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US 10,760,601 B2Granted
Clamping device
OwnerShenton J. Kinginventor
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Abstract
A clamping device, embodiments of which are well suited to securing the tail of a fish, is provided. The device includes one or more clamp arms with actuation bars fixed thereto for causing the clamp arms to pivot when the actuation bars are pushed against an object to be clamped. A locking mechanism locks the clamp arms into the clamped position.
Claims18
A clamping device, comprising:
- a first clamp arm, comprising a first actuation bar and pivotable about a first pivot point and;
- a second clamp arm, positioned opposite the first clamp arm, and comprising a second actuation bar and pivotable about a second pivot point;
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- a base, relative to which the first and second clamp arms are adapted to pivot about the first and second pivot points, respectively, and that comprises at least a portion of a locking mechanism adapted to substantially restrict the first clamp arm to pivoting in a first pivot direction and to substantially restrict the second clamp arm to pivoting in a second pivot direction;
- wherein the first actuation bar is disposed between the first and second clamp arms and is adapted such that a force applied to the first actuation bar having at least a component in the first pivot direction causes the first clamp arm to pivot in the first pivot direction;
- wherein the second actuation bar is disposed between the first and second clamp arms and is adapted such that a force applied to the second actuation bar having at least a component in the second pivot direction causes the second clamp arm to pivot in the second pivot direction;
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- wherein the first clamp arm and the second clamp arm are pivotable independently of each other relative to the base.
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A clamping device, comprising:
- a first clamp arm, comprising a first actuation bar and adapted to pivot about a first pivot point;
- a second clamp arm, comprising a second actuation bar and adapted to pivot about a second pivot point, and disposed opposite the first clamp arm such that the first and second clamp arms define a clamping area between them;
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- a base, relative to which the first and second clamp arms are adapted to pivot, and comprising at least a portion of a first locking mechanism adapted to substantially restrict the pivoting of the first clamp arm to a first pivot direction when the base is in an engaged position and at least a portion of a second locking mechanism adapted to substantially restrict the pivoting of the second clamp arm to a second pivot direction when the base is in the engaged position;
- wherein the first actuation bar is fixed relative to the first clamp arm such that a force on the first actuation bar having at least a component in the first pivot direction causes the first clamp arm to pivot in the first pivot direction;
- wherein the second actuation bar is fixed relative to the second clamp arm such that a force on the second actuation bar having at least a component in the second pivot direction causes the second clamp arm to pivot in the second pivot direction;
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- wherein the first and second clamp arms have an open position in which the first and second actuation bars extend across substantially the entire clamping area between the clamp arms.
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A clamping device, comprising:
- a first clamp arm, comprising a first actuation bar and pivotable about a first pivot point;
- a second clamp arm, positioned opposite the first clamp arm, and comprising a second actuation bar and pivotable about a second pivot point;
- and
- a base, relative to which the first and second clamp arms are adapted to pivot about the first and second pivot points, respectively, and that comprises at least a portion of a locking mechanism adapted to substantially restrict the first clamp arm to pivoting in a first pivot direction and to substantially restrict the second clamp arm to pivoting in a second pivot direction;
- wherein the first actuation bar is fixed with respect to the first clamp arm, is disposed between the first and second clamp arms, and is adapted such that a force applied to the first actuation bar having at least a component in the first pivot direction causes the first clamp arm to pivot in the first pivot direction;
- wherein the second actuation bar is fixed with respect to the second clamp arm, is disposed between the first and second clamp arms, and is adapted such that a force applied to the second actuation bar having at least a component in the second pivot direction causes the second clamp arm to pivot in the second pivot direction;
- wherein the first clamp arm and the second clamp arm are pivotable independently of each other relative to the base;
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- wherein the first and second clamp arm have an open position in which the first actuation bar and the second actuation bar extend across substantially the entire clamping area between the clamp arms.
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