Clamp
OwnerRobert J. Daviesinventor
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Abstract
A plant stand designed to be mounted on a railing of a structure, such as a deck, is provided. The plant stand includes a generally vertical frame having a proximal end connected to a base plate. A clamp connected to the base plate is designed to selectively clamp a railing of the structure between a body of the clamp and the base plate. A plurality of plant supports are coupled with the frame for supporting plants thereon. In first and second embodiments of the plant stand, the plant supports are spaced apart from and coupled with the frame via support arms. In the second embodiment, the support arms are adjustable by way of a plurality of brackets secured to legs of the frame.
Claims17
A clamp comprising:
- a plate having upper and lower surfaces;
- a shaft coupled with the plate, wherein the shaft includes an internally threaded bore;
- a bolt threadably received in the bore of the shaft;
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- a carriage coupled with the shaft via the bolt and selectively movable toward and away from the base plate.
A clamp for selectively mounting an object to a railing of a deck, the clamp comprising:
- a base plate having upper and lower surfaces, wherein the lower surface abuts the railing when the clamp is coupled thereto;
- a shaft coupled with the base plate;
- a carriage slidably received on the shaft for selective movement toward and away from the base plate;
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- means for moving the carriage toward and away from the base plate.
The clamp of claim of 9, wherein the shaft has a longitudinal axis and wherein the longitudinal axis of the shaft is generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.