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

Claim 10:
11. A clamp comprising:
a first jaw;
a second jaw comprising a jaw wall and attached to the first jaw; and
a biasing member having a first end attached to the first jaw and a second end attached to the second jaw, the biasing member movable between a first location relative to an axis, about which at least one of the first jaw or the second jaw rotates, and a second location relative to the axis, wherein:
when the biasing member is in the first location, the biasing member is configured to urge rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis in a first rotational direction toward an opened position,
when the biasing member is in the second location, the biasing member is configured to urge rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, toward a closed position,
contact between a line and the jaw wall applies a moment arm to the second jaw to:
overcome a biasing force of the biasing member in the first location, and
urge rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis in the second rotational direction to move the biasing member to the second location, and

the biasing member urges rotation of the second jaw relative to the first jaw about the axis toward the closed position to mount the clamp to the line.