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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:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Norbert J Kot, Brookfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B / ; B25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294115 ; 269 32 ; 269224 ; 269228 ; 294 88 ; 294 991 ;
Abstract
A toggle clamp includes a movable first pin having an axis and a stationary second pin. An arm is carried by the first pin for rotation in a first direction applying pressure to a load and a second direction releasing the pressure. An exterior spring element is coupled between the first and second pins. The spring element exerts a spring force that biases the first pin toward the second pin. The spring element is releasable for exchange with another spring element to change the spring force.