Patent ID: 8096927
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A63B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shaft-mounted clamp comprising: first and second clamp members having respective inner edges defining first and second through-holes in said first and second clamp members, respectively, said first and second through-holes each configured to receive a shaft; a hinge member coupled to each of said first and second clamp members at locations spaced outwardly from said first and second through-holes, whereby said clamp members are pivotably coupled to one another by said hinge member and are movable between an engaging configuration and a disengaging configuration; an elongate projection having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, said proximal end portion coupled to said first clamp member, and said distal end portion extending toward and at least partially beyond said second clamp member; wherein when said first and second clamp members are in said disengaging configuration, the shaft may be readily positioned in or moved along both of said first and second through-holes, and wherein when said first and second clamp members are in said engaging configuration, the shaft is fixedly engaged by said inner edge of at least said first clamp member; and wherein the engagement of said inner edge of said first clamp member with the shaft is increasable by applying a force to said distal end portion of said elongate projection in the general direction of said first clamp member.