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CA 1098555 A · Owner: Sinclair, Bruce · Inventors: Sinclair, Bruce; Dalmau, Jordi A.

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The invention relates to a work support device in the form of a vice for rigidly supporting a work piece and enabling adjustment of the position of the workpiece to any desired angular position. The vice includes a pair of conventional vice jaws or a jig for holding the workpiece. The jaws or jig are mounted for rotational movement about a first axis when released from a locked position and also for tilting movement through 90° with respect to the first axis. This movement is achieved by mounting the jaws or jig on a ball of a ball and socket arrangement wherein the socket is slotted to enable said tilting movement. The socket arrangement is mounted for rotation, when released from a locked …

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  • Granted March 31, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 31, 1998.
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FiledApril 21, 1978
GrantedMarch 31, 1981
Term endedMarch 31, 1998
Patent numberCA 1098555 A
Classification (IPC)B23G1/00

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedApril 21, 1978Patent grantedMarch 31, 1981Term endedMarch 31, 1998

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