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US 9,869,338 B2Granted
Reusable clamp device
OwnerCleva Smithinventor
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Abstract
A clamping device having a cylinder and a screw. The screw is configured to be fastened into the cylinder such that the screw may be tightened, removed and reused. The device may also include a loop associated with the cylinder that wraps around the item to be clamped and is insertable into the cylinder.
Claims14
A clamping device, comprising:
- a cylinder, wherein the cylinder has an opening and a threaded interior portion communicating with said opening;
- a plastic loop connected to the cylinder at a first end and inserted into the opening of the cylinder at a second, distal end, wherein said loop is wrapped around an item to be clamped;
- and
- a screw insertable into the cylinder to engage the plastic loop, whereby the screw is fastened into the threaded interior portion of the cylinder such that said screw may be tightened and loosened for re-use of the plastic loop.
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A reusable fastening or binding device, comprising:
- a plastic cylinder having a threaded interior portion and a slot positioned on an exterior portion, wherein the threaded interior portion is in communication with the slot;
- a hex head screw insertable within the plastic cylinder;
- and
- a plastic loop having a first attached end connected to the plastic cylinder and a second free end inserted into the slot such that the plastic loop is engaged by the hex head screw in a tightened position and released by the hex head screw in a loosened position.
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A method of clamping or fastening an item, comprising:
- providing a recessed hex head screw;
- providing a plastic cylinder including slot and an associated loop;
- inserting the recessed hex head screw into the plastic cylinder;
- wrapping the associated loop around the item;
- inserting a distal end of the associated loop into the slot on the cylinder;
- and
- tightening the recessed hex head screw to engage the associated loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.