Jul 15, 2025

US12359685 - Clamp with cam lever

Provided is a compressible cam lever that has a section that can be compressed by external force. When the external force is released, elastic force within the cam lever causes the section to return back to its original position creating a spring force. The compressible cam lever may be used as part of a handle for opening and closing a clamp that is part of a tripod or other piece of equipment which can hold rails for firearms, sights, scopes, parts, and the like, therein. The compressible cam lever may include a handle, a round-shaped section comprising a flexible curved surface that curves back towards the handle and protrudes outward, and an opening disposed between an end of the flexible curved surface and the handle.

Assignee: Shadow Tech, LLC
Inventors: Joshua Stabler
Filing date: 2023-04-12

The patent describes a compressible cam lever mechanism designed for use in clamps that can hold various firearm accessories, enhancing the functionality of equipment like tripods. It features a base plate, static and slidable jaw plates, springs, and a cam lever that operates to close the jaws when turned, providing a secure grip on the held items.

Claim 1

An apparatus, comprising: a base plate; a pair of jaw plates comprising a static jaw plate that is statically affixed to the base plate and a slidable jaw plate that sits on the base plate and slides toward and away from the static jaw plate; one or more springs disposed between the pair of jaw plates; and a cam lever that comprises a handle and an elliptical-shaped body coupled to the slidable jaw plate, wherein, when the cam lever is turned in a first direction, the elliptical-shaped body of the cam lever pushes on the slidable jaw plate causing the pair of jaw plates to close and the one or more springs to compress, and wherein the slidable jaw plate comprises a contact lever which contacts the elliptical-shaped body of the cam lever and which suppresses force applied by the elliptical-shaped body of the cam lever. a base plate; a pair of jaw plates comprising a static jaw plate that is statically affixed to the base plate and a slidable jaw plate that sits on the base plate and slides toward and away from the static jaw plate; one or more springs disposed between the pair of jaw plates; and a cam lever that comprises a handle and an elliptical-shaped body coupled to the slidable jaw plate, wherein, when the cam lever is turned in a first direction, the elliptical-shaped body of the cam lever pushes on the slidable jaw plate causing the pair of jaw plates to close and the one or more springs to compress, and wherein the slidable jaw plate comprises a contact lever which contacts the elliptical-shaped body of the cam lever and which suppresses force applied by the elliptical-shaped body of the cam lever.

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