Clamp

• US 4,289,417 A
• Filed: 05/05/1980
• Issued: 09/15/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kenneth H. Mandell
• Original Assignee: Kenneth H. Mandell
• Inventors: Mandell, Kenneth H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kundrat, Andrew V.
• Application Number:
  US06/146,446
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 403/391, 403/400, 403/169, 403/218, 24/81 CR, 248/229
• US Class Current: 403/218
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/003 Combinations of clamps
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 7/14 for clamping the members independently
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/0493 forming a crossed-over connection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/443 All encompassed
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/7194 Crossed rods

Abstract

A clamp having a body characterized by a pair of laterally open, V-shape seats extending along axes disposed in spaced apart, right angular relation. Opposite the seats are threaded openings which receive threaded screws lying along axes intersecting the apices of the V-shape seats, respectively, to engage a pair of structural elements resting upon the seats. Various sizes of rods and tubes can be secured together by the clamp in spaced apart, right angular relation. One version of the clamp provides a third seat for mounting of three structural elements by the clamp.

Claims

1. A clamp for mounting a plurality of elongated structural elements in spaced apart, right angular relation, said clamp comprising:

a tubular clamp body of rectangular cross section having a first seat formed in opposite walls of said clamp body and extending along a first axis, and a second seat formed in opposite walls of said clamp body and extending along a second axis in spaced, right angular relation to said first axis, said first and second seats being laterally open for receipt, respectively, of a pair of elongated structural elements, said clamp body further having a third seat defined by an inner corner of said clamp body and extending along a third axis in spaced, right angular relation to said first and second axes, said clamp body including openings opposite said first, second and third seats for receiving clamping means respectively, for engagement with said structural elements, respectively, for urging said structural elements against said seats.

2. A clamp according to claim 1 wherein said first and second seats are each characterized by sloping sides intersecting in a V-shape configuration whereby said first and second seats are adapted to receive structural elements of square cross section, and each of said clamping means comprises an elongated member threaded into one of said openings along an axis perpendicular to the associated one of said first, second and third axes.

3. A clamp according to claim 2 wherein said axes of said members intersect the apices of said V-shape first and second seats, respectively, whereby said members are constrained against sliding off structural elements of relatively small cross section.