Patent ID: 8424856
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A bar clamp, comprising: a bar; a stop associated with the bar; a first jaw movably coupled to the bar, the first jaw having a drive lever that engages the bar and a trigger that drives the drive lever to move the bar relative to the first jaw; a second jaw being movably coupled to the bar, the second jaw having an aperture to enable the second jaw to receive the bar and pass over the stop, the second jaw comprising: a release assembly including a stop mechanism and a manually engageable release member, wherein the stop mechanism engages the bar to prevent or inhibit movement of the second jaw relative to the bar, and wherein manual actuation of the release member facilitates movement of the second jaw relative to the bar, the release assembly being movable between a first orientation wherein it blocks a portion of the aperture thereby preventing the jaw from moving past the stop and a second orientation wherein it enables the stop to pass through the aperture, wherein the stop mechanism is movable from a (i) first position wherein it (a) frictionally engages the bar and (b) blocks a portion of the aperture to prevent the second jaw from moving past the stop, and (ii) a second position wherein it (a) does not frictionally engage the bar and (b) does not block the aperture, thereby allowing the second jaw to move past the stop, and wherein the stop mechanism is movable between the (i) first position wherein it blocks a portion of the aperture through which the stop must pass for the second jaw to move past the stop, and (ii) the second position wherein the stop mechanism does not block the portion of the aperture through which the stop must pass for the second jaw to move past the stop, thereby allowing the second jaw to move past the stop.