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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2011
Kenny Armstrong, Stavanger, NO;
Morten Talgo, Sandnes, NO;
Kenny Armstrong, Stavanger, NO;
Morten Talgo, Sandnes, NO;
C6 Technologies AS, Stavanger, NO;
Abstract
An apparatus for gripping a support member is described. The apparatus comprises a tubular clamp, the tubular clamp defining a throughbore adapted to receive a support member therethrough, a first apparatus member adapted to engage a first portion of an external surface of the tubular clamp, and a second apparatus member adapted to engage a second portion of the external surface of the tubular clamp. Relative movement of the first apparatus member with respect to the tubular damp in a first direction results in a deflection of a section of a first end of the tubular clamp into the clamp throughbore and relative movement of the second apparatus member in a second direction, opposite the first direction, with respect to the tubular clamp results in a deflection of a section of a second end of the tubular clamp into the clamp throughbore.