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Spring-preloaded clamp with a releasable anti-backdrive lock
ILLUSTRATIVE DRAFT — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — NOT FILED
A manually operated clamp includes a fixed jaw and a guided movable jaw on a frame. An eccentric cam driven by a lever acts on a follower through a compression spring, moving the movable jaw towards the fixed jaw while accommodating variation in workpiece thickness. A toothed wheel coupled to the cam shaft is engaged by a spring-biased pawl to resist reverse shaft rotation. A release tab disengages the pawl so that the lever can retract the jaw. The spring provides a compliant load path, while the pawl and wheel provide a separate holding mechanism. This arrangement is a fictional technical example; its performance and patentability have not been assessed.
This fictional example was created for demonstration, not from a customer's invention.
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The figures are illustrative, not to scale. Materials, tolerances, spring loads, wear and safety have not been tested.
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