Tool bar clamp

Claim 2

A clamp for connecting a member to a support comprising: body means including a back, sides connected to and extended from the back, portions connected to the sides opposite the back, and a passageway for receiving a portion of the member between the sides, back and portions; holding means engageable with the body means and the member for holding the member in engagement with the body means; retaining means for mounting the body means on the support, said retaining means and said body means having coacting means for selectively accommodating supports having square, diamond or Tshaped cross sections; said coacting means including linear portions on said back and ribs on the retaining means facing the linear portions whereby supports having T-shaped crosssections can engage the back and retaining means; and fastening means coupling the retaining means to the body means with the support located between the retaining means and the body means.

Claim 3

The clamp of claim 1 wherein: said coacting means on the retaining means and body means include spaced pairs of leg means providing generally U-shaped facing recesses.

Claim 4

The clamp of claim 2 wherein: each leg means has a generally inside outwardly directed edge and an outwardly directed diagonal edge.

Claim 5

The clamp of claim 2 wherein: the body means anD retaining means have aligned V-shaped grooves in the bases of the U-shaped recesses for accommodating corner portions of a support having a diamond shaped cross-section.

Claim 6

The clamp of claim 1 wherein: said fastening means comprise nut and bolt assemblies, said back of the body means having slots accommodating the bolts and side walls engageable with the heads of the bolts.

Claim 7

The clamp of claim 1 wherein: said holding means comprise a first holding means engageable with the portions and the member for holding the member in engagement with the back and second holding means engageable with at least one side of the body means and the side of the member for holding the member in a fixed position relative to the body means.

Claim 8

The clamp of claim 6 wherein: the first holding means comprise nut and bolt assemblies having bolts projected through holes in the portions and nuts on the inside of the portions.

Claim 9

The clamp of claim 6 wherein: the second holding means comprise nut and bolt assemblies having bolts projected through holes in said one side and nuts on the inside of said one side, said bolts engaging the adjacent side of the member.

Claim 10

A clamp for connecting a member to a support comprising: body means including a back, sides connected to and extended from the back, portions connected to the sides opposite the back and a passageway for receiving a portion of the member between the sides, back and portion; holding means engageable with the body means and the member for holding the member in engagement with the body means; retaining means for mounting the body means on the support, said retaining means and said body means having coacting means for selectively accommodating supports having square, diamond or T-shaped cross-sections, said retaining means including pairs of ears on the body means and pairs of ears on the retaining means respectively, with the ears of each pair separated from each other with generally U-shaped recesses for engaging opposite portions of the support, and fastening means coupling the retaining means to the body means with the support located between the retaining means and the body means.

Claim 11

A clamp for connecting a member to a support comprising: body means including a back, sides connected to and extended from the back, portions connected to the sides opposite the back and a passageway for receiving a portion of the member between the sides, back and portion; holding means engageable with the body means and the member for holding the member in engagement with the body means; retaining means for mounting the body means on the support, said retaining means and said body means having coacting means for selectively accommodating supports having square, diamond or T-shaped cross-sections, said retaining means including pairs of ears on the body means and pairs of ears on the retaining means respectively, with the ears of each pair separated from each other with generally U-shaped recesses for engaging opposite portions of the support, and fastening means coupling the retaining means to the body means with the support located between the retaining means and the body means.

Claim 12

The clamp of claim 9 wherein: said body means and retaining means each have V-grooves in the bases of said recesses.

Claim 13

The clamp of claim 9 wherein: said body means has a back with linear portions and said retaining means has ribs facing said linear portions of the back whereby supports having T-shaped cross-sections can engage the back and retaining means.

Claim 14

The clamp of claim 9 wherein: said holding means comprise a first holding means engageable with the portions and the member for holding the member in engagement with the back and second holding means engageable with at least one side of the body means and the side of the member for holding the member in a fixed position relative to the body means.

Claim 15

The clamp of claim 12 wherein: the first holding means comprise nut and bolt assemblies having bolts projected through holes in the portions and nuts on the inside of the portions.

Claim 16

The clamp of claim 12 wherein: the second holding means comprise nut and bolt assemblies having bolts projected through holes in said one side and nuts on the inside of said one side, said bolts engaging the adjacent side of the member.

Claim 17

The clamp of claim 9 wherein: each of the said projections includes an outwardly directed diagonal edge.

Claim 18

The clamp of claim 9 wherein: said fastening means comprise nut and bolt assemblies, said back of the body means having slots accommodating the bolts and sidewalls engageable with the head of the bolts.

Claim 19

A clamp connecting the member to a support comprising: body means including a back, sides connected to and extended from the back, portions connected to the sides opposite the back, and a passageway for receiving a portion of the member between the sides, back and portions; holding means engageable with the body means and the member for holding the member in engagement with the body means, said holding means comprising a first holding means engageable with the portions and the member for holding the member in engagement with the back and second holding means engageable with at least one side of the body means and the side of the member for holding the member in a fixed position relative to the body means, said second holding means comprising nut and bolt assemblies having bolts projected through holes in said one side and nuts on the inside of said one side of the body means, said bolts engaging the adjacent side of the member; retaining means for mounting the body means on the support, said retaining means and said body means having coacting means for selectively accommodating supports having square, diamond, or T-shaped cross-sections; and fastening means coupling the retaining means to the body means with a support located between the retaining means and the body means.

Claim 20

A clamp connecting the member to a support comprising: body means including a back, sides connected to and extended from the back, portions connected to the sides opposite the back, and a passageway for receiving a portion of the member between the sides, back and portions; holding means engageable with the body means and the member for holding the member in engagement with the body means, said holding means comprising a first holding means engageable with the portions and the member for holding the member in engagement with the back and second holding means engageable with at least one side of the body means and the side of the member for holding the member in a fixed position relative to the body means, said second holding means comprising nut and bolt assemblies having bolts projected through holes in said one side and nuts on the inside of said one side of the body means, said bolts engaging the adjacent side of the member; retaining means for mounting the body means on the support, said retaining means and said body means having coacting means for selectively accommodating supports having square, diamond, or T-shaped cross-sections; and fastening means coupling the retaining means to the body means with a support located between the retaining means and the body means.

Claim 21

The clamp of claim 17 wherein: said coacting means on the retaining means and body means includes spaced pairs of leg means providing generally U-shaped recesses.

Claim 22

The clamp of claim 18 wherein: each leg means has a generally outwardly directed diagonal edge.

Claim 23

The clamp of claim 18 wherein: the body means and the retaining means have aligned V-shaped groves in the bases of the U-shaped recesses for accommodating corner portions of a support having a diamond-shaped cross-section.

Claim 24

The clamp of claim 17 wherein: said fastening means comprise nut and bolt assemblies, said back of the body means having slots accommodating the bolts and sidewalls engageable with the heads of the bolts.

Claim 25

The clamp of claim 17 wherein: said coacting means include linear portions on said back and ribs on the retaining means facing the linear portions whereby supports having T-shaped cross-sections can engage the back and retaining means.

Claim 26

The clamp of claim 17 wherein: the first holding means includes nut and bolt assemblies having bolts projected through holes in the portions of the body means and nuts on the inside of the portions of the body means.