Boltless spacer clamp
AssigneeAluminum Company of America
InventorsRonald G. Hawkins, Charles R. Russ
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Abstract
An inexpensive boltless device for spacing at least two parallel, spaced apart conductors. The device comprises rigid clamping structures adapted to be secured together and to the conductors by two U-shaped resilient metal clamps. At least one of the clamping structures has two outwardly facing planar ledges inclined inwardly toward each other. The resilient clips have planar leg portions provided with angularly directed extensions shaped to extend over and respectively engage the inclined planar surfaces when the clamping structures are placed together and the clips are disposed over the clamping structures.
Claims11
A boltless device for spacing at least two parallel, spaced-apart conductors, the device comprising rigid clamping structures adapted to be secured to the two conductors, with at least one of the structures having two outwardly facing planar ledges inclined toward the other clamping structure when the structures are placed together in face-to-face relation, two resilient clips adapted to secure said clamping structures together on said conductors at the location of the inclined planar ledges, each of said clips being made from flat metal, resilient stock and having a configuration which provides a center portion disposed to engage one of the clamping structures, and two integral leg portions extending from the center portion to engage the other clamping structure and having planar configurations that tend to prevent rotation of the clip on the one clamping structure, the other of said clamping structures having the inclined planar ledges, the leg portions of said clip having opposed, planar extensions adapted to extend over and respectively engage the inclined planar ledges.
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