Patent ID: 8978894
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B07B,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp, comprising: a base portion having individual support members which are located in predetermined, spaced, substantially parallel relation, one relative to the other; a handle which has opposite ends, and which are individually, pivotally affixed to each of the support members; a moveable clamp portion having opposite ends, and which are individually pivotally attached to the respective support members; a pair of force transmitting couplings each having a first end which is pivotally attached to the handle, and an opposite, second end which is pivotally attached to the moveable clamp portion; and an elongated resilient biasing member having a proximal and a distal end, and which is borne by the moveable clamp portion, and wherein the distal end of the elongated resilient biasing member resiliently deforms when the elongated, resilient biasing member forcibly engages an adjacent object as a force is applied to move the handle along a course of travel.