Clamp and lever therefor
US8177203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B5/068
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamp that includes a bar and a jaw assembly. The jaw assembly is configured to receive the bar to therethrough and to be slidably positionable along the bar. The jaw assembly comprises a lever that forms an aperture through which the bar passes, the lever being movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position within the jaw assembly, wherein if the lever is at the disengaged position within the jaw assembly the lever is slidable along the bar and if the lever is at the engaged position within the jaw assembly the lever engages the bar to hold the lever at a fixed position along the bar, and wherein the lever has a shape that is not substantially straight and reduces the positional difference between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
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