Patent ID: 6286662
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A clamp for holding flat articles comprisinga supporting part,a clamping tongue fixed to the supporting part,a clamping jaw moveably mounted on the supporting part for movement between an open position separated from the clamping tongue and a clamping position in which a free end of the clamping jaw forms with the clamping tongue a clamping gap adapted to engage and hold a flat article therebetween, and wherein during movement from the open position toward the clamping position, the free end of the clamping jaw moves along a movement path which forms an acute angle with the clamping tongue and during continued movement after encountering an article resting on the clamping tongue the clamping jaw is resiliently deflected out of the path of movement in a direction transverse to the clamping tongue so as to produce a clamping force on the article.