Beam-column clamp
OwnerRobert Roscetti, Allan Mills +2inventors
InventorsRobert Roscetti, Allan Mills, Robert McCrudden, Vincenzo Gentile
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Abstract
An apparatus for clamping a beam to a column is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base securable one end of the column, first and second clamping members movably connected to the base, and a rack-and-pinion assembly for moving the clamping members between a released position and a clamped position where the clamping members are clamped to the beam.
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An apparatus for clamping a beam to a first end of a column, the column having a second end securable to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a base adapted to be secured to the first end of the column;
- b) a first clamping member and a second clamping member, wherein the first and second clamping members are movably connected to the base, wherein the first and second clamping members are movable between a released position and a clamped position where the first and second members are clamped onto the beam;
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- c) a moving means for moving the clamping members between the released and clamped positions.
An apparatus for clamping a beam to a first end of a column, the column having a second end securable to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a base defining a bore therein;
- b) a first clamping member and a second clamping member, the first and second clamping members being movably connected to the base, wherein the first and second clamping members are movable between a released position and a clamped position where the clamping members are clamped onto the beam;
- c) a first rack connected to the first clamping member and a second rack connected to the second clamping member;
- d) a first pinion rotatably connected to the base and a second pinion rotatably connected to the base, wherein the first pinion engages the first rack and the second pinion engages the second rack for sliding movement of the first and second racks;
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- e) a sprocket adapted for connection to the first end of the column, wherein the sprocket is adapted to pass through the bore and engage the first and second racks to secure the clamping members in the clamped position.
An apparatus for clamping a beam to a first end of a column, the column having a second end securable to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a base adapted to be secured to the first end of the column;
- b) a first clamping member and a second clamping member, wherein the first and second clamping members are movably connected to the base, wherein the first and second clamping members are movable between a released position and a clamped position where the first and second members are clamped onto the beam;
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- c) a moving assembly for moving the clamping members between the released and clamped positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.