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US 2014/0033509 A1Published application
Advantageous Clamp
AssigneeMaximum Visibility Solutions, LLC
InventorPaul E. Sidwell
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Abstract
Advantageous clamps, methods of forming the same, and methods of using the same are provided. A clamp can include two jaws and a spring member configured to push the two jaws together. One jaw can have an inner surface including a plurality of flat portions connected by smooth, curved portions. The clamp can advantageously ensure a large surface area of contact between the clamp and a substrate, thereby inhibiting tilting and slipping of the clamp.
Claims20
A clamp, comprising:
- a first jaw;
- a second jaw connected to the first jaw;
- and
- a spring member configured to push the first jaw towards the second jaw,
- wherein the first jaw comprises an inner surface having a first flat portion, a second flat portion, and a third flat portion,
- wherein the first flat portion is connected to the second flat portion by a first curved portion, and
- wherein the second flat portion is connected to the third flat portion by a second curved portion.
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A method of affixing an object to a substrate, comprising:
- affixing a clamp to the substrate;
- and
- attaching the object to the clamp,
- wherein the clamp comprises:
- a first jaw;
- a second jaw connected to the first jaw;
- and
- a spring member configured to push the first jaw towards the second jaw,
- wherein the first jaw comprises an inner surface having a first flat portion, a second flat portion, and a third flat portion,
- wherein the first flat portion is connected to the second flat portion by a first curved portion, and
- wherein the second flat portion is connected to the third flat portion by a second curved portion.
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A method of forming a clamp, comprising:
- forming a first jaw;
- forming a second jaw;
- connecting the first jaw to the second jaw;
- and
- connecting a spring member to the first jaw and the second jaw,
- wherein the spring member is configured to push the first jaw towards the second jaw,
- wherein the first jaw comprises an inner surface having a first flat portion, a second flat portion, and a third flat portion,
- wherein the first flat portion is connected to the second flat portion by a first curved portion, and
- wherein the second flat portion is connected to the third flat portion by a second curved portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.