US 11,852,178 B2
Single bolt shaft clamp
Jim Glover, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/548,679.
Application 16/548,679 is a continuation of application No. 15/282,978, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,436,230.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/236,770, filed on Oct. 2, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2019/0376538 A1, Dec. 12, 2019
Int. Cl. F16B 2/06 (2006.01); F16B 2/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 2/065 (2013.01) [F16B 2/08 (2013.01); Y10T 24/1441 (2015.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable clamp comprising:
a clamp body comprising:
a front surface, a back surface, an outer flat surface, an inner flat surface, a first half, and a second half;
wherein a centerline axis separates the first half from the second half;
wherein the centerline axis of the clamp extends through an aperture, a slit, a recess and a bore;
wherein the first half further comprises a rounded edge between the outer surface and the inner surface, and a first flat edge positioned on the outer surface;
wherein the first flat edge forms a first angle referring to the centerline axis; and
wherein the first angle is in a range of 10 degrees to 45 degrees:
wherein the second half further comprises a second flat edge positioned on the outer surface;
wherein the second flat edge forms a second angle referring to the centerline axis;
wherein the second angle is in a range of 10 degrees to 45 degrees, and
wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle
wherein the aperture is configured to receive a fastener; and
wherein the clamp body is generally A-frame shaped.