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US 2010/0244348 A1Published application
Adjustable C-clamp
OwnerStephen Castor, Justin Blake Castor +1inventors
InventorsStephen Castor, Justin Blake Castor, Brandon Castor
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Abstract
A C-clamp with an expeditious adjustment feature. The C-clamp comprises a C-frame having a seat pad and a hole at its either ends. A cylinder is to be received within the hole; the cylinder in turn carrying a clamp rod, which is used for pressing a work piece against the seat pad. The cylinder and the hole permit the clamp rod both to be rotated and to be freely pushed through the cylinder against the seat pad.
Claims20
An adjustable C-clamp comprising:
- a C-frame comprising first and second arms, the first and second arms connected by an intermediate arm, the ends of the first and second arms including a seat pad and a hole respectively;
- a cylinder comprising a bore to be received within the hole;
- the cylinder containing at least one groove on the interior side of the cylinder;
- a clamp rod including a shoe member at one of its end, the clamp rod being disposed within the bore such that the seat pad and the shoe member are oppositely faced, the clamp rod to slide within the bore;
- the groove containing locking device for securing the clamp rod in position.
2 more elements
A method for using the C-clamp of the present invention comprising the steps of:
- a. Placing an object to be clamped between the seat pad and shoe member.
- b. Moving the clamp rod such that the object to be clamped is securely located between the seat pad and shoe member.
- c. Twisting the handle of the clamp rod in a direction such that the locking device is moved to the locking position to securely lock the clamp rod in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.