An improved floating jaw assembly to a machinist vise assembly capable of holding a plurality of individual workpieces, the vise assembly generally including a base with a way or ways, a fixed jaw mounted on the ways, at least one movable jaw slidably mounted on the ways to move toward and away from the fixed jaw on a longitudinal axis in such a manner that at least one workpiece can be securely held between the fixed jaw and the at least one movable jaw, and a mechanism for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw to clamp and unclamp workpieces. The floating jaw assembly includes at least one floating jaw plate attached to the vise assembly with means for adjustable movement of the floating jaw plate(s) along the longitudinal axis of the vise assembly and for articulated movement of the floating jaw plate(s) in a plane substantially parallel to the base of the vise assembly and about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vise assembly so that the floating jaw plates can, in cooperation with adjoining jaws or plates, adjust to and securely hold workpieces. In addition, the floating jaw assembly includes a means of forcing the at least one floating jaw plate downward and securely against the ways of the vise assembly.

I, Robert Thomas Wilson, being the inventor, have designed this Centering Fixture. This invention is described in enabling detail in the following example which may represent more than one embodiment of the present invention. The Centering Fixture is an accessory attachable to a milling machine vise, it centers similar pieces of material with dimensional variations. Machining processes often begin with cutting a number of pieces from larger stock. These cut pieces will vary due to accuracy limitations of the cutting method used. The Centering Fixture, incorporates two movable extensions that precisely move toward or away from one another at the same rate by rotating a leadscrew having a right-hand thread on one end and a left-hand thread on the other. Using this Centering Fixture material regardless of dimensional variations from one piece to the next are each individually centered aiding in accurate manufacturing. As an example, a cut piece 4.030 inches long would be set up with the 2.015-inch center position of that piece oriented as desired. If the next piece measured 4.120 inches long the Centering Fixture would automatically locate the center of that piece at the 2.060-inch position. This centering function would then repeat with all subsequent like pieces, in this example and in one embodiment. The Centering Fixture is portable allowing easy movement from one machine to the next.

A vise includes a base and two opposed jaws. At least one of the jaws is movable with respect to the other so that an object can be gripped therebetween. At least one of the two opposed jaws includes a frame and an array of polygon-shaped pins stacked parallel to one another. The frame has a bottom side and two opposed sides tapering towards the bottom side. The pins are disposed on the bottom side. Each pin has a cross-sectional shape such that when stacked together, the pins fit flush with one another and an area defined by the frame is tiled by the pins without any substantial gaps therebetween. The pins are oriented such that the tapering opposed sides direct force vectors to increase a pin-to-pin clamping force and the frame selectively clamps down on the pins such that the pins are held in place.

A firearm maintenance aid can include a firearm vise and a firearm support device. Firearm vise can include vise jaws, a threaded rod connecting vise jaws together, and jaw pin holes in each jaw, the holes extending from an outer surface of a jaw through to an inner surface of each jaw, wherein the holes in the first jaw align with the holes in the second jaw. Firearm support device can include a clamping portion and a supporting portion. The clamping portion can be clamped between the jaws of the firearm vise, can include two parallel clamping faces, and can define vise pin holes that align with the jaw pin holes. The supporting portion can be located opposite the clamping portion and can include a cylindrical shaft. Vise pins can be received by the jaw pin holes and vise pin holes to fixedly connect the support device to the vise.

A clamp release mechanism is provided. The clamp includes a body, a shaft slideably coupled to the body, a fixed jaw, and a moveable jaw coupled to the shaft. A locking component actuates between a locked position and an unlocked position. When in the locked position, the locking component biases the shaft to remain stationary with respect to the body. The clamp includes a securing component pivotally coupled to the locking component, and a biasing element that biases the securing components towards the shaft.

Disclosed generally is a quick change face plate for a vise.

An improved floating jaw assembly to a machinist vise assembly capable of holding a plurality of individual workpieces, the vise assembly generally including a base with a way or ways, a fixed jaw mounted on the ways, at least one movable jaw slidably mounted on the ways to move toward and away from the fixed jaw on a longitudinal axis in such a manner that at least one workpiece can be securely held between the fixed jaw and the at least one movable jaw, and a mechanism for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw to clamp and unclamp workpieces. The floating jaw assembly includes at least one floating jaw plate attached to the vise assembly by means of mounting pins and openings in the floating jaw plates for adjustable movement of the floating jaw plates along the longitudinal axis of the vise assembly and for articulated movement of the floating jaw plates in a plane substantially parallel to the base of the vise assembly and about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vise assembly so that the floating jaw plates can, in cooperation with adjoining jaws or plates, adjust to and securely hold workpieces. In addition, the floating jaw assembly includes a means of forcing the at least one floating jaw plate downward and securely against the ways of the vise assembly as the at least one movable jaw moves toward the fixed jaw, along with the intermediary at least one floating jaw plate, when clamping a workpiece. The floating jaw plates can be bisected longitudinally so that each bisected jaw plate can move independently of the bisected jaw plate and allow for even greater adjustable and articulated movement of each bisected floating jaw plate. The floating jaw assembly can be added as an accessory to an conventional vise assembly.

A vise assembly includes a base and a pair of side walls extending from the base having guideways. A jaw is configured for guided movement by the guideways. A friction holding stop is secured to the jaw configured to selectively and frictionally engage a surface of the base and inhibit sliding movement of the jaw on the guideways. The friction holding stop includes a support secured to the jaw including a cavity opening toward the surface of the base. A member is disposed within the cavity and movable toward and away from the surface, the member having a portion engageable with the surface of the base. A spring is configured to urge the member toward the surface of the base. An actuator is coupled to the member and the support, the actuator configured to selectively move the member away from the surface against a spring force from the spring.

A workpiece clamp device capable for changing clamp angle is arranged on a base plane and comprises a first and a second movable blocks, a driving block, at least one first and at least one second elastic members, at least one first and at least one second cylinders, and at least one third and at least one fourth elastic members. Since the first and the second cylinders are slightly rotatably and detachably respectively embedded in the first and the second embedding grooves to make the first and the second rough surfaces be exposed and the elasticity of the third and the fourth elastic members is cooperated therewith, the first and the second rough surfaces are slightly fine-tuned based on the shapes and sizes of the workpieces so as to be suitable for clamping and fastening the workpieces with different shapes.

A clamp (1000) designed to axially block an axisymmetric body (CA) by applying radial actions (forces) and provided with a plurality of gripping devices (1) distributed concentrically around an axis (AX) and developed along a given direction (D) to apply radial actions (forces) centered on said central axis (AX); each device (1) comprising a support assembly (10) and a gripping assembly (20) coupled by means of a plate (22) that supports at least one holding unit (200) at the front; each holding unit (200) comprising at least one toothed sliding block (202) carried in a freely rotatable and axially fixed way and axial-hinge coupling members (30) arranged between the plate (22) and each sliding block (202) and distributed along the direction (D).