| CPC B62D 35/001 (2013.01) [B25B 5/00 (2013.01); B25B 5/16 (2013.01); B25B 7/00 (2013.01); B25B 7/04 (2013.01); B25B 7/123 (2013.01); B25B 7/14 (2013.01)] | 1 Claim |
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1. A fairing saver, comprising:
a fairing grip including a locking C-clamp with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw;
an anchor ring attached to the movable jaw;
a pair of fairing blocks each having a contact pad made of a non-rigid material and a back plate, the fairing blocks configured to be coupled to the fixed and movable jaws;
a restraint removably coupling to the anchor ring;
a movable handle pivotably coupled to the locking C-clamp, the movable handle including a link bar pivotably coupled to the movable handle at a first pivot and to the movable jaw at a second pivot, the link bar pressing against an adjustment screw to create an over-center cam action, thereby locking the locking C-clamp in a closed position when the link bar crosses an imaginary centerline between the first pivot and the adjustment screw;
a spring configured to apply tension to the movable jaw to separate the fixed and movable jaws when in an open position; and,
a mounting bracket for the pair of fairing blocks, the mounting bracket including one or more apertures; and,
wherein the locking C-clamp is reconfigured between a clamp closed position and a clamp open position through over-center cam action; and,
wherein the fairing blocks are coupled to the fixed and movable jaws using a mounting pin that passes through the apertures and the jaws, secured by a retaining pin.
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