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US 11,759,901 B2Granted
Clamp for retaining a workpiece
OwnerPero Ivicevicinventor
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Abstract
A clamp for retaining a workpiece onto a fixture whereby the method of connecting the clamp to the fixture provides for a simultaneous combination of both horizontal and vertical clamping forces against the workpiece without locating any portion of the clamp above the upper surface of the workpiece.
Claims9
A clamp comprising:
- a clamping portion having a clamping face, a back surface, a top portion, a bottom surface, an angled surface that is at an angle of between 20 degrees and 30 degrees with the back surface, an elongate opening having a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the angled surface;
- an upper gripping element disposed near the intersection of the top portion and the clamping face:
- a lower gripping element that is perpendicular with the clamping face and extends outwardly from the clamping face and is transversely continuous across the clamping face to extend from a left surface and to a right surface of the clamping portion, that is disposed near the intersection of the bottom surface and the clamping face of the clamping portion, and wherein at least a portion of the lower gripping element has a flat face portion parallel with the clamping face;
- and,
- wherein the lower gripping element and the upper gripping element are movable to directly contact a holdable surface to provide any gripping action of the holdable surface between the clamping portion and a retention rib aligned with the clamping portion.
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A clamp comprising:
- a clamping portion having a clamping face, a back surface, a top portion, a bottom surface, an angled surface at an angle of between 20 degrees and 30 degrees with the back surface, wherein the angled surface includes an elongate opening having a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the angled surface;
- and,
- a lower gripping element disposed near the intersection of the bottom surface and the clamping face wherein the lower gripping element is parallel with the clamping face, extends outwardly from the clamping face, is transversely continuous across the clamping face to extend from a left surface and to a right surface of the clamping portion, and is disposed near the intersection of the bottom surface and the clamping face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.