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Top: Pipe clamp; Upper row: F-clamp or bar clamp, one-handed bar clamp ("Quick Grip"), wooden handscrew; Lower row: spring clamp, C-clamp (G-clamp ), wooden cam clamp. A clamp is a fastening device used to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure.
A spring-loaded camming device (also SLCD, cam or friend) is a piece of rock climbing or mountaineering protection equipment. It consists of two, three, or four cams mounted on a common axle or two adjacent axles, so that pulling on the axle forces the cams to spread
The cam can be seen as a device that converts rotational motion to reciprocating (or sometimes oscillating) motion. [clarification needed] [3] A common example is the camshaft of an automobile, which takes the rotary motion of the engine and converts it into the reciprocating motion necessary to operate the intake and exhaust valves of the cylinders.
Quick release skewer, removed from a hub, in the closed position Hub with its skewer mounted Quick release clamp on a seatpost. A quick release skewer is a mechanism for attaching a wheel to a bicycle. It consists of a rod threaded on one end and with a lever operated cam assembly on the other.
[citation needed] The screws go under the frame (work-piece) to be held, and the bit clamps down on the lower-edge of the frame. [citation needed] Recent designs are more complicated; a rigid body holds one fixed and one moveable jaw activated by a cam. [citation needed] An example of newer clamps is Jim Chestnut's Clam Clamp. [8]
Cam and groove fittings are commonly available in several materials, including stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and polypropylene. [2] Because there are no threads to become fouled, cam and groove couplings are popular in moderately dirty environments, such as septic tank pump trucks and chemical or fuel tanker trucks.
Camlock or cam lock may refer to: Camlock (climbing), designed to wedge between rock surfaces; Camlock (electrical), often used in temporary electrical power production and distribution in North America; Camlock (fluid fitting), a type of hose coupling; Cam lock (latch)
Like other cams, Camalot lobes are in the shape of a logarithmic spiral, resulting in a constant angle between the cam and the rock at each contact point; this constant angle is designed to always provide the necessary friction to hold a cam in equilibrium.