Patent ID: 7934710
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A clamp, comprising: a housing; at least one bearing member in the housing; a latch member, slidably and rotatably mounted within said at least one bearing member of said housing so that said latch member is translatable along a displacement axis and rotatable about the displacement axis, said latch member defining a channel therein; a cam follower mounted to said housing, said cam follower engaging the channel in said latch member external to each of said at least one bearing member; and an actuator mounted to said housing and operatively associated with said latch member, said actuator translating said latch member along the displacement axis, the engagement of said cam follower in the channel causing said latch member to be rotated about the displacement axis as said latch member is translated along the displacement axis.