Patent ID: 8500436
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: B29C,B30B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ball lock clamp comprising: a cylinder housing; a first piston movable in said cylinder housing in response to a first fluid pressure; a second piston movable in the first piston; a rod extending from the first piston; a biasing member positioned in the cylinder housing for providing a force against the first piston and housing to bias the first piston against the fluid pressure; a plunger at a terminal end of the rod, the plunger including at least one ball moving in and out of the plunger; a receiver for receiving the plunger, the receiver retaining or locking the plunger in the receiver; and a mechanism for releasing the plunger from the receiver including a member in the rod, coupled with the second piston, for moving the at least one ball radially in and out of the rod for locking and releasing the at least one ball with the receiver and a contact member in the receiver for contacting the member in the rod.