Pull action clamp mechanism
AssigneeDelaware Capital Formation, Inc.
InventorHenry Dykstra
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Abstract
A controlled U-hook pull-action clamp mechanism comprising, an elongated actuator member having a first pivot pin at one end thereof, and an operating portion generally located at the other end thereof, said actuator member being movable between open and closed positions to open or close the clamp mechanism, a link member attached near one end thereof via a second pivot pin to a mid-part location on said actuator member, a slidable pivot member attached to a second end of said link member, a U-shaped clamp member, with the ends of said clamp member being attached to the outer ends of the slidable pivot member, a base member, having a slide aperture therein within which said slidable pivot member is movable in back and forth directions to activate the U-shaped clamp from a closed clamped condition to an open unclamped condition.
Claims11
A controlled U-hook pull-action clamp mechanism comprising,
- an elongated actuator member having a first pivot pin at one end thereof, and an operating portion generally located at the other end thereof,
- said actuator member being movable between open and closed
- positions to open or close the clamp mechanism,
- a link member attached near one end thereof via a second pivot pin to a mid-part location on said actuator member,
- a slidable pivot member attached to a second end of said link member,
- a U-shaped clamp member, with the ends of said clamp member being attached to the outer ends of the slidable pivot member,
- a base member, having a slide aperture therein within which said slidable pivot member is movable in back and forth directions to activate the U-shaped clamp from a closed clamped condition to an open unclamped condition.
A pull action clamp mechanism, comprising,
- a base member,
- a slidable pivot member, said slidable pivot member has a generally rectangular cross-section near the mid-part thereof,
- a spring member attached from the slidable pivot member to an opposite end of said base member,
- a link member,
- a U-shaped clamp member, and
- an elongated actuator member having an operating portion at one end thereof.
A pull action clamp mechanism, comprising,
- a base member,
- a slidable pivot member, said slidable pivot member has a generally rectangular cross-section near the mid-part thereof,
- a spring member attached from the slidable pivot member to an opposite end of said base member,
- a link member,
- a U-shaped clamp member, and
- an elongated actuator member having an operating portion at one end thereof, said actuator member has a lock member attached thereto.
A pull action clamp mechanism, comprising,
- a base member,
- a slidable pivot member, said slidable pivot member has a generally rectangular cross-section near the mid-part thereof,
- a spring member attached from the slidable pivot member to an opposite end of said base member,
- a link member,
- a U-shaped clamp member, an elongated actuator member having an operating portion at one end thereof, said actuator member has a lock member attached thereto, and
- a closed clamped position occurs when a clamp surface on the U-shaped clamp member is pulled tight against an opposing clampable surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.