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US1473504A
US1473504A US608753A US60875322A US1473504A US 1473504 A US1473504 A US 1473504A US 608753 A US608753 A US 608753A US 60875322 A US60875322 A US 60875322A US 1473504 A US1473504 A US 1473504A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60M—POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY- PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60M7/00—Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
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    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44966—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member shifted by operator
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  • This invention relates to improvements in clamps especially'ada-pted for securing trolley wire insulators to the supporting beams in mines, an object being to provide a clamp which may be quickly and easily applied to an ordinary overhead railroad rail or I- beam, (as commonly used in mine tunnels) whereby an insulator may beattached for the support of a trolley wire.
  • Figure l is a transverse section through a rail with the invention attachedl
  • Figure 2 is a fragmentary view at right angles to Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is adetail perspective view of one member of the clamp.
  • Figure 4 is a similar view of the other member.
  • the clap is shown as com-v prising a pair or" relatively adjustable members 10 and 11, each of which includes a head 12, while extending from this head are upwardly and inwardly inclined lips 13.
  • the heads 12 together withthe lips 13 provide'notches Ll for the reception of the flanges of the rail or I-beam, the former being illustrated. and indicated at 15.
  • the lips are adapted to overlie the opposite side edges of the flange 16 of the rail, so that when the members 10 and 11' are secured together in a manner to be hereinafter eX- plained, the lips 13 will tightly grip the flange of the rail.
  • each of the heads 13 Extending inwardly from each of the heads 13 is a bar 17, the bar otthejmember 11 bemg offset with-respectto the bar of the member 12 and providing a space for the reception of the last mentioned bar-J Extending downwardly from the inner end of the.
  • the lugs 18 and 19 are provided with openings and the opening in the former lug is I threaded for engagement with the inner end ot an adjusting bolt 20, whose head bears against the outeri'ace of the lug 19.
  • l lxtending downwardly from the member i1. is a threaded lug 21, withwhich asuitable insulator'is adapted to threadedly en:- gage, so that when the clamp is secured to the support which is herein shown as the rail 15, the insulator will serve as a support fora trolley wire.
  • a clamp of the class described compris--- i ing a pair of'relatively movable members each of said members including a head, a

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NOV. 6 1923. 1,473,504
R. E. NEELY RAIL CLAMP Filed Dec. 23, 1922 fig M I mo tatented Nov. 6, 1923.
UNITED SATES] RICHARD EARL NEELY, 0F TERRE HAUTE,.INDIA1\TA.C
RAIL CLAMP.
Application filed December 23, 1922. Serial No. 608,753.
1 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD EARL NEELY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail Clamps, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to improvements in clamps especially'ada-pted for securing trolley wire insulators to the supporting beams in mines, an object being to provide a clamp which may be quickly and easily applied to an ordinary overhead railroad rail or I- beam, (as commonly used in mine tunnels) whereby an insulator may beattached for the support of a trolley wire.
With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.
In the drawings Figure l is a transverse section through a rail with the invention attachedl Figure 2 is a fragmentary view at right angles to Figure 1.
Figure 3 is adetail perspective view of one member of the clamp.
Figure 4: is a similar view of the other member.
Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the clap is shown as com-v prising a pair or" relatively adjustable members 10 and 11, each of which includes a head 12, while extending from this head are upwardly and inwardly inclined lips 13. The heads 12 together withthe lips 13 provide'notches Ll for the reception of the flanges of the rail or I-beam, the former being illustrated. and indicated at 15. The lips are adapted to overlie the opposite side edges of the flange 16 of the rail, so that when the members 10 and 11' are secured together in a manner to be hereinafter eX- plained, the lips 13 will tightly grip the flange of the rail.
Extending inwardly from each of the heads 13 is a bar 17, the bar otthejmember 11 bemg offset with-respectto the bar of the member 12 and providing a space for the reception of the last mentioned bar-J Extending downwardly from the inner end of the.
bard? of the member 11 is a lug 18, while a similar lug-19 extends down fromiand forms a part of the head 12 of the member 10.1
The lugs 18 and 19 are provided with openings and the opening in the former lug is I threaded for engagement with the inner end ot an adjusting bolt 20, whose head bears against the outeri'ace of the lug 19.
l lxtending downwardly from the member i1. is a threaded lug 21, withwhich asuitable insulator'is adapted to threadedly en:- gage, so that when the clamp is secured to the support which is herein shown as the rail 15, the insulator will serve as a support fora trolley wire. r
It is preferred to provide insulation 22 and 23 between the rail l 5 and the members 1Q and'll of the clamp, so that if desired, a w1re engaging member other than an insulator-may be attached to the lug 21.
The invention is susceptible of variousv changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is here-L in reserved to. make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.
Having described the invention what is claimed is: r
A clamp of the class described compris-- i ing a pair of'relatively movable members each of said members including a head, a
lip extending from said head, a bar also extending from said head. the bars 01"? one head being ofi'set with respect to the bars of the otherheads, with the bars arranged in overlapping lGldtlOlL, means carried by' one 7 of saldmembers for attachment, to an insu-' later, a lug carried by each member and provided with an opening and a bolt extendlng from the opemngs held in adjusted position. In testimony whereof I whereby the members may be relatively adjusted and aflix my signature.
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US3006052A (en) * 1959-01-13 1961-10-31 Donald B Stickney Instrument attaching device
US3876046A (en) * 1973-07-09 1975-04-08 Licentia Gmbh Mounting of an exchangeable adaptor rail on a contact rail
US5104079A (en) * 1989-10-24 1992-04-14 Lisega Gmbh Supporting clamp for mounting constructional components, for example tubes or the like
US5400992A (en) * 1993-10-12 1995-03-28 Glynn Company, Inc. Signage clamp for retail display racks
US5609317A (en) * 1995-01-18 1997-03-11 Glynn Company, Inc. Magnetic clamp
US5863020A (en) * 1995-11-01 1999-01-26 Rose Manufacturing Company Lifeline mounting apparatus
US6520705B2 (en) 2001-05-10 2003-02-18 Wilson Frank Stasney, Jr. Clamping assembly
US20040094675A1 (en) * 2002-08-08 2004-05-20 Helmut Mirsberger Holding device for securing a shoe element of a pipeline section
US20050029417A1 (en) * 2003-08-08 2005-02-10 Richard Scheps Mounting bracket for a rotary pump
US20050058554A1 (en) * 2003-09-17 2005-03-17 Peter Fahrenbach Connection element
US20090277361A1 (en) * 2008-05-08 2009-11-12 Michael Goldin Cradle and leg joints for customizable furniture
US20120061113A1 (en) * 2010-09-09 2012-03-15 Connell Richard J Structure for Attaching a Tool to a Frame Tube
US20130111713A1 (en) * 2011-09-30 2013-05-09 Mainstream Energy Corporation Wind tunnel optimized solar panel system
US9893677B1 (en) 2017-07-06 2018-02-13 Sunmodo Corporation Bottom clamp for mounting solar panels to roofs
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US20190048906A1 (en) * 2017-08-09 2019-02-14 Meadow Burke, Llc Bracing clamp for beams
US20200080303A1 (en) * 2016-06-24 2020-03-12 Apache Industrial Services, Inc. Formwork system
US11970873B2 (en) 2016-06-24 2024-04-30 Apache Industrial Services, Inc Bearing plate of an integrated construction system
US11976483B2 (en) 2016-06-24 2024-05-07 Apache Industrial Services, Inc Modular posts of an integrated construction system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3006052A (en) * 1959-01-13 1961-10-31 Donald B Stickney Instrument attaching device
US3876046A (en) * 1973-07-09 1975-04-08 Licentia Gmbh Mounting of an exchangeable adaptor rail on a contact rail
US5104079A (en) * 1989-10-24 1992-04-14 Lisega Gmbh Supporting clamp for mounting constructional components, for example tubes or the like
US5400992A (en) * 1993-10-12 1995-03-28 Glynn Company, Inc. Signage clamp for retail display racks
US5609317A (en) * 1995-01-18 1997-03-11 Glynn Company, Inc. Magnetic clamp
US5863020A (en) * 1995-11-01 1999-01-26 Rose Manufacturing Company Lifeline mounting apparatus
US6520705B2 (en) 2001-05-10 2003-02-18 Wilson Frank Stasney, Jr. Clamping assembly
US20040094675A1 (en) * 2002-08-08 2004-05-20 Helmut Mirsberger Holding device for securing a shoe element of a pipeline section
US6874741B2 (en) * 2002-08-08 2005-04-05 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft Holding device for securing a shoe element of a pipeline section
US20050029417A1 (en) * 2003-08-08 2005-02-10 Richard Scheps Mounting bracket for a rotary pump
US20050058554A1 (en) * 2003-09-17 2005-03-17 Peter Fahrenbach Connection element
US20090277361A1 (en) * 2008-05-08 2009-11-12 Michael Goldin Cradle and leg joints for customizable furniture
US8186283B2 (en) * 2008-05-08 2012-05-29 Michael Goldin Cradle and leg joints for customizable furniture
US8322454B2 (en) * 2010-09-09 2012-12-04 Deere & Company Structure for attaching a tool to a frame tube
US20120061113A1 (en) * 2010-09-09 2012-03-15 Connell Richard J Structure for Attaching a Tool to a Frame Tube
US10302333B2 (en) 2011-09-30 2019-05-28 Sunrun South Llc Wind tunnel optimized solar panel system
US20130111713A1 (en) * 2011-09-30 2013-05-09 Mainstream Energy Corporation Wind tunnel optimized solar panel system
US9341201B2 (en) * 2011-09-30 2016-05-17 Sunrun South Llc Self-adjusting end clamp
US20170074300A1 (en) * 2011-09-30 2017-03-16 Sunrun South Llc Self-Adjusting End Clamp
US10365017B2 (en) * 2011-09-30 2019-07-30 Sunrun South Llc Self-adjusting end clamp
US20200080303A1 (en) * 2016-06-24 2020-03-12 Apache Industrial Services, Inc. Formwork system
US11970873B2 (en) 2016-06-24 2024-04-30 Apache Industrial Services, Inc Bearing plate of an integrated construction system
US11976483B2 (en) 2016-06-24 2024-05-07 Apache Industrial Services, Inc Modular posts of an integrated construction system
US9893677B1 (en) 2017-07-06 2018-02-13 Sunmodo Corporation Bottom clamp for mounting solar panels to roofs
WO2019022809A1 (en) * 2017-07-25 2019-01-31 Unirac Inc. Click-on tower and l-foot mount for attaching solar panels to a roof
US11251743B2 (en) 2017-07-25 2022-02-15 Unirac Inc. Click-on tower and l-foot mount for attaching solar panels to a roof
US20190048906A1 (en) * 2017-08-09 2019-02-14 Meadow Burke, Llc Bracing clamp for beams
US10612573B2 (en) * 2017-08-09 2020-04-07 Meadow Burke, Llc Bracing clamp for beams

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