Universal mid clamp
OwnerGreg McPheetersinventor
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Abstract
A clamp has a body, a wedged channel nut, and a bolt. The body has a first component extending from the body and configured to engage a module and a second component having a tapered body surface. The wedged channel nut has a first flange and a second flange extending from opposing sides of the nut and configured to engage a rail and a tapered nut surface having an angle substantially identical to the angle of the tapered body surface of the second component, wherein the tapered nut surface engages the tapered body surface. A bolt extends through the wedged channel nut and the body. When the bolt is tightened, the nut and the body secure the module and rail together.
Claims2
1. A clamp comprising:
- a bolt extending at least a width of a module;
- a body having:
- an aperture to receive the bolt;
- and
- a body flange extending from the body toward the module;
- and
- a nut having:
- a nut aperture for receiving the bolt;
- and
- a first nut flange and a second nut flange extending from the module;
- wherein tightening of the bolt causes the nut and the body to secure the module and rail together,
- wherein the body flange is configured to pierce the module, and
- wherein the first nut flange and the second nut flange are configured to pierce the rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.