Clamp structure

Claim 2

Clamp apparatus for clamping together objects having alignment holes spaced from an edge of each object, comprising a wire structure including a pin portion for insertion through the alignment holes, first and second object gripping sections spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the objects and being disposed in parallel relation to one another and also to the edges of the objects being joined, and a third section connecting said first and second sections and acting as a stop as said wire is pivoted about said pin portion so that said first and second sections frictionally embrace said objects and said third section abuts at least one of said objects.

Claim 3

Clamp apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said first and second sections are L-shaped and lie in spaced planes.

Claim 4

Clamp apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a non-marring coating on at least one portion of said first section to prevent defacing of the object contacted thereby.

Claim 5

Clamp apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a cement coating on at least a portion of said first section to increase the gripping power of said clamp means.

Claim 6

Clamp apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at lea least a portion of said first section comprises serrations for increasing the gripping power of said clamp means.

Claim 7

Clamp apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pin portion includes means for attaching at least one other object thereto.

Claim 8

Clamp apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said means for attaching includes a threaded end of said pin portion.

Claim 9

Clamp apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a non-marring coating on said first section to prevent defacing of the object contacted thereby, and means on said second section for increasing the gripping power of said clamp apparatus.

Claim 10

Clamp apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the last-mentioned means comprises a cement coating.

Claim 11

Clamp apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the last-mentioned means comprises serrations.

Claim 12

Clamp apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first section is connected to said pin portion and said second section is spaced from said pin portion by a distance at least as great as the distance between an alignment hole and the edge of the corresponding object to provide clearance for insertion of said pin portion.

Claim 13

Clamp apparatus for clamping together objects each having a curved surface and an alignment hole therethrough, comprising: a saddle structure including a pair of surfaces for receiving respective objects and shaped in conformity with the surfaces of the respective objects, and means defining an alignment hole in said saddle; and a wire structure including a pin portion for insertion through the holes in said saddle and the objects to be joined, first and second object gripping section spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the distance through the objects when disposed in said saddle, and a third section for abutting the outside of the objects to be clamped connecting said first and second sections, said third section acting as a stop when said wire structure is pivoted about said pin portion the pin portion and the third section being disposed in parallel relation, the first object gripping section being generally U-shaped and joining the parallel pin portion and third section, the third section having the U-shaped first object gripping section at one end and the second section being disposed at an effective angle of 90.degree. at its opposite end whereby upon insertion of the pin portion through the objects and upon rotation of the wire structure, the second section will move under one of the objects to effectively clamp same together.

Claim 14

Clamp apparatus for clamping together objects each having a curved surface and an alignment hole therethrough, comprising: a saddle structure including a pair of surfaces for receiving respective objects and shaped in conformity with the surfaces of the respective objects, and means defining an alignment hole in said saddle; and a wire structure including a pin portion for insertion through the holes in said saddle and the objects to be joined, first and second object gripping section spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the distance through the objects when disposed in said saddle, and a third section for abutting the outside of the objects to be clamped connecting said first and second sections, said third section acting as a stop when said wire structure is pivoted about said pin portion the pin portion and the third section being disposed in parallel relation, the first object gripping section being generally U-shaped and joining the parallel pin portion and third section, the third section having the U-shaped first object gripping section at one end and the second section being disposed at an effective angle of 90.degree. at its opposite end whereby upon insertion of the pin portion through the objects and upon rotation of the wire structure, the second section will move under one of the objects to effectively clamp same together.

Claim 15

Clamp apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said shaped surfaces of said saddle structure are shaped and disposed relative each other to define the angular disposition of the joined objects.

Claim 16

Clamp apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said shaped surfaces of said saddle structure are shaped and disposed relative each other to define a 90.degree. angular relationship between the joined objects.

Claim 17

A clamped joint comprising: a pair of objects to be joined each having a hole therethrough spaced from a defining surface of the object; and means for releasably securing said objects including a formed wire structure comprising a pin section for extending through said holes and to form a pivot, a pair of spaced connected sections connected to said pin section and spaced apart a distance approximately the combined thickness of said objects and being disposed in parallel relation to one another and also to the edges of the objects being joined, said pair of spaced connected sections connected to said pin section and pivotal therewith to frictionally embrace said objects.

Claim 18

A clamped joint comprising: a pair of objects to be joined each having a hole therethrough spaced from a defining surface of the object; and means for releasably securing said objects including a formed wire structure comprising a pin section for extending through said holes and to form a pivot, a pair of spaced connected sections connected to said pin section and spaced apart a distance approximately the combined thickness of said objects and being disposed in parallel relation to one another and also to the edges of the objects being joined, said pair of spaced connected sections connected to said pin section and pivotal therewith to frictionally embrace said objects.

Claim 19

A clamped joint as set forth in claim 15, wherein said pair of spaced sections lie in planes perpendicular to said pin section, one of said pair of sections is connected to said pin section and the other of said sections is connected to said pin section via said one section and spaced from said pin section to permit clearance for insertion of said pin section through said holes.

Claim 20

A clamped joint as set forth in claim 15, wherein said objects have circular cross sections and said joint comprises a saddle including a pair of shaped surfaces for at least partially embracing respective ones of said objects and a hole for receiving said pin section.

Claim 21

A clamped joint as set forth in claim 15, wherein each of said pair of sections is L-shaped.

Claim 22

A clamped joint as set forth in claim 15, wherein at least one of said pair of sections includes means for preventing marring of the object contacted thereby.

Claim 23

A clamped joint as set forth in claim 15, wherein at least one of said pair of sections includes means for increasing the grip of said formed wire structure.

Claim 24

A clamped joint as set forth in claim 20, wherein the last-mentioned means includes a cement coating on said one section.

Claim 25

A clamped joint as set forth in claim 20, wherein the last-mentioned means includes serrations on said one section.

Claim 26

Clamp apparatus for clamping together objects having alignment holes spaced from an edge of each object, comprising a wire structure including a pin portion for insertion through the alignment holes, first and second object gripping sections spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the objects and being disposed in parallel relation to one another and with the pin portion and the stop being disposed in parallel relation generally at right angles to the planes of the first and second object gripping sections, and a third section connecting said first and second sections and acting as a stop as said wire is pivoted about said pin portion so that said first and second sections frictionally embrace said objects and said third section abuts at least one of said objects.

Claim 27

Clamp apparatus for clamping together objects having alignment holes spaced from an edge of each object, comprising a wire structure including a pin portion for insertion through the alignment holes, first and second object gripping sections spaced apart a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the objects and being disposed in parallel relation to one another and with the pin portion and the stop being disposed in parallel relation generally at right angles to the planes of the first and second object gripping sections, and a third section connecting said first and second sections and acting as a stop as said wire is pivoted about said pin portion so that said first and second sections frictionally embrace said objects and said third section abuts at least one of said objects.