Patent ID: 6634826
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
A clamp for locking at least one pin (30) comprising:a hollow body (1) provided with coaxial apertures (9); a slidable but not rotatable member (11) mounted in said hollow body (1), said slidable but not rotatable member (11) loaded by a spring (10) and provided with a through hole (12) able to align with said coaxial apertures (9) for passage of said pin (30), and an operating knob (18) operably coupled to said slidable but not rotatable member (11), said operating knob (18) being able to assume and maintain two positions, namely one in which the pin (30) is released by moving said member against the action of the spring (10) and one in which the pin is locked by the action of the spring; wherein the two positions of the knob (18) are achieved by cooperation between parts (19) associated with said knob (18) and guides (6, 7) provided within said body (1); and wherein the parts (19) are represented by coaxial pegs mounted in the knob (18) and penetrating said guides (6, 7) provided within said body (1).