US 5,685,585 AGranted

Sheet material carrying device

OwnerLawrence H. Wulffinventor

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Abstract

A sheet material carrying device comprises a U-shaped bracket having first and second legs defining a slot therebetween. The first and second legs have leg ends at the ends of the "U"-shaped bracket. Mounted to the first and second legs respectively are first and second opposed facing jaws. The first leg has at its' end a cam follower. The first jaw is pivotally mounted to the first leg and rotatable into the slot. A first jaw engaging lever, having a cam end and an opposed handle end, is pivotally mounted at its'cam end to the first jaw. The cam end comprises a cam surface, whereby the first jaw engaging lever is rotatable by pivoting the handle end about the first jaw so as to engage the cam surface with the cam follower. The first jaw is thereby forced into the slot to frictionally engage a sheet of material placed therein.

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Dependent claims

A sheet material carrying device comprising a U-shaped bracket having first and second legs defining a slot therebetween, said first and second legs having leg ends at the ends of said "U"-shaped bracket, and mounted to said first and second legs respectively first and second opposed facing jaws,

said first leg having at substantially said leg end a cam follower mounted thereto,
said first jaw having first and second ends, said first jaw pivotally mounted at said first end to said first leg and rotatable into said slot,
a first jaw engaging lever, having a cam end comprising a cam surface and an opposed handle end, said first jaw engaging lever pivotally mounted at said cam end to said first jaw,
said first jaw engaging lever rotatable about said first jaw so as to engage said cam surface with said cam follower, whereby said first jaw may be forced into said slot to frictionally engage a sheet of material placed therein.

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