Jillian Shute has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Abstract: A bar clamp has a slide bar supporting a movable jaw assembly. The slide bar is supported in a fixed jaw assembly. The fixed jaw assembly includes a drive mechanism for moving the slide bar relative to the fixed jaw assembly. Mechanisms for expanding the capacity of the bar clamp including the use of straps and two slide bars. Specialized jaws are provided where the jaws may be removable from the jaw assemblies. Additional clamping jaws are provided in addition to the movable and fixed jaw assemblies for varying the clamping force applied to a workpiece.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2015
Date of Patent:
July 3, 2018
Assignee:
Irwin Industrial Tool Company
Inventors:
Jillian Shute, Norman John LeBlanc, Brian Butler, Daniel K. Self, Douglas Johnson, Web Shaffer, Catherine Kasubowski Leonard
Abstract: A bar clamp has a slide bar supporting a movable jaw assembly. The slide bar is supported in a fixed jaw assembly. The fixed jaw assembly includes a drive mechanism for moving the slide bar relative to the fixed jaw assembly. Mechanisms for expanding the capacity of the bar clamp including the use of straps and two slide bars. Specialized jaws are provided where the jaws may be removable from the jaw assemblies. Additional clamping jaws are provided in addition to the movable and fixed jaw assemblies for varying the clamping force applied to a workpiece.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 25, 2015
Publication date:
September 3, 2015
Inventors:
Jillian Shute, Norman John LeBlanc, Brian Butler, Daniel K. Self, Douglas Johnson, Web Shaffer, Catherine Kasubowski Leonard