Beam flange clamp

• US 3,298,646 A
• Filed: 06/10/1966
• Issued: 01/17/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Buren Jr Harold S Van
• Original Assignee: Buren Jr Harold S Van
• Inventors: BUREN JR HAROLD S VAN
• Application Number:
  US04/556,617
• Time in Patent Office: 221 Days
• US Class Current: 248/72
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/24 of metal
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/245 external, i.e. with contracting action
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/06 by means of clamps or clips F16B5/0004 takes precedence; friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B2/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/24 with a special member for attachment to profiled girders
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/263 Installation, e.g. suspension, of conduit channels or other supports
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/903 Support reinforcement

Claims

1. A CLAMP ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A FLANGED MEMBER AND TO SUPPORT AT LEAST ONE OTHER PART THEREFROM COMPRISING A MAIN BODY PORTION, A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY RIGID ARMS EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID BODY PORTION IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID RIGID ARMS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLANGED MEMBER ENGAGING TEETH EXTENDING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID BODY PORTION, AT LEAST ONE RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE SPRING ARM EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID BODY PORTION AND THENCE UPWARDLY TO A FREE END LYING CLOSE TO BUT SPACED FROM SAID RIGID ARMS, SAID SPRING ARM HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLANGED MEMBER ENGAGING PRONGS DISPOSED DISTALLY-PROXIMATE SAID TEETH AND CO-OPERATING WITH SAID TEETH TO FORM A JAW FOR BITINGLY GRIPPING A FLANGED MEMBER INSERTED THEREBETWEEN, AND MEANS ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BODY PORTION AND SAID SPRING ARM ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A FASTENER EMPLOYED TO SECURE A PART TO SAID CLAMP.