Multi-function clip to engage different types of electrical leads

• US 8,430,681 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2010
• Issued: 04/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: Wang, Gonghua, Liu, Gang, Xie, Xicheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Prasad, Chandrika
• Application Number:
  US13/057,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20120272489A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,181 Days
• Field of Search: 439/217, 439/437, 439/105, 439/108, 439/219, 439/506
• US Class Current: 439/217
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/40 Animals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/274 using snap or button fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/28 for electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 1/00 Surgical instruments for veterinary use
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/24 with gripping jaws, e.g. crocodile clip
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44641 having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member

Abstract

A multi-function clamp for veterinarian, mainly includes upper clip and lower clip; the clamp body is composed by upper clip, lower clip, bolt and torsional spring, wherein the foresaid clamp body installed with connection assembly that has connecting lead wires, and the connection assembly has several installation sections coordinates with the lead wire plug. By adopting the compatibility design, the multi-function clamp for veterinarian could apply to wider areas, a pet clinic equipped with the multi-function clamp for veterinarian is applicable even using the probe-type lead wires, the banana plug lead wires, the snap-type lead wires and the clip-type lead wires simultaneously, which greatly decreases the procurement cost for equipment and accessories, and easier to be operated. Furthermore, by adopting the anti-slip design, the multi-function clamp for veterinarian will improve remarkably for the matter the clamp drops off from the operators or the animal skins, which saves time in operation.

Claims

1. A multi-function clamp for veterinarians, comprising:

a clamp body having an upper clip and a lower clip;

a torsional spring is disposed between the upper clip and the lower clip and secured to the lower clip by a bolt, wherein the clamp body includes a connection assembly that has at least two installation parts configured to engage different types of lead wire plugs.

2. The multi-function clamp of claim 1, wherein the connection assembly includes a dual-bore copper connector and a chamfer head screw;

the chamfer head screw positioned through the lower clip to install with the dual-bore copper connector so as to install the dual-bore copper connector in the lower clip.

3. The multi-function clamp of claim 2, wherein the bottom of the dual-bore copper connector forms a snap, wherein both sides of the dual-bore copper connector has mounting holes having a diameter of 3 mm and 4 mm, respectively, while the two mounting holes are perpendicular to one another.

4. The multi-function clamp of claim 1, wherein the connection assembly includes a chamfer head screw, a single-hole copper connector and a hand screw, wherein the chamfer head screw is positioned through the lower clip to secure the lower clip to the single-hole copper connector so as to lock the single-hole copper connector to the lower clip.

5. The multi-function clamp of claim 4, wherein the single-hole copper connector has a mounting hole having a diameter of 4 mm, wherein the mounting hole installs with the lead wires plug and the hand screw is screwed into the single-hole copper connector to secure the lead wires plug within the mounting hole.

6. The multi-function clamp of claim 4, wherein a bottom of the hand screw forms a snap connector.

7. The multi-function clamp of claim 1, characterized in that the foresaid connection assembly includes double-headed electrode socket and a rivet, wherein by coordination of the rivet and the double-headed electrode socket so as to install the double-headed electrode socket on the lower clip.

8. The multi-function clamp of claim 7, wherein the double-headed electrode socket has mounting holes having a diameter of 3 mm and 4 mm respectively, while the bottom of the rivet forms a snap.

9. The multi-function clamp of claim 1, wherein the lower clip has a plurality of teeth, and the connection assembly installs in a foot section of the lower clip.

10. The multi-function clamp of claim 1, wherein a tail end of the upper clip has wavy stripes and the front end has multiple dots, the upper clip having a plurality of teeth positioned to nest with another plurality of teeth on the lower clip.

11. The multi-function clamp of claim 5, wherein a bottom of the hand screw comprises a snap.