Patent ID: 8475708

Claim:
A two-piece post clamp for use in a molten metal pump, the clamp having a curved wall defining an inner area, wherein each piece includes a part of the curved wall and each part of the curved wall has an aperture, and the apertures are aligned so that an axis passes through each aperture, so that a single straight bolt may pass through the apertures, and an upper flange attached to the wall and positioned inside of and encompassing at least 50% of the inner area, and a lower flange attached to and outside of the wall, the lower flange for connecting to a superstructure of the pump, the post clamp including an opening leading to an open cavity inside the wall, the open cavity leading to the upper flange, the open cavity for receiving an upper end of a support post, the upper end of the support post having a top surface, and the upper flange having an inner surface configured to be positioned against the top surface of the support post; whereby the upper flange rests on the top surface of the support post in order for the support post to support at least part of the weight of the superstructure when the molten metal pump is in use.