Universal clamp
US5535973A · kind A · utility
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9Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B45/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A self-adjusting clamp for use in medical applications allows a support post to be tightly retained against a substrate such as an operating table. A single control knob provides clamping facility to the support post as well as to the hooked ends of the clamp that engages the side edges of the operating table.
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