| CPC B25B 1/2405 (2013.01) | 15 Claims |
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1. An adapter for a single station vise, comprising:
a rear fixed jaw adapter block, configured to be mounted on a rear fixed jaw of a single station vise;
a pair of parallel circular guide shafts extending from the rear fixed jaw adapter block, each with a first end and a second end and a length therebetween, wherein the circular guide shafts are fixedly attached at or proximate to their respective first ends to the rear fixed jaw adapter block;
a pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts extending from the rear fixed jaw adapter block, each with a first end and a second end and a length therebetween, wherein the D-profile guide shafts are fixedly attached at or proximate to their respective first ends to the rear fixed jaw adapter block;
a front floating jaw adapter block, slidingly mounted on the pair of parallel circular guide shafts and the pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts, and configured to be mounted on a front floating jaw of the single station vise;
a middle floating jaw slidingly mounted on the pair of parallel circular guide shafts and the pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts, between the rear fixed jaw adapter block and the front floating jaw adapter block, said middle floating jaw comprising four holes, each hole configured to slidingly receive a corresponding circular guide shaft or a corresponding D-profile guide shaft, and further comprising two shaft collars and two springs, each shaft collar and spring slidingly mounted adjacent to each other on the corresponding D-profile guide shaft in a corresponding pocket in the middle floating jaw, each shaft collar being accessible from outside the middle floating jaw;
wherein the middle floating jaw is configured to be temporarily locked in a set position on the pair of parallel D-profile guide shafts.
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