C. & J. Hampton Ltd.; Record Tools - Assigned Patents

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C. & J. Hampton Ltd.; Record Tools
Sheffield, England, U.K.
Company Website: https://www.recordpower.co.uk
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
196,858	May. 03, 1923	Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England	The assignee, C. & J. Hampton Ltd., operated the Record Works in Sheffield and they used the "Record" name on their vises and other products. It became Record Ridgway Tools Ltd. in 1972, and from their went through a series of ownership and name changes. It is currently known as Record Power.
292,381	Jun. 21, 1928	Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England	The invention is a cover for the screw to keep out sawdust and dirt, which is claimed to extend the life of screw and half-nut. This invention was an optional feature available on Parkinson's "Perfect" line of woodworkers' vises.
300,392	Nov. 15, 1928	Improvements in or relating to vices and cramps	Charles William Hampton	, England	The invention is a woodworkers' vise that can be clamped to the edge of a bench rather than being permanently affixed. In addition, a special bar clamp can be attached to the rear of the fixed jaw
300,494	Nov. 15, 1928	Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England	This patent is a variant on the combined portable vise and clamp of patent 300,392.
310,723	May. 02, 1929	Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England	"This invention relates to vices of the type comprising a fixed jaw, adapted to be secured to a bench, and a movable jaw... its object being to provide an improved combination vice which is particularly adapted for use in the maintenance and repair of motor cars and motor cycles. A vice according to the present invention is provided with means for bending a tube or rod and may also be formed with one or more holes to support a valve stem or for use in straightening bolts or rods... a pipe grip may be provided... a hardened steel anvil may be provided at the rear of the fixed jaw and a leveling surface on the other jaw. Soft face protectors may be provided for the jaws..."
409,804	May. 10, 1934	Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England	"...the object of the invention being to provide improved means for preventing accumulation of saw-dust, filings or the like in the nut housing and thereby ensuring free movement and efficient operation..."
451,049	Jul. 29, 1936	Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England	This motorized vise uses a worm screw or other "irreversible mechanism" to open and close the vise, so that the motor need not maintain the clamping force when not in motion. The motor may be electric, hydraulic or pneumatic.
679,982	Sep. 24, 1952	Improvements in or relating to vices	Mark Alexander Alexander	, England	Mechanic's bench vise with welded construction and improved support for the screw spindle.
		Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England
704,042	Feb. 17, 1954	Improvements in or relating to vices	Alfred Henry Laycock	, England	Improved design of vise base and swivel base to allow the same castings to be used for both direct bench mounting and swivel-base mounting.
		Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England
743,815	Jan. 25, 1956	Improvements in or relating to vices	Alfred Henry Laycock	, England	"This invention relates to machine or bench vices of the screw type, and has for its object to enable such vices to be additionally used as quick-acting clamps..."
		Improvements in or relating to vices	Charles William Hampton	, England
743,816	Jan. 25, 1956	Improvements in or relating to clamping devices	Alfred Henry Laycock	, England	"This invention relates to clamping devices of the type in which one sliding jaw is urged towards a fixed jaw against spring action and held to grip a workpiece engaged between the jaws by means of a cam..."
		Improvements in or relating to clamping devices	Charles William Hampton	, England
755,582	Aug. 22, 1956	Improvements in or relating to slitting tools	Antony Barmore Hampton	, England
		Improvements in or relating to slitting tools	Mark Alexander Alexander	, England
757,574	Sep. 19, 1956	Improvements in or relating to slitting tools	Antony Barmore Hampton	, England
		Improvements in or relating to slitting tools	Mark Alexander Alexander	, England
763,282	Dec. 12, 1956	Improvements in or relating to pipe clamps	Joseph Potts	, England	"This invention relates to pipe clamps of the kind embodying V-blocks for supporting the pipes and chain grips for clamping the pipes in the blocks, the object of the invention being to provide a clamp for firmly and accurately holding two lengths of pipe in position for them to be welded together end-to-end..."
858,489	Jan. 11, 1961	Improvements in or relating to bench vices	Thomas Jackson Lees	, England	Improved bench vise of welded construction.
		Improvements in or relating to bench vices	Maurice Louis Deveaux	, England
		Improvements in or relating to bench vices	Basil Dunbar Knight	, England