Patent ID: 8769911
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: B23P,E04B,E04G,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector for connecting to an extending member comprising: an interface member the interface member comprising an interface surface a first extending abutment member extending from a surface opposed to the interface surface a second extending abutment member spaced from the first extending abutment member and extending from the surface opposed to the interface surface and at least a first passage passing therethrough from the interface surface to the surface opposing the interface surface between the first extending abutment member and the second extending abutment member; an abutment member comprising at least a first threaded passage, at least a first threaded member adapted to extend through the first passage in the interface surface to engage the first threaded passage of the abutment member on the side of the surface opposed to the interface surface; a first extending contact member comprising a first cooperating section and a first contact surface on an end thereof, the first cooperating section being movably positioned between and abutted by the abutment member and the first extending abutment member so that the first contact surface of the first extending contact member can be moved between an open position and a closed position as the distance between the surface opposing the interface surface and the abutment member is adjusted via the first threaded member, and a second extending contact member comprising a second cooperating section and a second contact surface on an end thereof, the second cooperating section being movably positioned between and abutted by the abutment member and the second extending abutment member so that the second contact surface of the second extending contact member can be moved between an open position and a closed position as the distance between the surface opposing the interface surface and the abutment member is adjusted via the first threaded member; and wherein the first extending abutment member extends at an angle from the surface opposed to the interface surface toward the second extending abutment member, the first extending abutment member comprising an arced surface to contact an arced channel formed in the first cooperating section of the first extending contact member and the second extending abutment member extends at an angle from the surface opposed to the interface surface toward the first extending abutment member, the second extending abutment member comprising an arced surface to contact an arced channel formed in the second cooperating section of the second extending contact member.