Clamps

• US 6,019,329 A
• Filed: 10/30/1997
• Issued: 02/01/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Triple E Corporation
• Original Assignee: Triple E Corporation
• Inventors: Edelstein, David Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): King, Anita M.
• Application Number:
  US08/961,310
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• Field of Search: 248/228.3, 248/222.14, 248/229.12, 248/229.22, 248/231.41, 248/321, 248/222.13, 248/225.21, 248/229.24, 248/229.25, 248/230.3 , 248/230.6, 248/231.61, 248/231.71, 248/231.81, 248/230.07, 248/231.85, 248/74.2, 248/55, 248/74.1
• US Class Current: 248/228.3
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/34 Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element telescopic mounting of lighting devices F21V21/22
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/406 for theatres, stages or film studios

Abstract

A clamp for use in stage lighting and similar applications comprises a main body portion which is provided with a pair of wheels and an arm mounted on the main body portion provided with a pair of wheels . A locking handle is pivotally mounted on the arm and is arranged to move the arm between a closed position in which the wheels are engageable with a bar or rail and an open position in which the wheels are clear of the bar or rail. A bolt or screw is secured to the arm and is adapted for attachment to the clamp of a lantern.

Claims

1. A clamp comprising a main body portion provided with a first rolling means, an arm mounted on the main body portion and provided with a second rolling means, means for moving the arm between a closed position in which said second rolling means is engageable with a rail and an open position in which said second rolling means is clear of the rail and means for suspending a lantern from the clamp, wherein the arm is provided with a hook and the main body portion is provided with a recess, said hook being engageable in said recess when the arm is in the closed position.

2. A clamp as claimed in claim 1, in which said first rolling means on the main body portion comprises two wheels.

3. A clamp as claimed in claim 1, in which said second rolling means on the arm comprises two wheels.

4. A clamp as claimed in claim 1, in which locking means are provided for locking the arm in the closed position, said locking means comprising a locking pin which is engageable with the hook on the arm and the recess in the main body portion when the arm is in the closed position.

5. A clamp as claimed in claim 1, in which the main body portion is provided with a leg containing slots and the arm is provided with projections, said projections being engageable in the slots in the leg whereby said arm is slidably mounted on the leg.

6. A clamp comprising a main body portion provided with a first rolling means, an arm mounted on the main body portion and provided with a second rolling means, means for moving the arm between a closed position in which said second rolling means is engageable with a rail and an open position in which said second rolling means is clear of the rail and means for suspending a lantern from the clamp, wherein the means for moving the arm between the closed and open positions comprise a locking handle which is pivotally mounted on the arm.

7. A clamp as claimed in claim 6, in which the locking handle is provided with engagement means which are engageable with the arm to hold the arm in the closed position, said engagement means comprising a roller on the locking handle which is engageable in a recess in the arm.

8. A clamp comprising a main body portion provided with a first rolling means, an arm mounted on the main body portion and provided with a second rolling means, means for moving the arm between a closed position in which said second rolling means is engageable with a rail and an open position in which said second rolling means is clear of the rail and means for suspending a lantern from the clamp, wherein means are provided for securing the clamp against movement along the rail, said clamp securing means comprising a clamping screw which is engageable with the rail in order to immobilize the clamp.

9. A clamp as claimed in claim 8, in which the clamping screw is provided with a clamping jaw which is engageable with the rail.