US 10,981,261 B2
Container clamp assembly
Alex Kass, Baldwinsville, NY (US); Wendy Marie Racha, Baldwinsville, NY (US); Raymond Scott Racha, Baldwinsville, NY (US); and Robert James Wolniak, Baldwinsville, NY (US)
Assigned to INDIAN SPRINGS MFG. CO. INC., Baldwinsville, NY (US)
Appl. No. 16/630,191
Filed by Indian Springs Mfg. Co. Inc., Baldwinsville, NY (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 13, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/042031
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 10, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/014556, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/532,144, filed on Jul. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0164489 A1, May 28, 2020
Int. Cl. B25B 5/10 (2006.01); B25B 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 5/101 (2013.01) [B25B 5/16 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clamping assembly comprising:
a body defining comprising,
at least one coupling element,
a forward surface and a rearward surface,
a first leg,
a second leg, and
a cross member having a length that extends along an axis and, the cross member configured to couple the first leg to the second leg;
an adjustable engagement member coupled to the first leg;
at least one gripping element disposed on the adjustable engagement member;
a plurality of gripping elements positioned on the second leg; and
a rod extending along an axis that intersects the axis of the cross member, the rod having a first end pivotally coupled to the at least one coupling element of the body and a second end opposite the first end,
wherein the rod is configured to drive the body in a direction toward the first leg in response to a force directed toward the second end of the rod, and
wherein the body further comprises a plurality of recesses configured to house a portion of each of the plurality of gripping elements.