Patent ID: 6283425
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: F16M,H01Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A mounting bracket for securing an object to a bar member, said mounting bracket comprising:a first clamp part adapted to carry said object,a second clamp part,said first and second clamp parts together being clampable about said bar member by first and second clamp screws extending between said first and second clamp parts at sides of said bar member,each of said clamp parts having a substantially U-shaped cross section including a web portion and two leg portions extending therefrom and having parallel edges, each of said edges having recessed edge portions adapted to contact and partly embrace said bar member,said clamp screws being secured to said first clamp part at a defined distance from each other to extend substantially perpendicularly therefrom towards said second clamp part,said second clamp part having first and second elongate slots for receiving said clamp screws, said first slot having a closed end towards a first end of said second clamp and said second slot having an open end at a second end of said second clamp part, said second slot having an extension being at least twice the diameter of said clamp screws, and said first slot having an extension being at least one diameter of said clamp screws longer than said second slot, whereby one of said clamp screws is positioned at one end of said first slot with the other of said clamp screws positioned at one end of said second slot in a first position and the one clamp screw being positioned at an opposite end of said first slot with the other clamp screw passing through said open end of said second slot in a second position to facilitate placement of said second clamp part around said bar member, andat least one of said clamp screws being fixedly secured to said first clamp part to prohibit rotational and axial movement.