Precision power clamp

Claim 1

IN A CLAMPING MECHANISM FOR CLAMPING A MEMBER THAT IS MOVABLY SUPPORTED BY A FRAME WITH THE MEMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL T SLOTFORMED IN ITS INDERSIDE; A CLAMPING MEMBER CARRIER BY THE FRAME FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT WITH ITS UPPER SURFACE OPERABLE TO ENGAGE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MEMBER ADJACENT TO THE T SLOT IN A CLAMPING ACTION; RADIALLY UNYIELDING MEANS RIGIDLY INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CLAMPING MEMBER AND THE FRAME FOR CONTINUOUSLY CONSTRAINING SAID CLAMPING MEMBER FROM RADIAL MOVEMENT TO ELIMINATE RADIAL PLAY BETWEEN SAID CLAMPING MEMBER AND THE FRAME WITHOUT INTERFERRING WITH THE AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CLAMPING MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE FRAME; A T BOLT HAVING ITS HEAD SLIDABLY CONTAINED IN THE T SLOT OF THE MOVABLE MEMBER AND HAVING ITS SHANK EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM THROUGH AN OPENING FROMED IN SAID CLAMPING MEMBER BUT BEING SLIDABLE AXIALLY RELATIVE TO SAID CLAMPING MEMBER AND OPERABLE TO ENGAGE THE UPPER SURFACES FORMED BY THE T SLOT ON EITHER SIDE THEREOF IN A CLAMPING ACTION IN OPPOSING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID CLAMPING MEMBER; ACTUATING MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO ACT UPON SAID CLAMPING MEMBER AND SAID T BOLT TO MOVE THEM AXIALLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO ENGAGE THEM IN A CLAMPING ACTION WITH THE MOVABLE MEMBER; AND RELEASING MEANS OPERABLE WHEN ACTUATED TO ACT UPON SAID ACTUATING MEANS TO RELEASE SAID CLAMPING MEMER AND SAID T BOLT FROM CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MOVABLE MEMBER.