Clamping device
AssigneeFcs System Srl
InventorsAndrea CALZAVARA, Enrico BAZZO
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Abstract
Clamping device including two tie-rod elements, each of which is provided with a retaining portion and with a shank, and a base body provided with two housing seats, each of which is susceptible of receiving the retaining portion of the corresponding tie-rod element. Furthermore, the base body comprises two guide channels into which two retaining elements are slidably inserted which are operable to place themselves against the retaining portion of the corresponding tie-rod element, thereby locking it. The housing seats of the base body are communicating and the retaining portion of each tie-rod element is provided with a shoulder alongside the shoulder of the other tie-rod element and is susceptible of receiving the corresponding retaining element against it.
Claims10
A camping device (1), which comprises:
- two tie-rod elements (2), each of which is provided with:
- a retaining portion (3);
- a shank (4) extending starting from said retaining portion (3);
- a base body (5), which is provided with:
- two housing seats (6), one for each said tie-rod element (2);
- wherein each said housing seat (6) extends along a reference axis (X), has an access opening (7) and is susceptible of receiving at its interior at least part of the retaining portion (3) of the corresponding said tie-rod element (2);
- two guide channels (8), one for each said housing seat (6);
- wherein each said guide channel (8) extends along an extension axis (Y) transverse to the reference axis (X) of the corresponding said housing seat (6), and communicates with the corresponding said housing seat (6);
- two retaining elements (9), one for each said guide channel (8);
- wherein each said retaining element (9) is slidably inserted in the corresponding said guide channel (8) along the extension axis (Y) of said guide channel (8) between:
- a release position, in which said retaining element (9) is spaced from the retaining portion (3) of the tie-rod element (2) inserted into the corresponding said housing seat (6);
- a retaining position, in which said retaining element (3) protrudes from the corresponding guide channel (8) into the corresponding housing seat (6) to place itself against the retaining portion (3) of the corresponding said tie-rod element (2), blocking said retaining portion (3) in the corresponding said housing seat (6);
- wherein said housing seats (6) are communicating;
- wherein the retaining portion (3) of each said tie-rod element (2) is provided with a shoulder (10) alongside the shoulder (10) of the retaining portion (3) of the other said tie-rod element (2) and is susceptible of receiving against itself the corresponding said retaining element (9) in the retaining position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.