Patent ID: 9194407
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A universal clamp for supporting a receptacle, comprising: a holder having a first end with a pair of elongated shaped legs with a space therebetween, each of the legs having a proximate end extending from a single base member and a distal end, the distal end having an interior opening running through the distal end, each interior opening having a longitudinal axis along a longitudinal axis of each leg, the base member and the pair of elongated legs being formed from one plastic material, and the holder having a holding end extending from an opposite side of the base member; a slidable clamp member having two parallel longitudinal through-holes passing through both a rear end of the clamp and a front end of the clamp, each of the through-holes being enclosed on all sides, the longitudinal through-holes in the rear end of the clamp having an inner diameter sized to fit each distal end of the legs inside; and a pair of fasteners with threaded posts, wherein the through-holes passing through the clamp member allow for the rear end of the clamp member to slide over each of the pair of the elongated shaped legs of the holder, with the fasteners having threaded ends passing into both the through-holes in the front end of the clamp member and into the interior openings running through the distal ends of the legs locking the clamp member to the holder to a support structure passing through the space between the legs and the clamp member, and wherein the threaded posts of the fasteners remain protected within the legs and the clamp member when the clamp member is locked to the holder, wherein the front end of the clamp member and a portion of the holder between the parallel legs each form opposite facing v shaped indentations.