CLAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR FLEXIBLE CONDUCTORS USED ON ELEVATED PLATFORMS

• US 20140001327A1
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jay H. Penzes
• Original Assignee: Jay H. Penzes
• Inventors: Penzes, Jay H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,810,250 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/231.71
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/33 Hollow or hose-like material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/34 electric cords or electric power cables
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/446 for releasably or permanently attaching the frame to a wall, on a floor or on a post or the like
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/10 using pivoting jaws

Abstract

Apparatus for securing the working end of an elongated flexible conductor of fluid or electricity to an elevated work platform comprising a locking C clamp having movable opposed jaws adapted to secure the clamp to the platform and where one of the clamping jaws mounts an adapter that provides an attachment point for connecting a hose or electrical cable to the platform, thus eliminating the necessity of a workman on the platform supporting the weight of and controlling a long length of hose or cable extending from the platform to the ground.

Claims

1. Apparatus for securing the working end of an elongated flexible conductor to an elevated work platform comprising,

a locking C clamp having first and second movable opposed jaws, each having inner and outer edge portions and where each jaw includes a tip end,

a work platform contacting pad attached to the inner edge of the tip end of each of said jaws,

rigid adapter means for interconnecting two sections of a flexible conductor, said adapter means attached to the outside edge portion of the first clamping jaw.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 where the adapter means is a fluid conducting tube having proximal and distal ends and a hose connector disposed at each of the proximal and distal ends.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 where the adapter means is an electrical connector having male and female portions.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 where each of the work platform contacting pads comprise a bracket having spaced apart pivotally mounted work contacting pads.

5. A system for securing a flexible hose to an elevated platform comprising,

a locking C clamp having first and second movable opposed jaws where each jaw includes a tip end,

a length of rigid fluid conduit having distal and proximal ends,

means for attaching the fluid conduit to the first jaw,

first and second hose couplers attached to the respective distal and proximal ends of the fluid conduit,

a length of flexible hose coupled to the distal coupler,

a fluid supply hose coupled to the proximal coupler.

6. The system of claim 5 and further including,

a bracket having first and second ends secured to each jaw'"'"'s tip end,

a pair of opposed spaced apart swivel mounted pads attached to the first and second ends of the bracket.