US2263019A - Bench vise - Google Patents

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Patented Nov. 18, 1941 UNITED STI/3K4?" i QFFCE" 1' Y 2,263,019., A u t BENCH vIsE y awk sation, Pieamengcanf. appiieaqn August is, 1939, semaine. 290,837

A l1 oiaim. (o1. rieb-73er) My invention relates to improvements in vises.

The object of my invention is to provide a readily demountable bench vise of simple design and light Weight construction; to provide a bench vise which may be secured to the at top of the bench without requiring any protruding brackets to be attached to or made a part of the bench; to provide a bench vise which secures itself to the bench more tightly the greater the pressure put on the vise; to provide a bench vise having means for securing it against movement in the opposite direction; and to provide a bench vise of extreme simplicity and having only three parts.

One form of the invention is shown in the sheet of drawings attached hereto, but it is understood that my invention is capable of being embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claim appended hereto.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view;

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view looking to the right at Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective looking at the f bottom or bench engaging face of the vise;

Fig. 5 is a View in perspective of a bench showing the device in position thereon and supporting a piece of wood; and

Fig. 6 is a side elevational View in cross section showing the attaching means in operative relation to the bench top.

One of the important features of my invention is the fact that it provides a readily demountable light weight planing vise which requires only one metal stamping and two sliding blocks, preferably of wood. These comprise the outer member ID and the blocks I I and I2.

The outer member I is preferably made from a metal stamping of relatively thin gauge stock so as not to lift the end of the board 39 supported in the vise too high above the bench. In this connection, if it should be found that the thickness of the metal member I0 raises one end of the board 3D too high, a strip of equal thickness can be placed under the board 36 as at 3 l.

The stamping I!) is formed with'one lip or tongue I which projects downwardly, at an angle. It is preferably inclined at an angle between 30" and 45 to bottom I6. secure anchoring of member I0 to bench top 32 (see Fig. 6), where tongue I5 is shown projected into hole 25, thereby securely anchoring member I0 not only against forward or sidewise longitudinal movement, but against any tendency to be :u

This effects a lifted vertically. The latter tendency'y Would ybe found when the vise was holding a short but high piece of wood being planed. I prefer that tongue I5 be located near the Wide end of bottom I6 so as to eifect a secure holding to resist any vertical lift on member I0.

Recess I'I is formed near the opposite end in member I9. It is preferable to locate it in alignment with tongue I5 and along the centerline of bottom I6. Recess I'I is perforated at I8, through which perforation a nail I3 or other similar fastening means may extend. The function performed by recess I'I and nail I3 will appear in Fig. 6 where nail I3 is shown fitted into hole 26 in bench top 32. It is not necessary that nail I3 be a drive nt in hole 2 6 as its purpose is merely to prevent member I0 from moving to the right, that is, back-wardly so as to release tongue I5 from hole 25. In practice I have found that nail I3 performs its function satisfactorily when loose enough to be lifted out by the head when grasped by the lingers.

Member II) is also formed with side walls I9 and which preferably are inclined inwardly so as to form less than a right angle with bottom I6. They may be formed at a right angle to bottom I6 but better results are obtained where they in- Cline inwardly. In order to elect the Wedging or `clamping action for my vise, sides I9 and 20 are formed on bottom I6 so that at one end they are closer together than at the other end. The narrow end is the end toward which tongue I5 points, as this is the direction of force or pressure applied to the vise during use.

The blocks II and I2 are preferably of wood, although they may be made of metaLand have their sides 22 cut at an angle corresponding to that formed by sides I9 and 26 with bottom I6. Their inner edges 23 are at right angles to bottom I6 unless some particular use is being made of the vise which requires board 30 to be supported at less than a right angle to bench top 32. In the latter event the angle of sides 23 to bottom I6 can be made to suit.

The length of member I as well as the length of blocks I I and I2, the height of sides I9 and 20 and blocks II and I2 will be determined by the particular use for which the vise is designed. I have found in work around the home shop that if member I Il is between six and eight inches long and the blocks are of a corresponding length, and about one inch in height, a very satisfactory result is obtained.

In installing the device on a bench, it is necessary only to drill two holes, 25 and 26. Hole 25 sponding to tongue I and hole 26 is drilled at right angles to the bench top. A clearance hole 24 is made in the bench top to receive recess l1 in bottom I6. In Fig. 6, hole 25 is not shown extending all the Way through the bench, although it is preferable that it should so extend in order to be self-cleaning. t It will be obvious from the description thus far that the device is not only simple and of few parts, but also may be readily detached or applied to a Work bench. When lifted from the bench there are no attaching parts or brackets left on the bench top to interfere With the latters use for other purposes. The device is small and light Weight and. may be carried in the carpenters tool kit and quickly Iset up on a saw horse or other Work supporting surface simply by drilling the two holes V25'and12li. The economy with which this device maybe manufactured lends it to ready marketabilty and wide spread adoption by carpenters as well as for thehome Work shop. Y l l anchoring lug at one end and a perforation near the other end, one pair of opposite sides of said base lying substantially in the plane of said base,

and the other pair of integral opposite sides being bent upwardly and inwardly to an angle 0f less than a to said base, said sides being straight and spaced closer together at the end toward Which Asaid anchoring lug points than at the .other end, and la pair of triangular wedge members each having one edge fitted substantially to the bent up inwardly sloping sides of the one piece integral base and when so fitted, having their. facing vedges substantially parallel with each other.

' ZOOK SUTTON.

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