Abstract: Systems and method for vehicle top advertising are provided. Cross bars span a roof of the vehicle. A vehicle top unit with an electronic display is attached to the cross bars. One or more exterior coverings are connected to at least one of: the cross bars and the vehicle top unit. Wiring is extended from a power source located outside of the vehicle top unit, along at least one of the cross bars, and to the vehicle top unit to place the electronic display in electrical connection with the power source. The exterior coverings each cover at least a respective portion of the wiring.

Abstract: Systems and method are disclosed for inconspicuously providing power to one or more electronic displays of a vehicle top unit from a power source located outside the vehicle top unit. The vehicle top unit is mounted to a first and second cross bar mounted to a roof of a vehicle. Wiring extends from the power source, along a portion of the vehicle, along or through at least one of the first and second cross bars, and to the vehicle top unit. A securing device secures the wiring to the portion of the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and method for mounting a vehicle topper to a roof of a vehicle are provided. A first and second cross bar are secured to the roof of the vehicle. A housing for first and second electronic displays of the vehicle topper is secured to the cross bars by way of mounting brackets. Wiring is extended between the vehicle topper and an outside power source to establish an electrical pathway between the power source and the first and second electronic displays when connected.

Abstract: A clamp for mounting cables to a supporting element includes a jumper having a “C”-shaped cross-section with two opposite wings interconnected by a core, the two wings and the core being provided with respective pass-through holes. At least one of those pass-through holes is provided in combination with an insert or an adapter having a threaded pass-through hole.

Abstract: An adapter for a cable hanger includes: a housing having a floor, a vertical wall extending generally perpendicularly from the floor, and side walls extending generally perpendicularly from the floor and vertical wall, each of the side walls including a finger extending generally parallel to the floor, the fingers including first engagement features, the vertical wall including a mounting hole; and a plunger having a main panel and second engagement features on opposite sides of the main panel, the second engagement features configured to engage the first engagement features to restrict relative movement of the plunger relative to the housing.

Abstract: A basketball goal assembly includes a suspended vertical mast, a backstop, a rim, at least one mounting bracket, at least two U-bolts straddling the mast for attaching the goal to the mast, and a safety bracket. The safety bracket straddles a U-bolt. The safety bracket reduces the possibility of the goal falling off the mast and also provides a visual indicator when the goal has begun to slip downward.

Abstract: A connecting device (1) for two components (4, 5) of a patient support surface is provided, said connecting device having a locking assembly (2) that is to be provided on a first component (4), and a coupling point (3) that is to be provided on a second component (5). The first and the second components (4, 5) can be connected to one another and locked in a locking position, the coupling point (3) having a locking receptacle (6) in the form of a recess. The locking assembly (2) has a support (7) that is mounted on the first component (4) and a locking element (8) that is pivotably mounted on the support (7) via a pivot bearing point (9). The locking element (8 portion (12) that is received in the locking receptacle (6) in the locking position, a bearing portion (10) on which the pivot bearing point (9) is provided, and a disengagement portion (13) that is on a different side from the locking portion (12) in relation to the bearing portion (10).

Abstract: A clamp for removably coupling an accessory to a frame of a vehicle. The clamp includes a device portion configured for coupling with the accessory and a vehicle portion configured for coupling with both the device portion and the frame of the vehicle.

Abstract: A flange adapter can include a plurality of walls, with at least one wall being an overlapping wall. The overlapping wall can include multiple layers formed from overlapping folded sections extending from at least two other walls, or from overlapping extensions of at least two other walls. The overlapping wall can receive a fastener through the multiple layers to secure a support structure to the flange adapter. A main body of the flange adapter, including the plurality of walls, can be integrally formed from a single-piece of material.

Abstract: A storage system comprising a drawer frame and one or more boxes. The drawer frame comprises first and second guides with a U-shaped cross section, which is open towards the interior of the drawer frame such that flanges of a box can be inserted into the guides to thereby support the box slideably in the drawer frame. Clips are attached slideably to the guides and engage with the box through a clip connection device interacting with a box connection device of the box, which prevents the box from falling out of the frame.

Abstract: A mobile multimedia workstation comprises a base and a mobile component attached to the base bottom side. First and second upright members are attached to the top side and spaced apart to define an opening. A clamp having first and second clamp faces is connected by an adjustable member extending through the opening. The adjustable member is adjustable to urge the first and second clamp faces toward each other to apply a compressive force to first and second upright members and thereby hold a vertical position of the clamp. The clamp further comprises a first and a second protrusion each extending inwardly from the respective first and second clamp face and disposed within the opening between the first and second upright members.

Abstract: A clamping device is described for clamping a log such as a log of wound material. The inventive clamping device addresses the need for more efficient or flexible clamping systems for logs of wound material that may vary in their diameter, wherein the clamping allows the logs to be cut by a cutting machine to sections of desired length.

Abstract: A support device for elevating an object above a surface comprises a base and a strut. The base has a top and a bottom. The bottom is adapted to sit upon the surface and is wider than the top. The strut is affixed to the base and adapted to receive a fastener for affixing the object to the strut. The base may have a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape. The base may comprise a support flange along a perimeter of the bottom of the base. The strut may have a generally U-shaped cross-sectional shape with an elongated planar bottom and opposing elongated planar sides joined to opposing edges of the elongated planar bottom. The strut may be affixed to the base via one or more spacers such that the strut is positioned a predefined distance from the top of the base.

Abstract: A built-in mobile arm for a crib for storing and using a mobile arm secured to a crib. The built-in mobile arm includes a crib having base, one or more sidewalls, and an open upper end, defining an interior volume. The device further includes a mobile arm having a first end, a second end, and one or more members, wherein a first member is pivotally secured to a second member so as to allow the arm to fold into a stored configuration. The second end of the mobile arm is adjustably secured to the crib, whereas the first end is able to support a mobile thereon. The crib further includes a recessed area disposed on a sidewall that receives the arm therein for storing. In an alternate embodiment, the recessed area is disposed in a leg of the crib, wherein the mobile arm can retract therein or extend upwards therefrom.

Abstract: In a line projector a diode-laser beam having an elliptical cross-section is projected onto a Powell lens which spreads the beam to form a line of light. Distribution of power along the line of light is adjusted by rotating the diode-laser beam with respect to the Powell lens.

Abstract: A screw clamp includes a carrier member having a through hole and a compartment communicating with each other, a clamping device includes a follower slidably engaged in the compartment of the carrier member and an anchoring board disposed below the follower which includes a screw hole aligned with the through hole of the carrier member, and a screw is engaged through the through hole of the carrier member and engaged with the screw hole of the follower for moving the follower up and down relative to the carrier member when the screw is rotated relative to the carrier member and for moving anchoring board up and down to engage with a table surface.

Abstract: A clip for attaching and supporting wall panels to a building (such as for an exterior building envelope), a wall panel system, and systems and methods for supporting wall panels is provided. The clip includes a main body portion, a first extension portion, a second extension portion, and a face portion. The clip is used with a system of interlocking vapor barrier wall panels to support the wall panels and affix them to a building frame without compromising the vapor barrier. Exterior façade panels can also be affixed to the clip and building frame without compromising the vapor barrier.

Abstract: A F type clamp having a locking function includes a base frame including a locating frame bar and a rail, a sliding member having one end coupled to the rail and selectively set between a locking position and an unlocking position, a clamping member movably mounted at an opposite end of the sliding member and providing a jaw plate for working with the locating frame bar to hold down a workpiece, and a locking device set between the sliding member and the rail for locking the sliding member to the rail under normal conditions and for enabling the sliding member to be moved relative to the rail by an external force.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a low-profile clamping system generally includes first and second elongate supports engageable with an edge portion of a sheet material for supporting at least part of the sheet material against bending. A fastener can releasably couple the first and second elongate supports to the edge portion of the sheet material. The first and second elongate supports define a channel for receiving the edge portion of the sheet material into the channel when supporting the sheet material. In another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for transporting a sheet material generally includes a frame, at least one wheel coupled to the frame for allowing rolling movement of the frame, and an adjustable vice coupled to the frame for securing a sheet material in the vice on the frame.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods consistent with the present inventive concept relate to a clamping device which is connectable with a shaft having a longitudinal axis and four longitudinal surfaces extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the clamping device including: a base member having two substantially perpendicular surfaces, the base member being configured to contact two adjacent longitudinal surfaces of said four longitudinal surfaces of said shaft, wherein said base member extends along the shaft in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of clamping elements, the plurality of clamping elements being coupled to said base member, wherein each of the plurality of clamping elements is flexible in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and the plurality of clamping elements is operable to exert clamping pressure on the two adjacent longitudinal surfaces of said shaft opposing the base member.

Abstract: A clamping device includes a flexible sleeve secured to one segment of a telescopic rod and having a collar for receiving the other segment, and two lugs displaceable between untightened and tightened positions, and an elastic lining member disposed on the collar such that, as a result of displacement of the lugs from the untightened position to the tightened position, the elastic lining member is strained to acquire a biasing force that biases the lugs back toward the untightened position, thereby facilitating telescopic movement of the telescopic rod during length-adjustment.

Abstract: A clamp for an elongated tube style white such as a versa tube. The clamp has one fixed side that holds the versa tube's mounting structure therein. The other side of the clamp is movable, and pivots between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the lamp is held into place, and in the open position the lamp can be removed. A single screw that holds the clamp into the open or closed position is knurled and hence the device can be removed without any tools. The two sides of the clamp occupy different longitudinal positions so that they can be placed directly next to each other, and one opened without moving or disturbing the other since the two sides are in different longitudinal positions.

Abstract: A radial artery compression device configured to be secured to a wrist or other portion of a patient to provide adjustable and consistent compression pressure in the area of a radial artery access site or other physiological portion of a patient to achieve hemostasis either during or after a medical procedure such as a percutaneous coronary procedure. The radial artery compression device includes a rotatable member and a compression pad adapted such that rotation of the rotatable member does not affect the rotational orientation of the compression pad. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a single rotation of the rotatable member results in complete extension or retraction of the radial artery compression device. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the rotation of the rotatable member results in a compounding of the extension or retraction of the compression pad relative to the body of the radial artery compression device.

Abstract: A clamp includes a first member, a washer, a nut, a threaded bolt, a spring and a torsion spring. The first member may include side portions and have a first opening. The washer may include a second opening and at least one portion protruding in a downward direction from an upper surface of the washer. The nut may have an upper surface, a lower surface and a threaded opening. The threaded bolt may be disposed through the first opening, the second opening and the threaded opening. The spring may be located between a portion of the first member and the washer. The torsion spring may be located between the washer and the nut, where the torsion spring causes the nut to rotate when force is applied to an upper part of the first member.

Abstract: A clamping device including a back frame and a top cover is provided. The back frame includes a first body and a first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall is connected to the first body in a substantially vertical manner. The top cover includes a second body and a second sidewall, wherein the second sidewall is connected to the second body in a substantially vertical manner. When the top cover is assembled to the back frame, the second sidewall leans closely against the first sidewall, and the first body is opposite to the second body. The second body includes a main part and a concave part connecting together, wherein the distance from the concave part to the first body is shorter than the distance from the main part to the first body. Furthermore, a backlight module and a display apparatus that utilize the clamping device are also provided.

Abstract: A clamp has a body including an open-ended slot to receive and retain a planar object. The slot includes a protective layer of deformable material and a force distribution plate of rigid material located between an internal wall of the slot and the protective layer. The planar object need not include attachment apertures, and may be made of glass.

Abstract: A drum closure which establishes a connection between the body of a drum and lid, wherein the connection will prevent separation of the lid from the body under severe loading conditions such as dropping the drum from a height of thirty (30) feet.

Abstract: A tie-out that is attachable to a door and allows a user to secure an object or a pet to the door is disclosed. When used with pets, the tie-out allows the user to connect a pet's leash to either side of a door without having to remove and reconfigure the tie-out, and is also configured to hold a pet's leash securely to a door without coming loose or damaging the door. Typically the tie-out is mounted to the bottom edge of the door, but may be mounted on a side edge of the door depending upon the design. In addition, the tie-out is not confined to use with doors located on the inside of a building and can be connected to doors that lead to the outside of a building.

Abstract: A sheet gripping assembly comprises an elongate member having a side defining inwardly extending wall portions defining confronting channels, and a gripping member of generally zigzag configuration manually manipulable to engage into said confronting channels to secure sheet material between the elongate members and the gripping member. The elongate member may have an elongated slot for positioning therealong a threaded fastener to secure the elongate member to a second structural member.

Abstract: A holder comprising a rigid base bar having a pin end and a stabilizing end; a rigid stabilizing bar having a base end and an opposite end, with the base end of the rigid stabilizing bar being rigidly attached to the stabilizing end of the rigid base bar, and extending perpendicular to the rigid base bar; two nails being each having a head end and a pointed end, with the head end of the each nail being rigidly attached to separate points along the rigid stabilizing bar, and with the pointed end of the each nail being extended perpendicular to the rigid stabilizing bar and parallel with the rigid base bar and toward the perpendicular direction of the rigid base bar; and the rigid base bar having a bore through it in a direction parallel with the length of the rigid stabilizing bar.

Abstract: A clamp secures objects against a structure adjacent to and on either side f a rib of the structure. First and second arms are pivotally coupled to one another at a pivot point. The arms define a pair of opposing jaws that engage the rib and a pair of levers extending away from the opposing jaws on either side of the rib. A threaded member cooperating with each lever is rotated towards the structure. An object is positioned between each threaded member and the structure. In this way, the threaded members press the objects securely against the structure as the opposing jaws grip the rib.

Abstract: The invention is a holder for holding a distal gas outlet of a gas delivery circuit wherein the holder comprises: a base having an upper surface and a pose for sealably engaging the distal gas outlet of the gas delivery circuit, the post being attached to the upper surface of the base and adapted to fit the distal end of the gas delivery circuit so as to hold and seal the distal gas outlet of the gas delivery circuit.

Abstract: An assembly is used to compressibly stabilize a crack in the hoof of a hooved animal to protect the animal from further damage due to stress on the cracked hoof.

Abstract: An improved portable mobile toy having at least one element attached to and suspended from an umbrella structure with an improved support system to which the umbrella structure is rotatably attached. The improvement comprises a clamping assembly which is adaptable and adjustable for attaching to a variety of fixtures such as chairs, tables, car windows, as well as to cribs and playpens. The support system includes a pair of beams which are connected to the clamping assembly. The beams are so connected to permit rotation and pivoting about the clamping assembly. The two beams are rotatable relative to each other and when in the selected relative position they are clamped so that they do not then move relative to each other. One of the pair of beams may be lengthwise adjustable and may be used by itself; that is, one end attaches to the umbrella portion and the other end to the clamping assembly.

Abstract: A storage or cargo system clamping assembly is utilized in a freight area of a motorized vehicle and semi-permanently attaches a storage system to the horizontal wooden slats found in the interior of a motorized vehicle. This storage system has vertically disposed struts for readily accepting a threaded screw-type member, which extends, non-restrictively, through the strut member whether a shelf leg or an iron frame and engages an L-shaped member having a threaded hole corresponding to the screw. Such a storage system and clamping assembly provides great versatility to freight and cargo vehicles, allowing for easy installation, adjustment, or removal of the storage system, without damaging the vehicle or leaving any telltale markings on the vehicle that would indicate that a storage system was utilized within the vehicle.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a signal reference grid conductor to a support post. The connector includes a body member having a first end profiled to receive the post within a seat and a plurality of recesses disposed along the seat for receiving the conductors. A clamping mechanism exerts a force against the post so that the post is positively seated against the conductors contained in the recesses.

Abstract: A clamp assembly primarily designed for the removable attachment of a load supporting device to a skid or like support structure of a helicopter such that additional load or cargo may be mounted exteriorally of the helicopter body and generally between the supporting skid assembly and the cockpit or other interior cargo space. The clamp assembly is removably secured to the load supporting structure and includes two clamp body segments pivotal relative to one another between an open position and a clamped position, the latter being defined by a gripping or clamping of the clamp segment about the generally tubular structure defining the skid assembly.

Abstract: A clamping device for securing a pole within a U-shaped yoke includes a clamp member pivotally supported on the yoke to open the latter so as to introduce therein an upright pole or to close the yoke to clamp the pole therewithin. The clamp member is provided with a pivotable locking member which has a hook insertable into a slot formed in a side wall of the yoke. A bolt threadingly passes through a hole in the clamp member and is terminated with a bearing plate which abuts the pole to clamp it within the yoke. The yoke is pivotally connected to an X-shaped brace which is fastened to a support surface to support the pole relative to this surface.

Abstract: A non-metallic spring clamp (10). The spring clamp (10) includes a first body member (13) having a jaw end (20) and a handle end (21), and a second body member (14) having a jaw end (20) and a handle end (21). A bridging member (15) is integral with the first body member (13) and second body member (14), and is interposed between the jaw end (20) and handle end (21) of each. A spring (12) is interposed between the respective handle ends (21) so as to engage each handle end (21). Means (27) are provided to retain the spring (12) in engagement with each handle end (21). Means (26), likewise, are provided to laterally support the spring (12) on each handle end (21).

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the internal fixation of the spine. The apparatus comprises two sets of implants each consisting of a rod and a plurality of vertebral anchors. A set of implants is positioned on the spine on either side of the spinous process spanning the portion of spine to be immobilized. The rod is secured to the vertebral laminae by the vertebral anchors. The anchor includes a transpedicular screw member which is secured to a vertebrae. A rod support includes a cup which captures the screw and optionally permits micromotion between the rod support and screw. The rod support also includes a rod-receiving channel which captures the rod. A clamp is provided to secure the rod in the channel.

Abstract: There is disclosed a clamping device for holding-down a grid-like support member on an underlying flanged support beam, the device being taken in use from the side of the member which is remote from the beam and partly through a space defined between two generally parallel elongate elements of the member, and being manipulatable so as to bring the device into gripping engagement with a flange of the support beam.

Abstract: A portable clamp/hanger device that provides a rigid connection that is releasable between a support beam and a hoist or other load-carrying means. The device includes a movable platform pivoted to a stationary U-shaped member with an opening therebetween. The flange of a support beam is located within the opening and the platform moves against the flange by tightening an underlying screw threaded through a hollow anchor shaft which is secured to the lower arm of the stationary member. A collar swivels universally about a portion of the anchor shaft and includes posts from which swings a hanger for attaching hooks, shackles, rope ties and the like. The platform is provided with an adjustable cleat for adapting to various sized beams. A locking mechanism is included to prevent loosening of the screw. Alternatively, auxiliary pressure can be applied to the movable jaw with a cam and ratchet mechanism or other force transfer device.

Abstract: Improved scaffold clamps are described. These clamps provide a complete enclosure means for securing a plurality of planks in side-by-side relationship. The enclosure means bears a rigid working plate with a press screw extending longitudinally therethrough for exerting pressure against the edges of the enclosed planks. These clamps provide an improved means for stabilizing scaffold platforms.

Abstract: Mounting device for a rod-shaped proximity switch which is constructed, apart from a tightening screw (10), as a one-piece injection moulded plastic part. The latter has a fastening part (12) provided with holes (14) for fastening bolts; at the ends of the fastening part (12), small block-shaped parts extending away from the fastening part to the side are moulded on, one of which forms a rigid clamping jaw (16) and the other, a small rigid supporting block (18). Between these two blocks there is a moveable clamping jaw (20), also designed to be shaped like a small block, which on the side facing away from the fastening part (12) is connected with the small rigid supporting block (18) by way of a flexible web (22). The small rigid supporting block (18) has, next to the fastening part (12), a threaded hole (24) for a tightening screw (10) to apply pressure to the moveable clamping jaw (20) in the direction of the rigid clamping jaw (16).

Abstract: A clip for supporting conduit and the like against channels, wire, rod, bar and like structural elements is formed of a metal strip of uniform width throughout its length. The ends of the strip are bent along parallel bend lines extending transversely of the strip at an acute angle to one edge of the strip to form legs extending symmetrically but in opposite directions. The area between the bend lines is provided with an extruded internally threaded aperture for a clamping fastener and opposite corners of the strip are notched to engage the structural element.

Abstract: A clamp for securing at least one cable to a support comprises a channel member having an apertured base and limbs shaped at their free ends for engagement with the support, and a sub-assembly comprising a screw a saddle captive on the end of the screw remote from the screw head and positioned inside the channel member, and a nut threaded on the shank of the screw between the screw head and the saddle, the aperture in the base of the channel being large enough to permit passage of the head of the screw but not so large as to permit passage of the nut.