Ronald P Raymond

US Patent:

55689159, Oct 29, 1996

Filed:

Sep 7, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/302346

Inventors:

Ronald Raymond - Standish MI

International Classification:

B25B 102

US Classification:

269147

Abstract:

The C-clamp (10) has an elongated structural member (12) and two clamp heads (14). Each clamp head (14) has a body (16) with an elongated structural member passage (22) having a central axis (24) and a jaw (18) connected to the body (16) by a screw (20). The passage (22) is defined by side plates (26 and 28), an upper friction block (30) and a lower friction block (32). The friction blocks (30 and 32) are axially spaced apart along the central axis (24). Contact surfaces (34 and 40) on the friction blocks (30 and 32) are spaced apart in a direction normal to the central axis (24) a distance less than the height of the structural member (12).