U.S. patent application number 11/344263 was filed with the patent office on 2007-08-02 for one-piece elastic clamp device.
Invention is credited to Chun-Chieh Chen.
Application Number | 20070175006 11/344263 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38320540 |
Filed Date | 2007-08-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070175006 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen; Chun-Chieh |
August 2, 2007 |
One-piece elastic clamp device
Abstract
A one-piece elastic clamp device is provided with a pair of
gritting members at one end of the main body of the clamp device. A
movable axle is provided at the middle of the main body of the
clamp device, and a concave portion is provided beneath the movable
axle. Two opposite pressing members are respectively formed at the
other end of the clamp device, one of the pressing members is
provided with an opening in the tail, an elastic sliding piece is
provided between the opposite pressing members, one end of the
elastic sliding piece is connected with the bottom surface of one
of the pressing members, and the other end of the elastic sliding
piece is against the inner surface of the other one of the pressing
members.
Inventors: |
Chen; Chun-Chieh; (Tainan,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
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Family ID: |
38320540 |
Appl. No.: |
11/344263 |
Filed: |
February 1, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
24/545 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D06F 55/00 20130101;
Y10T 24/44769 20150115 |
Class at
Publication: |
024/545 |
International
Class: |
A44B 21/00 20060101
A44B021/00 |
Claims
1. A one-piece elastic clamp device comprising: a movable axle is
provided at the middle of the main body of said clamp device, a
concave portion being provided beneath said movable axle, two
opposite pressing members being respectively formed at one end of
said clamp device, an elastic sliding piece being provided between
said opposite pressing members, one end of said elastic sliding
piece being connected with the bottom surface of one of said
pressing members, and the other end of said elastic sliding piece
being against the inner surface of the other one of said pressing
members.
2. A one-piece elastic clamp device as recited in claim 1, wherein
one of said pressing members is provided with an opening in the
tail.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a one-piece elastic clamp device
with innovatory convenience feature, and more particularly to a
one-piece elastic clamp device which is capable of clamping and
easily manufactured.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Various kinds of clamps are widely used in our daily life.
Basically, they are pressed to achieve the purpose of clamping
articles by means of springs. But, it is not convenient and uneasy
to assemble the clamps provided with springs, and it costs much to
be additionally provided with springs.
[0005] Therefore, a related one-piece clamp device 5 was
manufactured to overcome the drawbacks of the clamps provided with
springs, referring to FIG. 1. The related one-piece clamp device 5
is provided with two opposite hook portions 51, 51' at the front,
and the hook portions 51, 51' are respectively provided with
gritting members 52, 52' at the front. While being assembled, the
hook portions 51, 51' are forced to cross each other, and the
gritting members 52, 52' are against each other, as shown in FIG.
2.
[0006] While being used, the pressing portions 53, 53' of the clamp
device 5 are pressed to make the gritting members 52, 52' release
each other and open, as shown in FIG. 3, articles, such as gloves
or towels, are placed between the gritting members 52, 52', and
then the pressing portions 53, 53' are released to let the articles
be clamped by the gritting members 52, 52', referring to FIG.
4.
[0007] However, it is labored and troublesome for the hook portions
51, 51' of the above-mentioned one-piece clamp device 5 to be
forced to cross each other while being assembled.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] Therefore, the present invention is to provide a one-piece
elastic clamp device that substantially obviates the drawbacks of
the above-mentioned related art.
[0009] An objective of the present invention is to provide a
one-piece elastic clamp device which is capable of firmly clamping
articles.
[0010] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
one-piece elastic clamp device which is easily manufactured.
[0011] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
one-piece elastic clamp device which is provided with a movable
axle and an elastic member in the main body to be easily operated
to clamp or release articles.
[0012] Accordingly, a one-piece elastic clamp device in the present
invention is provided with a pair of gritting members at one end of
the main body. of the clamp device. A movable axle is provided at
the middle of the main body of the clamp device, and a concave
portion is provided beneath the movable axle. Two opposite pressing
members are respectively formed at the other end of the clamp
device, one of the pressing members is provided with an opening in
the tail, an elastic sliding piece is provided between the opposite
pressing members, one end of the elastic sliding piece is connected
with the bottom surface of one of the pressing members, and the
other end of the elastic sliding piece is against the inner surface
of the other one of the pressing members.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Other features and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent in the following detailed description of the
preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which
[0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a related prior one-piece
clamp device;
[0015] FIG. 2 is a top sectional view of the related prior
one-piece clamp device showing the hook portions crossing each
other and the gritting members being against each other;
[0016] FIG. 3 is a schematic top sectional view of the related
prior one-piece clamp device in an assembled configuration while
being pressed to make the gritting members release each other and
open;
[0017] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the related prior one-piece
clamp device showing the hook portions crossing each other and the
gritting members being against each other;
[0018] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
one-piece elastic clamp device in accordance with the present
invention;
[0019] FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of an embodiment of the
one-piece elastic clamp device in accordance with the present
invention while being pressed to make the gritting members release
each other and open; and, FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of an
embodiment of the one-piece elastic clamp device in accordance with
the present invention showing the pressing members being released
to let the gritting members clench each other.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0020] Referring to FIG. 5, an embodiment of the one-piece elastic
clamp device in the present invention is provided with a pair of
gritting members 11, 11' at one end of the main body of the clamp
device 1. A movable axle 12 is provided at the middle of the main
body of the clamp device 1, and a concave portion 13 is provided
beneath the movable axle 12. Two opposite pressing members 14, 14'
are respectively formed at the other end of the clamp device 1, the
pressing member 14 is provided with an opening 15 in the tail, an
elastic sliding piece 16 is provided between the opposite pressing
members 14, 14', one end of the elastic sliding piece 16 is
connected with the bottom surface of the pressing member 14, and
the other end of the elastic sliding piece 16 is against the inner
surface of the pressing member 14'.
[0021] While being used, referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the pressing
members 14, 14' are pressed to touch other other's tail, the
elastic sliding piece 16 is forced to bend inward, and the movable
axle 12 slides on the concave portion 13 at the same time, so as
for the gritting members 11, 11' to separate from each other and
open because of leverage. After articles, such as gloves or towels,
are placed between the gritting members 11, 11', the pressing
members 14, 14' are released to let the articles be clamped by the
gritting members 11, 11', the elastic sliding piece 16 will slide
and sustain outward because of elasticity, and the movable axle 12
will return to its original position on the concave portion 13.
[0022] While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been
described above, it will be recognized and understood that various
modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are
intended to cover all such modifications which may fall within the
spirit and scope of the invention.
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