Patent ID: 11859745
Assignee: BIO PURE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A clamp comprising:
a first arcuate portion;
a second arcuate portion hingedly connected to the first arcuate portion; and
a ratchet mechanism for locking the first and second arcuate portions in a closed position;
wherein the ratchet mechanism comprises a linear rack provided with the second arcuate portion and a pawl provided with the first arcuate portion for receiving the linear rack;
wherein the linear rack comprises a plurality of toothed paths each comprising one or more asymmetrical teeth;
wherein the pawl comprises a plurality of fingers which are biased into engagement with the teeth of the linear rack; wherein each of the plurality of fingers are configured to engage with the teeth of one of the plurality of toothed paths; characterized in that:
a first path of the plurality of toothed paths comprises one or more teeth having a larger height than the teeth of a second path of the plurality of toothed paths, wherein the teeth of the first path are positioned so as to provide tactile/audible feedback to a user to indicate an optimum clamping force.