Patent ID: 6212742
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A clamp for mounting a first article to a second article, the clamp having only two connecting members comprising a first arm and second arm,the first arm comprising a proximal end attached to the first article and a distal male end, the male end comprising:an insertion member;a male mating detent protruding from the insertion member; anda male locking detent protruding from the male end,the second arm comprising a proximal end attached to the first article and a distal female end, the female end comprising:a receiving member;a female mating detent protruding from the receiving member; anda female locking detent protruding from the receiving member,the arrangement being such that when the insertion member mates with the receiving member, the male mating detent and the female mating detent align, and the male locking detent and the female locking detent align so that the clamp becomes locked in three perpendicular directions, the male mating detent and the female mating detent preventing the first arm from moving in a first transverse direction relative to the second arm, and the male locking detent and the female locking detent preventing the first arm from moving in a second transverse direction relative to the second arm, the second transverse direction being opposite that of the first transverse direction.