US 11,719,363 B2
Adjustable clamp systems
Michael Wallace Bailey, Huntsville, AL (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/218,089.
Application 17/218,089 is a division of application No. 16/239,487, filed on Jan. 3, 2019, granted, now 10,989,333.
Prior Publication US 2021/0215275 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. F16L 3/10 (2006.01); F16L 55/035 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 3/1091 (2013.01) [F16L 55/035 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable clamp system, comprising:
a base comprising:
an anchor portion configured to couple the base to a support structure,
a first clamp-support portion extending from the anchor portion,
a second clamp-support portion extending from the anchor portion, and
a plurality of first serrations on the first clamp-support portion and the second clamp-support portion; and
a clamp assembly comprising:
a clamp defining a bore,
a first flange extending from a first side of the clamp,
a second flange extending from a second side of the clamp, and
a plurality of second serrations on the first flange and the second flange,
a plurality of fasteners configured to couple, in a first state and a second state, (i) the first flange of the clamp assembly to the first clamp-support portion of the base and (ii) the second flange of the clamp assembly to the second clamp-support portion of the base,
wherein, in the first state, the clamp assembly is translatable in a first direction relative to the base to provide for selection, from among a plurality of positions, of a position of the clamp assembly relative to the base,
wherein, in the second state, the plurality of second serrations engage the plurality of first serrations to retain the clamp assembly at the position selected from among the plurality of positions, and
wherein the plurality of positions are defined by the plurality of first serrations and the plurality of second serrations.