摘要 |
The present invention provides a clip-on system for a multi-purpose, snap-clamp device capable of releasably holding objects in either vertical or horizontal alignments. The system allows a user to select a horizontal or vertical alignment for the snap-clamp device. The system includes a body fastened to a wall or the like and having a compartment with a front wall forming a central passage and two pairs of slots. A mounting member carrying the snap-clamp device on one side has a fastener on the other side. The fastener includes a shaft and two pairs of arms extending at right angles from the shaft. The slots in the front wall of the body receive the arms and the central passage mounts the shaft. The arms are wedged and where the mounting member is rotated the edge of the wedges, which extend slightly into the compartment, catch the inner surface of the front wall of the body and wedge the mounting member into a locked position. The arms can be rotated before insertion so that the clamp is aligned either vertically or horizontally and in opposite directions. The clamp device is aligned either at an angle relative to the mounting member or to the slots according to the embodiment selected.
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