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US 8,944,388 B2Granted
Clamp for a support bracket
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorJoey D. Magno, Jr.
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Abstract
A clamp comprises a fastener, a clamp body, and a clamp leg. The clamp body comprises a housing including a cavity and a housing cavity; and a curved arm extending from the housing. The clamp leg comprises a leg body including a leg cavity, and a foot member. The clamp body and the clamp leg are attachable to and detachable from each other, and a portion of the leg body can be inserted into or removed from the housing cavity, and when the portion of the leg body is inserted into the housing cavity, the cavity and the leg cavity form a passageway for the fastener so that threads of the fastener are not externally exposed.
Claims20
A clamp comprising:
- a fastener including threads;
- a clamp body comprising:
- a housing including a cavity configured to receive the fastener and a housing cavity, wherein the cavity and the housing cavity form a passageway through the housing, wherein a first surface of the housing defines an opening of the cavity, and a second surface of the housing defines an opening of the housing cavity;
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- a curved arm integrally formed to the housing and extending from the housing, wherein the curved arm includes an inner surface having a curved contour configured to receive a conduit;
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- a clamp leg comprising:
- a leg body including a leg cavity;
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- a foot member, wherein the leg body is integrally formed to a surface of the foot member,
- wherein the clamp body and the clamp leg are attachable to and detachable from each other, and wherein a portion of the leg body can be inserted into or removed from the housing cavity, and wherein when the portion of the leg body is inserted into the housing cavity, the cavity and the leg cavity form a threaded passageway for the fastener, and wherein the fastener can couple the clamp body to the clamp leg when engaged with the threaded passageway such that the threads of the fastener are not externally exposed, and wherein the surface of the foot member faces the second surface of the housing and is configured to urge against a support bracket.
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A clamp comprising:
- a first fastener including threads;
- a second fastener including threads;
- a clamp body comprising:
- a first housing including a first cavity configured to receive the first fastener, and a first housing cavity, wherein the first cavity and the first housing cavity form a passageway through the first housing, wherein a first surface of the first housing defines an opening of the first cavity, and a second surface of the first housing defines an opening of the first housing cavity;
- a second housing including a second cavity configured to receive the second fastener, and a second housing cavity, wherein the second cavity and the second housing cavity form a passageway through the second housing, wherein a first surface of the second housing defines an opening of the second cavity, and a second surface of the second housing defines an opening of the second housing cavity;
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- a curved arm integrally formed to the first housing and the second housing, and extending from a portion of the first housing to a portion of the second housing, wherein the curved arm includes an inner surface having a curved contour configured to receive a conduit;
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- a first clamp leg comprising:
- a first leg body including a first leg cavity;
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- a first foot member, wherein the first leg body is integrally formed to a surface of the first foot member;
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- a second clamp leg comprising:
- a second leg body including a second leg cavity;
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- a second foot member, wherein the second leg body is integrally formed to a surface of the second foot member, and wherein the clamp body and, the first clamp leg and the second clamp leg are attachable to and detachable from each other, and wherein a portion of the first leg body can be inserted into or removed from the first housing cavity, and wherein a portion of the second leg body can be inserted into or removed from the second housing cavity, and wherein when the portion of the first leg body is inserted into the first housing cavity, the first cavity and the first leg cavity form a first threaded passageway for the first fastener, and wherein when the portion of the second leg body is inserted into the second housing cavity, the second cavity and the second leg cavity form a second threaded passageway for the second fastener, and wherein the first fastener can couple the clamp body to the first clamp leg when engaged with the first threaded passageway such that the threads of the first fastener are not externally exposed, and wherein the second fastener can couple the clamp body to the second clamp leg when engaged with the second threaded passageway such that the threads of the second fastener are not externally exposed, and wherein the surface of the first foot member faces the second surface of the first housing and is configured to urge against a support bracket, and the surface of the second foot member faces the second surface of the second housing and is configured to urge against the support bracket.
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A clamp, comprising:
- a clamp body comprising:
- a housing including a cavity and a housing cavity, wherein the cavity and the housing cavity form a passageway through the housing, wherein a first surface of the housing defines an opening of the cavity, and a second surface of the housing defines an opening of the housing cavity;
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- a curved arm extending from the housing, wherein the curved arm includes an inner surface having a curved contour configured to receive a conduit;
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- a clamp leg comprising:
- a leg body including a leg cavity;
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- a foot member, wherein the leg body is integrally formed to a surface of the foot member, and wherein the clamp body and the clamp leg are attachable to and detachable from each other, and wherein a portion of the leg body can be inserted into or removed from the housing cavity, and wherein when the portion of the leg body is inserted into the housing cavity, the cavity and the leg cavity form a passageway for a fastener, and wherein the surface of the foot member faces the second surface of the housing and is configured to urge against a support bracket when a fastener couples the clamp body to the clamp leg.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.