Patent ID: 11905015
Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A clamp comprising:
a first jaw;
a second jaw attached to the first jaw;
a biasing member having a first end attached to the first jaw and a second end attached to the second jaw, wherein the biasing member is configured to at least one of:
rotate the first jaw relative to the second jaw about an axis; or
rotate the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis; and

an arresting member comprising:
a first arresting portion attached to the first jaw;
an arresting pivot attached to the first arresting portion; and
a second arresting portion attached to the arresting pivot, the arresting member configured to engage at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw, the arresting member movable between a first position relative to at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw and a second position relative to at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw, wherein:
when the arresting member is in the first position, the first jaw and the second jaw are in an arrested position and the second arresting portion engages the second jaw to provide a physical interference to restrain rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw and to restrain rotation of the first jaw relative to the second jaw,
in the first position, the arresting member is configured to at least one of:
restrain rotation of the first jaw relative to the second jaw about the axis; or
restrain rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis,

in the second position, the arresting member is configured to at least one of:
enable rotation of the first jaw relative to the second jaw about the axis; or
enable rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis, and

when the arresting member moves from the first position to the second position, the first arresting portion and the second arresting portion pivot relative to each other about the arresting pivot to enable at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw to move between the arrested position and a closed position.