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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2003
Robert E. Varzino, Batavia, IL (US);
William J. Phillips, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Robert E. Varzino, Batavia, IL (US);
William J. Phillips, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
WMH Tool Group, Inc., Elgin, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for securing a workpiece in accordance with the invention, such as a vise, includes a base for supporting the apparatus on a work surface, a back jaw member connected to the base for engaging a first portion of the workpiece secured by the apparatus, and a front jaw member connected to the back jaw member for engaging a second portion of the workpiece secured by the apparatus. The apparatus may include a clutched handle capable of shifting between an engaged position wherein the handle engages and drives a driven member and a disengaged position wherein the handle disengages from the driven member and is freely positionable in both a clockwise and counterclockwise direction with respect to the driven member. The apparatus may also include an accessory capable of being connected to the apparatus in order to perform additional work on a workpiece.