US 12,308,623 B2
Clamping device and method
Eugene H. Wood, Hickory, NC (US); and Zachary Greer, Hickory, NC (US)
Assigned to UTILITY SOLUTIONS, INC., Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by UTILITY SOLUTIONS, INC., Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/407,574.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/481,436, filed on Jan. 25, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0250511 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H02G 1/02 (2006.01); B25B 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 1/02 (2013.01) [B25B 5/04 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clamping device, comprising:
a first component pivotally connected to a second component, the first component having a first jaw and a first handle and the second component having a second jaw and a second handle, the second jaw cooperating with the first jaw to clamp a wire between the first and second jaws, wherein the first jaw and second jaw move between a closed position where the wire is clamped between the first and second jaws and an open position where the wire is received between or removed from the first and second jaws, the first and second jaws being biased to the closed position by a spring;
a slot formed in the second jaw to receive a strap therein; and
a gate pivotally connected to the second jaw, the gate securing the strap in the slot.