W. F. WOLFE.
PIPE VISE CLAMP.
APPLICATION'FILED mmze, 191s. RENEWED MAR. is. 1911.
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WALLACE F. WOLFE, OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.
PIPE-VISE CLAMP.
Speci?cation of Letters Patent.
Patented way s, 1917. .
Application ?led March 29, 1915,‘ Serial No. 17,663. Renewed March 15, 1917. Serial No. 155,092.
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Pipe-Vises of different kinds are ordina
Be it known that I, ‘IVALLAGE F. VVoLFn, rily provided with bolt-apertures in the base
a citizen of the United States, residing at of the vise, and by providing a plurality vor
Schenectady, county of Schenectady, and series of elongatedslots, 2, in the clamp
State of New York, have invented certain . base-plate, 1, the base of the vise can be so
new and useful Improvements in Pipe-Vise placed upon the outer side of the clamp
Clamps, of which the following is a speci?~ base~plate,'1, that bolts inserted through
the apertures .in the base of the vise can be
cation.
The invention relates to such improve passed through 'certain of the slots, 2, where
ments and consists of the novel construction by the pipe-_vis;{\ can be detachably mounted
and combination of parts hereinafter de upon the ouiertide of the clanm-base-plate,
To all whom it may concern:
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scribed and subsequently claimed.
as shown in the drawings.
Reference may be had to the accompany
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Along the opposite edges of the clamp
ing drawings, and tl'le'reference characters base-plate, l, on its inner side are a pair of
marked thereon, which form a part of this bearing blocks or flanges, (1, each havinga 70
specification. Similar characters refer _to substantially ?at face, 7, in which are
similar parts in the several ?gures therein. formed at about the middle of the ?ange or
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Figure 1 of the drawings is a horizontal, block, a series of stepped seats. 8. adapted
cross-section of an upright circular post, to receive cylindrical posts of different di
showing aitop plan view of 'my improved
pipe-vise-clamp applied to the post.
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‘ Fig. 21's a view in side elevation ,of the
ameters.
The complementary clamping-member, 9,
has on its inner side a ?at face, 10, in the
' upright post with the clamp applied thereto, middle of which are formed stepped seats,
showing a pipe-vise supported by the clamp. » 11, similar to the stepped seats, 8.
An eye-bolt, 12. is pivoted at 13 between so
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Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inner side of
‘the smaller clamp-plate.
a pair of cars, 11, on one end of the clamp
the same taken on the broken'line 4:——4: in
adapted to pass through an aperture, 15. in
Fig. 4 is a central, longitudinal section of base-plate. 1, the shank of said bolt being
the complementary clamping-melnber, 9.
The opposite end of the clanm-base-plate,
Fig. 5 is a horizontal, cross-section of an
oblong rectangular post, showing a plan 1, is provided with an openslot, 16, and
Fig. 3.
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view, partly in section, of a modi?ed form the plate is undercut or recessed on the outer
' side along the edges of said ‘slot to receive
Fig. 6 is a top plan View of the base-plate the head, 17, of a screw-bolt, 18, the shank
of which is readily inserted within, and re
of the clamp partly broken away.
Fig. 7 is a vertical, longitudinal section of moved from, said open slot.
the same taken on the broken line 7-7 in
The shank of the scrmv-bolt, 19, is adapt;
ed to pass through an aperture, 15), in the
Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is a plan view of an extension bar complementary clampirig-member, 9; and by
for the base-plate of the clamp shown in means of nuts, 20, on the projecting ends
of clamp embodying my invention.
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of the bolts, 18, the clan1ping~1ncmberS can _
Fig. 9 is a plan view of the complemen be drawn toward each other to tightly em
tary clamp-member shown in Fig. 5.
brace between thcm a post, as the post, 21,
The principal object of the invention is and thus serve to support the pipe-vise in a
Fig. 5.
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to provide a clamping-mechanism whereby
pipe-vises of various kinds can be readily
convenient position for use.
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The post, 21, is shown as a circular or"
attached to, and detached from, posts of ‘cylindrical post occupying the stepped seats}
8 and 11 in the respective clamping-mem
Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. of bers.
the drawings, 1 is the base-plate of the clamp
In Fig. 1 I have indicw'ed by broken
provided with av plurality of slots, 2, adapted lines, 21*‘, a rectangular post to which the
different sizes and form.
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to adjustably receive screw-bolts, 3, whereby clamp could be applied in substantially the
the base,4-, of a pipe-vise, 5, can be detach
manner above described, except that the rec~
ahly mounted upon the base-plate, 1, of the tangular post would be embraced between
the ?at surfaces, 7 and 10, on the respective
clamping-mechanism.
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clamping-members instead of by the stepped
seats, 8 and 11.
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What I claim as new and desire to secure 55
by Letters Patent is-—
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1. A pipe-vise~cla1np, having in combina
The clamp can be readily released by
loosening one of the nuts, 20, su?iciently to tion, a elamp-base-plate provided with a
of bolt apertures for interchange
permit the headed end of the bolt, 18, to be plurality
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connection
with the bases of different 60
swung out from the open. slot, 16.
When the pipe-vise is to be mounted upon pipe-visas and having along its opposite
a flat-sided post of a width greater than the sides bearing-?anges formed with stepped
and with extended ?at bearing-sur
distance between the bolts, 12 and 18, I sub seats
faces
on
opposite sides of said stepped seats;]
stitute t or the clamping-member 9, a longer
?at clamping-member, 2:2, provided at one a clamp-member complementary to. said 65
end with an aperture, ‘23, corresponding to clamp-base-plate having stepped seats and
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the aperture, 15, to receive the bolt, 12, and on either side thereof an extended ?at bear
at the other end with a series of open slots, ing-surface; and screw-lneclmnism for draw
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‘.21, into a selected one of which, the bolt, ing together said c1amp-base—plate and said
18, can be laterally inserted; and I remova complementary clam mg member independ- 70
bly mount upon the clamp~base-plate, 1, an ently of the base of t e pipe-vise.
2. In a pipe-vise-clamp, and in combina
extension clamp-bar, :25, provided with‘a
series of bolt-holes, 26, for the bolt, 18, corre
tion, a clamp-base-plate provided with bolt
open slots, 21, in the cla1np~member, ‘22.
vise; an extension bar detachably secured 75
adapted to occupy the undercut or recess in
sion-bar interchangeably.
hook, 28, extends.
to said plate, said bar having a hook cm
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sponding in position with the respective holes for connection with the base of a pipe
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The extension bar, 25, has at one end a to said clamp-base-plate, both said clamp
tongue, 27, adapted to be inserted between base-plate and said extension bar being
the ears, 14, and between the pivoted end of adapted to receive screw-mechanism; a
the eye-bolt, 12, and the inner side of the clamping-bar complementary to said clamp
base-plate; and screw-connections between 80'
clamp-base-plate.
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Near its other end the extension clamp said complementary clamping-bar; and
bar, 25, has formed thereupon a hook, 28, either said clamp-base-plate or said exten
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3. In a pipe-visc-clamp, and in combina
the clamp-base-plate adjacent to the open
tion,
a clamp-base-plate provided with bolt- 85
slot, 16.
holes
for connection with the base of a pipe
For convenience in casting the extension
bar, 25, the bar may be provided with an vise and with an opening for a clamping
aperture, 29, beneath a part of which the bolt', of an extension-bar detachably secured
In applying the extension bar, 25, to the bracing a portion of the plate at one end 90
base-elamp-plate, the tongue, ‘27, is slid ‘into and being provided with an opening for a
its seat between the ears, 1st, at the same clamping-bolt; a clampirig-member comple
time that the hook, 528, is slid into the under mentary to said clamp-lmse-plate provided
cut or recess adjacent to the open slot, 16, with bolt-apertures‘; a screw-bolt- connected
and when thus seated the pull of the bolt, with one end of said complementary clamp~ 9 5
18, upon the extension bar, 25, is transmitted ing-member and adapted to interchangeably
occupy the clamping-bolt-openings in the
The last described construction is shown clamp-base-platc and said extension—bar;
in Fig. 5 clamped upon an oblong rectangu and a screw-l)olt-conncction between the
‘to the clamp-base-plate.
lar post, 30.
other end of said complementary clamping- 100
member and the other end of said clamp
tary clamping-member, 22, the clamping
base-plate.
Instead of using the form of complemen
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member, 9. may be made of suilicient length
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
31, to adapt it for use with the extension
bar, 25, as well as with the clamp-base-plate,
1, and in Fig. 4 I have shown the clamping
\VALLACE 1*‘. WOLFE.
\Vitnesscs:
Ross A. LnnUC,
GERTRUDE M. P111.
and provided with additional bolt-openings, my hand this ‘26th day of March ‘1915.
member, 9, partly broken away.