Patent ID: 7954794
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of assembling a bar clamp comprising the steps of: providing a housing including an internal space having a first mating interface used to orient a cartridge within the housing, said housing including a handle to be gripped by a user during use of the clamp and a first jaw; providing a separate cartridge that defines predetermined locations for receiving a bar that supports a second jaw, an actuating arm and a slide element that engages the bar, said cartridge comprising a second mating interface that mates with the first mating interface to orient the cartridge relative to the housing; loading the bar, the actuating arm and the slide element into the cartridge in the predetermined locations before the cartridge is placed in the housing such that the bar is movably supported in the cartridge and one end of the actuating arm is supported by the cartridge; and orienting the cartridge relative to the housing the first mating interface and the second mating interface and placing the cartridge within the housing.