Patent ID: 6024351
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B25B,E04F,Y10S

Abstract:
A clamping apparatus comprising two complementary opposing clamp portions, each of the clamp portions comprising:a base leg for resting on a surface in support of the apparatus and a workpiece;a compression leg enabled for rotational elevation from the base leg for applying pressure against the workpiece for clamping thereof;a telescoping brace adjustably commuting between the base leg and the compression leg for setting an angular relationship therebetween;a first hinge means rotationally joining the compression leg to the base leg for enabling the compression leg to be positioned against the workpiece and alternately, for enabling the compression leg to be positioned in side-by-side adjacency with the telescoping brace;a second hinge means rotationally joining the base legs of the two clamp portions so as to enable the base legs to be positioned colinearly and alternately positioned in side-by-side adjacency for compactly porting and storing the apparatus.