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US 5,209,441 AGranted
Clamp for rod-like articles
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorTomoaki Satoh
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Abstract
A clamp for rod-like articles includes a clamp plate having clamp bodies on its upper surface, a fastening plate having an anchor on its bottom surface, and a hinge connecting the two plates in parallel at a prescribed separation. In use, the fastening plate is bent about the hinge and locked to the clamp plate at an angle.
Claims12
A clamp for rod-like articles to be mounted upon a support means, comprising:
- a substantially planar clamp plate disposed within a first plane and having at least one clamp body for housing a rod-like article, said clamp body extending away from a first surface of said planar clamp plate, and said clamp plate having first and second edge portions;
- a substantially planar fastening plate disposed within a second plane inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to said first plane of said clamp plate and having anchor means for insertion within said support means so as to secure said clamp within said support means, said anchor means extending away from a first surface of said planar fastening plate, and said fastening plate having first and second edge portions;
- means for fixedly interconnecting said first edge portions of said clamp plate and said fastening plate so as to dispose said first edge portions of said two plates at a predetermined distance with respect to each other;
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- first means provided upon a second surface of said clamp plate and at said second edge portion thereof, sand second means provided upon a second surface of said fastening plate and at said second edge portion thereof, for interlocking said planar clamp plate and said planar fastening plate together such that said fastening plate is disposed at said predetermined angle with respect to said clamp plate.
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A clamp for rod-like articles to be mounted upon a support means, comprising:
- a substantially planar clamp plate disposed within a first plane and having at least one clamp body for housing a rod-like article, said clamp body extending away form a first surface of said planar clamp plate, and said clamp plate having first and second edge portions;
- a substantially planar fastening plate disposed within a second plane and having anchor means for insertion within said support means so as to secure said clamp within said support means, said anchor means extending away from a first surface of said planar fastening plate, and said fastening plate having first and second edge portions;
- means for hingedly interconnecting said first edge portions of said clamp plate and said fastening plate such that said fastening plate is movable with respect to said clamp plate between a first unlatched position and a second latched position at which said fastening plate is disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to said clamp plate;
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- first means provided upon a second surface of said clamp plate and at said second edge portion thereof, and second means provided upon a second surface of said fastening plate and at said second edge portion thereof, for latching said planar clamp plate and said planar fastening plate together such that said fastening plate is disposed at said predetermined angle with respect to said clamp plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.