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US 8,740,208 B2Granted
Clamping device with removable handles
AssigneeDelaware Capital Formation, Inc.
InventorsKenneth Hagan, David Martin, Henry Dykstra
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Abstract
A clamping device has a removable handle to move a clamp between an opened and clamped position. A receiving member is on the clamp to receive the handle. The handle has a latching member to couple with the receiving member. An actuating member is coupled with the handle to move the clamp from an opened to clamped position. A release mechanism is coupled with the clamp or handle to move the clamp from a clamped to an opened position.
Claims17
A clamping device with a removable handle comprising:
- a clamp, said clamp including a pair of arms pivotal with respect to one another and a mechanism on the clamp for moving the pair of arms between an opened and clamped position;
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- a receiving member on said clamp for receiving a removable handle;
- said removable handle including a latching member for coupling with said clamp receiving member;
- an actuating member coupled with said handle, said actuating member operatively associated with the mechanism for moving the clamp such that upon activating said actuating member, said actuating member pivots said clamp from an opened to a clamped position;
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- a release mechanism coupled with said clamp or handle for operatively coupling with the mechanism for moving the clamp between the clamped and the opened position wherein the release mechanism moves the mechanism for moving the clamp from the clamped position into the opened position.
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A clamping device with a removable handle comprising:
- a C-clamp including a pair of arms pivotally connected with one another, a toggle mechanism mounted to the clamp for moving the arms between an opened and closed position, and a receiving pin projecting from said C-clamp for receiving a removable handle;
- the removable handle coupling with said receiving pin for moving pivoting said arms from the opened to clamped position, said handle comprising a housing, a latch coupled with said housing for coupling said housing with said receiving pin, said latch movable between a coupled position, secured with said receiving pin, and a release position enabling removal of said housing from said receiving pin, a toggle activating member coupled with said housing, said toggle activating member movable in said housing for engaging said toggle mechanism and moving said arms into the closed position;
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- a release element, said release element coupled with said C-clamp for engaging said toggle mechanism and moving said arms into the opened position wherein the release mechanism moves the toggle mechanism for moving the clamp from the clamped position into the opened position.
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A clamp comprising:
- a pair of arms having two ends, one end of each arm connected together by a pivot mechanism, the pivot mechanism mounted on the pair of arms for enabling said arms to move with respect to one another between an opened and clamped position, a receiving member for receiving a handle is on at least one of said arms;
- a handle for removably coupling with said receiving member, said handle including an activating mechanism for engaging said pivot mechanism for moving said arms between the opened and clamped position;
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- a release mechanism coupled with said pivot mechanism for moving said arms between said clamped position and said open position wherein the release mechanism moves the pivot mechanism for moving the clamp from the clamped position into the opened position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.