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US 7,547,007 B1Granted
Welding clamp
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsRenato L. Pietrantoni, Wayne W. Slack, David R. Nazzaro
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Abstract
A clamp for use in welding which has a unshaped configuration with a base section having two movable jaws connected to it. The jaws are spring loaded so they will widen to fit objects to be welded at least one of the jaws has cut out portions to permit the user to see the location to be welded. The jaws at their lead edges are chamfered for easy installation. A magnet is located in the base section to aid in the securing of the clamp.
Claims8
A u-shaped clamp comprising:
- a clamp base section,
- two side-by-side positioned clamp jaws having an upper section and a lower section,
- at least one magnet and,
- four spring loaded stripper bolts, said jaws having upper sections movably connected by said stripper bolts to said clamp base section, two of said four bolts positioned through said upper section of each of said jaws, thereby movably connecting each said jaw to said base section in parallel spacing,
- said jaws having in said lower section, lead jaw portions that are chamfered for easy positioning around members to be welded,
- said magnet positioned at a location in said base section, between said jaws, at least one of said jaws having cutout portions configured to be positioned adjacent to and configured to permit access and viewing of a place of welding.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.