Door clamp
OwnerGerald McCanninventor
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Abstract
A clamp holding an object such as a door. The clamp comprises a body shaped to define a recess for receiving a portion of the object, and a wedge which is movable within the recess in order to clamp the object, between the wedge and the body. The wedge and the body are coupled together by means of a coupling mechanism which allows the wedge to adopt a use state, in which the wedge may be moved through the recess, and a storage/transport state in which the wedge is generally co-planar with the body. In the preferred embodiment, the coupling mechanism comprises a guide member mated with an elongate aperture.
Claims21
A clamp for holding an object, the clamp comprising:
- a body shaped to define a recess for receiving a portion of the object;
- a wedge movable within the recess in order to clamp the object between the wedge and the body, characterised in that the clamp includes a coupling mechanism which, with the wedge in a use state, holds at least part of the wedge within the recess and which allows the wedge to be slidably moved through the recess in a first direction, wherein said recess is defined by a first wall and a second wall, said first wall being substantially parallel with said first direction and said second wall being obliquely disposed to said first direction at an angle which substantially matches the shape of said wedge and wherein the coupling mechanism allows the wedge to be removed from the recess in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular with said first direction, and to be rotated about an axis which lies substantially in said second direction, thereby adopting a transport/storage state.
A clamp for holding an object, the clamp comprising:
- a body shaped to define a recess for receiving a portion of the object;
- a wedge movable within the recess in order to clamp the object between the wedge and the body, characterised in that the clamp includes a coupling mechanism which, with the wedge in a use state, holds at least part of the wedge within the recess and which allows the wedge to be slidably moved through the recess in a first direction, and wherein the coupling mechanism allows the wedge to be removed from the recess in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular with said first direction, and to be rotated about an axis which lies substantially in said second direction, thereby adopting a transport/storage state and wherein the body is generally planar in form and, when in the storage/transport state, the wedge is generally coplanar with the body.
A clamp for holding an object, the clamp comprising:
- a body shaped to define a recess for receiving a portion of the object;
- a wedge movable within the recess in order to clamp the object between the wedge and the body, characterised in that the clamp includes a coupling mechanism which, with the wedge in a use state, holds at least part of the wedge within the recess and which allows the wedge to be slidably moved through the recess in a first direction, and wherein the coupling mechanism allows the wedge to he removed from the recess in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular with said first direction, and to be rotated about an axis which lies substantially in said second direction, thereby adopting a transport/storage state and wherein at least one foot is provided on the body, the foot being pivotable between a use state, in which it is substantially perpendicular with respect to the body, and a non-use state in which it is generally coplanar with the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.