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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Charles Olen Nehls, Allen Park, MI (US);
Charles Olen Nehls, Allen Park, MI (US);
UNISTRUT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Wayne, MI (US);
Abstract
A clamp for overhead assemblies has a clamp portion including a frame with first and second spaced apart side portions connected at respective ends to a top portion. The first and second side portion can have first and second openings therethrough to form a clamp opening. A plate is disposed through third and fourth openings in the first and second spaced apart side portions, respectively. The plate includes a tapped recess for receiving a threaded rod. A screw is disposed in a tapped recess in the top portion. An engagement end of the screw is selectively extendible into the clamp opening to engage a structural member inserted within the clamp opening to couple the structural member to the threaded rod. A longitudinal axis of the screw is aligned with the tapped recess to eliminate eccentric loading of the clamp. A method of stocking clamps is also disclosed.