Retractable lever towel clamp
OwnerJohn Alcantara Gabelinventor
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Abstract
An improved clamp that will keep the bath towels in place on a towel rack. The clamp consists of a pair of clamping pieces, each with a retractable lever, a clamping jaw, and two lugs. The clamping pieces are connected by a pivot pin through holes in the paired lugs. A torsion spring is mounted around the pivot pin to provide clamping force on the jaws to hold the towel on the rack. A rubber cylinder is mounted around the pivot pin and torsion spring to provide additional force. The ability to extend the retractable levers gives the user additional leverage to open the clamping jaws, and therefore to use the clamp. Conversely, the ability to retract the levers protects the user, as the retracted levers present a much lower risk of injury to the user's eyes and face.
Claims12
A towel clamp comprising:
- a first clamping piece, the first clamping piece comprising:
- a first clamping jaw having a first opening;
- a first retractable lever defining a first handle and having a first slot, the first retractable lever being configured to slide within the first opening from a retracted position to a fully extended position;
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- a first spring tension mechanism fixed to the first clamping jaw, the first spring tension mechanism being configured to directly contact an upper end of the first slot when the first retractable lever is in the retracted position and directly contact a lower end of the first slot when the first retractable lever is in the fully extended position;
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- a second clamping piece, the second clamping comprising:
- a second clamping jaw having a second opening, the second clamping jaw pivotably connected to the first clamping jaw;
- a second retractable lever defining a second handle and having a second slot, the second retractable lever being configured to slide within the second opening from a retracted position to a fully extended position;
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- a second spring tension mechanism fixed to the second clamping jaw, the second spring tension mechanism being configured to directly contact an upper end of the second slot when the second retractable lever is in the retracted position and directly contact a lower end of the second slot when the second retractable lever is in the fully extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.