초록 ▼

This invention relates to a clamp used to securely hold a sample jar, bottle or container while it is manipulated by a handle to extract a sample from a host volume of liquid, such as water. The clamp provides first and second clamp members hinged together at one end, with one of the clamp members i

This invention relates to a clamp used to securely hold a sample jar, bottle or container while it is manipulated by a handle to extract a sample from a host volume of liquid, such as water. The clamp provides first and second clamp members hinged together at one end, with one of the clamp members incorporating a length of friction material along the inner surface thereof. The clamp members may be locked together at the other ends thereof so as to clamp the container therebetween. One of the clamp members includes a hinged joint for a socket member, into which the end of an elongated handle can be threaded. The clamp is easy to use and inexpensive to manufacture, yet it provides improved security for the container and permits improved ease of manipulation when compared to prior art clamps.

대표청구항 ▼

A clamp for a generally cylindrical container, comprising: a first clamp member having an arcuate inner surface; a second clamp member having an arcuate inner surface; means hingedly connecting the second clamp member at one end thereof to an adjacent end of said first clamp member; means for lockin

A clamp for a generally cylindrical container, comprising: a first clamp member having an arcuate inner surface; a second clamp member having an arcuate inner surface; means hingedly connecting the second clamp member at one end thereof to an adjacent end of said first clamp member; means for locking the other end of said second clamp member to the other end of said first clamp member; friction means in the form of an elongated strip of resilient material adhered to said arcuate inner surface of said second clamp member and having a thickness at said arcuate inner surface of said second clamp member that is greater than the thickness at a radially innermost edge thereof; and handle attachment means hingedly connected to said first clamp member intermediate the ends thereof.