Inventors:
David J. Van den Branden - Chicago IL
Paul C. Evans - Chicago IL
Michael D. McCoy - Buena Vista CO
Dale E. Fahnstrom - Chicago IL
Burt F. Mendelson - Northbrook IL
Lawrence J. Pomerleau - Lake Zurich IL
Charles Dresner - Northbrook IL
Kelly Whittier - Waukegan IL
Christopher V. Conley - Chicago IL
Scott A. Ternovits - Chicago IL
Maureen A. O'Connor - Chicago IL
Assignee:
Kenlin Group, Inc. - Highland Park IL
International Classification:
A44B 2100, A47G 2512, F16B 202
Abstract:
A versatile user-adjustable clamp for clamping accessories to the panels of ready-to-assemble furniture articles, and other surfaces such as countertops, has a main body member, a jaw member, and a knob. The main body member has a substantially spool-shaped section with accessory interface means at opposing ends thereof, and a rectangular section that projects tangentially from the spool-shaped section. The spool-shaped section of the main body member telescopingly receives the jaw member, and has a knob-receiving aperture. The knob is rotatably secured within the knob aperture and provides a means for actuating the telescopic movement of the jaw member relative to the main clamp body. The jaw member includes a flat surface interface that is oriented parallel to the rectangular section of the main clamp body, and has a separate accessory interface means therein. This separate accessory interface means can include a snap-lock feature, allowing users to confirm that the clamp is securely fastened to an associated accessory.