Clamp for Circular Objects
AssigneeERICO International Corporation
InventorScott Ernest Anderson
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Abstract
A clamp can be configured to secure a circular object and can include a first clamp member and a second clamp member. The first clamp member can include a first clamp portion and the second clamp member can include a second clamp portion. The first clamp portion and the second clamp portion can be configured to receive the circular object therebetween, and to secure the circular object within the clamp with the second clamp member nested with the first clamp member.
Claims20
A clamp to secure a circular object, the clamp comprising:
- a first clamp member having a first clamp portion and first arms extending from opposing sides of the first clamp portion, each of the first arms exhibiting a respective first C-shaped cross-sectional profile;
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- a second clamp member having a second clamp portion and second arms extending from opposing sides of the second clamp portion, each of the second arms exhibiting a respective second C-shaped cross-sectional profile,
- the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion being configured to secure the circular object therebetween, with each of the first arms aligned with a corresponding one of the second arms and with the first C-shaped cross-sectional profile of each of the first arms nested within the second C-shaped cross-sectional profile of the corresponding one of the second arms.
A clamp to secure a circular object, the clamp comprising:
- a first clamp member having first arms on opposing sides of a first clamp portion, with a first cross-sectional profile that extends onto each of the first arms and includes:
- a first base portion, and first legs extending perpendicularly from opposing sides of the first base portion;
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- a second clamp member having second arms on opposing sides of a second clamp portion, with a second cross-sectional profile that extends onto each of the second arms and includes:
- a second base portion, and second legs extending perpendicularly from opposing sides of the second base portion;
- each of the first arms being configured to align with a corresponding one of the second arms when the circular object is secured by the clamp;
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- the first cross-sectional profile along each of the first arms being configured to removably nest within the second cross-sectional profile along the corresponding one of the second arms when the first and second clamp portions are secured around the circular object.
A riser clamp to secure a pipe, the riser clamp comprising:
- a first clamp member;
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- a second clamp member;
- each of the first and second clamp members including, respectively, a clamp portion, a first arm, a second arm, and a cross-sectional profile that extends along the clamp portion, the first arm, and the second arm, the cross-sectional profile including a base portion and legs extending from opposing sides of the base portion;
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- in an installed configuration of the riser clamp, the first and second clamp members nesting together to secure the pipe, with the legs of the cross-sectional profile along the first and second arms of the first clamp member being disposed between the legs of the cross-sectional profile along the first and second arms, respectively of the second clamp member, so that the first and second clamp members collectively form rectangular cross-sectional profiles along the first and second arms of the first and second clamp members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.