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United States Patent | 5,249,880 |
Vaders | October 5, 1993 |
An apparatus for clamping first and second separable components comprising a support member having an inclined surface fixed to the first component, a mounting stud fixed to the support member and extending therefrom, and a clamping member slidably mounted on the stud and movable between a clamping position and a detached position is provided. The clamping member is adapted to frictionally engage both the second component and the inclined surface of the support member when in a clamping position and to retain the first component adjacent to the second component during thermal expansion of the second component.
Inventors: | Vaders; Dennis H. (Elkin, NC) |
Assignee: | Masonite Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 880703 |
Filed: | May 8, 1992 |
Intern'l Class: | F16B 001/00; F16B 004/00 |
Field of Search: | 403/373,374,409.1,396,24,25,196,198 425/185 249/167,219.1 |
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