Clamping member

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2006-04-19

2010-12-14

McKinnon, Terrell (Department: 3632)

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C248S226110, C248S230100, C405S218000

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07850140

ABSTRACT:
An improved clamping mechanism for clamping a dock support frame having a hollow recess and a U-shaped cut-out to a vertical support member has an anvil clamping member comprised of extruded aluminum. The anvil clamping member has an arc-shaped clamping surface and is fixedly disposed inside the hollow recess in the support frame. A hammer clamping member comprised of extruded aluminum and having a corresponding arc-shaped clamping surface is adjustably attached to the anvil clamping member such that the vertical support member can pass between the hammer clamping member and the anvil clamping member and through the U-shaped cut-out of the support frame. By this arrangement, the arc-shaped clamping surface of the anvil member and the corresponding arc-shaped clamping surface of the hammer clamping member together clamp together to make a friction connection with the vertical support member so the vertical support member can hold the dock support member above a waterline allowing the dock support member to support a dock structure member above the waterline an anvil clamping member comprised of extruded aluminum and having an arc-shaped clamping surface.

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