Abstract: A fixing member, a device for mounting a circuit board, and a display apparatus so as to conveniently and firmly fix a PCB on the back plate of the back-light module are disclosed. The fixing member includes a supporting plate, a first clamping part fixedly arranged on an upper surface of the supporting plate, and a second clamping part facing the first clamping part. The first clamping part and the supporting plate form a first U-shape clamping groove. The second clamping part and the supporting plate form a second U-shape clamping groove. An opening of the first U-shape clamping groove faces an opening of the second U-shape clamping groove. The fixing member is used for fixing the circuit board on the back plate.

Abstract: A clamp suitable for securing a plurality of bricks. The clamp can be adjusted to accommodate a wide range of brick, block or stone sizes. The clamp design is such that it can be easily taken to a work site and placed for ease of accessibility and operation. The bricks are placed on a cutting base and held by an upper arm. The upper arm is held open by springs and engaged via an engagement lever and a release lever. The engagement lever creates a clamping force between the upper arm and cutting base. Releasing the clamping force is accomplished by pressing down on the release lever. This pulls the engagement lever out of an over center locking position and frees the upper arm. This clamping and releasing process can be accomplished by an Individual's downward stomping force, allowing an operator to be hands free.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a gripping unit for engaging a workpiece with the unit including a first assembly, a second assembly pivotally connected to the first assembly and having a limited range of pivotal movement relative to the first assembly. The first and second assemblies define a central opening of the gripping unit. Each of the first and second assemblies includes a V-block oppositely disposed from one another and capable of axial translation within the central opening to engage the workpiece. An actuator is arranged and designed to pivot the second assembly relative to the first assembly in the direction of the central opening.

Abstract: A clamping device is described for clamping a log such as a log of wound material.

Abstract: A spring clamp may include a main body, two clamping units, a plurality of positioning pins and a positioning unit, wherein a main body has two clamping arms pivotally connected together in a cross manner, and one end of each clamping arms has a handle and the positioning unit is disposed between the handles; the other end of each clamping arms has a socket that is not aligned with each other; and wherein each of the clamping units has a clamping piece connected with an extension bar that is inserted into the socket of the main body, so a clamp opening becomes adjustable through extension and retraction of the extension bar, and two positioning pins on the clamping arms are used to secure the extension bars, and the positioning pins located in an opposite direction to a direction of the pressure applied on the extension bar.

Abstract: An anti-tipping clamp that is used as an intermediary support for a die tool. The clamp includes a body with a rail engagement section designed to engage with a rail on a conventional forming machine for securing the clamp to the rail. The clamp also includes a die tool holding section with two spaced apart lateral arms that extend upward from a body and which provide support for a die tool.

Abstract: A tile retaining device that secures a tile or other work piece for cutting is disclosed. The tile retaining device can be used in combination with a circular saw, a wet saw, a band saw, or any other type of mechanical cutting or manipulating device. The tile retaining device secures a tile and provides additional surface area for a user to grasp during the cutting process, which can aid in manually manipulating the work piece through a mechanical cutting or manipulating device. The tile retaining device can also provide cutting guides, and can be adaptable to a variety of shapes and sizes of tiles.

Abstract: In some aspects of the disclosure, a workpiece retention device for securing plate-like workpieces to a workpiece movement unit of a machine tool includes first and second workpiece clamping elements and a clamping drive by which the workpiece clamping elements can be moved towards one another starting from an initial relative position in order to clamp a workpiece that is arranged between the workpiece clamping elements. The workpiece retention device also includes an adjustment device that can adjust the initial relative position of the workpiece clamping elements.

Abstract: A clamp assembly may include a first jaw member which may have a selectively inflatable bladder. In addition, the clamp assembly may further include a second jaw member which may have a belt. The first jaw member and the second jaw member may be configured to clamp material between the selectively inflatable bladder and the belt.

Abstract: A pair of gripping sections performs opening and closing operations along a base member through displacement of a piston by means of a pressure fluid supplied to a chuck body. A pair of fingers, which constitute the gripping sections, is openable and closable in directions perpendicular to opening/closing directions of the gripping sections, by means of a driving force supplied from a driving section. The gripping sections are positioned with respect to a workpiece by actuating the pair of fingers to perform the opening/closing operation. Thereafter, by supplying the pressure fluid, the workpiece is gripped at a desired gripping position by means of the gripping sections.

Abstract: The disclosed clamp device for clamping blank pieces may comprise a mounting table, first and second clamping units, positioning units, and lock units. The mounting table is for placing thereon first and second blank pieces. The first and second clamping units have respective clamp plates that are able to be put on the first and second blank pieces while permitting a guided movement of the first and second blank pieces on the mounting table. The positioning units move the first and second blank pieces to establish a positioning of the first and second blank pieces on the mounting table. The lock units apply a given force to the first and second clamp plates to lock the first and second blank pieces.

Abstract: A power tool machine includes a base, a fence, a cutting arm, a motor, a saw blade and a holding apparatus. The base has an operating surface for supporting a workpiece. The fence mounted on the operating surface has a standing surface substantially perpendicular to the operating surface for abutted by a side of the workpiece. The cutting arm pivotally coupled to the base. The saw blade mounted to the cutting arm is rotatable by the motor. The holding apparatus includes a supporting device mounted on the base, a connecting device including a body connected to the supporting device, wherein a length direction of the connecting device is substantially perpendicular to a length direction of the supporting device, an adjustable device pivotally coupled to the connecting device, and a pressing device connected to the adjustable device for selectively pressing another side of the workpiece.

Abstract: A tile retaining device that secures a tile or other work piece for cutting is disclosed. The tile retaining device can be used in combination with a circular saw, a wet saw, a band saw, or any other type of mechanical cutting or manipulating device. The tile retaining device secures a tile and provides additional surface area for a user to grasp during the cutting process, which can aid in manually manipulating the work piece through a mechanical cutting or manipulating device. The tile retaining device can also provide cutting guides, and can be adaptable to a variety of shapes and sizes of tiles.

Abstract: An assembly for clamping a workpiece, the workpiece comprised of two pieces. The assembly includes a clamp having an L-shaped member. The L-shaped member has a leg and foot portion. The clamp also has an upright extending generally perpendicularly to the leg and the upright has a threaded portion. The clamp includes a threaded adjuster having a head, a threaded body, and a base. The base includes outer walls defining a polygon shape and handle. The handle has removed ends thereon. The handle has outer walls and inner walls, the inner walls are dimensioned to removably, slideably and snugly engage the outer walls of the base. The handle has more than one set of walls and so can be positioned to apply different torque to the base. A drill, a drill bit, and a socket may also be included in the assembly, to engage the handle and drive the threaded adjuster.

Abstract: A device mounting platform apparatus having a reconfigurable biasing mechanism. The device mounting platform apparatus includes a frame member capable of being mounted in a vehicle and having a device mounting surface facing generally upward. A clamp member is slidably interconnected to the frame member along a first direction. A biasing mechanism is coupled between the frame and clamp members. The biasing mechanism is reconfigurable for urging a jaw portion of the clamp member along the first direction heading either toward or away from the frame member. The biasing mechanism is thus reconfigurable for either urging the clamp member open or urging it closed.

Abstract: A worktable clamping apparatus wherein an adjustable clamping jaw is operable between an adjustable mode (allowing both forward and backward movement on a supporting frame and a clamping mode whereby a work piece is clamped by opposing jaws. The clamping mode is selectively effected by actuation of a clamping assembly which prevents backward movement of the adjustable clamping jaw away from the work piece to be clamped. The clamping mode is not effected automatically but is selectively effected by the user. The time taken to clamp a work piece is significantly reduced as compared to conventional clamping apparatus. In a further aspect of the invention, the clamping apparatus can be collapsed into a partially deployed state to allow the “A” frame structure to be used for alternative purposes.

Abstract: The disclosed clamp device for clamping blank pieces may comprise a mounting table, first and second clamping units, positioning units, and lock units. The mounting table is for placing thereon first and second blank pieces. The first and second clamping units have respective clamp plates that are able to be put on the first and second blank pieces while permitting a guided movement of the first and second blank pieces on the mounting table. The positioning units move the first and second blank pieces to establish a positioning of the first and second blank pieces on the mounting table. The lock units apply a given force to the first and second clamp plates to lock the first and second blank pieces.

Abstract: A loosening tool for breaking loose tightened threads of a pipe coupling using a plurality of wrench type devices is provided that is simple to use, offers more breakage force than muscling alone, and is relatively safe and effective in its operation. The loosening tool includes a forward facing support jaw, a base bar that supports a corresponding rearward facing support jaw and an adjusting mechanism used to move the forward facing support jaw from a ready position to a loosened position such that the pipe coupling moves to a less tightened position.

Abstract: A clamp to make a straight edge on a working board has a base with a lower surface to slide on a table saw and a main wall that extends upward from the base. A lower support extends outwardly from the main wall in opposite directions, and two upper supports extend outwardly from the main wall in opposite directions to define channels, wherein a reference board is placed in one channel and the working board in the other channel. A shim arm is pivotally mounted to and extends along the base. A shim support pad is mounted at the free end of the arm and its upper surface is in the same plane as the upper surface of the base. The shim arm swings out from the base so that the pad forms a support on which the working board rests to effectively increase the width of the base.

Abstract: A clamp comprises at least two opposed clamping surfaces and at least two opposed second clamping surfaces disposed perpendicularly to them, at least two opposed pressure-bearing surfaces spaced apart and located on longitudinal axes of the first clamping surfaces and disposed at an angle from the first clamping surfaces, and two rigid pressure-bearing points, one of the pressure-bearing points located to align when in use adjacent to one of the pressure-bearing surfaces and the other pressure-bearing point located to align when in use adjacent to the other pressure-bearing surface. A device or manner of imparting a longitudinal force such that the pressure-bearing surfaces are urged against the pressure-bearing points is also included. As the angled pressure-bearing surfaces slide over the pressure-bearing points in response to the longitudinal force, that longitudinal force is translated into a clamping force that urges the opposed clamping surfaces towards each other.

Abstract: A straight edge clamping device for clamping workpieces is provided. The device comprises a straight edge having a flat lower surface for contacting workpieces, an upper wall, and two sidewalls, a first stop fixed at one end of the edge, a second stop movably provided along the edge, and a clamp for holding the workpieces together. The walls of the edge define an open channel. The second stop has a body movably received in the channel of the edge and having a shape reverse to the shape of the channel of the base so that the body and the channel interlock. The upper wall of the base has one or more recesses, and the body of the second stop has mating projections so that the recesses and the projections interlock.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a controllable holding and mounting device for use with the construction of an insulated glass window. The mounting device includes a mounting frame and a tie-bar. A positioning laying-on device is connected to the tie-bar and adapted to support a spacer frame for the window. The spacer frame is fixed into position in the mounting device by a distance positioning supporting device that engages the spacer frame and fixes it between the supporting device and the laying-on device. A gripping device is provided that is adapted to support and position a muntin within the spacer frame. A screwing device that is movable relative to the spacer frame is also provided and is capable of driving a screw through the spacer frame and into the muntin to thereby secure the muntin to the spacer frame.

Abstract: A gripper which is structurally simple and can reliably and quickly grip small articles of various different shapes. The gripper has a base including a fixed portion and a movable portion movable longitudinally toward and away from the fixed portion, a first gripper portion provided on the fixed portion, a second gripper portion provided on the movable portion, and a moving/fixing mechanism for gripping a small article of an indefinite shape by moving the second gripper portion toward the first gripper portion.

Abstract: A woodworker's vise that includes a fixed jaw adapted to be mounted to a workbench or the like and a moveable jaw assembly adapted to move with respect to the fixed jaw. The moveable jaw assembly includes an inner jaw, a front support and preferably a pin mounting the inner jaw to the front support in a manner that permits the inner jaw to pivot and to slide vertically relative to the front support. The woodworker's vise also includes a rapid-acting nut assembly disposed about the spindle that includes a pair of cam surfaces for causing engagement and disengagement of the assembly and the spindle.

Abstract: A bonding apparatus provided with a clamping device for holding a workpiece such as a tab tape, comprising an upper clamper and a lower clamper which are respectively divided into two sections. The upper and lower clampers are respectively mounted on an upper clamper holding plate and a lower clamper holding plate so that the gaps between facing surfaces of the respective sections of the clampers can be adjusted.

Abstract: The present invention provides precision machine vise equipment for use in the NC machining of workpieces which improves the efficiency of the operation by making it possible to insert, secure, and machine some plural number of workpieces, such as two, or more preferably, four, in each cycle of machine operation, while causing each of said workpieces to be precisely located with respect to each of three mutually perpendicular datum planes, and without the necessity of having the machinist or machine operator conduct a positioning or squaring operation. This is done by providing, in accordance with the present invention, in the first place, a two-place precision machine vise of the type described in U.S. Pat. No.

Abstract: An improved clamp structure is disclosed in which a replacable liner element is mounted on a mount body. The liner element is accurately longitudinally positioned relative to the mount body such that the liner can be positioned in any one of a plurality of desired locations. This is particularly valuable if the clamp is utilized in combination with a cutting machine, wherein the cutting is performed adjacent an end face of the liner and it is desired to maintain a proper clearance between the end face of the liner and the cutting element. Several embodiments are disclosed, with a first embodiment including serrated teeth which allow the liner to be incrementally advanced on the mount body. In subsequent embodiments, a threaded member is turned relative to the mount body to change the position of the liner. Finally, a set-up rig is disclosed where the liner is positioned at a location remote from a cutting machine such that a skilled technician can ensure that the liner is properly positioned.

Abstract: A vise for joining frame pieces has clamp assemblies which can be moved on perpendicular axes, and has a quick-acting shifting mechanism for displacing one of the clamp assemblies from an initial position and returning it thereto. The complementary end faces of mounted frame pieces can thereby be brought into precise abutted registry with one another to establish a corner joint, moved apart by use of the shifting mechanism to permit the application of a fast-setting adhesive to the mating surfaces, and thereafter returned by reverse action of the mechanism to secure them in precisely the same relationship as was initially established.

Abstract: A tube working tool having a pair of jaws each provided with a single semicylindrical tube receiving recess. The tool includes a yoke defining a pair of spaced jaw supports and a carrier support spaced from and centered betwen the jaw supports. A carrier is threadedly mounted to the carrier support and provided with any one of a plurality of different tube working heads at its lower end for working the end of a tube retained by a pair of clamping jaws carried on the jaw supports. The clamping jaws are clamped against a back wall of the yoke by a pair of screws extending through the jaws at opposite sides of the tube clamping recesses. Cooperating structure is provided on the inboard jaw and jaw support for retaining the inboard jaw against displacement.

Abstract: A clamp for clamping a web during stretch wrapping includes a first longitudinally extending clamp element for engaging the web, a second longitudinally extending clamp element extendable in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first clamp element for clamping the web between the second clamp element and the first clamp element as the second clamp element is longitudinally extended in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first clamp element.

Abstract: When forcing together the mating end faces of a pair of rails into contact and pressure welding the rails, the clamping operation of each rails end is effected by dividing it into a vertical positioning clamping and a lateral positioning clamping performed independently of the former. With the contacting end faces being interposed, each of the two rail ends is first forced upward at the chins of each rail below the head thereof to press the upper surface of each rail against the lower surface of a leveler which establishes a preliminarily adjusted reference level. Then, each of the rail ends is clamped by a pair of clamping means which are pressed against the sides of the web of the rail from both sides.

Abstract: A double-acting vise comprising a supporting structure, a first set of jaws mounted on the supporting structure for movement toward and away from each other, and a second set of jaws mounted on the supporting structure for movement toward and away from each other. All of the jaws move relative to the supporting structure.

Abstract: A clamping device is provided with holding means on each of a first and second jaw means for positioning at least two workpieces of different thicknesses together in any desired abutting angular relationship and means for applying a force to the jaw means so that the holding means will hold the workpieces of different thicknesses in the abutting angular relationship.

Abstract: A pair of clamp claw assemblies are mounted on the frame of a workbench. At least one clamp claw assembly is movable in a substantially horizontal plane laterally of the workbench and in a direction towards and away from the other clamp claw assembly. Each clamp claw assembly has a pair of substantially parallel threaded rods rotatably mounted on the frame. A pair of threaded blocks are carried on the rods, and a clamp claw is pivotably mounted about a substantially vertical axis on each block, such that the clamp claws are pivotably independently of one another. In a preferred embodiment, four clamp claws are provided; and the threaded rods have respective handles disposed on the same side of the workbench frame.

Abstract: A workbench having a pair of vise assemblies mounted on a frame with each vise assembly having a movable jaw and a fixed jaw, wherein one vise assembly is operable with a lead screw to move towards and away from the other vise assembly which is fixed and arranged parallel to the movable vise assembly. Each movable jaw is operable with a screw threaded rod to move towards and away from each corresponding fixed jaw, and is capable of swivelling so as to enable the clamping of an irregularly shaped workpiece between the fixed and movable jaws. The pair of vise assemblies with their frame are mounted on a collapsible supporting structure which may be folded when not in use.

Abstract: A light to moderate duty work-holding clamp which also can be used as a gear or wheel puller. The body of the clamp is formed of two C-shaped plates, aligned and spaced apart by 2 blocks, one attached to each end of the C-shape. A large clamping screw is threaded through each block. The blocks are mounted to the plates in a pivotable manner, so that the two clamping screws can be pivoted through 360 degrees freely. One end of each of these two clamping screws has a bearing face for bearing the pressure to be applied by the screws. These bearing faces can be snapped on and off the ends of the screws. The other end of each of these two screws terminates in a hook-shaped portion, which can provide the gear pulling function if used in combination with a third clamping screw. This third clamping screw is threaded through a third block which is attached slidably between the C-shaped plates. This block can slide to any point along the C-shape between the first two blocks, turning as it moves along.

Abstract: A device for clamping and aligning a pair of plates in selected angular relationship, so that the plates may be joined by welding or the like, clamps the same in the selected angular relationship with adjacent edges thereof in close proximity. The device holds the plates for being joined at one or more spaced points along their adjacent edges, whereafter the device is removable to permit the plates to be joined along the entirety of the length of their edges.

Abstract: A vise-like C-clamp with adjusting screw and wherein two elongated square bars are fixedly attached to one jaw thereof and the clamping end of the adjusting screw whereby a pair of gripping heads may be selected from a group of variously shaped heads and oppositely and interchangeably arranged on each of the bars. The clamp may be hand held or adjustably mounted in a supporting base for gripping and positioning variously shaped work pieces in horizontal, vertical, and angularly held positions while work is performed thereon.

Abstract: Clamping apparatus for clamping a work piece onto a work table remote from the edges of the work table. Apparatus includes a main support member and first and second engaging members spaced along and extending from the support member so that outer ends of the engaging members cooperate with the work table. Jacking apparatus cooperates with one of the engaging members to move the engaging member relative to the support member. This clamps the work piece onto the work table with a clamping surface associated with the main support item. Each engaging means can be quickly adjusted to accommodate work pieces and work tables of different depths. The clamping surface can be resiliently mounted relative to the support member to increase versatility of clamping apparatus.

Abstract: An adjustable clamp for a V-block comprises an integral piece forming two legs, joined together at an acute angle and each having a free end. A first threaded hole is formed through said means on an axis at least approximately bisecting the acute angle. A first externally threaded elongated member extends through the first hole and has its threads engaged by the threads of the first hole. A respective slot is formed in each of the two legs. A respective block is slidably received in each of the slots. Respective second and third threaded holes are formed through the blocks each on an axis at least approximately intersecting the axis of the first hole at points within the acute angle and within an imaginary line extending between the tips of the legs regardless of the position of the blocks in the slots. Respective second and third externally threaded elongated members extend through the second and third holes and have their threads engaged by the threads of the second and third holes.

Abstract: This clamping device provides opposed banks of clamping units attached to an associated reaction beam above a work table, for clamping workpiece plates to the table during seam welding. Each clamping unit includes an upright clamping member, having an inclined finger engageable with a workpiece plate, and each member is connected to its reaction beam by a pair of transverse link members: the clamping member, link members and the reaction beam cooperate to provide a four-bar linkage. Downward pressure is applied to the clamping members by an inflatable flexible hose positioned between the lower link member of each unit and an associated reaction beam and the clamping members are upwardly biased by individual return springs extending between the upper link member and the reaction beam.