Post clamp
OwnerStephen W. Warterinventor
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Abstract
A clamp suitable for securing a support post to a structural member of a railing such as may be associated with a deck is disclosed. The clamp includes an outer bracket movably connected to an inner bracket, and a clamping bolt. The clamp is secured to a structural member such as a joist or fascia strip by adjusting the position of the outer bracket relative to the inner bracket using the clamping bolt. With the clamp secured, the user has both hands free to position the support post within the clamp and adjacent to the structural member. In a second clamping movement, the clamping bolt is utilized to clamp the support post to the structural member.
Claims17
A clamp for securing a first member to a second member, the clamp comprising:
- a first bracket:
- a second bracket movably connected to said first bracket, said second bracket including a first portion having opposed side walls, a second portion connected to each said side wall and defining an upwardly opening space for receiving the first member, and a base portion connecting the second portions, the second member being positionable within said first portion and supportable by said base portion;
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- a bolt extending through said first and second brackets, said bolt including a clamping head disposed between said opposed side walls of said second bracket, a threaded portion, a nut disposed on said threaded portion exteriorly of said first and second brackets, and an outer portion disposed outwardly from said nut, said nut being rotatable to move said first bracket relative to said first portion of said second bracket and into contact with the first member when received in said U-shaped space, and said outer portion of said bolt being rotatable to move said clamping head into contact with the second member when received in said first portion and to move the second member into clamping engagement with the first member.
A clamp for securing a first member to a second member, the clamp comprising:
- an outer bracket having a pair of outer side walls each having a slotted outer opening, and an outer rear wall connecting said outer side walls and having an outer bore therethrough;
- an inner bracket including a pair of upper sidewalls and a rear wall surrounded by said outer bracket, means for slidably connecting said upper side walls to said slotted openings, said rear wall connecting said upper sidewalls and having a threaded inner bore aligned with said outer bore, a first vertical wall extending downwardly from each of said upper sidewalls, a lower side wall extending forwardly from each of said first vertical walls, a second vertical wall extending upwardly from each said lower side wall parallel to said first vertical wall, said first and second vertical walls and said lower side wall defining a space therebetween for receiving the first member, a base portion connecting said lower side walls, the second member being positionable within said upper side walls and supportable by said base portion;
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- a bolt extending through said outer and inner bores, said bolt including a clamping head disposed interiorly of said inner bracket, an externally threaded portion engaging said inner bore, a fastener disposed on said threaded portion exteriorly of said outer bracket, and an outer portion disposed outwardly from said fastener, said fastener being rotatable to move said outer bracket into contact with the first member when received in said space, and said outer portion being rotatable to move said clamping head into contact with the second member when received in said first portion and to move the second member into contact with the first member.
A clamp for clamping a first member to a second member, the clamp comprising:
- an outer bracket;
- an inner bracket including a first portion nested within said outer bracket, said first portion having opposed side walls, a second portion integral with each said side wall and defining an upwardly opening space for receiving the first member, and a base portion connecting the second portions, the second member being positionable within said first portion and supportable by said base portion;
- first clamping means disposed exteriorly of said outer bracket for moving said outer bracket into contact with the second member;
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- second clamping means disposed interiorly of said inner bracket for moving the second member into engagement with the first member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.