Vise jaw

Description

FIG. 1 is a front plan view of a vise jaw according to the present invention, the rear surface of the vise jaw being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 1 illustrating the teeth of the present invention, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom side elevational view of FIG. 1, the top being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an alternate embodiment of a vise jaw according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a rear plan view of the vise jaw of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 4 illustrating the teeth of the vise jaw;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 4 illustrating the rubber friction pad of the vise jaw;

FIG. 8 is a top end view of FIG. 4, the bottom end view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a second alternate embodiment of a vise jaw according to the present invention, the rear surface of the vise jaw being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 9 illustrating the teeth of the vise jaw, the left side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a top end view of FIG. 9, the bottom being a mirror image thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D299112 December 27, 1988 Downey
D315863 April 2, 1991 Shui-Mu
D345265 March 22, 1994 McIntyre
1158414 October 1915 Amborn
1184388 May 1916 Schubert
1807917 June 1931 Jones
2455517 December 1948 Nielson
2648242 August 1953 Walter
2703027 March 1955 Petersen
2968978 January 1961 Wheeler
4454901 June 19, 1984 Thorsness
Other references
  • Ridgid No. 450 Tristand Chain Vise The Ridge Tool Company, Elyria, Ohio, date unknown. BT-333 Tristand Chain Vise The Berkley Tool, Jupiter, Florida, date unknown. Reed Chain Vise advertisement, Industrial Equipment News, Oct. 1962, p. 92.
Patent History
Patent number: D377597
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1994
Date of Patent: Jan 28, 1997
Assignee: Reed Manufacturing Company (Erie, PA)
Inventor: Alexander R. Podgers (Lake City, PA)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Howson and Howson
Application Number: 0/34,986
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8349; D8/74