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US 5,401,354 AGranted
Multi-purpose clamping apparatus
OwnerWilliam G. Colucciinventor
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Abstract
A multi-purpose clamping apparatus to join the confronting edges of two boards together during a gluing process having a pair of base plates, a central hub about which the base plates may be rotated, a rail projecting laterally from the hub on which one of the base plates is connected and a press mounted on one of the base plates and engaging the rail for drawing the base plates together. Respective clamps overlie the upper surface of the base plates.
Claims15
Clamping apparatus for pressing the confronting edges of first and second components together during a gluing process and comprising:
- first and second base plates formed with upwardly facing support surfaces for supporting the respective said first and second components with said edges confronting one another;
- a rail carried on one end from said first base plate and slidably coupled with said second base plate for movement of said second base plate therealong relative to said first base plate;
- a spacer device interposed between said first and second base plates including an open ended bore formed in said second base plate opening toward said first base plate, a roller ball in said bore and a coil spring in said bore for pressing said ball toward said first base plate to engage said first base plate and maintain said plates normally biased a predetermined distance apart;
- a press device mounted on said second base plate engaged with said rail and operative upon actuation thereof to overcome the bias of said spring and draw said base plates firmly together;
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- first and second clamps on the respective said first and second base plates for clamping said first and second components to the respective said support surfaces with said confronting edges securely aligned together, whereby said second base plate may be positioned on said rail in close spaced relation with said first plate and said first and second components placed on the respective said support surfaces and clamped to establish an orientation of said components relative to one another and said second plate then slid along said rail away from said first plate to expose said confronting edges for application of glue thereto and thereafter said second base plate may be slid on said rail toward said first base plate and press device operated to overcome said bias and draw said base plates positively toward one another to press said confronting edges firmly together.
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Clamping apparatus for pressing the confronting edges of first and second components together during a gluing process and comprising:
- first and second base plates formed with upwardly facing support surfaces for supporting the respective said first and second boards with said edges confronting one another;
- a rail connecting said first and second base plates together for movement therealong relative to one another;
- a press device coupled between said base plates operable draw said base plates together;
- a hub interposed between said first and second base plates;
- pivot means to provide for pivoting of said first base plate about said hub so that said first base plate may be pivoted to different selected angels relative to said first base plate;
- first and second clamps on the respective said first and second base plates for clamping said first and second boards to the respective said support surfaces wherein said confronting edges maybe securely aligned together, wherein said first and second boards placed on said support surfaces and clamped maybe spaced apart so that glue may be placed on said confronting edges and thereafter said press device operated to draw to said base plates together to press said confronting edges firmly together.
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Clamping apparatus for pressing the confronting edges of first and second components together during a gluing process and comprising:
- first and second base plates formed with upwardly facing support surfaces for supporting the respective said first and second components with said edges confronting one another;
- a rail carried on one end from said first base plate and slidably coupled with said second base plate for movement of said second base plate therealong relative to said first base plate;
- a hub interposed between said first and second base plates;
- pivot means to provide for pivoting of said first base plate about said hub so that said first base plate may be pivoted to different selected angles relative to said first base plate;
- a press device mounted on said second base plate engaged with said rail and operative upon actuation thereof to draw said base plates firmly toward one another together;
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- first and second clamps on the respective said first and second base plates for clamping said first and second components to the respective said support surfaces with said confronting edges securely aligned together, whereby said second base plate may be positioned on said rail in close spaced relation with said first plate and said first and second components placed on the respective said support surfaces and clamped to establish an orientation of said components relative to one another and said second plate then slid along said rail away from said first plate to expose said confronting edges for application of glue thereto and thereafter said second base plate may be slid on said rail toward said first base plate and press device operated to draw said base plates positively toward one another to press said confronting edges firmly together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.