the second clamp member for actuation.

A corner clamp for woodworking includes a clamp body having a carrying seat, the carrying seat having a slide surface with an elongate guide hole and an anti-slip portion; a slider, having a frame-shaped base that includes a guide block, a press portion, an accommodating room and at least one receiving portion having a through hole; a chuck; at least one detent, having a detent body movable in the through hole; and an eccentric pull member, having a first eccentric portion relative to the detent. When the chuck clamps two boards, the eccentric pull member is pulled toward the chuck so that the first eccentric portion presses the detent to be in tight contact with the stop-slip portion to prevent the boards from loosening when the boards are clamped.

A miter clamp tool assembly including a base having a first clamp member and a second clamp member. A first plate is disposed on the first clamp member and a second plate is disposed on the second clamp member, and the second plate configured to move from a first position to a second position. Each of the first and second plates including a plurality of screws configured to be coupled to a portion of a workpiece. A lever is disposed on the second clamp member and configured to contact the second plate when the lever is actuated to move the second plate from the first position to the second position. A top member is disposed on the base to enclose the first and second plates and the lever, with a portion of the lever extending from the second clamp member for actuation.