Straight Edge Clamp
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1. A straight edge clamp comprising;
- an elongated body, a clamping head assembly and an end stop;
said elongated body has opposed edges, a top and a bottom, a main channel formed in said bottom, said clamping head assembly and said end stop are mounted within said main channel a spaced distance from one another;
said clamping head assembly has a movable jaw which is movable in the direction toward said end stop, from an unlocked position to a locked position;
whereby said bottom of said elongated body is adapted to be positioned against a work surface having sides and said clamping head assembly and end stop are adapted to be positioned against the sides, said jaw is moved to said clamped position to clamp said straight edge clamp to said work surface.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a straight edge clamp that has a clamping head assembly and an end stop mounted upon the body of the straight edge. The clamping head assembly has a locking assembly that allows it to be locked to the straight edge. The straight edge clamp body can include sections that are adapted to be connected together to form the overall length of the straight edge clamp.
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1. A straight edge clamp comprising;
- an elongated body, a clamping head assembly and an end stop;
said elongated body has opposed edges, a top and a bottom, a main channel formed in said bottom, said clamping head assembly and said end stop are mounted within said main channel a spaced distance from one another;
said clamping head assembly has a movable jaw which is movable in the direction toward said end stop, from an unlocked position to a locked position;
whereby said bottom of said elongated body is adapted to be positioned against a work surface having sides and said clamping head assembly and end stop are adapted to be positioned against the sides, said jaw is moved to said clamped position to clamp said straight edge clamp to said work surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- an elongated body, a clamping head assembly and an end stop;
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12. A straight edge clamp comprising;
- an elongated body, a clamping head assembly and an end stop;
said elongated body has opposed edges, a top and a bottom, and a main channel formed in said bottom;
said clamping head assembly has a first jaw which is movable with respect to said main channel, said end stop has a second jaw;
said clamping head including a moveable locking member that moves between a locked and unlocked position, whereby said bottom of said elongated body is adapted to be positioned against a work surface having sides and said clamping head assembly and end stop are adapted to be positioned against the sides, and said clamping head is moved to said clamped position. - View Dependent Claims (13)
- an elongated body, a clamping head assembly and an end stop;
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14. A straight edge clamp comprising;
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an elongated body, said elongated body including at least two sections, and at least one connector for connecting said sections to form a unitary elongated body;
said elongated body has opposed edges, a top and a bottom, and a main channel formed in said bottom,a clamping head and an end stop, said clamping head is mounted within said main channel a spaced distance from said end stop; said clamping head includes a locking mechanism to lock said clamping head with respect to said elongated body;
whereby said bottom of said elongated body is adapted to be positioned against a work surface having sides and said clamping head is adapted to be positioned against one of the sides, and said locking mechanism is moved to said clamped position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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