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Fluid pressure operated vise or clamp

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-20
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1982-11-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred W Schmidt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 13:24
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q3/00; B23Q3/02; B23Q3/06; B23Q3/08; B23Q2703/00; B23Q2703/02; B23Q2703/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED CLAMP DEVICE COMPRISING A BODY, A FLUID PRESSURE CYLINDER FORMED IN THE BODY AND OPENING THROUGH ONE FACE OF THE BODY, A FLUID PRESSURE INLET COMMUNICATING WITH THE CYLINDER, AN OPENING THROUGH AN OPPOSITE FACE OF THE BODY COMMUNICATING WITH THE CYLINDER, A PISTON OPERABLE IN THE CYLINDER, AN END PLATE SECURED TO THE BODY AND OVERLYING THE OPEN END OF THE CYLINDER, A PISTON ROD EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENING IN THE OPPOSITE FACE OF THE BODY, A COILED SPRING CONCENTRIC WITH THE AXIS OF THE PISTON ROD AND WITHIN THE CYLINDER TO NORMALLY EXERT A FORCE OF COMPRESSION ON SAID PISTON, A CLAMPING BLOCK CARRIED BY THE PISTON ROD, A BOSS PROJECTING INTO ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER AND TELESCOPICALLY RECEIVING ONE END OF SAID COILED SPRING, AND A RELIEVED AREA ECCENTRIC TO AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CYLINDER AND WITH SAID FLUID PRESSURE INLET, A PORTION OF A WALL OF SAID RELIEVED AREA EXTENDING INTO THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON TO LIMIT ITS MOVEMENT IN THE CYLINDER IN ONE DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED CLAMP DEVICE COMPRISING A BODY, A FLUID PRESSURE CYLINDER FORMED IN THE BODY AND OPENING THROUGH ONE FACE OF THE BODY, A FLUID PRESSURE INLET COMMUNICATING WITH THE CYLINDER, AN OPENING THROUGH AN OPPOSITE FACE OF THE BODY COMMUNICATING WITH THE CYLINDER, A PISTON OPERABLE IN THE CYLINDER, AN END PLATE SECURED TO THE BODY AND OVERLYING THE OPEN END OF THE CYLINDER, A PISTON ROD EXTENDING THROUGH THE OPENING IN THE OPPOSITE FACE OF THE BODY, A COILED SPRING CONCENTRIC WITH THE AXIS OF THE PISTON ROD AND WITHIN THE CYLINDER TO NORMALLY EXERT A FORCE OF COMPRESSION ON SAID PISTON, A CLAMPING BLOCK CARRIED BY THE PISTON ROD, A BOSS PROJECTING INTO ONE END OF SAID CYLINDER AND TELESCOPICALLY RECEIVING ONE END OF SAID COILED SPRING, AND A RELIEVED AREA ECCENTRIC TO AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CYLINDER AND WITH SAID FLUID PRESSURE INLET, A PORTION OF A WALL OF SAID RELIEVED AREA EXTENDING INTO THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON TO LIMIT ITS MOVEMENT IN THE CYLINDER IN ONE DIRECTION.

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