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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
Daniel T. Dovel, Shady Cove, OR (US);
Daniel T. Dovel, Shady Cove, OR (US);
Professional Tool Manufacturing, LLC, Ashland, OR (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for manipulating an article, such as a cutting tool. A moveable jaw member includes first and second inclined surfaces, with the second inclined surface being substantially parallel to the first inclined surface and non-parallel to a central axis. A support structure provides stationary first and second guide surfaces along which the respective first and second inclined surfaces contactingly move. This maintains the jaw member in a selected angular alignment with the central axis as the jaw member advances in a direction orthogonal to the central axis to engage a side of the article. A second jaw member is preferably provided so that the article is clamped between the first and second jaw members. A spring preferably biases the jaw members apart and resists inward movement thereof. A base surface advances along the central axis to contactingly advance and retract the jaw member(s).