:Utility clamp

{{Short description|Laboratory instrument}}

{{Expand Spanish|Pinzas de laboratorio|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox laboratory equipment

|name = Utility clamp

|image = Utility clamp3.jpg

|imagesize = 150px

|alt =

|caption = 2-prong utility clamp attached with ring stand

|other_names =

|uses = Hold rounded laboratory glassware

|material = Stainless steel

|components = 2-prong adjust, metal rod, and clamp down

}}

A utility clamp is a laboratory apparatus resembling a pair of scissors. The screw in the middle works as the wide adjustment of 2-prong.{{cite web|url=http://www.mreisley.com/tutorials/equipment/supports.html|title=MR. Eisley. July 7, 2004|access-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052129/http://www.mreisley.com/tutorials/equipment/supports.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} It is composed of 3 parts: 2-prong adjust, metal rod, and clamp down (the clamp is attached to the ring stand for adjusting the height). This apparatus is connected to a ring stand or retort stand. It is used to hold round laboratory glassware, such as beakers, and flasks, etc.{{cite web|url = http://www.livingston.org/cms/lib9/NJ01000562/Centricity/Domain/791/Lab%20Equipment%20List.pdf|title = Lab Equipment List}} This type of clamp is made from stainless steel.{{cite web|url=http://www.coleparmer.com/assets/literature/CP_Utility_Clamps.pdf|author=Cole-Parmer|title=CLAMPS & Support}}

File:Utility clamp1.jpg|Top view of 2-prong utility clamp

File:Utility clamp2.jpg|Side view of 2-prong utility clamp