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Quick-connect clamp and method for using the same

  • US 20060226317A1
  • Filed: 04/07/2005
  • Published: 10/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A clamping system for engaging a base member having a plurality of slots arranged in a line comprising:

  • a clamp frame adapted to support a load that depends therefrom;

    a first tab assembly including a first tab shoulder sized and arranged to engage an interior face of the base member adjacent to a first slot structure on the base member;

    a movable tab structure pivotally and slidably mounted with respect to the clamp frame including a second tab assembly including a second tab shoulder sized and arranged to engage an interior face of the base member adjacent to a second slot structure on the base member; and

    a locking member selectively locking the movable tab structure against movement relative to the frame so as to retain the second tab shoulder and the first tab shoulder in a fixed relationship, each engaging the interior face of the base member respectively adjacent to the first slot structure and the second slot structure, and for unlocking the movable tab structure so as to allow the second tab structure to be removed from engagement with the interior face of the base member for removal of the clamp frame from the base member.

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