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Lever and fulcrum clamping assembly

  • US 4,193,174 A
  • Filed: 04/11/1978
  • Issued: 03/18/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A clamping assembly for fixedly enclosing at least one generally tubular member, comprising:

  • first and second clamping arms each having a first end portion;

    said first end portions being attached to each other to allow for the relative pivotal motion of said clamping arms;

    a flange assembly including a neck portion attached to said first clamping arm and a head portion integrally attached to said neck portion, wherein said head portion is formed with a relatively greater cross-sectional size than said neck portion;

    a generally wedge-shaped assembly extending from said second clamping arm; and

    convexly-shaped surface means formed on a portion of said flange head and engagable with complementary concavely-shaped surface means formed on a portion of said wedge-shaped assembly as said second clamping arm is pivoted toward said first clamping arm, to frictionally retain at least one tubular member positioned between said clamping arms.

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