Patent ID: 6685385
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
In a conveyor system, a clamp for gripping and supporting a product guide rail to be positioned along side a product conveyor, said clamp comprising:a first clamp section having a slot extending therethrough configured to receive a bar having a rectangular cross-section or a rod having a circular cross-section, said slot having a pair of end portions spaced from each other, each end portion having a straight walled U-shape, with an open end of each U-shaped portion facing the open end of the other end portion, said slot having a pair of spaced, central portions extending between the end portions, said central portions forming concave walls of said slot, the maximum distance between said concave walls being less than the distance between end walls of said end portions and being greater than the distance between sidewalls of said end portions; a second clamp section; a pair of spaced fasteners extending through said clamp sections to cause the clamp sections to be drawn toward each other and to grip the conveyor rail; and a fastener extending through the clamp and through one of said concave walls to engage the bar or rod so as to support the clamp on the bar or rod.