Parallel action holding clamp for electroplating articles
US6325903A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/241
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A holding clamp device, for releasably holding a thick planar article over ground, comprising: an elongated main arm member, defining first and second opposite end portions; a pair of first and second tubular bar members, each defining an outer end portion and an opposite inner end portion; a rail member, integral to an intermediate section of the main arm member and slidably engaged by the second bar member inner end portion, wherein the second bar member is maintained by the rail member parallel to the first bar and wherein the second bar member is movable relative to the first bar member while continuously remaining parallel thereto; a first biasing member, continuously biasing the first and second bar members toward one another; and a second biasing member, for discretely biasing the second bar member away from the first bar member, against the continuous bias of the first biasing member. The second biasing member includes a cantilever arm, transversely carried at one end of a handle bar member, and a pivot mount, pivotally mounting the cantilever arm between the two bar members inner end portions. By pivotally pushing the handle bar toward the registering section of the main a…
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