Patent ID: 7125009
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: B25B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A clamp for holding an object, the clamp comprising: a body shaped to define a recess for receiving a portion of the object; a wedge movable within the recess in order to clamp the object between the wedge and the body, characterised in that the clamp includes a coupling mechanism which, with the wedge in a use state, holds at least part of the wedge within the recess and which allows the wedge to be slidably moved through the recess in a first direction, wherein said recess is defined by a first wall and a second wall, said first wall being substantially parallel with said first direction and said second wall being obliquely disposed to said first direction at an angle which substantially matches the shape of said wedge and wherein the coupling mechanism allows the wedge to be removed from the recess in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular with said first direction, and to be rotated about an axis which lies substantially in said second direction, thereby adopting a transport/storage state.