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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Hyster-yale Group, Inc, Fairview, OR (US);
Menno de Lint, Oud Gastel, NE;
Bram Kuipers, Velp, NE;
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., Fairview, OR (US);
Abstract
A clamp comprises first and second clamp halves, each comprising an elongate object receiving portion and a portion of a clamp retention mechanism. The first and second elongate object receiving portions are sized and shaped to cooperatively hold an elongate object at a desired position when the first and second clamp halves are fastened together. The first and second portions of the clamp retention mechanism are sized and shaped to (a) engage each other when the first and second clamp halves are moved towards each other in a first direction, (b) fasten the first and second clamp halves together without requiring use of a tool to engage the retention mechanism, and (c) disengage from each other when the first and second clamp halves are moved away from each other in a direction orthogonal to the first direction to unfasten the first and second clamp halves without use of a tool.