Patent ID: 7207610
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. A wood handling clam comprising: a swivel motor; a carrier housing mounted on said swivel motor; a pair of opposed curved jaws pivoted at an upper end to said carrier housing; a pair of power cylinders, each pivoted at one end to said carrier housing and at another end to a respective clam jaw; the improvement comprising each of said jaws being of hollow construction, defined by a pair of side walls and an inside and outside cover affixed to said side walls; each of said jaws having a slot extending in from said upper end thereof in which a respective power cylinder extends; and each jaw having a pair of partition plates shaped as said side walls and aligned therewith, spaced apart and from said side walls, said partition plates welded to said inside and outside covers and each pair of partition plates having upper ends extending alongside said slot in said jaw.