Clamp
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Abstract
A clamp is formed by spaced limbs such that a mounting rod extending through the clamp provides a stable structure despite formation from sheet material. Essentially, the mounting rod reinforces the clamp in order to present a clamping mechanism. Different embodiments of the clamp are provided in which overlapping edges are created through which the drop or mounting rod extends in order to provide reinforcement for the clamp. Thus, a body portion of the clamp may simply be formed with overlapping ears in which drop rod apertures are provided which, when aligned, receive a mounting or drop rod. Alternatively, saddle members may be provided which extend across the spaced limbs in order to present apertures in which the mounting or drop rod is located. Furthermore, cap members may be provided in which apertures receive a mounting or drop rod in order to secure the clamp and present a clamping mechanism.
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47 Claims
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1-27. -27. (canceled)
- 28. A clamp for overhead assemblies, the clamp comprising two spaced limbs formed from a base end and supporting a clamp mechanism on an opposed clamp end opposite the base end with a mounting rod projecting in use between the spaced limbs to hold them in a desired association with each other.
- 46. A method of making a clamp comprising forming a main component body by a pressing and/or rolling process such that a jaw aperture is defined with a substantially U shape, forming the top and bottom of the clamp with respective U sections either side of the jaw aperture within which ears or flaps are bent and holes provided which overlap and define a passage therethrough, securing a clamp mechanism in the jaw aperture and a drop rod through the passage in order to hold the clamp together.
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