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US 8,196,272 B2Granted
Clamp for hanging things
OwnerBrian Lee Curtisinventor
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Abstract
A clamp for hanging things, the clamp having a pair of jaws and a lever. Manipulation of the lever causes the jaws to either open or close, depending on the direction of manipulation. The lever is connected to one of the jaws and to a plate attachment. The attachment of the lever to the jaw rotates around the point of the lever's attachment to the plate attachment, the structure of the plate attachment defining the boundaries of the rotation. One jaw is connected to the other jaw at a point of pivoting.
Claims6
A clamp comprising:
- a. a first jaw,
- i. the first jaw comprising a first aperture, a second aperture coaxially aligned with the first aperture of the first jaw, a third aperture, and a fourth aperture coaxially aligned with the third aperture of the first jaw,
- b. a second jaw,
- i. the second jaw comprising a first aperture, a second aperture coaxially aligned with the first aperture of the second jaw, a third aperture, and a fourth aperture coaxially aligned with the third aperture of the second jaw,
- ii. a first axle placed in the first aperture of the first jaw, the second aperture of the first jaw, the first aperture of the second jaw, and the second aperture of the second jaw,
- c. a lever,
- i. the lever comprising an integral first piece and an integral second piece in side to side relationship one to the other,
- ii. the first piece comprising a first aperture and a second aperture, the second piece comprising a first aperture and a second aperture each coaxially aligned with the first aperture and second aperture of the first piece, respectively,
- iii. a second axle placed in the third aperture of the first jaw, the second aperture of the first piece of the lever, the second aperture of the second piece of the lever, and the fourth aperture of the first jaw,
- d. and a plate attachment,
- i. the plate attachment comprising a first aperture, a second aperture, and a third aperture,
- ii. a third axle placed in the first aperture of the first piece of the lever, the first aperture of the plate attachment, and the first aperture of the second piece of the lever,
- iii. a fourth axle placed in the third aperture of the second jaw, the second aperture of the plate attachment, and the fourth aperture of the second jaw.
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