Fast beam clamp

Abstract

A beam clamp includes a clamp base and a rotational portion. The base includes an interior cavity and an external surface. The base and the rotational portion are pivotably connected by a mateable device. The rotational portion extends into the interior cavity of the base and the rotational portion includes a torsion spring.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A beam clamp comprising:
 a body including a base, a rotational portion and a mateable device pivotably connecting said base to said rotational portion, said base having a C-shaped geometry, said C-shaped geometry defining an interior cavity, said base includes two parallel outer plates having said C-shaped geometry connected by a recessed portion, said base including a row of teeth on an upper portion of said C-shaped geometry extending into said interior cavity, wherein said base includes a curling bracket therein, said rotational portion extending into said interior cavity, said rotational portion being mounted between the two parallel outer plates at a lower portion of said C-shaped geometry and including a series of protruding teeth at one end, said series of protruding teeth extend into said interior cavity; the body further including a threaded hole extending through said base to provide for attachment of a threaded rod, wherein said mateable device includes a pin extending through said base and said rotational portion, and wherein said pin includes a torsion spring thereabout to resist deflection of said rotational portion into said interior cavity of said base. 
 
     
     
       2. The beam clamp of  claim 1 , wherein said mateable device includes a pin extending through said base and said rotational portion. 
     
     
       3. The beam clamp of  claim 2 , wherein said pin includes a torsion spring thereabout to limit the movement of said rotational portion within said interior cavity of said base. 
     
     
       4. The beam clamp of  claim 1 , wherein said body further includes comprising a bolt threaded rod extending through said threaded hole in the body and engaging with said rotational portion. 
     
     
       5. The beam clamp of  claim 1 , wherein said rotational portion includes a protruding arch portion perpendicularly extending into said interior cavity of said base. 
     
     
       6. The beam clamp of  claim 1 , further including a threaded receiver extending through said base to provide for attachment of a threaded rod. 
     
     
       7. The beam clamp of  claim 1 , wherein said base includes a curling bracket includes having sloped slots for accepting a said mateable portion device therein. 
     
     
       8. The beam clamp of  claim 1 , wherein said recessed portion extending perpendicularly between said plates. 
     
     
       9. The clamp beam of  claim 1 , wherein said curling bracket includes a rounded end, each rounded end includes said opening therethrough for accepting said mateable device therein, said rounded end includes inwardly facing extension stop which extends into said interior cavity. 
     
     
       10. A beam clamp comprising:
 a body including a clamp base, a rotational portion and a mateable device pivotably attaching said clamp base to said rotational portion, said clamp base including two parallel C-shaped planar plates attached together by a recessed portion and a threaded receiver portion provided on at least an upper portion of an interior cavity of the clamp base, each plate including a row of teeth on an upper portion thereof and an opening openings through one end a bottom portion of each plate, said recessed portion a bottom of said clamp base includes a hole therethrough for a bolt to extend therethough, said threaded receiver portion including a threaded hole to accept a threaded rod therein; 
 said rotational portion includes a hole therethrough for accepting a said mateable device therein; and 
 said mateable device extends through said openings through in said bottom portion of each plate ends and said hole through said rotational end portion, the rotational portion being positioned between the two C-shaped plates, wherein said mateable device is a pin, and wherein said mateable device further includes a spring, said spring being coiled around said pin and said spring being sandwiched between one of said plates and said rotational portion. 
 
     
     
       11. The clamp beam of  claim 10 , wherein each plate includes a rounded end, each rounded end includes said opening therethrough for accepting said mateable device therein, said rounded end includes inwardly facing extension stop which extends into said interior cavity. 
     
     
       12. The beam clamp of  claim 10 , said mateable device is a pin. 
     
     
       13. The beam clamp of  claim 12 , said mateable device further includes a spring, said spring is coiled around said pin and said spring is sandwiched between one of said plates and said rotational portion. 
     
     
       14. The beam clamp of  claim 13 , said plates, said recessed portion and said threaded receiver portion define an interior cavity of said base, said rotational portion seats within said interior cavity of said base. 
     
     
       15. The beam clamp of  claim 10 , wherein one end of said rotational portion includes a series of teeth extending outwardly from said end. 
     
     
       16. A beam clamp comprising:
 a body including a base, a rotational portion, a mateable device, and a threaded receiver, said base includes an interior cavity and an external surface, said base and said rotational portion are pivotably connected by said mateable device, said rotational portion extends into said interior cavity, said rotational portion including a rounded surface with teeth covering said rounded surface, said rotational portion includes a torsion spring, said threaded receiver extends from said base, said base includes teeth extending toward the rotational portion, said rotational portion includes teeth extending toward the base, said mateable device includes a pair of pins and a pair of slots, said pins extend from said rotational portion and said pair of slots is integral with said base, said pair of pins being received by said pair of slots and pivotable therein; and 
 a threaded rod attached to said body by mating with said threaded receiver. 
 
     
     
       17. The beam clamp of  claim 16 , wherein said rotational portion includes a rounded wedge portion having said rounded surface thereon and a triangular portion integrally extending from said rounded wedge portion. 
     
     
       18. The beam clamp of  claim 17 , wherein said triangular portion contacts said rod, said rod forcing said rotational portion out from said interior cavity of said base. 
     
     
       19. The beam clamp of claim 1, wherein the C-shaped geometry is connected by the recessed portion provided on at least a portion of the interior cavity of the base.  
     
     
       20. The beam clamp of claim 19, wherein the recessed portion is provided on an upper portion of the base.  
     
     
       21. A beam clamp comprising:
 a body including a base, a rotational member and a means for pivotably connecting said rotational member to said base, said base having a C-shaped geometry, said C-shaped geometry defining an interior cavity, said base includes two C-shaped parallel outer plates connected by a recessed portion, said base including a plurality of teeth on an upper portion of the C-shaped geometry of said base, said teeth and said rotational member extending into said interior cavity, said rotational member including a series of protruding teeth extending into said interior cavity, a bottom portion of said base including a threaded hole for receiving a threaded rod therein, wherein said means for pivotally connecting said rotational member to said base includes a pin extending through said parallel outer plates forming a lower portion of the C-shaped geometry of said base, the pin further including a torsion spring thereabout to resist deflection of said rotational member into said interior cavity of said base, the rotational member further including a portion which protrudes into the interior cavity of said base whereby upon rotation of the threaded rod, an upper end of the threaded rod contacts the rotational member protruding portion to press the rotational member teeth and base teeth against a beam inserted therebetween to secure the clamp to the beam.    
     
     
       22. The beam clamp of claim 21, wherein the plurality of teeth on the upper portion of the C-shaped geometry of said base are provided on said parallel outer plates to form two rows of teeth.  
     
     
       23. A beam clamp comprising:
 a body including a base, a rotational portion and a mateable device pivotably connecting said base to said rotational portion, said base having a C-shaped geometry, said C-shaped geometry defining an interior cavity, said base includes two parallel outer plates having said C-shaped geometry connected by a recessed portion, said base including a row of teeth on an upper portion of each of said two parallel outer plates having said C-shaped geometry extending into said interior cavity, said rotational portion extending into said interior cavity, said rotational portion being mounted between the two parallel outer plates at a lower portion of said C-shaped geometry and including a series of protruding teeth at an upper portion thereof, said series of protruding teeth extending into said interior cavity, wherein said mateable device includes a pin extending through said base and said rotational portion, and further wherein said pin includes a torsion spring thereabout to resist deflection of said rotational portion into said interior cavity of said base.