Patent ID: 6431534
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A clamping device for securing at least one element; comprising:a curvilinear shaped frame including two arms, said arms each having a bore, at least one of said bores having an engaging element; at least one adjusting screw engagably received in one of said bores, said adjusting screw having a swivel head; and at least one solid angle clamping member, wherein said solid angle clamping member is formed from a single piece of metal, wherein said solid angle clamping member has a cavity in the base thereof, wherein said adjusting screw swivel head is receivably attached in said cavity, said solid angle clamping member operably attached to said swivel head of said adjusting screw in said cavity so that said solid angle clamping member can angularly move in a range generally from about minus thirty to about plus thirty degrees in relation to an axis perpendicular to the axis formed by the adjusting screw, said solid angle clamping member being substantially free of any welding, said solid angle clamping member having a clamping face comprising a first recess and a second recess transverse to said first recess adapted to provide access to an object held in said first recess to allow for a mechanical operation to be performed, said solid angle clamping member including a striking face at each end of said first recess, and said striking face being a substantially flat planar surface.