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US 11,229,990 B2Granted
Hand clamp improvement and accessory
OwnerWade A. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A spring clamp for assembly fixturing includes a retainer that limits a minimum distance between jaws of the spring clamp when the spring clamp is in a relaxed state.
Claims9
A removable retainer for a spring clamp comprising:
- a body member having a first interference surface region, said first interference surface region being adapted to operatively support a first jaw of said spring clamp;
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- said body member having a second interference surface region, said second interference surface region being adapted to operatively support a second jaw of said spring clamp, and said first and second interference surface regions being disposed in spaced relation to one another such that an intervening portion of said body member of said removable retainer provides a structural support between said first interference surface region and said second interference surface region, whereby said retainer is adapted to limit a non-zero minimum open distance between said respective first and second jaws of said spring clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.