Patent ID: 9669689
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B60J,Y10S,Y10T

Claim:
1. A clamp comprising: a first clamp half having a first clamp half horizontal portion, a first clamp half vertical portion extending downwardly from said first clamp half horizontal portion, and a lower flange extending from a lower portion of said vertical clamp half portion and forming a shoulder generally opposite said first clamp horizontal portion; a second clamp half having a second clamp half vertical portion and a foot engaging said shoulder of said first clamp half, said foot and said shoulder configured such that said foot rides vertically up said shoulder when said second clamp vertical portion moves horizontally toward said first clamp vertical portion, said second clamp half vertical portion located between the first clamp half horizontal portion and the first clamp half lower flange, wherein said second clamp half is forced vertically up when said second clamp vertical portion moves toward said first clamp vertical portion; and horizontal drawing means for horizontally drawing and moving said first and second clamp half vertical portions toward one another, wherein said second clamp half vertical portion is forced to move upwardly toward said first clamp half horizontal portion as said first and second clamp half vertical portions are drawn and move horizontally toward one another.