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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1980
Howard F Newman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
American Hospital Supply Corporation, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
An adjustable stop for gripping a rod at selected locations intermittent the length of the rod, including a base member with a pair of longitudinally spaced openings for receiving a rod having a longitudinal axis. A clamp member is provided with an opening located between the base member openings for receiving the same rod. A cam surface is provided on the clamp member for engaging the base member to misalign the clamp member opening between the two base member openings for gripping the rod with the three openings as the clamp member is rotated about the rod's longitudinal axis when the rod extends through the adjustable stop. A pair of laterally spaced abutment portions are provided on the base member, which abutment portions are separated by a distance substantially greater than the rod's transverse dimension for slidingly engaging only a portion of the periphery of a supporting structure that is substantially larger than the rod so that remaining portions of the supporting structure remain free for performing other functions as the stop moves relative to the supporting structure in a direction generally parallel to the rod's longitudinal axis as the abutment portions limit rotational movement of the stop during longitudinal adjustment.