Patent ID: 6119992
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A47B,F16B,F16M,F21V,G09F

Abstract:
A clamp which can be securely mounted along a shelf or similar structure, comprising:(a) a body member having a retaining portion with supporting means and having a C-shaped configuration including a pair of generally parallel spaced leg portions and a connecting portion defining a slot for receiving the shelf;(b) at least one screw fastener connected to one leg portion of said body member and having rotating means that reversibly protrudes a stud into said slot for movement between a disengaged position and an engaged position to securely fasten said body member to the shelf at a selected position thereon; and(c) a ratchet latch having latching means, said latching means consisting of a ratchet wheel attached to the stud and a spring which engages ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel in the engaged position, for locking said stud into position as said stud is moved into the engaged position.