Flanged material and standing seam clamp
First Claim
1. A clamping assembly comprising:
- a) a generally U-shaped clamp body having an interior region for receiving a structure to be clamped;
b) at least one clamping hammer disposed within the interior region of the clamp body, the clamping hammer is hingedly secured to the clamp body along the longitudinal axis thereof;
c) at least one adjustment screw extending through the clamp body and adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer so as to cause it to pivot about its longitudinal axis, the adjustment screw extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the clamping hammer; and
d) at least one locking screw adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer to prevent pivoting of the same whereby a structure to be clamped that is received within the clamp body may be tightly clamped by the clamping hammer under action of the adjustment screw and locked into place by the locking screw.
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Abstract
A clamping assembly for attaching loads to various kinds of flanged seams, the assembly comprising a generally U-shaped clamp body, at least one clamping hammer disposed interior of the clamp body, the clamping hammer being hingedly secured to the clamp body along the longitudinal axis of the clamp body, at least one adjustment screw extending through the clamp body and adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer and cause it to pivot about its axis, the adjustment screw extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the clamping hammer, at least one locking screw adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer to prevent pivoting of the same whereby a standing seam received within the clamp body may be tightly grasped between the clamp body and the clamping hammer under action of the adjustment screw and then locked into place by the locking screw.
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20 Claims
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1. A clamping assembly comprising:
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a) a generally U-shaped clamp body having an interior region for receiving a structure to be clamped; b) at least one clamping hammer disposed within the interior region of the clamp body, the clamping hammer is hingedly secured to the clamp body along the longitudinal axis thereof; c) at least one adjustment screw extending through the clamp body and adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer so as to cause it to pivot about its longitudinal axis, the adjustment screw extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the clamping hammer; and d) at least one locking screw adapted to selectively impinge against the clamping hammer to prevent pivoting of the same whereby a structure to be clamped that is received within the clamp body may be tightly clamped by the clamping hammer under action of the adjustment screw and locked into place by the locking screw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A clamping assembly comprising:
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a) a one-piece clamp body, the clamp body has a top wall, a pair of side walls and an interior region therebetween; b) a pair of clamping jaws, the clamping jaws are disposed within the interior region and each jaw of the pair of clamping jaws is hingedly secured to the clamp body and adjacent a separate one of the pair of side walls to restrict pivoting to within the interior region; c) at least first and second adjustment screws, the first adjustment screw extends through one wall of the pair of side walls to selectively engage against one of the clamping jaws and cause pivoting of the same toward the opposite of the pair of clamping jaws, the second adjustment screw extends through a separate wall of the pair of side walls to selectively engage against a separate one of the clamping jaws and cause pivoting of the same toward the opposite of the pair of clamping jaws, the first and second adjustment screws are transverse to the longitudinal axis of the clamp body; and d) at least first and second locking screws, each one of the first and second locking screws extends through a separate one of the pair of side walls to selectively impinge against one of the clamping jaws where it is hingedly secured to the clamp body and to prevent pivoting of the same whereby a structure to be clamped that is received within the interior region may be clamped between the pair of locking jaws under action of the first and second adjustment screws and locked into place by the first and second locking screws. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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