Patent Publication Number: US-10774979-B2

Title: Multi-clamp stand apparatus

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to clamps and more particularly pertains to a new clamp for handsfree assistance. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a base having front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side. A support pole has a bottom end and a top end. The bottom end is coupled to the top side of the base. A clamp collar is coupled to the support pole and is slidably engageable on the support pole from the bottom end to the end. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the clamp collar and is in operational communication with the support pole to fix and alternatively release the clamp collar and the support pole. An at least one clamp is coupled to the clamp collar. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is an isometric view of a multi-clamp stand apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a rear elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new clamp embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the multi-clamp stand apparatus  10  generally comprises a base  12  having front side  14 , a back side  16 , a top side  18 , and a bottom side  20 . The base may be a rectangular prism and may have a rubberized coating  22 . The rubberized coating provides protection for the base  12  as well as a non-slip surface for work being performed on the base  12 . A support pole  24  is coupled to the base  12  and has a bottom end  26  and a top end  28 . The top end  28  may have a threaded portion  30  and the bottom end  26  is coupled to the top side  18  of the base. A flange  32  may be coupled to the base  12  around the bottom end  26  of the support pole for extra support. An end cap  34  is selectively engageable with the threaded portion  30  of the top end of the support pole. A clamp collar  36  is coupled to the support pole. The clamp collar  36  is slidably engageable on the support pole  24  from the bottom end  26  to the end  28 . The end cap  34  prevents the clamp collar  36  from sliding off the top end  28  of the support pole. An adjustment mechanism  38  is coupled to the clamp collar  36 . The adjustment mechanism  38  may comprise a collar wing nut  40 . The collar wing nut  40  tightens to fix the clamp collar  36  to the support pole  24  and alternatively loosens to release the clamp collar  36  to be slidable along, and rotatable around, the support pole  24  to adjust the height from the base  12  and angle relative the front side  14 . 
     An at least one sleeve  41  may be coupled to the clamp collar  36 . The at least one sleeve  41  may be a pair of sleeves  43  with each of the pair of sleeves  43  being disposed 180° apart. An at least one clamp  42  may be a pair of clamps  44  with each of the pair of clamps comprising an extension arm  46  having a proximal end  48  and a distal end  50 . The proximal end  48  is rotatably coupled within the pair of sleeves  43 . A pair of set screws  45  may be coupled to the pair of sleeves  43 . The pair of set screws  45  is coupled through each of the pair of sleeves  43  to selectively engage the extension arm  46  of each of the pair of clamps  44 . Each set screw of the pair of set screws  45  may have a screw wing nut  47  to tighten and alternatively loosen the pair of set screws  45  to prevent and alternatively enable rotation of the pair of clamps  44 . The pair of clamps  44  may alternatively be directly coupled to the clamp collar  36  with both oriented parallel the top side  18 , one may be oriented parallel the top side  18  and one being oriented 90° relative the top side  18 , or both may be oriented 90° relative the top side  18 . 
     Each of the pair of clamps  44  may further comprise a clamp terminal  52  coupled to the distal end  50  of the extension arm and a trigger clamp  54  coupled to the extension arm  46 . Each trigger clamp  54  may have a squeeze trigger  56  and a release trigger  58 . The squeeze trigger  56  advances the trigger clamp  54  along the extension arm  46  towards the clamp terminal  52  and the release trigger  58  releasing the trigger clamp  54  to slide away from the clamp terminal  52 . 
     In use, a user loosens the collar wing nut  40  of the adjustment mechanism  38  to adjust the height and angle of the clamp collar  36  to position the pair of clamps  44  where desired. The squeeze trigger  56  is then pulled to clamp objects between the squeeze trigger  56  and the clamp terminal  52 . The objects can then be held and worked on without requiring an extra hand to hold them in place. When done, the release trigger  58  is squeezed to unclamp the objects. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.