Work holders – Relatively movable jaws – Means to actuate jaw
Patent
1985-10-03
1986-10-28
Watson, Robert C.
Work holders
Relatively movable jaws
Means to actuate jaw
269239, 269258, 24514, B25B 106, A44B 2100
Patent
active
046194479
ABSTRACT:
This invention is an improved concept of the clamp shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,736,629, as issued June 5, 1973. This clamping device has two C-shaped arms, each of which is an assembly of two plate-like members of sheet metal. These two arm assemblies are pivotally retained at one end with the plate-like members in an overlay condition. A pivot pin has an enlarged center portion which acts as a spacer and has two eccentric cam areas sized and spaced to actuate apertures formed in one of the arm pairs. Shouldered rivets retain these arm assemblies in spaced array and a stop pin secured in this pivot pin has a length sufficient to engage a secured rivet. At one limit of movement of the stop pin, the cam areas move one arm assembly to a maximum clamping force and, at the other limit of movement of the stop pin, the cam areas are in a reduced-force application. Trunnion blocks are pivotally retained in each arm, with one block having through threads and the other block having a smooth bore adapted to rotatably retain a socket-headed cap screw whose threaded portion is compatibly disposed in the threaded trunnion. Rotation of this screw causes jaw ends having pivoted clamp pads to be brought to and away from each other. The members of this clamp are of metal and the pivot pin and clamp pads may be made by a screw machine and then heat-treated.
REFERENCES:
patent: 457997 (1891-08-01), Lorey
patent: 1623045 (1927-04-01), Butt
patent: 3736629 (1973-06-01), Blake
Roberts Ralph R.
Watson Robert C.
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