Patent ID: 6209155
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
The combination of a clamp and first and second laterally movable members comprising:a first member having a horizontal surface provided with openings therein, said first member having an outboard end adapted to engage a first fixed side element, and an inboard free end,a second member nested inside the first member and laterally movable with respect to said first member, said second member having an outboard end adapted to engage a second fixed side element laterally spaced from the first fixed side element and an inboard end adjacent to the inboard end of the first member, anda clamp embracing portions of the inboard ends of the first and second members and retaining said members in aligned and laterally slidable relationship, said clamp having a body with a horizontal flange defining one side thereof, said horizontal flange being juxtaposed to the horizontal surface of the first member, downwardly formed areas on the clamp horizontal flange aligned with and engagable in the openings in the first member horizontal surface to lock the clamp to the first member and retain the inboard ends of the first and second members in aligned relationship while still allowing unrestricted lateral movement of the members whereby the outboard ends are movable into engagement with the respective fixed side elements.