Patent ID: 6244581
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A wedge clamp for clamping a plurality of planar members in a side-by-side disposition for work to be performed thereon, said wedge clamp comprising:a raid unit including a track defined by opposing first and second side walls and an end wall, said first and second side walls and said end wall disposed in a U-shaped configuration for closely receiving at least one stock member defining a fist thickness, said first and second side walls being spaced apart to define a throat having a first width for closely receiving the at least one stock member, said track defining a length to receive the at least one stock member in a side-by-side disposition, at least one of said first and second side walls and said end wall defining a series of openings;a base member secured at a fist end to a lower end of said track, a second end of said base member extending away from said track, said base member defining an opening proximate said second end thereof; andat least one wedge block dimensioned to be closely received by an upper limit of one of said series of openings and to engage an upper edge of the at least one stock member, a top surface of said wedge block being contoured to closely be received within a contour of said upper limit of said one of said series of openings, said wedge block defining a taper from a first end to a second end thereof, the at least one stock member being champed between a lower surface of said wedge block and an upper surface of said base member.