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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1997
Howard Roy Dittmer, Palatine, IL (US);
Edward George Thomas, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Fluid Management, Wheeling, IL (US);
Abstract
A clamping mechanism is provided for mixing apparatuses and other apparatuses that utilize clamping mechanisms. The clamping mechanism incorporates a clutch mechanism which prevents overtightening of the clamp mechanism in the closed or clamping direction. Also, the clamping mechanism incorporates a plurality of pins that serve as a stop to prevent the traveling arm of the clamp mechanism from being tightened against the stationary arm and further serve as a bias for the clutch mechanism to bias the male and female clutch components into a mating engagement thereby enabling the clamping mechanism to be easily rotated out of the fully open position and prevent a jamming of the clamping mechanism in the fully open position.