Patent ID: 8657545
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp configured to clamp a first structure to a second structure, the clamp comprising: a top portion configured to extend through a slot in the first structure, the top portion including a head, a neck portion coupled to the head and a cylindrical body coupled to the neck portion, a rotatable nut located adjacent the slot, the rotatable nut having an opening to receive the cylindrical body, and a spring nut configured to receive a portion of the cylindrical body, wherein the rotatable nut is configured to be turned such that when the head of the clamp is aligned with the slot in the first structure, the top portion of the clamp is configured to lower into the opening and clamp the first structure to the second structure, and wherein the neck portion includes first and second portions located on opposite sides of the neck portion, and wherein the first structure includes notches located on either side of the slot, the notches being configured to receive the first and second portions of the neck portion when the first structure is clamped to the second structure.