Claims
- 1. A vise having a pair of cooperating jaws, each of said jaws comprising:(a) a grip face having a top surface; (b) a plurality of grip blocks linearly aligned along said top surface of said grip face, each of said grip blocks having a recessed shoulder located in a top side thereof and a downwardly projecting extension projecting from a bottom side thereof and located opposite said recessed shoulder; and (c) a plurality of removable fasteners each of which removably mounts one of said grip blocks to one of said jaws.
- 2. The vise of claim 1, wherein said grip face comprises a step extending laterally along said top surface of said grip face, said extension of each said grip block fitting in a mating relationship with said step of said grip face.
- 3. The vise of claim 2, wherein said step defines a grip block rest and a grip block stop substantially normal to said grip block rest.
- 4. The vise of claim 1, wherein said recessed shoulder of each of said grip blocks defines a resting surface and a gripping surface substantially normal to said resting surface.
- 5. The vise of claim 1, wherein said plurality of removable fasteners each comprise a bolt.
- 6. An apparatus for attachment to a vise having a pair of jaws, said apparatus comprising a grip set for attachment to each of said jaws, each of said grip sets comprising:(a) a master block having a top surface; and (b) a plurality of grip blocks removably coupled to said master block, each of said grip blocks linearly aligned on said top surface of said master block.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 6, which further comprises a plurality of removable fasteners each of which removably mounts one of said grip blocks to said master block.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said plurality of removable fasteners each comprise a bolt.
- 9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of said grip blocks further comprises a recessed shoulder extending laterally across each said grip block, said recessed shoulder having a resting surface and a gripping surface substantially normal to said resting surface.
- 10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein eight grip blocks are removably attached to said master block.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said master block has a step extending laterally across said top surface of said master block, and each said grip block has an extension fitting in a mating relationship with said step to properly position each said grip block on said master block.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 6, which further comprises a plurality of mounting fasteners each of which removably attaches said master block to one of said jaws.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said plurality of mounting fasteners each comprise a bolt.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said master block surrounds at least two apertures that each accommodates one of said mounting fasteners, each of said apertures having a shoulder coaxially located therein.
- 15. A grip set for removable attachment to a vise having at least one jaw with a grip face, said grip set comprising:(a) a master block having a top surface and step extending laterally across said top surface; (b) a plurality of grip blocks, each of said grip blocks having a downwardly projecting extension for mating engagement with said step, and a recessed shoulder located opposite said extension on said grip block; (c) a plurality of removable fasteners for removably mounting each of said grip blocks to said master block; and (d) a plurality of mounting bolts that removably attaches said master block to said grip face of at least one said pair of jaws.
- 16. The grip set of claim 15, wherein said master block surrounds at least two mounting holes which each accommodates one of said mounting bolts.
- 17. The grip set of claim 16, wherein each of said mounting holes has a diameter larger than the diameter of each of said mounting bolts, and a shoulder coaxially located within each of said mounting holes to abut said mounting bolts when one of said mounting bolts are located within one of said mounting holes.
- 18. The grip set of claim 15, wherein said step of said master block has a grip block rest substantially parallel to said top surface of said master block, and a grip block stop substantially normal to said grip block rest, said grip block rest having a width substantially equal to said extension of each said grip block to fit said extension in a mating relationship.
- 19. The grip set of claim 15, wherein said recessed shoulder of each said grip block has a resting surface and a gripping surface substantially normal to said resting surface.
- 20. The grip set of claim 15, wherein said plurality of removable fasteners each comprise a bolt.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60-123,456, with a filing date of Mar. 9, 1999.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Provisional Applications (1)
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