Patent ID: 9676397
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B60P,B61D,E01B,F16B

Claim:
1. A clamp assembly for securing a rail comprising: a) a clamp base; b) a first wedge having a first wedge surface sloping downward relative to said clamp base along a first longitudinal direction and a second wedge having a second wedge surface sloping downward relative to said clamp base along a second longitudinal direction opposite said first longitudinal direction; c) a first clamping member having a first rail engaging member and a first wedge engaging surface, wherein advancement of said first wedge engaging surface in said first longitudinal direction across said first wedge surface toward a lower end thereof draws said first rail engaging member downward against a rail positioned between said first rail engaging member and said clamp base to restrain the rail from sliding in said first longitudinal direction; and d) a second clamping member having a second rail engaging member and a second wedge engaging surface, wherein advancement of said second wedge engaging surface in said second longitudinal direction across said second wedge surface toward a lower end thereof draws said second rail engaging member downward against a rail positioned between said second rail engaging member and said clamp base to restrain the rail from sliding in said second longitudinal direction.