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US 12,325,113 B2Granted
Clamp assembly for fall protection reinforcement post
OwnerCharles J. MacKarvichinventor
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Abstract
A clamp assembly for a fall protection reinforcement post includes a clamp body at least partially defining a slot configured to receive a guardrail therethrough; a post fastener engaging the clamp body and configured to secure the clamp assembly to the fall protection reinforcement post; a slot stop engaging the clamp body and traversing a bottom slot end of the slot, the slot stop configured to prevent the guardrail from disengaging the slot at the bottom slot end; and a clamp spring biasing the clamp assembly to an untightened configuration.
Claims22
A clamp assembly for a fall protection reinforcement post, the clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp body at least partially defining a slot configured to receive a guardrail therethrough;
- a post fastener engaging the clamp body and configured to secure the clamp assembly to the fall protection reinforcement post;
- a slot stop engaging the clamp body and traversing a bottom slot end of the slot, the slot stop configured to prevent the guardrail from disengaging the slot at the bottom slot end;
- and
- a clamp spring biasing the clamp assembly to an untightened configuration;
- wherein:
- the clamp body defines:
- a front clamp wall configured to confront a front post side of the reinforcement post;
- a rear clamp wall opposite the front clamp wall and configured to confront a rear post side of the reinforcement post;
- a first clamp sidewall extending between the front clamp wall and the rear clamp wall;
- and
- a second clamp sidewall extending between the front clamp wall and the rear clamp wall, opposite the first clamp sidewall;
- the slot is at least partially defined by the front clamp wall;
- the slot stop extends through the front clamp wall towards the rear clamp wall;
- each of the first clamp sidewall and the second clamp sidewall define a notch;
- and
- a forward edge of each notch at least partially defines the slot.
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A reinforcement post assembly comprising:
- a fall protection reinforcement post defining a front post side and a rear post side;
- and
- a clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp body;
- a post fastener engaging the clamp body and the reinforcement post to secure the clamp assembly to the reinforcement post;
- and
- a clamp spring biasing the clamp assembly to an untightened configuration;
- and
- wherein:
- a slot is defined between the clamp body and the front post side of the reinforcement post, the slot configured to receive a guardrail therethrough;
- the clamp body defines a front clamp wall confronting the front post side and a rear clamp wall opposite the front clamp wall and confronting the rear post side;
- the clamp spring is arranged within the slot between the front clamp wall and the front post side;
- and
- the clamp spring is a button spring clip comprising a substantially inverted V-shaped resilient spring portion and a button tab extending from the substantially inverted V-shaped resilient spring portion.
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A clamp assembly for a fall protection reinforcement post, the clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp body at least partially defining a slot configured to receive a guardrail therethrough;
- a post fastener engaging the clamp body and configured to secure the clamp assembly to the fall protection reinforcement post;
- a slot stop engaging the clamp body and traversing a bottom slot end of the slot, the slot stop configured to prevent the guardrail from disengaging the slot at the bottom slot end;
- and
- a clamp spring biasing the clamp assembly to an untightened configuration;
- wherein:
- the clamp body defines:
- a front clamp wall configured to confront a front post side of the reinforcement post;
- and
- a rear clamp wall opposite the front clamp wall and configured to confront a rear post side of the reinforcement post;
- the slot is at least partially defined by the front clamp wall;
- the slot stop extends through the front clamp wall towards the rear clamp wall;
- the clamp spring is arranged within the slot and engages the front clamp wall;
- the clamp spring is configured to bias the front clamp wall forwardly away from the front post side of the reinforcement post in the untightened configuration;
- and
- the clamp spring is a button spring clip comprising a substantially inverted V-shaped resilient spring portion and a button tab extending from the substantially inverted V-shaped resilient spring portion.
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A reinforcement post assembly comprising:
- a fall protection reinforcement post defining a front post side and a rear post side;
- and
- a clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp body;
- a post fastener engaging the clamp body and the reinforcement post to secure the clamp assembly to the reinforcement post;
- and
- a clamp spring biasing the clamp assembly to an untightened configuration;
- wherein:
- a slot is defined between the clamp body and the front post side of the reinforcement post, the slot configured to receive a guardrail therethrough the clamp body defines:
- a front clamp wall confronting the front post side;
- a rear clamp wall opposite the front clamp wall and confronting the rear post side;
- a first clamp sidewall extending between the front clamp wall and the rear clamp wall;
- and
- a second clamp sidewall extending between the front clamp wall and the rear clamp wall, opposite the first clamp sidewall;
- each of the first clamp sidewall and the second clamp sidewall define a notch;
- and
- a forward edge of each notch at least partially defines the slot.
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