Vise table

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10919129-B2
Application number	US-201816026178-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2018
Priority date	Jul 3, 2018
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated vise and work table. The disclosed vise table allows an operator to clamp an object in place so that the same can worked on in a hands-free method. The vise table includes a table block, a vise head block, a threaded guide, a rotator, and an activation mechanism that allows the operator to selectively vise in a threaded mode or in an unthreaded mode. In the threaded mode, the vise head block may only be moved by rotating a threaded guide. In the unthreaded mode, the vise head block may only be moved by applying force to the vise head block in the desired direction of movement.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vise table comprising:
a table block including an upper work surface;
a vise head block operably connected to the table block via a threaded guide, and wherein said vise head block is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, wherein in said open position, the vise head block is distal from the table block, and in said closed position, the vise head block is adjacent to the table block;
a rotator configured to selectively rotate the threaded guide in either a first direction or a second direction, wherein rotating the threaded guide in the first direction moves the vise head block toward the open position, and rotating the threaded guide in the second direction moves the vise head block toward the closed position; and
an activation mechanism configured to selectively facilitate movement of the vise head block in either a threaded mode or an unthreaded mode, wherein in said threaded mode, movement of the vice head block can only be achieved by rotating the threaded guide, and in said unthreaded mode, wherein movement of the vise head block can only be achieved by applying force to the vise head block in the desired direction of movement, said activation mechanism comprising:
an activator movable between an unactivated position and an activated position;
a trigger tooth in communication with the activator and movable between a first position and second position, wherein movement of the activator controls movement of the trigger tooth, and wherein when activator is in the unactivated position, the trigger tooth is in the first position, and wherein when the activator is in the activated position, the trigger tooth is in the second position; and
an engagement block having a threaded portion configured to correspond the threaded guide, and wherein said engagement block is in communication with the trigger tooth and movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position; wherein when the trigger tooth is the first position, the engagement block is in the disengaged position, wherein the threaded portion is disengaged from the threaded guide, this corresponds to the unthreaded mode, and wherein when the trigger tooth is in the second position, the engagement block is in the engaged position, wherein the threaded portion is engaged to the threaded guide, this corresponds to the threaded mode.

2. The vise table of claim 1 , wherein the activation mechanism further includes a spring that biases the trigger tooth such that the activator is in the unactivated position.

3. The vise table of claim 1 , wherein the activator is an activator flap hinged to the table block; and wherein in the unactivated position, an edge of the flap is hinged away from the table block, and in the activated position, an edge of the flap is adjacent to the table block.

4. The vise table of claim 1 , wherein the activator is selected from the group consisting of a button, a piston, a switch, and a slide.

5. The vise table of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the engagement block is facilitated by a slot and pin mechanism.

6. The vise table of claim 5 , wherein the trigger tooth defines the slot, the engagement block defines an opening, and the pin is disposed within the opening and the slot.

7. The vise table of claim 1 , further comprising at least one guide disposed between the vise head block and the table block, wherein said guide configured to stabilize the movement of the vise head block as it moved between the open position and the closed position.

8. The vise table of claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of legs movable between a deployed position and a folded position, wherein in said deployed position, the legs provide support for the vise table, and in said folded position, the legs are stored within the table block.

9. The vise table of claim 8 , further comprising a handle configure to facilitate carrying of the vise table when the legs are in the folded position.

10. The vise table of claim 1 , wherein the rotator is selected from the group consisting of a knob, a crank, a handle and a wheel.

Assignees

• Stanley Works Israel

Inventors

• Omry Adar
• Saigauvker Shalom

Classifications

• B25H1/04 Primary

  portable · CPC title

• B25B1/12 Primary

  with provision for disengagement · CPC title

• B25B1/02

  with sliding jaws · CPC title

• B25H1/10 Primary

  with provision for adjusting holders for tool or work · CPC title

• B25B1/125

  with one screw perpendicular to the jaw faces · CPC title