Patent · US Expired

Two-part clamping claw

US7261496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 2005
Grant dateAug 28, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T407/2282
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a clamping claw having a securing leg and a clamping leg for securing an object in a first recess of a support, with the clamping claw in the installed state being secured on the support by way of its securing leg by means of a bolt and clamping the object in the recess by means of its clamping leg. To split the application of axial force applied to an object by a clamping claw in part into an application of force that acts transversely thereto, the clamping claw includes two portions, namely a clamping base and a clamping finger, the clamping base sits on the support in the installed state of the clamping claw, the clamping finger has a securing leg and a clamping leg, and the installed state the securing leg sits on the clamping base over an oblique plane formed as a sliding surface and clamps the object with its clamping leg.

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