Patent ID: 6056254
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: F16B,G09F

Abstract:
A column clamp device for a display, for mounting such a display on a cylindrical column said display having a base and opening means in said base for receiving a portion of said column, said column clamp device comprising:a flange portion attachable to said base of said display around said opening;a generally tubular body portion extending downwardly from said flange portion, and open at its upper and lower ends;a semi-cylindrical contact surface defined by said body portion, on one side thereof for contacting a side of said column;an enlarged generally semi-cylindrical recess housing defined by said body portion opposite to said contact surface;a generally semi-cylindrical clamping shoe moveably located within said recess housing, said shoe defining concave and convex sides;releasable shoe holders integral with said clamping shoe, said holders being separate from said recess housing and holding said shoe within said semi-cylindrical recess housing, and permitting movement of said shoe towards and away from said semi-cylindrical contact surface;a screw receiving member formed on said convex side of said shoe;a generally rectangular wall formed integrally with said enlarged semi-cylindrical recess housing;a screw receiving threaded member mounted in said rectangular wall; and,a clamping screw received within the threaded member and passing through the interior of said rectangular wall, and received in said screw receiving member on said shoe.