Patent ID: 8590454
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: B66C,E01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp assembly for securing an elongate member thereto: a) a clamp base having an elongate member support section; b) a shaft having upper and lower ends mounted below said clamp base; said lower end of said shaft supported below said upper end of said shaft; c) a clamping member having a hub pivotally mounted on said shaft; a shank projecting outward from said hub and a clamping flange projecting inward from a distal end of said shank over and in spaced relation to said hub; d) a spring urging said clamping member toward said lower end of said shaft; e) a guide engaging said clamping member and urging said clamping member toward said elongate member support section as said clamping member is urged to said lower end of said shaft such that said clamping flange extends above said elongate member support section and engages an elongate member supported thereon; f) an actuator selectively advancing said clamping member toward said upper end of said shaft, advancing said clamping flange upward and out of engagement with said elongate member and until said clamping member is advanced past said guide to allow said clamping member to pivot about said shaft such that said clamping flange pivots away from said elongate member support section.