Contour Gripping Vise

A clamping device consisting of a base with one stationary and one manual screw actuated jaw. Each jaw has either a series of independently sliding gripping fingers (finger type) encased in a housing, or a group of adjustable gripping cams (cam type) attached to the top. The gripping surfaces of either type may be locked in a position to grip securely irregularly shaped objects of square, round, or tapered shapes, and the like. It is designed to be mounted on a machine table.