Floor clamp for an analyzer

In combination, a mounting bracket on an analyzer, and

• a clamp for holding said analyzer in place on a horizontal surface, said claim comprising:
• a frame capable of being bolted to said surface with a portion thereof fixed a predetermined distance away from said surface to accommodate said mounting bracket so that some of said bracket is locatable in contact with said frame and between said fixed portion and said surface;
• an axle mounted on said frame;
• a locking jaw pivotally mounted on said axle;
• an actuator mounted to force said jaw to pivot from an open position effective to receive said mounting bracket, to a locking position effective to lock said bracket against said fixed portion of said frame;
• said fixed portion of said frame further comprising shoulder means defining a mouth extending from an entrance into said frame towards said portion fixed above said horizontal surface, said shoulder means being effective to guide said mounting bracket to said fixed portion of said frame, said shoulder means being angled from said fixed portion outwardly away therefrom towards said entrance at an angle such that said mouth is larger at said entrance than at said fixed portion, so that said mounting bracket can enter said mouth without being precisely aligned;
• and
• a tongue-and-opening interlock between said frame and said bracket, said tongue being an integral projection from one of said frame portion and said bracket, and said opening being formed in the other of said frame portion and said bracket, said opening being sized to provide sideways constraint against sideways movement of said bracket within said mouth.