U.S. patent number 3,905,572 [Application Number 05/474,973] was granted by the patent office on 1975-09-16 for clamping mechanism for platform.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha. Invention is credited to Kazuyoshi Furuta, Akio Hikai, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi.
United States Patent |
3,905,572 |
Hikai , et al. |
September 16, 1975 |
Clamping mechanism for platform
Abstract
In the clamping mechanism for a working platform, which is
temporarily set up in the constructing of structures, e.g., a
building, a hull or the like, an improved clamping mechanism
wherein a cotter having counter teeth is so fitted as to be
slidable between a flange of fixture of a clamp body, which is
arranged along side wall of structure, and said body and a
rotatable cross arm is further connected to said clamping body. The
setting-up and taking down of this mechanism is easily
accomplished.
Inventors: |
Hikai; Akio (Shizuoka,
JA), Kobayashi; Yoshiyuki (Shizuoka, JA),
Furuta; Kazuyoshi (Shizuoka, JA) |
Assignee: |
Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha
(Tokyo, JA)
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Family
ID: |
26336077 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/474,973 |
Filed: |
May 31, 1974 |
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Application
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Issue Date |
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319767 |
Dec 29, 1972 |
3837606 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
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Dec 29, 1971 [JA] |
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47-2639 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
248/242 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04G
5/06 (20130101); F16B 2/02 (20130101); E04G
5/04 (20130101); B63C 5/02 (20130101); E04G
5/062 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B63C
5/00 (20060101); B63C 5/02 (20060101); E04G
5/04 (20060101); E04G 5/00 (20060101); E04G
5/06 (20060101); F16B 2/02 (20060101); E04G
003/02 () |
Field of
Search: |
;248/226R,246.4,228,242
;403/81,291,374 ;182/82 |
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20,476 |
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Primary Examiner: Schultz; William H.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Oujevolk; George B.
Parent Case Text
This is a division of application Ser. No. 319,767 filed Dec. 29,
1972, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,837,606.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A device for supporting a scaffolding workplank (12) comprising
in combination:
a. a supporting body (1) with an outer supporting portion and an
inner clamp portion (2) for clamping onto a flange (11a) a lower
cotter receiver aperture (5a) in said body;
b. a cross-arm (3) pivotally coupled to said outer supporting
portion on a pivot shaft (4), a first adjustment screw bolt (8)
away from said pivot shaft (4) connecting said body (1) and said
cross-arm (3) for threaded adjusting of the position of said
cross-arm;
c. a cotter wedge (14) in said cotter receiver aperture (5a) with
an elongated outer engaging side having teeth (15) thereon for
engaging a structure wall and a second adjustment screw bolt (6)
connected to said body and said cotter for threaded adjusting of
the contact of said cotter teeth (15) with the structure wall;
d. a third adjustment screw bolt (16) in said body disposed
perpendicular to said second screw bolt (6) for engaging said
cotter wedge (14); and,
e. a first and second worm wheels (25, 26) in engagement with said
body, and grip means (28) to turn said second worm wheel (26), the
rotation of said grip means causing rotation of said first worm
wheel (25) pivoting said cross-arm (3) around said pivot shaft (4).
Description
This invention relates to an improved clamping mechanism for a
working platform and more particularly, to an arrangement which can
be set up and taken down with ease as occasion demands.
When the inside and outside wall of structures, e.g. a building, a
hull or the like, are cleaned or coated, a working platform is
usually arranged along the wall. In such case, attempts have been
made to support said platform. For example sometimes a hook-shaped
clamp is fitted on the flange of fixtures arranged along the wall
or a fan-shaped bracket is welded to the fixtures. However, there
are many difficulties on setting up and taking down or adjusting of
the mechanism.
Therefore, this invention is developed and characterized in that a
cotter having counter teeth is so fitted as to be slidable between
a flange of fixtures of a clamp body, which is arranged along the
side wall of structures, and a clamping body, and a rotatable cross
arm is further connected to said clamping body.
An object of this invention is to provide a clamping mechanism
which is possible to be set up and taken down with ease.
Another object of this invention is to provide a claamping
mechanism which can be adjusted to a proper and level of a working
platform with ease.
Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following
description and with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the whole of this invention
mechanism.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing an assembly of clamping body, cotter
and cross arm.
FIG. 3 is a plan of FIG. 2
FIG. 4 is a front view seen from the right side of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 is a side view of other example based on this
invention respectively.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown the mechanism of this
invention mechanism. Numeral 10 is an inclined side wall of
structure. Accordingly, a fixture arranged along said wall is also
inclined in the same manner. To frame 11 of said fixture there is a
clamp body 1, a clamp portion 2 of said body 1, a cross arm 3, a
screwbolt 6 for a member having substantially the shape of a right
triangle, i.e., cotter 14, another screw bolt 8 for said cross arm
3, and fixing holes 19 of arm 3 for another cross arm 13 on which
planks 12 are placed. The details of setting up the above elements
are as shown in FIG. 2 and 4 and described hereinafter.
In FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, assembling is shown. First, a screw joint 5
and a receiver 5a disposed at right angles to each other to receive
the corresponding sides of the cotter 14 are provided on said
clamping body 1 and said cotter 14 is fitted therein. Counter teeth
15 are formed on the side contact the cotter 14 with the frame 11.
The cotter 14 is supported so as to be slidable by a small screw 16
inserted into a long hole of receiver 5a. There is also another
screw bolt disposed at right angles to the aforesaid small screw
16. This screw bolt 6 having double-nut 7 is included in said screw
joint 5. When the screw bolt 16 is operated, cotter 14 is moved
with ease and clamping body 1 is fixed to frame 11 at an optional
position as the clamping portion 2 is fitted on a flange 11a of
frame 11 If wall 10 is vertical, the position of cross arm 13 can
be readjusted directly.
When wall 10 is inclined, cross arm 3 is further set up to said
clamping body 1. In such a case, first, a shaft 4 is set up at the
lower part of clamping body 1 and a bearing device 24 for said
shaft 4 is assembled as a unit along the above screw joint 5. The
cross arm 3 is fitted to shaft 4. One neck 9a of a boss 9 is
supported in the middle portion of arm 3 and another neck of boss 9
is held by a plate 23 which is fixed to shaft 4 and opposed to said
cross arm 3. A screw bolt 8 is fitted to boss 9 and another boss 20
which is a point of support and then a nut and a cotter pin are
disposed on the front end of screw bolt 8 so as not to come out.
Said bolt 3 is held in said boss 20. Another cross arm 13 is fixed
to cross arm 3 through setting-up holes 19. Planks 12 are placed on
cross arm 13 and a required working platform is formed. In this
mechanism, when said screw bolt 8 is operated, said cross arm 3 is
rotated with ease. Thus, the level of cross arm 13 can be readily
adjusted. is disposed alongside the cross arm 3, the level is
easily verified.
In FIGS. 5 and 6 other examples based on this invention are shown.
FIG. 5 is an example wherein the position of shaft 4 and boss 20 is
reversed as against that of FIG. 2. With the above formation,
compressive force acts on the clamping mechanism, while that of
FIG. 2 is tensile force.
A worm gear mechanism is employed in FIG. 6, that is, a one-fourth
circular worm wheel 25 is attached to clamping body 1 by both
shafts 4 and 30 and is coupled to a worm 26 of a bar 28 rotating by
bearing 27. The removal of worm 26 is prevented by a stopper 29. In
this mechanism, when rotatable bar 20 is operated, cross arm 3 is
rotated through worm wheel 25 and then worm 26. With such actions,
the level of cross arm 13 (not shown in FIG. 6) can be readily
adjusted.
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