Clamp for holding of flat objects
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsFrank Rosemann, Ernst Hahn, Hans Seng
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Abstract
A clamp for holding of films, tape lines or the like consists of an underpart consists of a floor and stops projecting from the floor and arranged at a distance from each other, laterally bounding a holding region, and a top part attached to the underpart and opposed to the floor, an entry opening being provided between the top part and the stop arranged on one side of the holding region. The clamp comprises a lid overreaching the top part in closed position and connected to the underpart by a closure, with which lid the entry opening is closable.
Claims37
A clamp system comprising:
- a substantially flat object;
- and
- a clamp including an underpart comprising a floor and stops arranged at a distance from each other and from the floor, laterally bounding a holding region, and a top part attached to the underpart opposed to the floor, an entry opening located between the top part and the stop arranged on one side of the holding region, the entry opening being closable by a lid reaching over the top part and connectable to the underpart;
- the substantially flat object being secured between the underpart and the top part.
A clamp system comprising:
- an underpart including a substantially flat middle segment;
- a top part including a substantially flat middle segment, the middle segments being elongated toward an opening and substantially parallel to each other;
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- an interplate including an elongated segment substantially parallel to the middle segment of the underpart, the interplate being spaced away from both the middle segments of the underpart and the top part.
The clamp system according to clam 19, further comprising at least a pair of lead-in tabs extending from the middle segment of the top part in an offset angled manner adjacent the opening, and a recess located between the tabs.
A clamp system comprising:
- a substantially U-shaped member comprising a first leg and a spaced apart second leg coupled by a crotch, an intermediate leg located between the first and second legs, the first leg including a hole;
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- a lid rotatably coupled to the member adjacent the crotch, the lid comprising a fastener and a pressure element, the fastener removably engaging the second leg when the lid is closed, the pressure element extending through the hole in the first leg when the lid is closed.
A method of holding a substantially flat object to an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:
- (a) creating a unitary clamp from a polymeric material;
- (b) preassembling the object by inserting the object between substantially parallel legs of the clamp;
- (c) attaching the clamp to the vehicle while a lid remains open to allow access between the legs, after step (b);
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- (d) closing the lid, after step (c), to block access between the legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.