Universally adjustable vise stop

Claim 1

A work stop for use with work holding means of the type having a pair of opposing jaws defining a corridor therebetween, said jaws being movable one with respect to the other to hold a work piece in said corridor said work stop comprising: a bar fixed at one end thereof to the periphery of one of said jaws; means for changing the dimension of said bar into said corridor; means for rotating said bar with respect to said one jaw; a stop arm pivotably mounted on the other end of said bar and spaced from said one jaw, said stop arm adapted to extend through said corridor and bear against said work piece held between said jaws; means operable independent of movement of said bar for changing the length of said arm in said corridor; said bar including a first hole in said another end; a holding screw extending through said first hole and having a second hole transverse to said first hole; a collar surrounding a portion of said holding screw out of said first hole, said collar having a third hole axially aligned with said second hole; a nut engaging said holding screw on a side of said bar opposite said collar; and wherein said arm extends through said second and third holes and is locked therein by rotation of said nut.