Patent ID: 7441424
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: E05B,E05C,F16B,F21V,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp-on holder comprising: a first member; and a second member coupled to said first member for relative pivotal movement about a common pivot pin, said first member having a first clamping region at one side of said pivot pin and a first locking region at an other side of said pivot pin, said second member having a second clamping region at one side of said pivot pin and a second locking region at an other side of said pivot pin, said first locking region including a recess and a fixed magnetic element, said second locking region including a movable magnetic element and a bore dimensioned to accommodate said movable magnetic element, said movable magnetic element being movable between an unlocking position wherein said movable magnetic element is received in said bore and a locking position wherein said movable magnetic element is partly extracted from said bore, and said partly extracted portion of said movable magnetic element is inserted into said recess and magnetically attracted to said fixed magnetic element, said first and second members being relatively pivotable between an open position wherein said first and second clamping regions are separated from one another and a closed position wherein said first and second clamping regions are urged towards one another and adapted to clamp an external object therebetween, said movable magnetic element being moved from said unlocking position to said locking position to lock said first and second members against relative pivotal movement when said first and second members are pivotably moved from said open position to said closed position.