US3176359A
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Clamping device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-20
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1981-11-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William F Ward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 08:05
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B12/00; F16B12/10; F16B12/12; F16B12/20; F16B12/2009; F16B12/2054; F16B5/00; F16B5/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S411/00; Y10S411/955; Y10S411/956; Y10S411/96
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
AS AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, A BOLT FASTENER FOR HOLDING AN OBJECT IN RESILIENT GRIP, SAID BOLT FASTENER HAVING A SHANK AND AN INTEGRAL HEAD ON SAID SHANK, SAID HEAD BEING FORMED OF A THIN DEFORMABLE ELASTIC BASE AND AT LEAST A PAIR OF SOLID, OPPOSING NON-DEFORMABLE SPACE FORMS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE AND FORMING A SPACING THEREBETWEEN AND AT LEAST A PAIR OF SPACED FEET EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE AT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF BENEATH SAID SPACED FORMS, WHEREBY WHEN SAID FEET OF SAID BOLT FASTENER ARE POSITIONED AGAINST A SURFACE, AND AN OBJECT OF A WIDTH NO GREATER THAN SAID SPACING BETWEEN SAID FORMS IS INSERTED IN SAID SPACING, SAID OBJECT IS SECURELY GRIPPED BY SAID FORMS WHEN SAID BOLT IS TIGHTENED, WITH SAID FEET OF SAID BOLT HEAD PREVENTING ROTATION OF SAID BOLT RELATIVE TO SAID SURFACE.
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