Clamping apparatus
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorJohn H Drake, Jr.
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Abstract
A clamping apparatus includes a shaft; a base body that is adjustable to different positions, e.g., heights, along the shaft; a clamping leg arranged to pivot into a first clamping position and a second clamping position; an arm that includes, and extends between, a first end portion connected to the base body and a second end portion connected to the clamping leg; and a handle configured to be moved (a) into a first position that locks the position of the base body relative to the shaft and provides a clamping force to the clamping leg, and (b) into a second position in which the base body is free to be shifted into different positions along the shaft, where moving the handle into the second position releases the clamping force.
Claims21
A clamping apparatus comprising:
- a shaft;
- a base body that is adjustable to different positions along the shaft;
- a clamping leg arranged to pivot into a first damping position and a second clamping position;
- an arm that includes, and extends between, a first end portion connected to the base body and a second end portion connected to the clamping leg;
- and
- a handle pivotally connected to the base body, the handle being movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein:
- when the handle is in the first position, the handle is configured to lock a position of the base body relative to the shaft and provide a clamping force to the clamping leg;
- when the handle is in the second position, the base body is freely slidable along the shaft;
- the clamping leg is configured to (a) extend in a first direction when in the first clamping position and (b) extend in a second direction when in the second clamping position;
- and
- the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
A clamping apparatus comprising:
- a shaft;
- a base body that is adjustable to different positions along the shaft;
- a clamping leg configured to pivot into a first clamping position and a second clamping position;
- and
- a handle pivotally connected to the base body, the handle being movable (a) into a first position that locks the position of the base body relative to the shaft and provides a clamping force to the clamping leg, and (b) into a second position in which the base body is free to be shifted into the different positions along the shaft,
- wherein
- the clamping leg is configured to extend in a first direction when in the first clamping position and extend in a second direction when in the second clamping position,
- the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and
- the handle is prevented from rotating beyond an over-center lock point by an abutment surface of the base body.
A power tool apparatus comprising:
- a power tool;
- and
- a clamping apparatus including:
- a shaft;
- a base body that is adjustable to different positions along the shaft;
- a clamping leg arranged to pivot into a first clamping position and a second clamping position;
- an arm that includes, and extends between, a first end portion connected to the base body and a second end portion connected to the clamping leg;
- and
- a handle pivotally connected to the base body, the handle being movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein:
- when the handle is in the first position, the handle is configured to lock a position of the base body relative to the shaft and provide a clamping force to the clamping leg;
- when the handle is in the second position, the base body is freely slidable along the shaft;
- the clamping leg is configured to extend in (a) a first direction when in the first clamping position and (b) a second direction when in the second clamping position;
- and
- the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.