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US 2026/0097480 A1Published application
Low-profile clamp, guide and anchors with expandable dogs
AssigneeBow Products Inc
InventorsD. Keith Bow, William Fudale
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Abstract
Various individual, configurable, and combinations of clamping and guide apparatus are disclosed along with releasable anchoring mechanisms such as T-bolts and a dog hole anchor that may be used interchangeably with the clamps and guides.
Claims21
A clamp apparatus including:
- a clamp base having an adjustment slot therein;
- a releasable anchor, operatively associated with and passing through the adjustment slot, to attach the clamp base to a work surface;
- and
- a removable tip for attachment on the end of the clamp base for contact with a workpiece.
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A movable guide for use on a work surface comprising:
- a central web spanning between at least two opposite edges, wherein at least one of the edges includes a ribbed surface for contact with a workpiece;
- a slot located in the web;
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- an anchor, adjustably associated with the adjustment slot, for releasably positioning the guide relative to a dog hole in a work surface.
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A releasable anchor, for use with a dog hole in a work surface, comprising:
- two identical expansion components opposedly contacting one another;
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- an adjustable fastener passing through each of the expansion components,
- wherein the anchor is suitable for insertion into the dog hole and in response to a compressive force applied by the threaded expanding to provide a releasably contact to the work surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.