Patent AT-E40181-T1: [Translated] CLAMP CONNECTION.

A clamp (1,13) for joining together overlapping sections of elongate members (3) in, for example, telescopic steel arches used in the mining industry comprises a frontal plate (1) and a U-bolt (13), the arms (9) of the U-bolt being inclined to a line drawn normal to a load bearing surface of the frontal plate (1) at a preferred angle of between 5 DEG and 40 DEG .