Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
In a clock holder having an elongated clock support shaft, the improvement comprising a pair of parallel-disposed, clock-mechanism, platelike holding jaws, a jaw support rod rigidly fixed to one jaw and projecting therefrom, coupling means adjustably supporting the second jaw on the first jaw for a parallel opening and closing movement of the jaws and including a pair of screws with each screw housed within a different jaw to engage receiving threads formed in the opposite jaw, and means serving as a support stand and formed with one or more socket receiving holes to receive the jaw support rod and thereby position the jaws and any clock mechanism clamped thereby at a desired position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
In a clock holder having an elongated clock support shaft, the improvement comprising a pair of parallel-disposed, clock-mechanism, platelike holding jaws, a jaw support rod rigidly fixed to one jaw and projecting therefrom, coupling means adjustably supporting the second jaw on the first jaw for a parallel opening and closing movement of the jaws and including a pair of screws with each screw housed within a different jaw to engage receiving threads formed in the opposite jaw, and means serving as a support stand and formed with one or more socket receiving holes to receive the jaw support rod and thereby position the jaws and any clock mechanism clamped thereby at a desired position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The combination of claim 1 in which the platelike jaws are each formed with generally U-shaped recesses adapted to envelope clock components of clock mechanisms under repair, and one or more set screws housed within a jaw and projecting into the gap between the jaws to define a minimum spacing distance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
153 words
In a clock holder, the improvement comprising a pair of parallel-disposed, clock-mechanism, platelike holding jaws, a jaw support rod rigidly fixed to one jaw and projecting therefrom, coupling means adjustably supporting the second jaw on the first jaw for a parallel opening and closing movement of the jaws, a support stand having an elongated shaft formed with a first socket receiving hole in one end to receive the jaw support rod and thereby position the jaws and any clock mechanism clamped thereby at a desired position, a clamping collar adjustably fixed to the end of the shaft having the first socket holes on an axis normal to the longitudinal axis of the first socket hole whereby the jaws may be optionally inserted into either the socket hole in the shaft or the aligned socket holes and rotated within each of the socket holes to effect a desired attitude of a clamped clock mechanism.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
153 words
In a clock holder, the improvement comprising a pair of parallel-disposed, clock-mechanism, platelike holding jaws, a jaw support rod rigidly fixed to one jaw and projecting therefrom, coupling means adjustably supporting the second jaw on the first jaw for a parallel opening and closing movement of the jaws, a support stand having an elongated shaft formed with a first socket receiving hole in one end to receive the jaw support rod and thereby position the jaws and any clock mechanism clamped thereby at a desired position, a clamping collar adjustably fixed to the end of the shaft having the first socket holes on an axis normal to the longitudinal axis of the first socket hole whereby the jaws may be optionally inserted into either the socket hole in the shaft or the aligned socket holes and rotated within each of the socket holes to effect a desired attitude of a clamped clock mechanism.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
The holder of claim 3 in which the support stand comprises a bench top base, a tube fixed to the base having an elongated central bore within which the shaft is inserted for telescopic movement, a second clamping collar enveloping the shaft and resting upon the tube to serve as a height adjusting stop, and a height adjusting screw supported by the tube and engaging the shaft to fix telescopically the shaft relative to the tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The holder of claim 3 in which the support stand comprises a bench attaching C-clamp having an upper extending arm, and a collar defining a socket fixed rigidly to the upper arm of the clamp to receive the shaft with the arm serving as a shaft stop to support thereby any clock mechanism under repair.