Patent ID: 9676079
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B25B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A clamp comprising: a bar disposed along a lateral axis; a first jaw, movable along the bar along the lateral axis, and positioned on a first side of the bar; a second jaw positioned on the bar on a second side of the bar, opposite the first side; an actuator including one or more drive plates, one or more lock plates, and a lever arm, the lever arm movable between a) a release mode where the actuator positions the drive plates and the lock plates relative to the bar to permit free movement of the first jaw across the bar, b) a drive mode where the drive plates are operatively coupled to the bar and engage the bar and move the first jaw toward the second jaw, and c) a lock mode where the lock plates are operatively coupled to the bar to prevent movement of the first jaw with respect to the bar; and a c-clamp configured to selectively secure the clamp to a support workpiece separate from the one or more workpieces; wherein the lever arm is configured to be moved along a drive channel in a direction generally transverse to the lateral axis to cause said movement of the actuator moves the first jaw toward the second jaw along the lateral axis; wherein movement of the lever arm into the release mode comprises movement of the lever arm in a direction away from the bar; and wherein the actuator is biased into the lock mode.