US 12,343,845 B1
Vise jaws for holding irregular shaped objects
Steven J. Lindsay, Kearney, NE (US)
Filed by Steven J. Lindsay, Kearney, NE (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/857,928.
Application 17/857,928 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/384,734, filed on Jul. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,945,078.
Application 17/384,734 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/369,858, filed on Jul. 7, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/369,858 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/368,072, filed on Jul. 6, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/368,072 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/366,603, filed on Jul. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,826,884.
Int. Cl. B25B 1/24 (2006.01); B25B 1/20 (2006.01); B23Q 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 1/2452 (2013.01) [B25B 1/2426 (2013.01); B23Q 3/062 (2013.01); B25B 1/20 (2013.01); B25B 1/241 (2013.01); B25B 1/2436 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A morphing jaw for use with a vise, the morphing jaw comprising:
at least four first-tier clamping members, each of the first-tier clamping members including a front clamping surface, a rear radius surface, a bottom surface, a top surface, and a recessed ledge formed adjacent to the rear radius surface and the bottom surface, the recessed ledge being a recession from the rear radius surface to an inner radius, the inner radius being less than the rear radius surface, the recessed ledge being closer to the bottom surface than the top surface;
at least two second-tier bow members, each of the second-tier bow members including a first concave surface, a second concave surface, a rear radius surface, a bottom surface, a recessed ledge formed adjacent to the rear radius surface and the bottom surface, and a protruded ledge formed adjacent to the bottom surface and each of the first and second concave surface, the recessed ledge being a recession from the rear radius surface to an inner radius, the inner radius being less than the rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of a respective first-tier clamping member of the at least four first-tier clamping members, the protruded ledge configured to concentrically receive the recessed ledge of a respective first-tier clamping member; and
at least one third-tier bow member, each third-tier bow member of the at least one third-tier bow member including a first concave surface, a second concave surface, a rear radius surface, a bottom surface, and a protruded ledge formed adjacent to the bottom surface and each of the first and second concave surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface of the third-tier bow member magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius of a respective second-tier bow member of the at least two second-tier bow members, the protruded ledge of the third-tier bow member configured to concentrically receive the recessed ledge of a respective second-tier bow member.