Clamping device with flexible arm
US6983930B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44752
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a clamping device with an attached arm in which the act of opening the clamp makes the arm flexible and the act of closing the clamp makes the arm rigid. By operating in this manner, the present invention may allow a worker to position the arm (while flexible) in any number of different and easily attainable positions while also allowing the worker to secure a workpiece and immobilize the arm in a single step. In another embodiment of the present invention the arm can be made flexible independently of opening the clamp.
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