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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Bruce D. Mcintosh, Monroeville, IN (US);
Kenneth A. Steele, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Matthew R. Williams, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Bruce D. McIntosh, Monroeville, IN (US);
Kenneth A. Steele, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Matthew R. Williams, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
PHD, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
A pin clamp assembly is provided which includes a housing, a locating pin, a body, a twist pin, and a cam pin. The locating pin extends from the body. Both the body and the locating pin include longitudinally extending cavities contiguously disposed therein. The body also includes longitudinally extending and opposed slots, each disposed from opposed exterior surfaces of the body and into the cavity. At least a portion of the locating pin and the body is located in a bore disposed through the housing. The twist pin is disposed in the longitudinally extending cavities of the locating pin and body. The twist pin includes a longitudinally extending cavity disposed therein, and longitudinally extending and opposed cam slots disposed from opposed exterior surfaces of the twist pin and into the cavity therein. The cam pin is coupled to the housing within the bore and extending there across. The cam pin is also disposed through the opposed slots and cavity in the body located within the bore of the housing, and disposed through the opposed cam slots and cavity of the twist pin.