Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Machine or implement
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-17
2001-05-22
Kent, Christopher T. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Machine or implement
C052S127200, C052S584100, C052SDIG001, C269S152000, C269S155000, C269S226000, C269S904000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06233900
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another and more particularly pertains to a new partition clamping device for holding partitions, such as cubical partition walls, in place with one another when assembling the partitions during installation.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another is known in the prior art. More specifically, clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U. S. Pat. No. 4,828,239 by Grandy et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 3,807,720 by Converse et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,192 by Augustine; U.S. Pat. No. 5,048,806 by Deustsch; U.S. Pat. No. 3,284,050 by Meyer; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,357,464 by Vroman.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new partition clamping device. The inventive device includes first and second clamp members each comprising a cross brace and a spaced apart first and second side braces coupled to the cross brace. A threaded rod is threadingly extended through a first of the side braces towards the second side brace. A plate is coupled to an inner end of the threaded rod. The cross braces of the clamp members each have a bore therethrough through which an elongate pole is extended.
In these respects, the partition clamping device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of holding partitions, such as cubical partition walls, in place with one another when assembling the partitions during installation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new partition clamping device construction wherein the same can be utilized for holding partitions, such as cubical partition walls, in place with one another when assembling the partitions during installation.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new partition clamping device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new partition clamping device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises first and second clamp members each comprising a cross brace and a spaced apart first and second side braces coupled to the cross brace. A threaded rod is threadingly extended through a first of the side braces towards the second side brace. A plate is coupled to an inner end of the threaded rod. The cross braces of the clamp members each have a bore therethrough through which an elongate pole is extended.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new partition clamping device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new partition clamping device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art clamping device for holding partitions in place with one another, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new partition clamping device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new partition clamping device which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new partition clamping device which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such partition clamping device economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new partition clamping device which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new partition clamping device for holding partitions, such as cubical partition walls, in place with one another when assembling the partitions during installation.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new partition clamping device which includes first and second clamp members each comprising a cross brace and a spaced apart first and second side braces coupled to the cross brace. A threaded rod is threadingly extended through a first of the side braces towards the second side brace. A plate is coupled to an inner end of the threaded rod. The cross braces of the clamp members each have a bore therethrough through which an elongate pole is extended.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new partition clamping device that lets a single user install partitions by holding adjacent partitions in a fixed position to one another so that the user may fasten the partitions together.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3861662 (1975-01-01), Morse
patent: 4165869 (1979-08-01), Williams
patent: 4984775 (1991-01-01), K
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