Patent ID: 9163440
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: B25B,E05C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A controlled latch clamp, said clamp comprising: a base including a slot; a handle pivotally connected to said base; a link pivotally connected to said handle; a plunger pivotally connected to said base by a first connecting mechanism and the plunger connected to said link by a second connecting mechanism, said first connecting mechanism defines an axis, the first connecting mechanism axis is located at a first position that is fixed with respect to the base, the first connecting mechanism is rotatably connected, about the axis, on the base, said second connecting mechanism is movably positioned on the base at a second position, the first position is spaced from the second position on the base such that the first and second positions do not occupy the same position; and an arm connected to an end of said plunger, the plunger, via the second connecting mechanism moving in the slot in the base, enables said arm, during movement of the handle, to travel axially, during opening of the clamp along an axis of said plunger a predetermined distance and enables the arm to travel in a predetermined length rotational arc.