Patent ID: 6602016
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: E02F,F16B,F16L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A bolt-on clamp assembly for mounting a hydraulic line to a support structure, said clamp assembly comprising:upper and lower clamp members, said upper clamp member having a downwardly facing jaw portion and said lower clamp member having an upwardly facing jaw portion, so that said jaw portions define a receiving area for engaging said hydraulic line therein; a mounting portion formed on a first side of said receiving area for passage of a mounting bolt therethrough; and a hinge structure interconnecting said upper and lower clamp members so as to form an upwardly directed fulcrum on a second side of said receiving area opposite said mounting portion, said hinge structure comprising: an upwardly projecting flange portion formed along an edge of said upper clamp member; and an inverted channel portion formed along an edge of said lower clamp member for receiving said flange portion in pivoting engagement therewith, so as to form said upwardly directed fulcrum while preventing said upper member from twisting relative to said lower clamp member; so that said upper clamp member pivots downwardly about said upwardly directed fulcrum in response to tightening of said mounting bolt as said lower clamp member is held stationary by said support structure, so that said upper clamp member exerts a downwardly directed clamping force against said hydraulic line in said receiving area between said clamp members.