Patent ID: 6056282
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A clamping device, comprising:an elongate rod having a pair of opposite ends and a longitudinal axis being extended between said ends of said threaded rod;a plurality of clamp members, wherein each of said clamp members comprises:first and second sides, and a pair of arms each having a jaw portion, a middle portion, and a handle portion;said pair of arms of said clamp member being pivotally coupled together at said middle portions of said pair of arms, said jaw portions of said pair of arms of said clamp member opposing one another;said clamp member having a bore being extended between said first and second sides of said clamp member and being positioned at said middle portions of said arms, said pair of arms pivoting about said bore;said first and second sides of said clamp member each having a cog outwardly extending therefrom around said bore of said clamp member, each of said cogs of said clamp member having a plurality of teeth;said rod being extended through each of said bores of said plurality of clamp members such that each of said clamp members are rotatable about a common axis, said common axis comprising said longitudinal axis of said rod, said clamp members being arranged in a row along said longitudinal axis of said rod such that each of said clamp members in said row are pivotable about the common axis;an end cap being coupled to one of said ends of said threaded rod, said end cap having an end cap cog, said end cap cog having a plurality of teeth, said end cap cog being extended from said end cap towards another end of said threaded rod such that said teeth of said end cap cog face said other end of said threaded rod;a tightening end nut having a threaded hole therethrough, said other end of said threaded rod being threadingly extended through said threaded hole of said tightening end nut, said tightening end nut having an end nut cog, said end nut cog having a plurality of teeth, said end nut cog being extended from said tightening end nut towards said one end of said threaded rod such that said teeth of said end cap cog face said one end of said threaded rod, said plurality of clamping members being positioned between said end cap and tightening end nut; andwherein each of said jaw portions of said arms of said clamp member has a plurality of gripping teeth, said gripping teeth of the jaw of one of the arms of said clamp member facing said gripping teeth of the jaw of the other arm of said clamp member, said gripping teeth being positioned between said clamping pads and said middle portions of said arms of said clamping member, said gripping teeth of the arms being for holding an item therebetween.