Quick release bench vise system
View Patent ↗A quick release vise includes a first and second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw, and a threaded shaft rotatably fixed to the second jaw. A shaft receiver is fixed relative to the first jaw and includes a boss and a boss cover that is moveable relative to the boss. The boss and the boss cover have channels which cooperatively define an at least partially threaded shaft-receiving bore. The boss cover is moveable between a first position wherein the threads of the shaft engage threads within the shaft-receiving bore, and a second position wherein the threads of the shaft are disengaged from the threads within the shaft-receiving bore.
1. A quick release vise, comprising:
a first jaw;
a second jaw laterally moveable relative to the first jaw;
a threaded shaft rotatably fixed to the second jaw; and
a shaft receiver laterally fixed relative to the first jaw, the shaft receiver comprising
a boss defining a non-threaded first channel, and
a boss cover moveable relative to the boss and defining a threaded second channel, wherein the channels cooperatively define an at least partially threaded shaft-receiving bore, and wherein the non-threaded first channel supports the shaft when the boss cover is in an open position.
2. The quick release vise of claim 1 , wherein the boss cover is pivotable relative to the boss between a first position wherein threads of the shaft engage threads within the shaft-receiving bore, and a second position wherein the threads of the shaft disengage from the threads within the shaft-receiving bore.
3. The quick release vise of claim 2 , wherein the boss cover is biased toward the first position.
4. The quick release vise of claim 3 , including a spring for biasing the boss cover toward the first position.
5. The quick release vise of claim 4 , wherein the spring extends from the boss cover to the boss.
6. The quick release vise of claim 3 , including an actuator for selectively moving the boss cover from the first position to the second position.
7. The quick release vise of claim 6 , wherein the actuator comprises a pin that engages the boss cover.
8. The quick release vise of claim 7 , wherein the pin is slidably supported by the first jaw.
9. The quick release vise of claim 8 , wherein the pin is biased away from engagement with the boss cover, but is selectively moveable into engagement with the boss cover.
10. The quick release vise of claim 9 , including a spring for biasing the pin away from engagement with the boss cover.
11. The quick release vise of claim 1 , wherein the second jaw includes an arm that slidably extends through the first jaw.
12. The quick release vise of claim 11 , wherein the threaded shaft is substantially coextensive with the arm of the second jaw.
13. The quick release vise of claim 11 , wherein the shaft receiver is attached to the first jaw.
14. The quick release vise of claim 11 , wherein the arm slides past the shaft receiver.
15. The quick release vise of claim 14 , wherein the shaft receiver is substantially positioned within the arm, and wherein the arm is disposed substantially within the first jaw.
16. The quick release vise of claim 15 , including a pin slidable relative to the first jaw, wherein the arm comprises a slot and the pin is selectively movable into engagement with the boss cover through the slot.
17. The quick release vise of claim 16 , including a button fixed relative to the pin, wherein the button is positioned outside the first jaw.
18. The quick release vise of claim 16 , wherein the boss cover comprises a chamfer, and the pin is selectively moveable into engagement with the chamfer.
19. The quick release vise of claim 1 , wherein, when the boss cover is in a closed position, the shaft receiver is configured to transform a rotational movement of the threaded shaft into a linear movement of the second jaw relative to the first jaw.
20. The quick release vise of claim 1 , wherein the boss cover is pivotable relative to the first jaw and the boss is non-pivotable relative to the first jaw.