Pole clamp
AssigneeUbicquia, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey T. ROOT, Ian B. AARON
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Abstract
A clamp includes a first clamp body portion arranged for removable coupling about a generally cylindrical support structure to a second clamp body portion. The first clamp body portion includes a first clamp structure containing a first generally semi-spherical floating bushing, the first generally semi-spherical floating bushing coupled to the first clamp structure. The second clamp body portion includes a second clamp structure containing a second generally semi-spherical floating bushing, the second generally semi-spherical floating bushing coupled to the second clamp structure.
Claims20
A clamp, comprising:
- a first clamp body portion including a first clamp structure and a first generally semi-spherical floating bushing coupled to the first clamp structure;
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- a second clamp body portion arranged for removable coupling to the first body clamp portion about a generally cylindrical support structure, the second body clamp portion including a second clamp structure and a second generally semi-spherical floating bushing coupled to the second clamp structure.
A clamping method, comprising:
- positioning a first clamp body portion about a generally cylindrical support structure via one or more gloved hands, the first clamp body portion having a first clamp structure and a first generally semi-spherical floating bushing coupled to the first clamp structure;
- positioning a second clamp body portion about the generally cylindrical support structure in opposition to the first clamp body portion via the one or more gloved hands, the second clamp body portion having a second clamp structure and a second generally semi-spherical floating bushing coupled to the second clamp structure;
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- removably coupling the first clamp body portion to the second clamp body portion via the one or more gloved hands.
A clamping system, comprising:
- a first clamp body portion, the first clamp body portion having a first clamp structure and the first clamp structure having a first generally semi-spherical floating bushing, wherein the first generally semi-spherical floating bushing includes a first inside surface having a first planar region and a second planar region;
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- a second clamp body portion configured to be coupled to the first clamp body portion about a generally cylindrical support structure, the second clamp body portion having a second clamp structure and the second clamp structure having a second generally semi-spherical floating bushing, wherein the second generally semi-spherical floating bushing includes a second inside surface having a third planar region and a fourth planar region, the third planar region arranged to oppose the first planar region when the first clamp body portion is coupled to the second clamp body portion about the generally cylindrical support structure, and the fourth planar region arranged to oppose the second planar region when the first clamp body portion is coupled to the second clamp body portion about the generally cylindrical support structure.
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