Method and apparatus for attaching an item to a railing
AssigneeKids Line, Inc.
InventorsRodger Thomason, William Conley
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Abstract
A clamp is provided suitable for clamping an object to a balustrade or other analogous structure. The clamp is attached by clamping the slats or spindles in the balustrade between a clamping nut and an adjustable jam plate. When the clamping nut is disengaged from the clamp, the jam plate may be slide along a shaft to position the jam plate. When the clamping nut is engaged with the clamp, the jam plate is locked in place on the shaft.
Claims21
A clamp for attaching an item to a surface composed of spaced apart members, the clamp comprising:
- a shaft disposed from the item;
- a plate adapted to be slidably disposed from the shaft;
- a detent mechanism for interengaging the plate and the shaft;
- a clamping nut adapted to be disposed on the shaft;
- and
- a locking mechanism for locking the detent mechanism when the clamping nut is disposed on the shaft.
A method of attaching an item to a surface composed of spaced apart members, the method comprising:
- providing a shaft disposed from the item;
- slidably disposing a plate from the shaft;
- providing a detent mechanism for interengaging with the plate and the shaft;
- positioning the item so the shaft extends between two spaced apart members and the plate is disposed on a first side of the surface;
- disposing a clamping nut on the shaft so that the clamping nut is disposed on a second side of the surface;
- and
- proving a locking mechanism that locks the detent mechanism when the clamping nut is disposed on the shaft,
- whereby the spaced apart members are clamped between the clamping nut and the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.